Hi, I own a SqueezeBox2 in combination with an external DAC. Recently I did a small investment to lower the SqueezeBox-2 jitter.
A small Dutch company (tentlabs) sells low jitter clock upgrades for CD-players. The particular upgrade I used contains an additional reclocking circuit for the digital output (SPDIF). This circuit reduces the jitter at that output. The incoming jitter at the DAC will be lower, resulting in better sound. This upgrade can also be applied to a squeezebox. The only problem is the lack of space in the squeezebox enclosure to fit the low jitter clock print. The solution was to use an external jitter filter box (to be connected between the SB and the external dac via spdif) with enough space to include the print and to disconnect the original filter. So I only used the original enclosure, the internal power supply and digital receiver and transmitter. The actual filtering is done by the TentLabs low jitter clock print (the XO-3 print) connected to the receiver/transmitter. I used the monarchy DIP 24/96 for the enclosure (approx 200 dollar) see http://www.monarchyaudio.com/DIP.htm and the XO-DAC module from tentlabs (200 euro). See http://www.tentlabs.com/Products/DACupgrades/index.html. The results are remarkable. Better soundstaging, less fatigue listening. If you're willing to spend a few hundred euros/dollars to improve overall sound and do some hand soldering (or find someone who can do that) I highly recommend this investment. David -- David R. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ David R.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6194 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43044 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
