tppproductions;551292 Wrote: > ........ > 1. I purchased a Pioneer 919-AHk home theater receiver last year and > have Energy Take Classic 5.1 surround speaker setup. I am considering > getting the Squeezebox Touch so that I can enjoy my music library and > my Rhapsody subscription through my entertainment system.....
Anything audio is very subjective, but I think you will find the Touch's DAC far superior to a $400 class AVR/receiver. It is very simple to compare the Touch vs AVR DAC's. Simply attach both analog and digital outs from Touch to two separate input devices on your AVR. Now simply switch between these two inputs with your AVR's remote, see which you prefer. This is an overly simplistic ABX comparison, but I'd bet you will easily hear a difference. Let your ears decide which you find more pleasing. As suggested, your AVR is doing double DAC conversions using it's DAC. Touch's DAC (analog outs) will eliminate this double conversion. IMO, Touch's excellent DAC plus eliminating the double DAC conversion will be quite revealing to your ears. :) -- toby10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79230 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
