highdudgeon;156191 Wrote: > Yes, I do -- the grammar isn't that tricky. It means that the > Transporter has sound A and the other two, namely TP+DAC and SB3+ DAC, > have sound B. Sound A and sound B are very close to each other. By > saying that two of the configurations, again, the TP+DAC and SB3+DAC > sound identical, I meant that they sound identical. > > I'll be even more specific: my impression is that the TP wins out in > terms of attack and transient response and has, overall, superior > treble -- not "trebly," just really nice. The DAC is perhaps -- > perhaps -- a bit more textured in the midbass. Imaging is so close to > identical that mentioning any differences is not worth it. > > I can say that we were able to pick up the TP and DACs on a regular > basis. The thing is, it wasn't that one was altogether better or > altogether worse. Some passages were just a tad more involving and > realistic -- a tad -- with one than with the other. > > I think that owning a TP with an outdoor DAC is a waste of money. The > TP is that good. There is a good argument, however, for owning a SB3 > and DAC (cheaper, after all) IF you use a DSP device. On the other > hand, the looks and convenience of the TP trump the other solution. > > This really isn't different from Ben Diss's well thought-out evaluation > at Phil's place. He said something along the lines of the > configurations being around 98%or 99% (or higher) of each other. I > think he's right. When you're shopping then, you need to consider > convenience, system savings, looks, etc. For instance, for me, a > downside to the TP is the as-yet unfixed digital loop. That's a biggie > and I think Slim knows it. On the other hand, you can plug multiple > digital sources into the back and use the thing as a preamp with remote > control. You can do the same with a Lavry, but they you have to get up > and use that annoying switch to adjust the volume on your secondary > source. My wife likes the looks of the TP. She thinks the SB3 looks > like an alarm clock (it does) and that using it with the Lavry makes > our room look like an engineer's tweaking place and not family living > rooom. She is right. We both agree that the sound is as good as > anything else. I sold my Lavry -- and not because I need the money. > > Anyway, yes, Virginia, that was a grammatically correct sentence. > Perhaps a bit quick, if you read it quickly, but grammatically sound. > Thank you for the snippy comment. Posts like that, comments that you > would never make in person, out of basic politeness, really liven up > the atmosphere of this forum and encourage good relations. You are > very clever indeed. > > Clear?
getting the TP + a mediocre dac (eg larvy) will be a waste of money i agree. But if u get a resonable DAC (eg emm lab) with a word clock output option to slave the TP I do believe it is going to make a difference and sound better than the TP itself although i havent try it myself. I will do that after xmas. The whole point of buying the TP for transport purpose is their word clock input function, which costs around $1400 if you compare it to a sb3. -- Konig ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Konig's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29875 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
