Thanks for sharing.
Tom186;642261 Wrote: > > * I followed soundcheck's advice to directly solder the RCA out to the > board. Works great. In fact, I went on a splurge and bought a WBT > NextGen RCA, which I connected with a bit of (very short) silver cable, > kicking out the old RCA connector. The difference is NOT night and day, > but easy to notice. Sound is a bit more direct, a bit less veiled > (apologies for the expression), there is more PRAT and one worries less > about occasional sibilance on bad recordings. > I think what Klaus did was solder the cable directly to the board thereby avoiding the need for RCAs. Tom186;642261 Wrote: > > * I also installed one of these clocks: > http://www.squeezeboxupgrades.co.uk/newtouch_upgraded.shtml ... this > time, the effect waspretty big. The overall tonal balance was tilted > from "slightly bright" to "very very neutral", and there is a much > better balance of detail (details fall into place better) and more > depth in the soundstage. Original SBT had a little more oomph, though. > I did AB-testing, I have 2 SBT here, one modded and one unmodded. > I am planning to do something similar. Tom186;642261 Wrote: > > * Interesting points for followers of the cult of Klaus: The Soundcheck > mods may have a smaller effect once the new clock is installed [..]. > I think John Swenson somewhere suggested this would be the case. Tom186;642261 Wrote: > > * I do not agree with the observation that was made that the vol100 mod > did no longer make a difference unter 7.6. In my system, it does, quite > clearly. > Do you agree that 7.6 sounds better and bridges the gap between ttvol100 enabled/disabled? (This was my experience.) -- Audio Bling ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Audio Bling's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=47703 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84742 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
