------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64028 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: To what is your Transporter connected - Preamp - Poweramp ------------------------------------------------------------------------
It's not an answer to your question, but I can give you a perspective that may be relevant. For about eighteen months, I had my CD player (which has a good quality volume control) directly connected to ATC active loudspeakers, using an XLR balanced connection. This was a nice, minimalist setup and, so I thought, sounded pretty good. However, when I purchased a Transporter and decided to move my LP12 to this system, I obviously needed a pre-amp, and was lucky enough to get a second-hand ATC SCA2. This was a major improvement! I can only conclude that the SCA2 is better (yes, better, not different) at driving the ATC power amps. Perhaps the input and output impedances are better matched? (They clearly should be a good match, being manufactured by the same company ...) Perhaps the SCA2 is "easier" for the CD player to drive? Perhaps the CD player's direct output (without volume control) is better? Clearly, there may be cases where no pre-amp is better but, in this particular instance, the pre-amp was very definitely an improvement. -- Vereina ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vereina's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64028 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
