stop-spinning;603944 Wrote: > Wow, looks like I really don't need to worry about the quality of > transport or SPDIF as long as the DAC can recover the clock! Guess I > better find that right DAC but preferrably under £500 (in the UK). > > It seems as if now that none of the SB's should be chosen based on > Audiophile performance - because that's the DACs job (along with the > amp and speakers of course)! > > There are other contenders out there such as the Sonos, Cambridge > Audio's soon to be released NP30, and a Consonance Chi-Fi alternative, > Linn's Sneaky, or even a laptop PC (but I believe the internals are > noisy). However you SB fans have your reason for choosing this brand of > streamer no doubt - I guess based on price (if you ignore the > Transporter) - and hopefully musicality.
All the alternatives are much more expensive. Also, you won't get a jitter-immune DAC for much less than £1,000. Finally, even into a high-quality DAC IT STILL PAYS to use the cleanest transport you can and that definitely means the Touch (assuming TP is out of reach - and actually I seriously believe the Touch can equal the TP as a transport). The Benchmark is a good design but not everyone likes the sound - it's a personal taste thing. You shouldn't buy a DAC based purely on specs or reviews.... just like speakers... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84903
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