[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Just how good are modified squeezeboxes??

2006-11-08 Thread 95bcwh
stevo;153350 Wrote: Barry It would be nice to know where you would rank the Transporter in your review. regards Steve I haven't gotten the Transporter yet. But I have listened to the Transporter analog out vs the Bolder Modded SB2 analog out at the RMAF, and to my ears, the Bolder SB2

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Just how good are modified squeezeboxes??

2006-08-01 Thread Wayne1
325xi Wrote: Guys, could anyone explain me how it works with Bolder super PSU, beyond the personal SQ impressions? AFAIK power from PSU goes through additional switching circuitry inside of SB, leaving no difference if it originally came from Bolder or from 30 cent original PSU...

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Just how good are modified squeezeboxes??

2006-07-31 Thread rotebailer
Thank you for this great post ! I believe this will be an excellent guide for those who are thinking of buying such a gizmo ! Rote -- rotebailer rotebailer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6532

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Just how good are modified squeezeboxes??

2006-07-31 Thread 95bcwh
TiredLegs Wrote: Barry, thanks for the great comparison. Personally, I would have been most interesting in testing the modded Squeezeboxes against the digital output of a standard SB3, to understand how big a difference the mods make. And of course, we'll all be interested in hearing how the

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Just how good are modified squeezeboxes??

2006-07-31 Thread zano65
Hello Barry, congratulations for doing this comparisons seriously and gathering so much equipment. But (there's always a but) i would make a little suggestion if you intend to do this test again in the future, it's that you could use a much diverse scope of records, i know some you chosed and

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Just how good are modified squeezeboxes??

2006-07-31 Thread TiredLegs
95bcwh Wrote: Tirelegs, I have just received an unmodded SB2 (bought from Mac-pro.com), it doesn't sound anywhere near the 12 combinations I mentioned in the review, the unmodded SB2 sounded too lean, less clean, less extended bass, less dynamic. Was that through the digital output, or

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Just how good are modified squeezeboxes??

2006-07-31 Thread 95bcwh
TiredLegs Wrote: Was that through the digital output, or analog, or both? The was referring to the digital out. The analog is of course worse than the digital out, because when I use digital out, I feel it to the Tact 2.0S, which gives much better sound than the stock SB2 analog out. Hope that