touchporter;696118 Wrote: > I have been using Soundcheck's Toolbox 3.0 for a few weeks thought I > should contribute some findings I have discovered. > > 1. I have an entry-level two channel system: > Bolder Linear PSU -> Bolder digital modded Touch (hardwired) -> Coaxial > SPDIF -> Cambridge DACMAGIC -> Onkyo A-9555 Integrated Amp -> Energy > RC-70 three-way towers > > 2. Default TT 3.0 settings and buffer: > The sound is more forward and aggressive compared to stock. The clarity > is improved. The vocals are so clean that sometimes feel a bit thin. The > details in high frequency is emphasized and sometimes a little too much > which can cause some distractions when listening to music. I feel a bit > fatiguing after a long listening session. > > 3. TT 3.0 with Logitech priority settings and a 20000 buffer: > The sound is more laid back. The highs are smoother but felt kind of > rolled-off. Sometimes I feel it's too smooth which takes the dynamics > and livelihood of the music away and too analog. Some people with a > bright system may like it more. > > 4. I changed the FLAC decoder settings to have it decoded by the Touch > rather than the suggestion by Soundcheck to have it done on the server > side. I found this change gave me more bass response and more dynamics. > Plus I have some 24/96KHZ album wouldn't play with the PCM setting. > > 5. My final settings are TT3.0 with Logitech priority and 10000 buffer, > plus FLAC decoded by the Touch. I feel the sound is like a midpoint > between 2 and 3 and hit a good balance on my system. It is analytical > enough but at the same time musical and non-fatiguing. > > I want to thank Soundcheck for his work and overall it is definitely an > improvement over the stock Touch. I know some people here say there is > no difference at all but for me and my wife (who used to play > instrument in a classical band and has much better hearing than myself) > the difference is not night and day but also not very subtle either.
How nice for you ! Have you considered other software alternatives? -- pski real stereo doesn't just wake the neighbors, it -enrages- them.. It is truly the Golden Age of Wireless ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94155
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