Ben Diss wrote: > > My conclusion is that the power supply in my rig makes no difference > and the Lavry adds detail otherwise missing from the stock SB3.
Ben, Nice test, and nice write up. Regarding your explanation of how the Lavry sounds better than the stock SB3, it's hard to put into words, isn't it? Before I got my Transporter, I used a SB1, then SB2, then SB3 into a modified Art DI/O ADAC. The DI/O sounded quite a bit better than the SB1 analogue outs, but the difference was more subtle with the SB2 & SB3, and also difficult to describe! The best way I can summarise it is that the DI/O sounds more musical, more relaxed, smoother, a more open sound. On a couple of occassions, after switching between SB and DI/O, I didn't bother checking how I'd left it setup. On both occasions, after about half an hour of listening, I felt that something wasn't quite right and found I'd was listening to the SDB analogue outs rather than the DI/O. On switching back, I couldn't here much (any?) difference immediately, but the long-term listening experience was much more enjoyable. Now, tell me how one would identify that sort of difference in an ABX test? Answer: you probably couldn't. But it's definitely there - the DI/O is better than the stock SB, but not in an immediately obvious way. Make of this what you will! R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
