SoftwireEngineer wrote: > hmm..surprising you should hear these differences even with your 851c. I > hear the same characteristics (glass toslink/zu ash) with my humble > Panny and to a smaller extent with my TACT S2150. This is the reason I > am banking on Archimago to settle the issue once for all, atleast for a > few of us involved in the discussions here. (no pressure, Archimago :-) > ) > I got into Squeezebox because I felt architecturally it is the best way > to do computer audio. My main reasons - a) it is not dependent on > computer hardware/power supply for the digital output. b) It is > 'asynchronous' .i.e can handle network bandwidth/congestion. c) It is > easier to provide a clean/good power supply to a smaller device than a > computer (more complex). > Only caveat was, Slimdevices themselves confused me by introducing a > higher-end - Transporter. And now, the whole industry is after > 'asynchronous USB' when the whole architecture was already there in SB. > hmm..
:-) Well for now, the Touch refuses to cooperate with my only USB DAC capable of hi-res (Essence E1) so can't even attempt to provide any data on the sound of USB on my system. I'm getting a USB --> SPDIF converter soon so maybe I can run some measurements through that and see. As for the TosLink vs. coaxial question, as far as I can tell, with my Touch --> E1, they measure equivalently up to 24/96 (+/- 2dB dynamic range and noise floor, low THD) even with a *really crappy* toss-away RCA zip cord as per page 3 of this thread: "MEASUREMENT: Logitech Squeezebox Touch as transport! (Part I)". By 24/192, the TosLink (surprisingly!) beat out the coaxial on my setup marginally and the cheap RCA revealed itself as clearly inferior. Note that successful 24/192 over TosLink is somewhat rare so good equipment matching is essential. Also, this is an area where a good quality coaxial cable makes a *measurable difference* in terms of shielding from electrical noise and ensuring accurate data integrity. Ultimate, we're talking a few dB difference down below -100dB (with decently shielded coaxial & TosLink)! Personally speaking, it's unlikely my ears can tell even though the differences are clearly measurable. Also, who knows how different gear interacts with each other... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97950 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
