[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Should I get a DAC?

2006-06-05 Thread 325xi
Robin Bowes Wrote: > The key question should be: are you happy with the sound you are > getting? Only if the answer is "no" should you think about putting your > hand in your pocket. Listen to other *good* systems, for example in some friendly hi-end store, then to your system again, and then de

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Should I get a DAC?

2006-06-04 Thread Phil Leigh
Hi - I am Phil and I was thinking of a nice amp to go with your nice speakers - Maybe the Sugden A21se or one of the MF models? Phil -- Phil Leigh Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 Vi

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Should I get a DAC?

2006-06-04 Thread Robin Bowes
extenso wrote: > Phil Leigh Wrote: >> I'd worry about other things rather than the DAC. > > So, where should I start, Phil? Well, I'm not Phil and I'm not familiar with your gear but, in general, unless you have a pretty "good" system you will not gain much using an external DAC with the SB3. O

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Should I get a DAC?

2006-06-04 Thread extenso
Phil Leigh Wrote: > I'd worry about other things rather than the DAC. So, where should I start, Phil? -- extenso extenso's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4858 View this thread: http://forums.sli

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Should I get a DAC?

2006-06-02 Thread Phil Leigh
Well - the internal DAC is very, very good but can be bettered - at a price. If I were you, with that system, I'd worry about other things rather than the DAC. -- Phil Leigh Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Should I get a DAC?

2006-06-02 Thread buddhabreath
extenso Wrote: > From reading a lot of opinions on the subject, it seems to me that > high-end systems benefit most from including an external DAC. I guess > my gear is somewhat midrange: Cambridge 640A amplifier, System Audio > 1750 speakers, and, of course, the SB3, which is the reason I began