robw;161456 Wrote: > Hello, > > After plenty of auditioning I have just bought my first hi-fi system - > Rotel RA-05 amplifier with B&W CM1 speakers. I auditioned this system > with the Rotel RCD-02 CD player (and loved the sound), but have decided > to go for a Squeezebox (SB3) as my source. Unfortunately I couldn't > audition the SB3. > > I have two questions: > > 1. Would the sound quality of an unmodified SB3 using analogue outputs > be similar to that of the RCD-02? (I note that both devices use Burr > Brown DACs, but I'm not sure which) > > 2. If I wanted to improve on the sound of the SB3 (and only had about > £200 to spend), would I be better off with a £200 external DAC (e.g. > the Shek D2) or with the Bolder Audio analog mod? > > Thanks for any advice! > > Rob.
As a start, a linear PSU and decent cables should be good enough. Then the next step should be a mod or a DAC. -- tomsi42 SB3, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, dynaBel Exact, Kimber Kable 4TC and Timbre. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomsi42's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2477 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30520 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
