Stratmangler;372037 Wrote: > I've tried the experiment I outlined above. > > Firmware does change according to the version of Squeezecenter used, > which is good (ie 7.2.1 has firmware 113, and 7.3 has firmware 120). > There is a prompt to upload the relevant update when you shift between > sources, and a short wait while the update installs itself. > > I set the audio settings in Squeezecenter to the same values on both > machines. Volume output is fixed, and preamp volume on 63. > > The player digital out is connected via cable to a Beresford DAC, which > in turn feeds (using the fixed output connections) my amplifier. > > And after shifting between sources for about an hour and a half my > findings reinforce the comments I made near the start of the thread. > > All I can say further is to try the experiment - if you can't hear a > difference then fine, use 7.3 - if you can hear a negative difference > then stick with 7.2.1 . > Oh, and don't bother posting your findings - apparently the whole idea > is hare brained. > > Chris
Hi Chris, I reinstalled 7.3 earlier, this time TOTALLY deleting 7.2.1, not just overwriting it. I cleaned out registry entries etc etc. If its a real issue, I suspect its not a SB firmware, sPDIF output or anything SB related (as the guys here have pointed out), but perhaps a PC one, because after having cleaned out 7.2.1 totally, 7.3 sounds as good (i.e the same) as before. Result. I'd even go so far to say its sounding better - tighter soundstaging - but I'm pretty sure thats my mind at work :-) I'm happy with 7.3 now, and can enjoy the new features WITHOUT the hifi paranoia! Chris, try cleaning out regisrty entries etc for 7.2 THEN reinstall 7.3. Worth a punt, if nothing else? G. -- Gazjam ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gazjam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18604 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56591 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
