earwaxer;452455 Wrote: > From what I have read about the sb plus dac vs. transporter option, you > wont save much going with the sb plus dac if you dont already have a > high end dac. You would have to at least look at Benchmark DAC for about > $1300, and that would be the minimum to put you in the sound category of > the transporter. You are also going to have to go SPDIF out from the sb > to the DAC - not a big fan of SPDIF! > > From a sound perspective my transporter blew away my Rega Apollo, which > is a $1000 Stereophile Class B rated cd player. The Transporter was > immediately more revealing and open in the sound. More flesh on the > bones. Super clean and super clear. > > If you dont already have a high end DAC I would go with the > transporter. You really cant go wrong, and you can tweak the sound to > you room and preference with your amp/preamp/speaker. The transporter is > a great basis for a very high end system. Possibly even better would be > the Modwright Transporter - modified with tubes etc! Some very real > bucks there at just under $4K! The Modwright was rated "state of the > art" by 6moons! You cant get much better than that!
Great, thanks! I have a MagicDAC but of course this isn't "high end". I did check out the modwrite but the WAF factor means I just can't spend that much :( It sounds like the transporter is the way to go, I just need to find a dealer here in the UK that isn't a total rip off... -- harbars ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harbars's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32450 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66594 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
