Jeff_G wrote: > Thanks for the honest answer! > It looks like the DACs are going back to the shop. > I got two out, the Audiolab and Arcam. The Arcam doesn't have a pre-amp > and when I switch inputs it is a little louder than the SB3 and that > made me think it sounded better. > The Audiolab has a pre-amp, hence I can adjust the volume to be at > exactly the same level as the SB3. When I switch the inputs, I really > cannot hear any difference at all!
yep, no difference is the expected outcome! As you note, be very careful when comparing and volume. even "undetectable" differences in volume have been shown to cause the "louder" audio to be preferred in blind testing of different sources. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) > LMS 7.8 > Squeezelite *Spares:* several Touch, Radio, SB3 *Controllers:* iPhone4S & iPad2 (iPeng7 & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win7(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102247 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
