NewBuyer;392103 Wrote:
> I just upgraded my previous SC version to the new 7.4 beta, which also
> triggered a firmware update to my SB3. To my great surprise, it seems
> like sound quality has noticeably improved. This is with .wav
> streaming only, as I always rip with EAC using no compression at all
> ("WAV to PCM" in file types) and digital connection from SB to my
> Benchmark DAC1 PRE.
>
> What I do not understand, is how any sound quality change from this
> version upgrade, is even possible. Am I really must imagining all
> this? The sound quality seems absolutely better to me (better decays,
> more realistic midrange, nicer bass, better sense of space and
> staging), and I was definitely NOT expecting any sound quality change.
>
> Anyone else notice such a change with 7.4 beta? I'm probably crazy,
> and if so, I would just like some confirmation of this interesting
> mental state. :)
What version were you using before?
What format are the files you are listening to? 16/44.1 WAV?
By default (unless you changed it) WAV files are streamed as FLAC via
SOX in 7.4 (I think)
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Phil Leigh
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ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann
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LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters,
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