I have a Pi-Pico player hooked into and April Music DAC and a Squeezebox Touch running via an Audio GD Digital interface into and old (i.e. not NOS) Audio Note Dac 3 Signature.
I was originally going to sell the Audio Note Dac but just can't do it. Anyway I sometimes do A/B comparisons either through my main amp or a headphone amp by syncing the 2. If I need to do a DBT I level match and then get my son to switch sources. I can tell the difference between the Touch Analogue (noisy) vs a cheap NOS dac (less noisy) but not really between the other 2. Having this setup I have been able to check whether different cables etc make a difference - I can only spot the really bad ones. So context set. I was reading about USB re-clockers etc and the consensus on the web seems to be that the Intona makes a difference. This product is not marketed as an Audio device but for medical / industrial purposes. The fact that the company recommends using the cheaper one for audio made me think it was worth a try. So I got the device today. And tried it in the April Music chain. A/B check (I know not perfect) it may have widened the sound-stage, but I doubt if I could reliably tell a difference. Switched it around and put in the chain SB Touch -> Intona -> Audio-GD -> Audio Note and BAM. The volume has gone up massively. Any ideas why this might be? I had level matched before putting the thing in the chain and it must be 10 db louder - I mean it hurt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ foxesden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106914 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
