I'm going to go out on a limb here with some vast generalities! My opinion is that how you get the bits from the computer wirelessly to the DAC is a fairly benign digital process without much if anything to worry about in terms of "sound quality" issues.
When you start the D/A process is where the rubber meets the road! I'm not a big fan of SPDIF (coax and optical) but that is my bias. Other folks have no problems with it. I personally dont want my 1's and 0's converted to SPDIF so that my DAC can handle it. I2S is supposed to be better, but it is difficult to handle, and it is only designed for very short runs, not in cable lengths. USB is another option - not crazy about that either (although asyncronous seems decent - Wavelength DAC). Firewire might be better - jury is still out. Where does that leave us? The transporter takes care of it without dealing with the above issues. For me - I sleep better at night. It's not the final word though - I would like to hear a SB going SPIF to a Berkley Alpha DAC! But then we are talking $5K for the Alpa! Dream on! -- earwaxer Waxer Transporter Winsome labs mouse (modified) Maggie MMG's (modified) JPS Labs power cords Audioquest Granite speaker wire Silver Bullet interconnect HSU research sub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ earwaxer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32040 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67711 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
