Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-11 Thread seanadams
Will your car go faster if you put a bigger fuel pump in it? Of course not, because it's all designed to work as a system. Only in a very poorly designed machine would there be such trivial bottlenecks that you can correct. I don't know why you're asking for my opinion, because I've already comme

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-11 Thread iPhone
davidjames;395293 Wrote: > I disagree as my questions both seek answers to your question and, > depending on that answer, asks the inevitable follow up question, why > they made the decision they did. Further it seeks to get the answer > from the only source who truly knows the answer. > > I re

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-11 Thread davidjames
JezA;395069 Wrote: > And by the same token, neither was your post an answer to the question I > opened this thread with.I disagree as my questions both seek answers to your > question and, depending on that answer, asks the inevitable follow up question, why they made the decision they did. Fur

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-11 Thread Ben Diss
Phil Leigh;395093 Wrote: > I totally agree with all of this with the minor caveat that an SB3 + > really good DAC can sound just as good as a TP. The cost will be at > least the same. Anyway, the DAC is hardly the defining point of any > system. Speakers are much... MUCH more important. Fiddling

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-10 Thread iPhone
JezA;395070 Wrote: > Cheers iphone. I've already got a better dac - a CA Dacmagic - but as > there seem to be a few guys that think beefing up the PSU for an SB3 is > worthwhile, I was just wondering whether there were similar feelings for > doing the same with the Duet, and if so what that might

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-10 Thread Phil Leigh
iPhone;395072 Wrote: > And just what is that going to do? The digital section in the Duet is > powered off an internal switching power supply that is feed by the > external wall wart. Changing the external supply to battery DC versus > regulated DC is not going to clean anything up when there are

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-10 Thread iPhone
Kuro;394945 Wrote: > I'm about to do an experiment by using 8 1.2V rechargeable AA batts to > power the Duet. I want to see if it can bring the digital section > close to the Transporter level... And just what is that going to do? The digital section in the Duet is powered off an internal switc

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-10 Thread JezA
davidjames;395019 Wrote: > Sorry, that's not an answer. And by the same token, neither was your post an answer to the question I opened this thread with. -- JezA JezA's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?u

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-10 Thread iPhone
JezA;394299 Wrote: > Is upgrading the power-supply for the Duet worth doing? > > Any suggestions? There is really nothing to upgrade. Don't waste your money, save it. If the sound of the Duet is not high fidelity enough for you now, save your money and buy either a Transporter or SB Plus or nic

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-10 Thread davidjames
JezA;395000 Wrote: > That would be for the same reason they don't sell the product with a > better DAC, or a better analogue output stage, or a better case, or ... > or ... or...Sorry, that's not an answer. My question is specific about a > PSU, did you ask them or do you have a link to someone

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-10 Thread JezA
davidjames;394955 Wrote: > .. has anyone asked Logitech .. why they don't sell the product with a > better PSU? That would be for the same reason they don't sell the product with a better DAC, or a better analogue output stage, or a better case, or ... or ... or... -- JezA ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-10 Thread davidjames
If a PSU can improve the sound has anyone asked Logitech why and why they don't sell the product with a better PSU? -- davidjames Discuss Quality Audio/Home Theater on a budget: http://www.budgetavtalk.com Blogging Soccer/Audio/Home Theater: http://blogs.netlowdown.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-10 Thread Kuro
I'm about to do an experiment by using 8 1.2V rechargeable AA batts to power the Duet. I want to see if it can bring the digital section close to the Transporter level... -- Kuro Kuro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet PSU upgrade..?

2009-02-08 Thread JezA
Is upgrading the power-supply for the Duet worth doing? Any suggestions? -- JezA JezA's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21219 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59855