SatoriGFX;234100 Wrote: > I have no idea "why" transports sound different though I have read lots > of theories that try to explain why. Having said that, they DO sound > different, to me anyhow. I recently purchased a CEC belt drive > transport out of curiosity. I was rather happy with my Squeezebox but > had always lusted after a CEC transport and one came up at a price I > couldn't resist. I expected small differences, small enough that one > could ignore them if they had to. Not the case unfortunately (I really > wanted to believe that the Squeezebox was as good and I could continue > to enjoy it's conveniences and I did spend alot of time ripping my cd > collection). The CEC's sound is substantially different than that of > my Squeezebox or my Oppo DVD player, all feeding the same DAC (using > either a DHLabs D-75 coax or a cheapo glass toslink cable). One would > have to be deaf not to hear the differences because they are not at all > subtle. We aren't talking 2 shades of black that are very close, so > close that either could pass for the other. The differences are > clearly evident. Is it more accurate? I can't say in absolute terms. > I can only say that it sounds superior to me, by a substantial margin. > I haven't sold the Squeezebox yet, but I haven't turned it on in weeks > other than to compare it's sound to my CEC just to make sure I am not > hearing things. I'm not.
SatoriGFX, Read this thread carefully http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37553&highlight=blind+test I heard differences between transports too but my preference got reversed (see the thread). Darren -- darrenyeats SB3 / Inguz -> Sony DAS-703ES DAC -> Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 Dell laptop -> JVC UX-C30 mini system ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39113 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
