Hmm when comparing did you fix the volume on the squeezebox to 100% ? Yep the volume works in the digital domain and also has effect on the spdif out . Turn of any Volume Adjustment/Replay Gain in the player/audio settings .
Also whe compairing analog see to that they are very closely level matched, otherwise the louder source will appear to be "best" . If you have accurately ripped files no replay gain and volume at 100% a squeezebox is going to be a better or in most cases equal digital transport than most disc transports. 300$ dac can it really be better than the squeezebox ? it not much dosh for a dac with the respect that dac's are "audiophile" stuff priced accordingly against a market where the price is a part of the product it should hurt to get the best ;) Versus a thing like the Touch is very competitively priced and meant for a much broader consumer market where the price does matter a lot. -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and Dynadio speakers, Contour 4 Contour Center, and Contour 1.3SE for the rear ch. Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Miscellaneous use: Radio (with battery) 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=82539 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
