« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2006, 01:53:35 PM »
Is this a comparison of the A/D's in both units? If so, this comp. should be about the same as JB3 vs. R1 since the JB3 & iRiver reportedly uses the same A/D.
The analog input stage impacts sound quality in addition to the ADC, so even though the JB3 and iRiver may share the same ADC chip they may not sound the same.
Most of these systems (R1/R09 and minidisc included) use a single chip (preamp, line driver, ADC, DAC, etc) and they use the "reference design", so there should be little difference. I guess it pays to check though.
Thanks and +T to the OP for this nice comparison.
Richard
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