AlexM wrote: > Yes, this is in comparison between SPDIF and USB outputs from the same > SBT running the EDO plug-in. I can also tell the difference between > Toslink and SP/DIF (Toslink sounds smoother but a bit lacking in detail, > imaging and bass, SP/DIF is more detailed, more 'air' and deeper bass). > > > USB is more like the toslink output in character, but has a nice > 'liquid' quality to the sound, although reble seems to slightly > rolled-off and weight isn't quite as impactful. > > It will be interesting if anything shows up in comparison between > measurements for SPDIF and USB. > > Cheers, > Alex hmm..surprising you should hear these differences even with your 851c. I hear the same characteristics (glass toslink/zu ash) with my humble Panny and to a smaller extent with my TACT S2150. This is the reason I am banking on Archimago to settle the issue once for all, atleast for a few of us involved in the discussions here. (no pressure, Archimago :-) ) I got into Squeezebox because I felt architecturally it is the best way to do computer audio. My main reasons - a) it is not dependent on computer hardware/power supply for the digital output. b) It is 'asynchronous' .i.e can handle network bandwidth/congestion. c) It is easier to provide a clean/good power supply to a smaller device than a computer (more complex). Only caveat was, Slimdevices themselves confused me by introducing a higher-end - Transporter. And now, the whole industry is after 'asynchronous USB' when the whole architecture was already there in SB. hmm..
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