I have found that less if more in this hobby...I have a Redwine Audio modded battery powered SB2 directly driving a pair of Monarchy SM 70 pros into Usher BE 718 monitors. How much simpler can it get? Great sound. I have the digital mods as well and have tried many DAC's , jitter reducers and preamps.All of these extra devices introduce good and bad things into the audio chain. You have cable considerations, volume attenuation, etc. I like the simple approach best.
Logitech Squeezebox III Power Supply/Mods
I am currently using a stock Logitech/Slim Devices Squeezebox III as a digital "transport." I send uncompressed .wav files to the Squeezebox via "wifi" and then feed the following components from the Squeezebox using its coax digital output in the following manner:
Squeezebox III-->dCS Purcell Upsampler (to DSD)-->dCS Delius DAC-->Mark Levinson Amp-->B&W N802 Speakers.
This is a reference quality system including power conditioning and cabling by Transparent Audio.
My question is, if I wanted to improve the performance of the Squeezebox as a digital transport, what if any third party or do-it-yourself modifications would you recommend, and why?
Just to be clear, I am only interested in improving the Squeezebox's digital output functionality. I do not use, and will not use, the onboard DAC or analog output section.
Squeezebox III-->dCS Purcell Upsampler (to DSD)-->dCS Delius DAC-->Mark Levinson Amp-->B&W N802 Speakers.
This is a reference quality system including power conditioning and cabling by Transparent Audio.
My question is, if I wanted to improve the performance of the Squeezebox as a digital transport, what if any third party or do-it-yourself modifications would you recommend, and why?
Just to be clear, I am only interested in improving the Squeezebox's digital output functionality. I do not use, and will not use, the onboard DAC or analog output section.