------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Which DAC do you prefer? - SBR's Wolfson's WM8501 - SB3's Burr-Brown PCM1748E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
autopilot;360715 Wrote: > There was quite a lot of discussion about this at one stage, so when i > first received my beta SBr, i hooked it up to the same medium end AMP > as my SB3 and did about half a day's worth of A-B testing. TBH, while > there are slight differences in characteristics, they are so similar > overall i can't say i prefer either really. I would like to have voted > "No preference" However if held at gun point, i would probably blurt > out "SBr". I say this because it found it to be a touch brighter, and i > like the sound. The SB3 was a bit warmer, and i think most people will > prefer it. I guess its also down to the music you like. I'm also quite > prepared to accept my ears/brain where biased because i'm so used to > the SB3's sound. At this level, there is not much in it. I tend to agree with your assessment, but to be honest I still haven't had the time to really AB them. Kinda why I was asking others opinions. The whole reason I was curious is because I replaced my "main" system SB with the SB3 and relegated the SBR to "roaming" duty. Then one day I got to wondering if I had done the right thing since my "main" system is the best one in the house. I AB'd them a bit, but because of something I added to my set up, it's very hard to get behind my equipment to switch back and forth. I do like warmth and that's what I htought the SB3 was better at. Thanks for putting your opinion out there. Howard -- Howard Passman .....and still waiting for extra cradles.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Howard Passman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16674 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55106 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
