dwc Wrote: > Yes Raja, I think the Constantine is unneeded with the XR55. The signal > will get re-converted back to digital again inside the XR to go into the > amplification stage because the amp itself operates on a digital signal > like a high-output DAC. So the high-quality analog output of the > Constantine is in a sense going to waste. Going straight from the SB's > digital ouput into the XR55 should sound excellent. > > I wouldn't regret buying the Constantine though, maybe it's time to > start a great headphone rig? (I have the Renaissance and the Dialog II > and I really like both DAC's.) You'll want the Constantine for pretty > much any non-equibit amp. > > -Dan
This afternoon I tried the SB> digital optical>Panny connection and the result was a definite increase in sound quality. I shouldn't have gotten antsy and bought the DAC. Yeah, I bet that headphones would sound great using the SB3>Constantine>headphones I suppose you can use the digital volume from the SB3. The SB would be the preamp. What next a headphone amp and some quality headphones? It's tempting but I'm just assembling a modest system and I could that money for a musical subwoofer. Any trades? Perhaps you want another MHDT Dac for your collection. I would be fun to analyze the nuances of the different models. -- rajacat ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rajacat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4156 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22502 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
