socistep;667809 Wrote: > Hi All > > I have 2 touch's and installed on one, I then put both as inputs into > my headphone amp (Little Dot MkV) which feeds a pair of Senn HD650s, I > then could compare between the 2 sync'd to the same track > > Unfortunately for me I couldn't tell any difference between the modded > and normal touch, I tried hard on various songs but they all sounded > the same to me, occasionally I thought I would hear something but in > reality soundstage, imaging, detail etc. all sounded the same. > > The caveat here is that I am using analogue only with wireless enabled > as I need to have that - do those make a big difference? > > I have done this type of comparison before with a Touch and Duet sync'd > to the same track and the difference switching between the two was so > obvious that I mothballed the Duet. > > Thanks > Ian
OK. As promised, I applied TT3.0 to my bedroom system which is similar to yours in that headphones are fed directly via a tube amp from the Touch's analog outs(see below) and the Touch is networked via Wi-Fi. After a few comparative listens, I concluded that the improvement (over TT2.0) is not as startling as in my main system, mainly, I think, because the effects on imaging and soundstaging obviously don't apply. However, the improvements in timbres and tonal balance are quite apparent. The bass is much tighter, the highs have lost the trace of digital edge they still had with TT2.0. I listen mostly to jazz and classical, so for example in "It never entered my mind" from the 24/88 download of The Gene Harris/Scott Hamilton Quintet's "At Last," Harris' piano sounds as naturally icy as it does on my main system through the M-Ls. Similarly, on the rip from an RCA CD of Geza Anda's performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, the Vienna Symphony's strings are no longer muddied by the somewhat bloated bass that I had assumed was an artifact of the 701s. Anda's piano playing comes through with astonishing articulateness. Everything is cleaner and clearer. In summary, I would say that with the change from TT2.0 to 3.0, -to me-, everything sound more natural, less "hi-fi." I really don't know the reason for your different experience. But if further listens corroborate that TT3.0 does noting for you, my only suggestion would be to enjoy the music through your Senns and perhaps give TT3.0 another chance if you should change your system at some future time. Regards, Guido F. -- guidof MUSIC ROOM: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge -> Conrad Johnson Motif preamp Oppo BDP--83 Universal Player; Squeezebox Touch (digital out) -> Cambridge Azur 840C DAC -> Adcom GFP-750 preamp -> Music Reference RM-200 Mk II amp -> Martin Logan SL3 speakers DSpeaker Antimode 8033 equalizer -> REL T1 Subwoofer BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch (analog out) -> Little Dot Mk III amp -> AKG K701 headphones SECOND BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch -> Grado SR125 headphones ------------------------------------------------------------------------ guidof's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
