squeezebox set up for audiophiles

Hickup wrote:
Did you consider that the Squeezebox Touch is the weak link in your setup? Judging from what you are willing to spend on cables alone should be enough to fund a high end client which will actually improve your setup, e.g. Linn (http://www.linn.co.uk/) or Naim (http://www.naimaudio.com/). If you really want to stick to the the slim devices, at least go for the Transporter.

tks for the input. Am aware touch is the weak link and thats why I want to find ways to make it "STRONG". considered transporter, naim and some other stuff. My gut tells me that we are going to see many better products coming out very soon: like the Weiss Mann 2002. These are still very pricey: 10k and above. Naim is the best candidate so far, but I prefer to wait a bit and then choose the best.

My gut tells me that we are looking at the tip of the iceberg as far as this technology: NAS, WLAN to a receiver unit, is concerned and you will see a lot more products coming very soon. Ayre was supposed to come out with a CD player (successor to the ayre c5 XE) but they axed it as the threat of network players is very real and you will see better audiophile products coming out very soon.

Transporter: Not interested as will probably never use the dac and hence can save the money for something else

Touch: Already own it and it is the interim solution. All the other stuff in the ecosystem: cables, conditioner, etc can still be used if I buy a Naim or a Weiss or whatever comes along. So for the time being I prefer spending on the ecosystem and then use the ecosystem to plug in the new device (whatever it is).

Hence, the cheap interim solution is to just get a linear power supply for the touch and mod the touch (soundcheck mods) and manage.

Eventual goal: No CD player in the system and only network music player that sounds as good or better than the ayre. I believe we are heading there.

Trust the above gives you a better idea of where I am coming from