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In Reply to: Which is better? Toslink or USB converter to Digital S/PDIF? posted by creativepart on April 17, 2007 at 13:13:33:
that's another option for you if you on this deal. My understanding is that BC's hopped-up version of the Sqeezebox will give just about any digital front end a run for its money, (as hard as that may be to believe).The proprietor of BC, Wayne Waananen, enjoys a very good reputation for his work, and he is also a heck of a guy.
Goto www.boldercable.com and click on the modifications link.
There are other resources available that discuss this option and you can also email Wayne directly.
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I've certainly looked at the BC mods -- but I'm not a modder. I just don't buy the whole "change the caps to BGs and the entire sound is magically changed" story. Though I don't mean to put others down that do hear a difference with modded gear.I think the SB3 is a great device if you need to access your music computer's files from a room (or a few rooms) away. But I was using it to "broadcast" my music from my desk where my computer is to the audio system shelf immediately behind the desk.
The stock DAC was lacking in the SB3 so I added the X-Dac v3 and heard instant improvement. At that point all the SB3 was doing was moving the music data files 3 feet from the source. So I decided to move my Mac Mini closer to the audio rack and just connect it directly to the X-Dac. No real need to use the SB3 for that purpose. And, it did improve the sound to connect the X-Dac directly to the Mac via a good quality optical SPDIF.
So, rather than mod the SB3. I'm going to return the SB3 as it's under 30 days since it was shipped.
Sounds like you are headed in the right direction.As far as mods go, Bolder's Mensa level ART DI/O DAC performed the digital processing in the system that won Best of Show at CES in 2002 or 2003. I would argue that it takes a lot more than mere salesmanship to do that.
In any event, good luck!
I know that folks that are into "Mods" are convinced of their worth. I'm not trying to question if you and others are right or not. I just, personally, can't go with that idea. And, I try hard to not let my belief color my opinion of others. Honest.
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