rmasson Wrote: > > In my opinion the analogue outputs produced an upper end that was a bit > on the bright side with cymbals and other high frequency sounds sounding > a touch harsh. A bigger factor for me though was that the soundstage of > the analogue outputs sounded too far forward and a bit compressed > compared with the DAC-1.
I would agree with that and also add that I find the bottom end a little indistinct. Leading edges on percussive bass notes sound muted. (Sorry, not very good at explaining what I hear.) But having said that, I'm sure this is being really picky. IMHO the SB3 punches way above it's weight. I've been doing a lot of listening over the weekend with a headphone setup, (heavily modified Chazz tube amp from DIY HiFi Supply http://www.diyhifisupply.com/diyhs_chazz.htm and switching between Senn HD650 and Grado RS-1 phones), and haven't felt the need to power up my standalone DAC. Either I'm mellowing with age or the SB3 analogue out is pretty good. ;-) -- JackOfAll ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JackOfAll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3069 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19850 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
