toby10 wrote:
> I think you would be hard pressed to hear any difference between the SB3
> and Receiver, pretty much same audio architecture. The SB3 display can
> be completely dimmed (set to OFF while playing) if you honestly feel it
> hampers audio quality.
Agree 100%.
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Before I had the Touch I had the SB3, I used both into different DACs,
all connected with coax.
Compared to the Touch in all cases the SB3 sounded duller, less clear,
less detailed.
The difference was clearly audible to my ears, I was amazed at the
difference two related digital sources could mak
jezbo wrote:
> How about the duet receiver? Will that have a cleaner signal path to the
> digital out than an SB3, comparable with the Touch? At least that won't
> have any possible interference from display circuitry.
I think you would be hard pressed to hear any difference between the SB3
and
gorman wrote:
> Ok, I'm not following. If coaxial can do 24/192 and optical 24/96, why
> the limit to 24/48 (which, by the way, for everything I've read so far
> might not be that much of a limit, as I've always understood the the 24
> bit precision is more important than sample rate)?
the signa
Ok, I'm not following. If coaxial can do 24/192 and optical 24/96, why
the limit to 24/48 (which, by the way, for everything I've read so far
might not be that much of a limit, as I've always understood the the 24
bit precision is more important than sample rate)?
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aubuti wrote:
> There was a fair bit of discussion after the Touch's release (and even
> before release once the secret was out and beta testers could discuss it
> on the forums) about the comparative quality of the SB3/Classic digital
> outs and the Touch's. A lot of people, including some whose
gorman wrote:
> Can SB3 do 24/96 through SPDIF? I thought SPDIF didn't have bandwidth
> enough.
Nope it's a hardware limit I don't think it can do it at all . The DAC
chip is probably ok with it but not the CPU and ram .
gorman wrote:
> Can SB3 do 24/96 through SPDIF? I thought SPDIF didn't have bandwidth
> enough.
Coaxial SPDIF can handle 24/192. The optical link maxes out at 24/96.
The SB3 maxes out at 24/48.
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gorman wrote:
> Can SB3 do 24/96 through SPDIF? I thought SPDIF didn't have bandwidth
> enough.
No. But that's because of LMS talking with the SB3 not the S/PDIF
itself.
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Can SB3 do 24/96 through SPDIF? I thought SPDIF didn't have bandwidth
enough.
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Thanks guys, it's all about the sound for me. Personally I do like the
retro mono-colour look of the SB3 display. I don't need touch-screen
features, not if I can't take it to the sofa!
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I see it as a threshold phenomen once the signal is good enough for your
DAC to cope with it you can't tell the difference.
But modern DAC's are very good at coping with bad signals and even the
most humble modern source is good enough anyway .
I remember different times in the 90's where digita
There was a fair bit of discussion after the Touch's release (and even
before release once the secret was out and beta testers could discuss it
on the forums) about the comparative quality of the SB3/Classic digital
outs and the Touch's. A lot of people, including some whose opinions I
respect a g
I agree that it is doubtful that you could hear a difference. Those
that can measure these things think that the S/PDIF coax path measures
better in the TOUCH. The power supply in the touch seems much less
noisy to me (interference with other things near by, like an FM tuner).
The Touch can hand
I have an SB3 and a Touch, and have had both hooked up to my Dacmagic on
occasions. I have not been able to distinguish between the two
Squeezeboxes. If you don't need the extra bells and whistles of the
Touch, save your money.
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I've taken the plunge and ordered a Beresford Bushmaster DAC
(TC-7530DC). I currently have an SB3, but have read opinions that the
best combination possible is a Touch feeding an external DAC. But why?
Given that the DAC circuitry in the Squeezebox device doesn't come into
it, how much of an impro
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