ralphpnj;580282 Wrote: > I replaced my SBR with a Touch several months ago and I have never > regretted this move. I find that the Touch has a clearer sound and is > not as bass heavy as the Receiver. Since you are using an external DAC > (the Cambridge Audio DacMagic) I would say that the improvement will > not be night and day but there still will be a noticeable difference in > the sound. You should also consider the Touch's ability to play > 24bit/88.2&96kHz files and the upgrade is more than worthwhile.
Thanks for the input. I know I'm at the point where any improvement would would be incremental, but if it would be noticeable as opposed to subtle, it'd be worth doing, I think. And, yes, there are the ancillary benefits, too. I shall await further comments/data points! Rick -- rgro Rick System information ------------------------ Duet SBC running 7.5.1 r9009, an SBR running firmware V 65. Controller and receiver configured in all-wireless set-up using Netgear WNDR 3700. Running Squeeze Server 7.5.1 r30836 on Windows 7 64 bit/ HP Pavillion w/Intel i7 processor Marantz PM8003 integrated amp, Cambridge Audio DacMagic, Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand speakers, REL Acoustics R305 sub-bass, PS Audio Quintet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rgro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82319 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
