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It will take a while to do the 7.2.1 test...[/quote] Hi Guys, I guess you've given up on this? or no time to deal with it?

Quote: Originally Posted by Louishlomador Hi Guys, As the original owner of this post, I have read through some of the technical measurements Phil and others have come up with. Would we all say its fair to say that the reason we are having these discussions is because there may be too many factors to consider when doing these tests? such as type of sound card being used for the measurements, type interconnects, as they all have different...

The high-end (expensive) digital is becoming harder and harder to justify as time passes. Network digital sources crushed CD drives. Affordable D/A converters are approaching dangerously the quality of older high-end dacs. It seems as if the market of digital sources is being compressed: Excellent clocks cost nothing, 120dB dac chips cost no more and they have embedded filters and a direct output stage. You just need a clean power and you can...

Very true. I was a bit myopic in my replay, but I wasn't considering your 24/48 vs 24/96 point. Sorry. I can't really speak to that other than my own experience comparing a SB3/CI Audio DAC vs Transporter. I discovered this week that my comparison method was faulty: I had both units set to sync in the SServer and as a result the server was outputting the greatest resolution file they could both decode - 24/48. I'd like to...

Hi John, About the ADM differences, the tryals with Phil explained to me that they are caused by the cloks drifting between the DA converter of SB and the AD converter of USB soundcard, He could 'lock' them in his system and reported that this eiminated any differences. The point is in 'real life' playback you could not lock the clock! Anyway, could you please report wich differences in sound you heard (maybe you already...

..for the SoX filters I gave links above I definitely heard the difference BTW, which filter is used by Transporter itself?

There comes me one thing to mind. Mr. Phil Leigh has some interesting findings with throwing everything into an Audio Diffmaker. It should be easy to compare 2 files. It also should show what version is louder by nature and may sound different alone due to that.

Quote: Originally Posted by zzvelik Hi John, Thanks for an informative insight about the upcoming Touch both here & at the AA. I'd like to know if your SB3 was modded in any way. I have a SB3 that has the digital output modified by The Bolder Cable Co. along with a modified Elpac power supply and was wondering how it would fare overall without taking into account the 24 bit /96 khz audio files. Thanks in advance, Z The SB3 I was...

Quote: Originally Posted by zzvelik Thanks for the quick response. My setup uses the Primare SPA21 as my main amp/processor as well as the DAC. It has a pair of Burr-Brown DACs, PCM1738 to be exact. I connect the SB3 via the digital audio coaxial cable and it sounds very good to me. The positive beta reviews coupled with last Friday's delay announcement makes me wonder if the Touch is being crippled in some way so it doesn't take...

SB3 will never support 24/96, that is correct.