Robin Bowes;557321 Wrote: > On 23/06/10 09:53, michael123 wrote: > > > > sorry, the difference between Touch as digital transport and hiFace > are > > night and day. What is 95%? > > I did not buy Touch, I had one sample for review for some online > > publication. > > > > Well, I used Transporter as DAC during these tests. Maybe if I would > > use something like Empirical Audio Pace Car (?) in between, it would > > make no difference to sound, but.. > > > > weak points are > > - bad stereo separation (I would say, inexistent) > > - uncontrolled, "boomy" bass > > - unnatural highs > > - lack of focus > > - noise (comparing to completely "black" level of Transporter) > > There is no way that a working Touch should be that bad compared to a > Transporter. > > I'm sorry, but either you're totally exaggerating, or your touch is > broken. > > R.
This is how it sounded on my system. Touch was new, with the sticker on its display. The level of my disappointment is likely influenced by my expectations that were very high given rave reports I've read here and on other forums. I spent 4 hours yesterday, playing merely 3 different SAME songs (all of excellent quality, such as Eye In The Sky/Alan Parsons by Classic Records) This is what I tested **with friend**, so we verified out findings, and then listened again and again, to be sure: * Touch -> analog out -> preamp * Touch -> RCA dig out -> Transporter -> preamp * Transporter -> preamp * Foobar/Vista/Kernel Streaming -> M2Tech HiFace -> BNC dig out -> Transporter -> preamp * Olive Symphony -> preamp -- Michael -- michael123 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ michael123's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23745 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79914 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
