The Touch is a great piece of kit. I ran one for a couple of years, firstly on its own, then later as a transport into my Naim DAC. I applied all of the tweaks, the Soundcheck TT mods, better power supply, turned off the screen etc. etc. Even with all of that, in terms of sound quality, a Pi 2 and an IQAudio DAC leaves a Touch eating dirt. If you can live without the display from the Touch (which is easy to get used to when you use either a smart phone, tablet or computer to control music playback from the Pi), there is no reason not to make the switch. The fundamental difference is that as good as the SBT is, you're still very much aware you're listening to digital audio. The Pi just sounds like music, and it's very easy to lose MANY hours getting completely drawn in by it.Originally Posted by Bonky
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