I've been doing a lot of listening with the 01-01-2012 SBGK version (with buffer size=20000), but more is needed before I can compare it with older versions, including the so-called Guido F with buffer=4000 that rgro finds superior.
SBGK's latest version sounds very very good to me at this point. There is something undefinable that feels so right about the presentation. But I do get just a tad of the "metallic" sound some have mentioned with some recordings, though not with others. My notes say "sparkling." This seems more like the kind of brighter sound some concert halls have (the opposite of the "Concertgebow sound"). It may be the most neutral sound I have gotten out of my system yet. I also had to make minor subwoofer adjustments with every new version of the mods, and this has tended to confound things. More listening should help reach firmer conclusions. I shall report back. Guido F. -- guidof MUSIC ROOM: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge->Conrad Johnson Motif preamp Oppo BDP-83 Universal Player->Cambridge Azur 840C DAC Vortexbox Appliance->WiFi Bridge->Squeezebox Touch->Toslink->Cambridge Azur 840C DAC->Adcom GFP-750 preamp->Music Reference RM-200 Mk II amp -> Martin Logan SL3s DSpeaker Antimode 8033->REL T1 Sub 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
