Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB-3 and external DAC

2008-03-07 Thread melomaniac
highdudgeon;63382 Wrote: I'm wondering how many people have done careful listening comparing the Squeezebox with and without a high-end external DAC? IE, is there much benefit to be gained? Little? None at all? Personally, I think it sounds quite good. I do have a re-clocking DAC on

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB-3 and external DAC

2008-03-07 Thread eiret
Regarding decent signal the radio.com-radio io? Sounds good through only Squeezebox. Especially jazz, ambient. A bit surpricing since it is internet radio.. -- eiret eiret's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB-3 and external DAC

2008-03-04 Thread NoFlyZone
Anybody listen to an Audio Note 2.1 DAC from SB3? I've modded my SB3 with the KE DAC, National LM4562 Opamp and a Welborne PS. It amazingly clean but still missing the imaging I continually seek. Audio Note offers this DAC in kit form. For $500 the Paradisea+ DAC looks pretty nice. I go back

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB-3 and external DAC

2008-03-04 Thread slimkid
NoFlyZone;275236 Wrote: Anybody listen to an Audio Note 2.1 DAC from SB3? I've modded my SB3 with the KE DAC, National LM4562 Opamp and a Welborne PS. It amazingly clean but still missing the imaging I continually seek. Audio Note offers this DAC in kit form. For $500 the Paradisea+ DAC

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB-3 and external DAC

2008-03-01 Thread Anne
highdudgeon;63382 Wrote: I'm wondering how many people have done careful listening comparing the Squeezebox with and without a high-end external DAC? IE, is there much benefit to be gained? Little? None at all? Personally, I think it sounds quite good. I do have a re-clocking DAC on

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB-3 and external DAC

2008-02-27 Thread eiret
http://extra.benchmarkmedia.com/wiki/index.php/Computer_Audio_Playback_-_Setup_Guide -- eiret eiret's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11521 View this thread:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB-3 and external DAC

2005-11-06 Thread highdudgeon
I'm wondering how many people have done careful listening comparing the Squeezebox with and without a high-end external DAC? IE, is there much benefit to be gained? Little? None at all? Personally, I think it sounds quite good. I do have a re-clocking DAC on order. Comments, thoughts.