(09-14-2020, 07:26 AM)richo Wrote: @hifinet I am also aware of endless discussion about subjective view on Sound quality and I really didn't want to go into it. I am running Pi4 and E30 on battery power and using same rest of the system for producing the sound (amp, speakers) as my CD player.
My SMSL has the same AK4493 DAC chip as the E30. I experienced a significant improvement in sound quality after over 100 hours of burn in (listening
). The sound over here is really fantastic. You could leave the units on with power supplies and loop sine sweeps for several days. It takes a while for the caps to settle. High frequencies tend to be harsh and forward, then fairly abruptly smooth out one day to the next with the SMSL. Assuming your rips are good, Accurate Rip confirmed, etc. (btw, CUERipper is easier to use and setup than EAC, but if EAC is setup properly you get the same results. CUETools can Accurate Rip verify your files if you didn't do that with EAC). If your CD player still sounds better, I would like to know what CD player you have. I started ripping and streaming over the network with the Squeezebox in about 2003.
