darrenyeats;210803 Wrote: > Phil, > Although in theory the SB3 should sound the same (or better) than my > Monarchy as a transport, to my ears it doesn't. > <snip> > I have tested this to death. The more I listen, the more I hear the > Monarchy is better. > tonyptony;210947 Wrote: > BAM! Darren, that's exactly the same feeling I have when I listen to my > Proceed PDT3 tranport vs. my SB3 (which has been modified by BOLDER). > The mods do help a lot, but the SB3 just does not portray the same > sense of space as my Proceed. Other than that I am very happy with it. > <snip> > No one misunderstand me, I LOVE my SB3, but even with the BOLDER mods > it doesn't out-do my old transport. Close, but not quite.
This is hard to say in public (again). I am retracting my above statement after blind testing I did with a friend this Sunday (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37553). In these blind tests, I preferred the SB3 as a transport to my Monarchy as a transport. I don't know whether my previous (and sighted) observations were different because I was fooling myself, or whether there is some burn-in effect with the SB3 or the linear PS. But I am giving the SB3+linear PS a good run now as a transport. Tony, just to be clear I am still very willing to accept your own observations - I'm just talking about my own. Darren PS: I'm only making these comments here since this thread has been bumped to the top by another poster, and I saw my previous comments... -- darrenyeats Monarchy CLD-M401 transport or SB3 -> Sony DAS-703ES DAC -> Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 (home-made room treatments and supports) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20855 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
