Hi John, I have my SB Touch for about 6 months now and I like it very much! It's very easy to operate, and sounds great for the money.
I tried 3 dac's so far and the results are quite remarkable. The first dac I tried was the one I already had on my (previous) SB Classic, namely the wellknown Cambridge Audio DACmagic. It did some lovely things on the end of a SB Classic, but it didn't seem to do anything for the Touch. (so, I sold the DACmagic in the end) Then I tried the very expensive Naim dac. voices gained a little more body and there was some more depth into the soundstage...that's about it. Nice though, but only if the price were about 1/3 of the price. (the Naim dac costs about 9 times the price of the SB Touch here in Holland) Currently I have a dac that had the same price as the SB Touch. It's a very small, handmade dac called the Metrum NOS mini Dac. (only available by ordering directly from the manufacturer, http://www.metrum-acoustics.nl/NOS_mini_DAC.html). After a raving review on a Dutch HiFi site I decided to take the plunge and order one. I got a mail that I was placed on the waiting list of about 4 weeks! (they were already sold out!) I'm still not really sure if I can live with the reproduction of the high frequenties, as they're a little too smooth/polished to my taste. (I'd like a bit more sparkle and bite) Still,...the midrange is truly wonderful! (even better than the Naim DAC!) Voices sound so pure and lifelike. I understand that it's difficult to recommend a very unknown brand dac, that's only got 1 online review (in Dutch) so far, and is only available by contacting the manufacterer, but I only wanted to say that the right dac really can make a positive difference on the SB Touch. Eventhough the SB Touch already sounds pretty good on its own, and in my experience the price of a dac doesn't say that much. regards, Alco -- Alco ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32134 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83976 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
