I had a Meridian 566 (20-bit, IIRC; might have been 24). It's a reasonable DAC, and I understand that it can be modded for good improvement.
I have not compared it directly to my SB3, as I sold it about 4 years ago. I did compare it to the Shanling CD-T100 - I bought the Shanling and sold the 566. The Shanling also sounds comfortably better than the stock SB3, although not as good as my SB+. The 566 has a fairly delicate, warm sound. It's nice, but I never found it that engaging (no PRaT). The stock SB3 I would describe as fairly punchy, but again not that engaging - it lacks the detail and resolution to sound real enough, to me. Therefore, if you're looking for a more detailed sound, and to remove some of the 'rough edges' off the SB3, then the Meridian could work. If it's cheap enough, why not buy and see? Meridian kit tends to hold a decent second hand value, so if you get a bargain you can't lose! HTH Adam -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others http://www.last.fm/user/AdamSlim/ 'Last.fm group: people who don't listen to any of last.fm's top artists' (http://www.last.fm/group/People+who+don%27t+listen+to+any+of+last.fm%27s+top+artists) SB+, EAR 859, Living Voice Auditorium II plus some other stuff SB3, Shek d2, Ming-Da MC84-C, Harbeth HL-P3ES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35975 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
