ASenna04;508855 Wrote: > Thanks all for your comments. > So if I do go the Naim DAC route (seems likely), then I might replace > the duet with the Touch.
You value sound-quality, hence choose the alternative with the best (for you) price/performance ratio, the Touch. That't not complicated :) Or if you want the very best from the two worlds, keep your TP as a digital source if funds allow. Both makes much sense to me. There is another aspect which seems to escape many. As you said, many seem to be of the opinion that the CDX2-2 is a better sounding transport than say a CD5XS. Fine. Suppose you accept that. Its at a truly high cost, but still... At the same time many (the same?) including Naim officially I think, argue that the HDX sounds better because it provides better data reading (rips) as it doesn't have to be done under the same almost-realtime restrictions as a cd-transport. For all intents and purposes I don't think the HDX does much else than EAC or dpPoweramp. Hence by using the Squeezebox as a transport you would get better source material to start with. Whether this would "make up" for whatever the CDX2-2 could improve on the transport side I have no idea, but this must be accounted for if you want to follow these arguments. Anyway, we need to try for ourselves I think. -- bhaagensen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74249 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
