psp;538587 Wrote: > Out of the box, I spent an evening getting the Touch set up with my > network (45 mins) and scanning my music (from iTunes, the Touch was > still scanning when I went to bed). > > Last night was my first opportunity to listen, and based on the first 3 > solid hours I am over the moon with the sound quality of the Touch. > > Since this is my first post, a short description of my system and > goals: > Speakers: Linkwitz Orions, soon to be Orion+ (add a second rear-firing > tweeter) > Amps: Aspen LifeForce 55 on tweeters (modified for 25w to the > tweeters) and midrange, four channels of Aspen AKSA 100 N+ on the > woofers. > Preamp: Aspen GK-1, significantly tweaked > Sources: Denon DVD-1930CI (nothing special) driving an Audiosector > SPDIF DAC > Cables and ICs are DIY > > My goal is to hear music that is as close as possible to a live > unamplified performance (in my room, keeping my audio spending in > balance with other family priorities). When I listen, it's "does this > sound real, is it music, do I keep putting my book down because the > music is so extremely good?". > > Overall, I've been very happy with the music this system makes in my > home. It's obvious that the weak spot in my system has been on the > front end, and I have never taken the time to audition a really first > rate CD player or DAC (although the Audiosector DAC is well-regarded, I > think). Certainly, I can listen to well-recorded CDs and be very, very > happy (e.g., I don't feel that there has been some defined problem to > fix). > > So, last night listening to the Touch (line output straight into the > preamp, Vanska playing Beethoven's 4th Symphony on BIS, streamed from > my iMac G4) I found the music to be a bit more spare, more clear (veils > removed!!), more bass (good solid, defined bass), highs extended and > without harshness, much more present (not as present as vinyl, but a > big step in that direction), and overall much more enjoyable. > > Next, I'll listen to a lot more music. I'll post again here if my > impressions change. > > The Touch appears to be by far the best $300 I've ever spent on my > system. > > Peter
try your DAC with the touch coax spdif... I've been comparing my DAC output to the touch analog out & the touch is not as good, it's slightly greyer & smaller,flatter soundstage-- still i'm going to spend more time comparing-- but the touch digital out is really good compared to the sb3 -- sckramer Sb touch -- PS Audio DL3 (Cullen level 3) -- PS Audio Trio C-100 (Cullen level 3) -- energy veritas 2.3i -- Martin Logan descent ---- psaudio ac3 power cables -- psaudio duet -- cardas quadlink 5 interconnect -- Transparent digital cable -- audio quest slate spkr cables biwire ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sckramer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20311 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77649 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
