TiredLegs;225499 Wrote: > In what way did the optical sound better? The only difference galvanic > isolation should make would be elimination of a ground loop hum that > you may or may not have with coax.
Hi TiredLegs, Ground loops can cause sonic effects not limited to just hum, including a decrease in clarity and definition (especially in musical transients), and reducing the audible sense of space. Which essentially describes the differences that I heard - but I remind this is merely a subjective report using only the ears! In my system I could accept the SQ from either coax or optical (I actually like the sound of the SB3 direct too), but the optical did consistently sound better to me. -- NewBuyer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38188 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
