Fantastic! The Axiom passive preamps look like a really nice product. I also went through a similar process, retiring my old kit speakers and amp to the kitchen and investing in some new gear. Keeping things simple and uncluttered is one of the beautiful things about SqueezeBox. No cd's cluttering the lounge room floor, no need to search for that one cd you really want to listen to, only to find your daughter has "stolen" it.
I run an SB3 direct into my Perreaux 200ip amp using Rothwell attenuators. The preamp in the integrated Perreaux is very good but I have chosen to bypass it. The "sound" then runs to some magnificent VAF Research I93's speakers I bought after heading down to Adelaide to look at their much cheaper DC-X speakers. I spent 3 hours listening to music in their showroom and chatting with the owner of the business - fantastic service. So the only true import to the Southern Continent is the SB3 (Australia and New Zealand really should be one country there are too many borders in the world). I am yet to set up Inguz room correction on the new speakers but that will come next after I have fully sorted out the speaker positions etc. There is so much good gear about - a Transporter should turn up soon as well. I kept eying off DAC's but the Transporter seems to have it all at a reasonable price compared to the DAC's I was checking out. I average at least 3 to 4 cd purchases a month - probably more. So much good music so little time. I didn't realise how good cd's could sound. It's wonderful. Stevo www.vaf.com.au http://www.perreaux.com/ -- stevo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ stevo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6250 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29587 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
