Wireless Slim Devices Squeezebox performance

Be sure to get a linear, and use toslink, or else your system will become "noisy".

Kennyt,
In ideal conditions, I do perfer AES, and SpIDF over optical.
This is not the case with the SB3.
The wall wart power supply, tosses huge amount of noise in theAc curcuit that feed your entire system, which in turn can have serious negative impact on system performance. This is why I mentioned to use a Linear power supply. I say Toslink, because to prevent a conductive niose issue. Since the SB3 does not have a common ground that can help reduce the HF niose, Toslink will prevent the niose from contaminating your whole system. Users have found disconnectiont the SB3 from power and from thier system, totally, yields much better performance, while playing another source, such as optical disc extraction. please note, this is dependent on how revealing a person system is, and other factors, such as our hearing.

You can just buy a generic linear power supply, or get one, like the ones I make for my customers.
Anthony
mauimods.com

Kennyt,
You have a major bottle neck in the Meridian 861, that holding back the performance of your whole system. I provide the solution to many dealers and end users worldwide. for more info, email me direct.

Anthony