Hi All,
I finally managed to get my BP25DA down to my dealer Phase 3 in Southampton England to check it out, we hooked up a couple of CDP's to the DAC inputs and toggled the switch several times. I am pleased to say the pre-amp performed as it should and didn't "drop out". When I got back home I re-connected the G08 to DAC 1 without the Squeezebox and yes the amp performed correctly, add the SB3 to DAC 2 and after toggling the DAC selection switch a few times and the pre amp cut out. this doesn't happen when analogue inputs are used.
So it would appear that the SB3 maybe faulty causing the BP25DA to drop/mis-read the incoming data stream????, the top 1/3 of the display has failed already so I'm not that impressed with my recent purchase (March this year). It also suffers from frequent drop-outs when listening to internet radio, but that could be our copper wire based broadband connection served by the wonderful British Telecom. Cable broadband apparently isn't much better in our area either, what's the performance like across the pond?
I expect the Slimdevices/Logitech Transporter should be a better bet as it is aimed at the "audiophile" market, but it's £1200+ and I haven't enough points with SWMBO (would be lost with out her) yet for that, having blown those getting my current system.
Any suggestions for alternatives for a network storage and streamer system gratefully received.
I must say thanks to Sam at Phase 3 in Southampton, Ceri Thomas at PMC UK and the Tech guys at Bryston for their help in solving the cause of my snag. Sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees.
Regards,
Barry.B