I got my HT processor before my Squeezebox, It's on it's 6 years old now now .
That is one the one thing I never figured how to even A-B test ? 6ch processors ! To begin with they are not using the exact same algorithms for processing or subwoofer crossover, so I did try to test them side by side down at the hifi shop. But that proved inconclusive they do not sound the same you have to pick one. But it was made easy for another reason, I made a short list of the feature set I wanted and came up with exactly 0 products ? this was 2000 to 2003 . I gave up and saw that Meridian fitted the bill if I made some compromises. They had the G series stuff and the 800 series, the 800 series is so insanely expensive that I could not ever afford it, the G series is only ridiculously expensive ;) I could barely afford that so I got the G98DH and G68J . The way Meridian processors works makes it's no point in using analog sources (you can but why ) So I've never heard the anolog stage in my SB3 when I got it in 2006 What I did A-B test was the MeridianG98DH DVD/DVD-A player/CD Transport compared to the SB3 as a digital transport. In this case I could make sure that processing and volume was equal. The result If there is a difference it is very subtle I could not be sure i did compare back and forth for days ? then the convenience of the squeezebox took over :) so there was practically no difference between the two as a CD Quality audio transport. Prior to getting my HT processor i've had an old Meridian563 DAC and used a couple of different transports for that one. In those days I thought I've heard significant differences between sources (no ABX ever performed then) but the level was the same. But modern Processors/DAC's and transports have leveled the field considerably thoose differences are not there anymore with my current processor ? even in sighted tests, I could of course suffer from inverse placebo ;) I might redo this test with 24/96 stereo material as the G98DH has a proprietary link for DVDA that might sound different (or not). It's a pity that no Squeezebox do 6ch 24/96 ? In my younger days as an audiophile I was not so organized so I did compare stuff without even trying to level the volume etc and have probably wasted a lot of $$ down the drain. But no shops do proper test anyway try compare two Vinyl cartridges , they never have the same sensitivity and the shop needs two identical turntables to perform the test ? And level mathed CD players tests in a shop why, they will very rarely sell the expensive one. -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: SB3 (soon to replaced by a Touch :) It is on preorder) Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Receiver (soon to be replaced by my SB3 and the SBR to be stuffed in a box in the attic ) I use a Controller various ir-remotes and a Eee-PC with squeezeplay to control this ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75447 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
