I bought a SB3 about 3 weeks ago to use with my Mac Mini. It worked great. I used it with the internal DAC for the first 2 weeks and then hooked the SB3 up to a MF X-Dac V3. I much preferred the X-Dac over the internal DAC in the SB3.
So, it started to nag at me, what about not using the SB3 at all and connect the Mac Mini directly to the Dac via the Mini's optical S/PDIF port?? I had to do some rearranging of the placement of components but got the Mini close enough to use a high quality (expensive) Toslink cable between the Mac and the X-Dac. I have to say, there was no contest. The direct connection was superior sounding. But, what about the SS functionality, the display and the remote control? Well, they are formidable pluses. So, I tried living with iTunes and the Mac remote for the past two days and everything worked fine and sounds fine (better) too. So, as much as I think the SB3 is a great product and one I would recommend to anyone, I'm sending mine back for a refund. Really, all my SB3 was doing was carrying the sound wirelessly from my desktop to the shelf behind me when I'm sitting at my desk. If I was using it to listen to music from one room to another then it would be the perfect device. Maybe for most of you there isn't an option to listen to your music server directly connected to a dac, but if it is possible I would recommend that you give it a try. -- creativepart ------------------------------------- Great Guitar Websites: www.telecaster.com | www.strat-talk.com | www.gibson-talk.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ creativepart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10822 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34592 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
