I had a SB3 and the DACMagic definitely improved on that. When I got the Touch I did try the internal DAC briefly, and whilst it was better than the SB3, I felt the DACMagic was the best of the three.
I will hold my hand up and say I did not test extensively. I had done that before when I tried a Beresford DAC against the SB3, and found little if any improvement. More extensive testing would have driven me to the edge of insanity, as the differences are slight, but in my opinion, noticeable. Which is "better" is a moot point. As I recall the DACMagic has a little more urgency, drive and space between the instruments. Overall, slightly more detail. I did buy a 9v PSU from Maplins to run the DACMagic cooler, rather than using the stock PSU. To further mess with my head I'm looking at an Audiolab M-DAC or 8200DQ as a next upgrade, and use the pre-amp facility, and get myself a big power amp. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gw43's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11327 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95258 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
