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Snow Leopard and audio quality

I just took the trouble of making a clean install of Snow Leopard on my dedicated MacMini systems with iTunes 9.

I am convinced that the new software and the clean install have made an extraordinary improvement in my computer & DAC-based music systems.

Tonality, depth, detail, soundstage, musicality: all seem to have improved in dramatic ways.

Has anyone else had the same experience?
istanbulu

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istanbulu OP
291 posts
 
The S'Leopard and iTunes 9x are the best $25 tweak improvement I've made. Surprising to the :) side is a mild statement.

The Minis I have are the 2 ghz intel dual core & 1 gb sdram.

Really, it's night and day. Noticed it when I did a simple upgrade, but when I decided to do a clean install of S'Leopard that's when the differences really came alive.

:) listening,

Ed
istanbulu OP
291 posts
 
Hi Dbaudiolabs,

Good to hear confirmation of my experience. This is true for my three Mini-based systems with SnowLeopard and a clean install. Really quite remarkable in so many ways.

Thanks Apple!

:) listening,

Ed
istanbulu OP
291 posts
 
Joelz... that's interesting. What were you using as playback sw? iTunes? or something else?
istanbulu OP
291 posts
 
Coverto... SL just made it possible for my DAC, cabling, and setup to fully reveal itself and the music (given the facts and limitations of digital files). I am still amazed and pleased at the improvement.

:) listening,

Ed
istanbulu OP
291 posts
 
Yes, and tweaks have been issued since SN has been released.

:) listening,

Ed
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