sb2 vs sb3

[udaman]

I read the product comparison between the SB2 vs SB3. Seems like they are pretty much the same except the SB3 has a bigger,brigher display and two antennas. Other than those differences, both SB are practically the same.

Is this correct?

Also, I may buy a used SB2 but concern about the small display. The chair is about 11' away from the SB2. Is the display viewable from 11' away?

thanks,

[mherger]

> I read the product comparison between the SB2 vs SB3. Seems like they
> are pretty much the same except the SB3 has a bigger,brigher display
> and two antennas.

The display is identical, too. And due to some filtering it's even a very little _less_ bright than SB2.

Michael

[snarlydwarf]

If buying used, just be very careful to make sure it is an SB2, not an SB1 or SB1G. (The case for the three are the same: but SB2 has a much prettier display and far more capabilities.)

[udaman]

If buying used, just be very careful to make sure it is an SB2, not an SB1 or SB1G. (The case for the three are the same: but SB2 has a much prettier display and far more capabilities.)

How can you absolutely verify that it is indeed an SB2?

[udaman]

[QUOTE=Michael The display is identical, too. And due to some filtering it's even a very little _less_ bright than SB2.

Michael[/QUOTE]

Must be the marketing pictures. The SB3 display pics seems a bit better on the website.

[mflint]

How can you absolutely verify that it is indeed an SB2?

Ask the seller to take a photograph of the label on the underside of the unit.

[peterw]

Must be the marketing pictures. The SB3 display pics seems a bit better on the website.

No, the SB3 display is definitely about a full step less bright than the SB2. As in, the brightest SB3 setting is about the same as the second-brightest SB2 setting. The VFD is the same, but the lens on the SB3 is both a different color and somewhat darker than its SB2 counterpart. In bright sunlight, this might be an issue. In any other lighting conditions, it's no big deal.

-Peter

[udaman]

mflint / peterw, thanks for the reply. Looks like the sb2 seems like a good buy. Hope it is still available.

[crooner]

I actually sold my SB3 to get a SB2 for my Super Squeezebox project. Another advantage of the SB2 is the form factor which allows easy transfer of the guts to a custom audio enclosure.

[udaman]

I actually sold my SB3 to get a SB2 for my Super Squeezebox project. Another advantage of the SB2 is the form factor which allows easy transfer of the guts into a custom audio enclosure.

wow! I guess you improve the sound quality quite a bit.