I am currently running a SB2 with an Audio Mirror DAC D1, which is a non-oversampling DAC. I find the sound quality noticeably superior to that of the built-in DAC of the SB2. I also own the Benchmark DAC-1 and can echo that it also sounds superior to the internal unit of the SB2.
What has impressed me the most about the SB2 is it's jitter performance, which IMHO is truly superb. My hat is off to the Slim staff for giving us the choice between internal and external DACs. pfarrell Wrote: > On Sun, 2005-08-07 at 23:14 -0700, seanadams wrote: > > 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. > > As tempting as the SB2 is, I've got three Sb1's and haven't been in a > hurry to replace them. My uninformed guess is that replacing a SB2's > dac > with a mid-fi standalone DAC is not worthwhile, the SB2 parts are > quality and Sean &co are smart. But Sean's comment raises a > possibility. > > If some SB2 user in the Washington DC area is interested in a test, > I could bring my Benchmark DAC-1, and see if we can tell a difference. > Could be a fun way to spend a couple of hours. > > My website has email and other contact info, unblinded. > > -- > Pat > http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html -- WK446 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
