Rodney_Gold;424327 Wrote: > Digital output of both TP and SB3 equal. So your decision to buy a TP > has to be related to it's DAC and some other peripheral questions. > If you expect the TP to trounce the SB3 sonically , you will be > dissapointed. IMHO if sonics are the only question then an outboard > DACof your choice and flavour might be the better buy. > If you want looks , digital effects loop , balanced outputs , better > power supply , the ability to play hi rez music and the ability of the > TP to act as a stand alone DAC and digital pre all in one unit - then > buy one.
If you have the money for the Transporter, if it were me, I would put that in your system in a heartbeat. I have to disagree with Rodney on the TP and SB3 digital output being equal. The TP has a much better power supply. And I believe the Jitter is much lower on the TP then on the SB3. I do tend to lean toward Rodney's way of thinking when only using the digital output to a point. I am in the camp that the SB3 and a DAC like the Bel Canto is hard to beat, but combined they cost more then a Transporter. Again just my personal opinion, but my Dodson DA-217 MK2-D Digital Processor sounds better and is more real and alive when being feed from my Transporter then from my SBR or SB3. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: SB3, GFR-700HD, Thiel 2.3, Second Boom Home Office: SB3, NAD C370, two VSM-1 Home Gym: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 House Portable: SB3, Audioengine A5 Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Expedition: SB3, ToughBook ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63465 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
