opaqueice;184856 Wrote: > Interesting. S/PDIF really is flawed... > > A question for those interested in getting as close as possible to > audio perfection: it seems (for reasons discussed in this thread and > many times before on this forum) that a SB or Transporter using its own > DAC has a huge advantage over nearly any external DAC. Why do so few > people here use it that way? While I agree that S/PDIF is a flawed interface, those flaws do not necessarily produce any audible degradation of sound. (They may or may not depending on a host of other system factors.) And I would hardly say that an internal DAC as a "huge advantage." It has a slight advantage, which in my system, at least, is insignificant compared to the disadvantages of the SB3's internal DAC.
The analog output of DAC in my SB3 sounds noticeably inferior to the S/PDIF optical digital output routed to my external DAC (using the same interconnects to the amp for both). This isn't a case of needing ABX double blind testing to distinguish whether or not very subtle perceived differences are real. The external DAC flat out smokes the SB3's internal DAC, even using the "flawed" S/PDIF. I would happily give up the external DAC if that wasn't so. Now, if I had a Transporter, things might be different... -- TiredLegs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33146 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
