Re: [slim] Advice on where to go next

2012-05-14 Thread Skunk
I have an external DAC you can borrow if you'd like to try something 'different' before buying. It's nothing special. a Zhaolu iirc, that had all the component upgrades. Something to play with though, if you're willing to pay for shipping. --

Re: [slim] Advice on where to go next

2012-05-04 Thread garym
aubuti wrote: > I think most people would say that title goes to the Transporter, but > for sound quality per dollar (or euro or pound or peso) the Touch is it. agree! edit: but then again, my Touch plus Benchmark DAC cost more than my Transporter -

Re: [slim] Advice on where to go next

2012-05-04 Thread aubuti
sherington wrote: > Oncwe you have the backup situation sorted, go for the Touch - the best > quality sound out of SB ever - to date I think most people would say that title goes to the Transporter, but for sound quality per dollar (or euro or pound or peso) the Touch is it. ---

Re: [slim] Advice on where to go next

2012-05-04 Thread sherington
Oncwe you have the backup situation sorted, go for the Touch - the best quality sound out of SB ever - to date sherington's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2587 View this thread: http://forums.slimd

Re: [slim] Advice on where to go next

2012-05-02 Thread erland
bigsur78 wrote: > > That said, I guess the real question I was getting at in my rambling > post was whether an SB3 plus a Dacmagic or a similarly priced DAC would > sound better than a Touch. > I don't have any personal experience of DacMagic, but here is a post from someone that have: http://f

Re: [slim] Advice on where to go next

2012-05-02 Thread bigsur78
Thanks all for your replies. You're all completely right... the next thing I need is another external hard drive to back things up. That has been in the back of my head and I should get it done. And I understand the speaker thing as well... though I'm currently still enjoying what I'm hearing with

Re: [slim] Advice on where to go next

2012-05-01 Thread erland
bigsur78 wrote: > > I figure I have a few options, and am wondering what would give me the > biggest boost in sound (on the living room system) > 1. I could upgrade to a Squeezebox Touch. > 2. I could keep the SB3 and add a cheap DAC, perhaps a used Cambridge > Audio DAC magic > 3. I could upgra

Re: [slim] Advice on where to go next

2012-05-01 Thread dasmueller
jean2 wrote: > You should ! > > > > The grass is always greener on the other side, isn't it ? Please don't > fall into that trap, it's an addiction. > > > > It seems that with audio, price increase exponentially for diminishing > returns. As you are happy with your current system, just enjo

Re: [slim] Advice on where to go next

2012-05-01 Thread jean2
bigsur78 wrote: > > I'm very proud of the system (and sound) that I've been able to achieve > on a pretty tight budget. > You should ! bigsur78 wrote: > > Thing is, I've now realized that there's always something better to > strive for, isn't there. > The grass is always greener on the ot

[slim] Advice on where to go next

2012-05-01 Thread bigsur78
Hey all I'm new here... first post. I have a question but first a bit of history. I'm a lifelong music lover but have never managed to invest much time or money into a great stereo... spent too much time travelling around spending my money on other things I guess. Nowadays I have a young family so