I've recently started using my shiny new SB-3 with my audio system.
Harbeth Monitor 40 speakers, Bel Canto electronics, etc. All in all, a
respectably high-end rig.
All in all, I'm very impressed with the device...even without using an
external DAC, no fancy power supply (it is plugged into a
I'm wondering how many people have done careful listening comparing the
Squeezebox with and without a high-end external DAC? IE, is there much
benefit to be gained? Little? None at all?
Personally, I think it sounds quite good. I do have a re-clocking DAC
on order. Comments, thoughts.
SB3 uses a linear reg for the 3.3 rail. I recently posted some specifics
on how to bypass the 3v3 side of SB2's dual switcher, but due to poor
search technology and laziness I can't find it right now. Basically
remove the diode/inductor on the 3v3 side and you can feed in a linear
supply.
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I just saw the same question from you in the other thread...(?)
Search a little on hosfelt and elpac. Search here, at
audiocircle.com and at audioasylum.com. There's plenty of good info
and opinon to go along with it.
-Dan
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dwc
Patrick,
That's cool (i.e the mods and design), and yes I did not realize it was
your site. The more mods the better as far as I'm concerned - anything
in the interest of better sound is all right by me. Thanks for posting
the oscilloscope output. (...and good luck with your business venture)
I recently went through my FLAC collection and added Replay Gain tags to
take advantage of the new support for Replay Gain. My collection is
heavily biased toward good classical recordings (i.e. discs with large
dynamic range). I have noticed that the Replay Gain for a good number
of these
seanadams Wrote:
SB3 uses a linear reg for the 3.3 rail. I recently posted some specifics
on how to bypass the 3v3 side of SB2's dual switcher, but due to poor
search technology and laziness I can't find it right now. Basically
remove the diode/inductor on the 3v3 side and you can feed in a
http://www.replaygain.org/ sort of explains but then doesn't. Without
having access to the CD or the waveform just telling me it's +3.4
doesn't mean it's going to clip, load it up in a sound editor, make a
test decode (keep the orignal as this does actually write a changed
file) with a
