Hello, compared the two of them side by side some two weeks ago. I had very well known songs on me when I visited my dealer. He was so kint as to rebuild the chain I use at home: Amp Marantz PM-11s1 Dali Helicon 400 speakers We used tp with rca and with xlr. The tp worked as a standallone dac for the t+a music player. The latter only has rca as stated above. We also used a Bryston stereo power amp and the Audionet amp I v2 of which I have a very high opinion.
Well, what can I say? Over xlr the tp sounded far more well ... authoritative, solid even harsh or glassy: I don't know if it is good or bad since I originate from heavy metal I like the edge to the sound. The difference was less so when comparing rca connection (we took care to first sort out volumes although not using and spl meter.) The t+a sounds relaxed and open a little shy but music had good resolution to it. TP on the other hand made instruments jump at me a little closer. The salesman didn't prefer the tp for he said would sooner or later feel terrorized to highly over emphasize the matter. I think they are roughly en par and considering snr well they are both beyond red book specification arn't they? I just wonder how the t+a is driven... Well, he can obviously play cds but what software is needed to make it stream? The t+a has it's connectors on the back hidden beneath the top cover extending longer than the back side. This makes wiring very tricky especially when it is placed in a hifi rack. It has a digital volume regulation to it as well. So it can be directly connected to power amps. -- jaysung ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40119 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
