timequest;427581 Wrote: > I love the Transporter, don't get me wrong. Truth is, immediate A/B > comparisons on the dealers best system reveled that the Cullen Stage IV > PS Audio DL-III clearly sounded better than the TP (DAC connected to TP > A/B with/without) - there's no other way to say it, everyone there > heard the difference. I want to get the newest PSA DAC, the PWD, which > has true I2S inputs (in the way of HDMI connectors). I really want to > see if I can mod the Duet receiver with an I2S output. Is that doable?
Hmmm... so how carefully was this test done? - were the outputs of the TP and DAC level matched to within <0.5dB? If not, the test is highly suspect. Can you describe why you felt the DAC was "better"? There are two fundamental differences in play... the digital/jitter aspect where TP has a theoretically much better implementation than anything using SPDIF...and the final analogue circuitry where component choices and circuit design will "voice" the sound differently in the two products. The DAC chip itself is involved in both aspects as are the power supply arrangements. IMHO you should look for a DAC with word-clock out and try that with the duet(suitably modded). This will outperform using i2s into a DAC. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB3 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Outdoors: Boom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63796
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