Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet - sound quality compared to Touch, DAC etc. ?

2012-01-07 Thread firedog
swayzak;682107 Wrote: Really ? That's interesting - never heard of them. You mean like this: http://www.destiny-audio.com/cms/en/pre-amplifier/tube-buffer.html Looks cool as well. How does the sound change ? Is it subtle ? I have a similar one. I have seen them for as little as

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet - sound quality compared to Touch, DAC etc. ?

2012-01-06 Thread firedog
I tried a tube buffer in my system, and it made mp3s sound much better - more like music that hasn't been compressed. You can get a decent tube buffer for $150-$200. I think if you listen to mp3's that would be a more cost effective use of your money. -- firedog GIK Acoustics Room Treatments.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet - sound quality compared to Touch, DAC etc. ?

2012-01-06 Thread swayzak
firedog;682057 Wrote: I tried a tube buffer in my system, and it made mp3s sound much better - more like music that hasn't been compressed. You can get a decent tube buffer for $150-$200. I think if you listen to mp3's that would be a more cost effective use of your money. Really ? That's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet - sound quality compared to Touch, DAC etc. ?

2012-01-06 Thread magiccarpetride
swayzak;681813 Wrote: Hi I have a Duet as my main source of music now (Cambridge Audio amp, Cerwin-Vega AT-60 speakers), running via analogue outs. It sounds good to me. But I keep reading how the Touch sounds much better than the Duet, so am now considering upgrading. Do you need

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet - sound quality compared to Touch, DAC etc. ?

2012-01-05 Thread garym
swayzak;681813 Wrote: Hi I have a Duet as my main source of music now (Cambridge Audio amp, Cerwin-Vega AT-60 speakers), running via analogue outs. It sounds good to me. But I keep reading how the Touch sounds much better than the Duet, so am now considering upgrading. Do you need

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet - sound quality compared to Touch, DAC etc. ?

2012-01-05 Thread swayzak
Hi I have a Duet as my main source of music now (Cambridge Audio amp, Cerwin-Vega AT-60 speakers), running via analogue outs. It sounds good to me. But I keep reading how the Touch sounds much better than the Duet, so am now considering upgrading. Do you need good audiophile ears to notice

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet - sound quality compared to Touch, DAC etc. ?

2012-01-05 Thread swayzak
Thanks My 300GB, 3+ track music collection is almost entirely mp3 (Lame extreme preset, av 256) so I guess those AAC / 24+96 issues are not so important. And I suppose having my collection in this format begs the question of whether I should be posting in the audiophile forum at all :) --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet - sound quality compared to Touch, DAC etc. ?

2012-01-05 Thread Soulkeeper
With MP3s and CV speakers (most notable for playing LOUD, not necessarily clearly), I doubt you'll notice any difference between your Duet and a Touch. I use FLAC, and more resolving speakers, and I hardly notice the difference myself. And BTW, I own (and use) a pair of AT-60s myself, just so

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet - sound quality compared to Touch, DAC etc. ?

2012-01-05 Thread swayzak
Soulkeeper;681885 Wrote: With MP3s and CV speakers (most notable for playing LOUD, not necessarily clearly), I doubt you'll notice any difference between your Duet and a Touch. I use FLAC, and more resolving speakers, and I hardly notice the difference myself. And BTW, I own (and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet - sound quality compared to Touch, DAC etc. ?

2012-01-05 Thread ob_kook
I recently changed my Duet with analogue out, to Touch with an Audio-gd DAC, and the difference was pretty significant. But that is with Dynaudio speakers and a ton of very clean power to drive them. When I swapped the Touch into my other system in place of my SB2, there was a difference, but