As far as I know the problems were with the original DAC-X and the squeezebox 1. The sb2/3 shouldn't have any problems even with the original DAC-X given a suitable cable however I don't have 1st hand experience with this combo.
I did however demo an original DAC-X with sw upgrade, and it worked flawlessly. However, it didn't work very well with either my set top box, or my dvd player - I would get ~.5s dropouts whenever there was some bass playing. On speaking to cyrus, apparently there was another upgrade to the DAC-X, which is the version I now own, and it works flawlessly even with my £30 dvd player, which now sounds fantastic. If you're using coax, then the cable can make a difference too. I originally used some ethernet cable to make up a lead, and on the latest version of the DAC-X this would result in an occaisional drop out when the electric heater turned on or off. Now using some good quality shielded coax and connecters, it no longer does it (www.bluejeanscables.co.uk / .com). So perhaps better cables would have also fixed the earlier version of the DAC-X, but it seems unlikely. -- bludragon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20925 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
