Mnyb wrote: > How good is the basement system ? They are both competently designed > digital products so the basement system has to be pretty good for it to > matter at all . They are both as good as a typical CD player . > > Touch is slightly better , I think you can google up measurements by for > example Archimago or stereophile. Touch is slower THD and noise . > > touch also supports 24/96 vs 24/48 k for the classic , if that matters > to you . If you don't mind the serverload from transcoding it might not > matter much . > > However check that the analog out actually works even if you never used > them , some classic/SB3 have a problem with that . > > In the end it can be a toss up :) which one do you use most ,do you like > the displays and where are listening in most concentrated manner . If > one player is just for background music , that is also a factor . > > If you only listen to 128kps MP3 files it won't matter as the files is > the limiting factor ....
Excellent answer Mnyb and that pretty much covers it. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104973 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
