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Duet to Touch for next upgrade?

Current 2 channel system:
Marantz sr6005
Bryston 2bst
Lite Audio dac 60 upgraded
Gallo 3.1
Squeezebox duet
Also used for HT with additional equipt.
Have been seriously considering upgrading to a seperate preamp but have now turned my thinking to getting a sb touch. The thought is that I should start with the best source and work up from there.
Reading here and elsewhere seems to indicate that the touch is much better than the duet in all areas and that with the Soundcheck toolbox tweaks it is even better. Originally I had thought it was just the dac in the touch but now I seem to be seeing that there is much more to it.
Is the touch the right first step for the biggest bang for buck?
Thanks
Steve
scoly1
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swampwalker
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Agree w Smholl. Anyone have any thoughts on diffs btwn Duet and Touch we used w/o DAC?
singleendedsingle
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There's more improvement if you add an external dac to the SB touch, which is able to play hi res files (96khz) tracks. The digital output of the Duet is limited to 48k, it would not provide the same level of audio quality the touch provides.
afranta
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I just replaced my Duet with a Touch and agree that with an external DAC and analog volume control, there's no discernible difference in sound quality between them. (The Touch's analog out, however, is far superior to the Duet's.) With my Duet, though, every software update brought a new set of glitches. No such problems with the Touch so far.
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swampwalker
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The Touch's analog out, however, is far superior to the Duet's
Thx, that's what i was looking for, I'm using the Duet as a source for my bedroom headphone system.
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mapman
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If I already had Duet and looking to upgrade I would get the DAC right first then move up to latest and greatest player device.

Touch is about due for a successor soon I would think and I would expect that to up the ante still at this stage.
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