Hi Ive had my SB3 for three days now and although there is a lot more detail to the sound than my previous CD player, I have so far been distinctly unimpressed.
1..Brightness..its way too bright (too much treble). After tuning Sibilence out of my system for the last year now its back with a vengence :( 2.. Uninvolving unmusical presentation that lacks dynamic punch, everything sounds strangely flat... instruments are not springing out from the speakers anymore, although I am hearing detail like never before its all a bit mechanical and 2 dimensional. good points... 1...it looks very nice with its flourescent display and diminutive styling etc. 2.. a doddle to setup with the excellent user friendly slimserver software. My system: Wired SB3 with standard power adaptor... Bel Canto Dac 2.... MingDa 22 watt Valve amp using Svetlana 6L6GC output tubes and Svetlana 6N1P inputs... Wharfedale pacific Evolution 30 speakers, QED silver speaker cable bi wired... Van Den Hul Hybrid Digital Coax and interconnects. I am a convert to harddisk music and accept the advantages over standard cd transport problems etc.. But why does Foobar2000 sound so much better and more importantly more musical than SB3? Are there any tips or tricks especially to reduce sibilance? I like the SB3 concept and its certainly cheaper than having a dedicated pc server but unfortunately from my experience a PC server is probably the way I will have to go in the end. Jack. -- Lyonesse ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
