The most appealling thing about the SBT was the quality for the price. My search for the better began with using a Cambridge DAC magic-no significant improvement. Using a better power supply made sense (after consulting a friend who knows more about this stuff than me). I chose the Welborne power supply as it was less $ than the Bolder. The next step was more difficult as it ran against my grain to spend loads of $ on a device prized for the above stated reason. I wound up with the Burson HA-160 DAC as the price was proportional to the SBT and I'm very happy with the result. I do wish the DAC had more inputs though.
Looking for a DAC for the Squeezebox Touch
I'm new to digital since buying a Squeezebox Touch a few months ago. The Touch is connected to an external USB hard drive that contains cd ripped Flac files. I'm looking to buy a DAC for around $1k from the SB Touch and connect it to my Sim I-7. I'm considering the Moon 100D and the Wyred4sound Dac1 based on some reviews and comments in various forums. I might consider increasing my budget to possibly the 300D and Dac2 if it would make a substantial difference.