El Duderino: I think that a two channel audio system should be in balance. I believe that a financial ratio of 50% for speakers, 33% for amplification and 17% for sources is about right.
I am very familiar with Aperian speakers and have purchased the 5T's for my daughter. They provide incredible value and performance at the price point of $1000/pair. They are especially well suited to Home Theater use. The Transporter sounds far better to me than the SB3. That said, I would save the price difference and apply the $1700 towards an eventual speaker upgrade. There are many free-standing DAC's that might provide better sound from your current SB3 into your 5T's that would cost less than a Transporter. I use a Channel Islands VPA.2 DAC in one of my bedrooms. It costs $599. Jim -- boxerboy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ boxerboy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5786 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61686 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
