minstrel;244542 Wrote: > I recently purchased an SB3, largely upon the strength of discussion of > this forum. I appreciate the modest origins of Slim Devices, and the > audiophile community's support of the Squeeze Box. > > Also, I had started with a Roku Soundbridge, and discovered that the > sound was muffled, with a narrow dynamic range, compared to my old > Airport Express. > > So tonight, I'm wondering why I'm getting largely the same results with > my SB3. Listening to either internet radio or streaming through slim > server reveals the same results: my music sounds like a slightly > muffled FM broadcast compared to the pleasant, full "CD-like" sound > that I"m getting from my Airport Express for exactly the same music > (Internet Radio, FLAC, MP3). > > I've read the posts here -- no one has ever reported back that the > sound on an AE is better than the SB3. I've tried both analog and > digital out but the result is always the same. The AE provides the > fullest sound (with better highs and deeper lows), followed by > over-the-air FM, and finally, the SB3. > > My only possible explanation is that broadcasting from my Apple G5 > directly to the AE via Airtunes somehow provides a more unaldulterated > sound compared to using the SB3 off of my 801.11g network. > > I'm not an audiophile, nor do I own high-end equipment. But I detect > clear differences between the SB3 and the AE. I really want to like > this device, and I know how positive an experience you all have had > with it -- so I'm just hoping I'm doing something wrong and there's an > adjustment I can make to make this work. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have.
I'm also curious as to how internet radio can sound he same as Slimserver-based audio. Internet radio stations can be 'broadcasting' at 64 Kbps, which generaly sounds horrible, whereas you have the choice to listen to whatever bitrate you choose, and you have not disclosed any details about your own audio. You need to compare apples with apples, as they say.... -- peejay Music is what feelings sound like - Unknown ------------------------------------------------------------------------ peejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7046 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40472 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
