sting;186669 Wrote: > Stereophile review on Transporter said that Transporter alone was better > than SB3/DAC combination so I'm interested in the DAC inside the > Transporter. I wonder if adding a Sonos ZP80 frond-end (hence one > additional digital connection between the ZP80 and the Transporter) > would compromise the sound quality somewhat? Are there flaws for such > combination (Sonos ZP80 plus Transporter)? I really like the > multi-room feature of the Sonos. > > Thanks.
The SB3/DAC combination has to send the digital signal from the SB3 to the DAC over S/PDIF, and therefore is subject to jitter potential inherent in S/PDIF. The Transporter alone does not use S/PDIF and its architecture should have less potential for jitter. If you go with the ZP80/Transporter, you would be be subject to the same S/PDIF jitter potential. You would not be getting the benefit of the Transporter's "closely-coupled" architecture, and you would pay more than you need to to get a comparable DAC. Now, whether you personally can hear the difference among any of these alternatives we do not know. Personally, if I were to spend $2k on a Transporter I would use it for transport and DAC. If I already had decided on a transport and I wanted a better DAC, I would find a DAC that I like for much less than $2k. -- jeffmeh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33454 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
