ralphpnj;570636 Wrote: > As we await the Stereophile and TAS reviews perhaps we can amuse > ourselves with a little guessing game of what each review might > contain. I'll go first. > > Stereophile: > > 1) They will give the Touch a favorable review and say that it is big > step up from the SB Classic. > > 2) They will state that while the Touch's DAC is very good it is no > match for good quality external DAC. > > 3) Finally they will conclude that for $300 the Touch is very good buy > especially for exploring the world of high resolution downloads and > vinyl rips but (there's always a "but") sound quality of the Touch, > even when coupled with a high end external DAC, cannot compare with > that of some mega-buck CD transport and external DAC. > > What would you except, Stereophile cannot bite the hand that feeds > them. > > TAS: > > 1) They will be so excited by the fact the Touch can work with one's > iTunes library that the reviewer will wet his pants. > > 2) The reviewer will make absolutely no mention of the Touch's ability > to play flac files since flac does not exist in the great and powerful > Apple universe. > > 3) They will conclude that the Touch is a good sounding device but not > really a high end contender and besides the same functionality can be > had by using an iPod with a high end iPod dock. > > Now I hope that I'm completely wrong but I won't be keeping my hopes > up.
He He hence me often reading JA's measurement sidebar as the main thing -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and Dynadio speakers, Contour 4 Contour Center, and Contour 1.3SE for the rear ch. Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Miscellaneous use: Radio (with battery) I use a Controller various ir-remotes and a Eee-PC with squeezeplay to control this ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81346 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
