It sounds to me like you are using the volume control on the Touch to control the volume from your amp. Is this correct? If so, I would look to set the volume control on the Touch at 100% and play it through the pre-amp, using that as a volume control. Because the Touch has digital volume, not analogue, it reduces signal, which may compress it somewhat.
Also, it seems to me you don't have much of a baseline for comparison as you bought the speakers unheard. Buying solely on reviews without a listening session would mean you are flying blind when judging the Touch as a source. All speakers sound different and have different qualities and tonal variations. Ie a Cerwin Vega sounds completely different from a B&W, yet both can be highly rated in their own milieu. Are you sure the amp/receiver is adequately powered for the speakers? Inefficient speakers coupled with a low powered amp will sound thin and hollow, little bass, etc. inefficient speakers can and frequently do sound great, but need a lot of juice to push. More info on the rest of your system as opposed to describing price points would be helpful. Also, what kind of source files are you using? Compressed or lossless FLAC? More info would be helpful. Have fun experimenting though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dufferdan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97483 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
