(A second post because of an important technical point) Actually, I was pretty straightforward...but, in my experience, some people, and especially those with vested interests, tend to be defensive. But that's beside the point.
Nik -- you don't want to run an SB directly to you amps. Okay, I have done that, briefly, and so have others. Briefly. However, no matter what mods you have, running the SB directly to your amps is a bad idea. Ask Sean. He writes about this in more than one thread. The point is, somewhere long the line the digital volume control could fail and you could blow your speakers. Not a good thing. So, regardless, if you are using a SB, you need something between it and the amps. In my case, I am using a Lavry DAC. It has an attenuation feature, like the Benchmark, so it essentially functions as my line stage. No need for a separate line stage. Does this make sense? The cabling thing is a non-issue. A half meter run of s/pdif cable to a re-clocking DAC makes ZERO difference. Again, read JA's reviwe of the SB3 -- it, with a cable and a good DAC makes for terrific, world-class sound. My bias: buy a SB3. It comes with a warranty. Buy a good DAC, like a Benchmark or a Lavry. Again, you get a warranty. Be happy. Or, for a bit more money, buy a Transporter. Of course, some people ENJOY the process of modifying gear, and, well, more power to them. The only reason I posted was because 1) some of the things in that post seemed more than a bit iffy to me and 2) I think it is inevitable that someone will come out with expensive mods for the Transporter. Period. That is all I had to say. Again, I beg of all of you: let this thread stop HERE. Let's just accept the fact that we feel differently about this topic. If I irritated you, I hereby apologize. niknik;141440 Wrote: > (english is not my native language so sorry for mistakes) > > It seems though that in some ways you are begging for a fight. The tone > that your first post is written in is far from containing the > objectivity that you ask for yourself. As is the way you address > participants of the thread. I can easily understand if you get flamed. > > > > I find the subject in this thread interesting. I was the one who > provided you with the link for the comparrison of the Transporter and a > heavily modded SB2. So yes I do find it interesting. > > I have NOT heard a modded Squeezebox. I don't have the possibilities to > audition one (before I made the decision of purchasing one) -so I read. > I have stumbled over many fine comparrisons from very serious and kind > people. People that have sold very (scientifically correct /or not?) > fine expensive equipment; pre's, dac's and cables. And are now running > straight from the analog outs from a -yes you guessed right, modded SB. > > > Off course you can get very good results using the SB with already > proven to be good DAC's. I would be stupid to say different. And the > Transporter is by no doubt a very fine piece of hardware. > > What is for me more interesting is that with the SB you have a chance > to get your signal path shortened. No CD player. No Pre. No (extra) > DAC, Less cabling. > PC -> SB -> Power Amp -> Speakers.. Very clean and simple. Off course > there are other ways to do it. But this way is very interesting as far > as I am concerned. And this can be acchieved for half the price for a > Transporter (for a medium modded SB) or about the same price as the > transporter -(MAYBE) surpassing it.. > And reports of setups just as described has been good. Even if the > reports had been less good it would still be interesting in terms of > development. But now that the feedback is as good as it is it becomes, > THE BOMB. Just kidding. ~becomes even more interesting I was about to > say.. > > I really respect all the modders out there. They do some great efforts > to research and push the limits. Private as small companys. Fraud in > this area is VERY limited as far as I can sense. Experimenting not. > Heavily exotic experimenting also not. But the desire to perfect -and > having fun while doing it is there by tenfolds. > > Happy listening -and modding :-D > > Regards > /Nik -- highdudgeon SB3->Lavry DA10->Nuforce 9.02s->Harbeth Monitor 30s/Skylan stands. Simple and satisfying. In a larger room, I would move back to larger speakers, subs, and probably RCS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ highdudgeon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28080 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
