Squeezebox Classic - Do you like it?

I have a heavily modified Bolder Cable SB2 with the Nirvana Ultimate Power Supply. I had both the digital and analog mods done on it. I run it into an Anthem Statement D2 processor using the analog outs. I prefer the SB2 DAC to the DACS in the Anthem. I have about 2300 CD's ripped in lossless on two 500GB 2.5" HD's that hang off of a Vulcan Flipstart UMPC music server. I love the convenience of having my entire library at my fingertips; no more digging through racks of CD's for me.

I use a SB3 with a Welbourne Labs after market power supply running into a non-USB Benchmark DAC with both Toslink and SPDIF Silver cable and both methods sound wonderful to me running wirelessly to the SB3/Dac combo from a Dell Quad Core PC over a DLink DI-628, Version C router. Router rarely blips, PC runs rock steady with WIndows XP, and Squeezecenter runs great for me. Only time I have an issue is when Dominion Power decides to blink once in a while. Otherwise I love the setup, runnning it all day long streaming music to our system. The Welbourne Labs aftermarket power supply made backgrounds much blacker by a substantial amount to my ears and only cost @$200. The wife and I still like spinning Vinyl at night with a nice bottle of wine, but for everyday, 12 hours a day household listening the SB3 Combo is SCHWEEEEEET for the money, and convenient.

Enjoy the Music.

The Boulder Cable 5 volt regulated power supply is a recommended upgrade to the SB 3, also, taking it one step further, Red Wine Audio produces a battery power supply that reviewers seem to like. Additionally, there is 6.2 Firmware for the SB3 (I'm not the least bit familiar with it) that one reviewer felt was essential for upgraded performance.

Both Prpixel an Rootmann have mentioned upgraded power supplies that I will explore. Apparently this is an essential upgrade.

Puerto, have you confirmed that Red wine makes a battery power supply for the sb3? They don't advertise one on their website, etc.

Red Wine can still provide a battery system I believe. I am not sure if they will do a 5 volt system that is native to the stock and the Bolder Cable mods.