I am a former Resolution Audio owner and dealer, and the Opus 21 is still one of my favorite CD players; it is one of the most natural-sounding players I've heard, with very refined high frequency, smooth midrange, and full-bodied presentation. In contrast to the SonicFlare review, my only complaint about it was that I didn't feel it had the bass speed to really make it sound impactful relative to other CD players in the price range.
Compared to the Transporter, I will admit to preferring the sound of the Opus 21 (and at nearly twice the price, you would expect the Opus 21 to sound better). I thnk the Transporter is likely a bit more "precise", but does not have the organic sound quality that has made the Opus 21 famous. That said, I think the differences between high end digital sources like the Transporter and the Opus 21 are incremental, as compared to the dramatic differences you'd find between different speakers, amps, and preamps. So for the $1500 price difference between the Transporter and Opus 21, you could probably find an external DAC that would close the gap even further, maybe even surpassing it. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36681 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
