JJZolx Wrote: > Is it _necessary_ to chop up the board to enable you to bypass the > analog and power supply sections? Or just dramatic? > > Might be some food for thought here for Slim Devices. I've wondered > whether some small DAC makers would be interested in dropping the > communication end of an SB into a DAC. If the SB motherboard were > actually two or three boards it would make this very easy. I think it > would also aid in the production of "audiophile" versions of the SB, > with upgraded analog output boards and power supplies, as well as > making it easier to isolate/sheild the different sections within the > chassis.
I think you are underestimating the performance of the built-in DAC. Check out this test where Squeezebox2 outperforms a standalone DAC (complete with differential PS and separate burr-brown chips for each channel): http://www.seanadams.com/sb2_super_regs/ In fairness to the Adcom DAC, it's a few years old. In fairness to SB2 (vs recent $1000+ DACs which might perform better), it does a hell of a lot more than D->A conversion at a fraction of the price. -- seanadams _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
