I'm wondering if the Touch's analogue output is generally considered inferior to a mid-level CD player WHEN USING a high-end receiver/amp and speakers. (I realize a DAC can be a big improvement, but I'm not up to that step yet.) For those who have listening experience using high-end equipment did you feel that your CD player outperformed the Touch? (I'd prefer no comments from experiences using ~$300 receivers with ~$400 speakers, please.)
I had my Touched hooked up to ceiling speakers for the past year, but just purchased a pair of high-end stereo speakers (Ascend Tower RAAL). Just hooked up an unmodified Touch to them playing CD ripped FLAC files stored on a vortexbox and using the analogue out into a 200 wpc Classe amp. I expected to be blown away, but just find the sound "good". Sound quality does not seem as good as my previous speakers and CD player, which I got rid of a few years ago. This is the first time I've feed the Touch into a high-end stereo, and also the first time I've listened to these speakers, so I'm not sure why I'm disappointed. It has also been a few years since I've had my prior high-end stereo, so I can't make any direct comparisons. The speakers are very highly regarded, so could it be the Touch analogue out? My CD player doesn't have variable out, so I would need to pull my old preamp out of storage in order to do a direct comparison with CD's. So, I thought it would be good to get some opinions. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gln2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58384 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97483 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
