StephenPG wrote: > Very important to level match Agreed. StephenPG wrote: > > Also, darrenyeats, my Touch sounds just fine into a Quad 306! Several points: - My comments are based on a 10k ohms input impedance, which for a Touch is barely 1 to 10 impedance relationship. - The input impedance of a 306 is 20k ohms, a much better situation. - The output impedance of an SB3 isn't that hight either (dipping to 550 ohms) ... did you compare A/B level matched to a DAC with low output impedance ... something like Schiit Bifrost at 75 ohms? If not, then arnyk's gorilla in the room has got an even bigger brother. pablolie wrote: > i have a Benchmark DAC2HGC. for convenience and consolidation of > sources. honestly i can't tell the DAC2 from the built-in Touch DAC if i > connect the latter direct. it is a pretty good one. the reason for the > external DAC is merely flexibility and consolidation. i basically think > competently DACs sound pretty darn indistinguishable (except for > built-in $1 stuff), but when you build a system there are other > considerations at work for me. Well you have compared A/B (and let's assume level matched).
The input impedance via XLR for a NAD M22 is 200k ohms! That's unusually high for a power amp, so your comparison speaks little to the general case. Darren Check it, add to it! http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/ SB Touch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104495 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
