Gazjam;581734 Wrote: > Theres many threads on the Audiophile forums which testify to the > Transporter being a "better" transport...at least on paper - but not by > anything other than a small margin, but the conscensus (to my reading) > is that it is NOT worth the extra cost. > > Some folk on these forums (John Swenson I think it was?)even prefer the > Touch as a Transport. Yup. > > And regarding your Caiman (I own one and love it),over on the > ArtOfSound forum (I've seen you there ;)) one of the guys runs his > Transporter INTO his Caiman as he likes the improvement over the > Transporter the Caiman brings. > Its subjective you see...but the Transporter HAS been compared to the > Touch as a digital source, and its a pretty close run thing. > Id swap my Touch for a Transporter in a second...but not because of > sound quality reasons...it would look better in my rack!:) > > Would I pay $$$ extra for that no. Would you? > Do you use balanced outputs? I dont, do you? > Will you be using the Transporters digital inputs? Nope, the Caiman has > plenty. > Does "pride of ownership" matter more than value for money and absolute > comparative sound quality? I'm a Scot, so value for money is more > important! > > So, my $0.02 worth.. > DEFO change from a Duet, you'll never get the best from your Flacs > using that. > > My opinion? > Buy a Touch - the SPDIF out has been measured (and listened to) as > being EXTREMELY good and very very close to the Transporter. > Then mod the hell out of your Caiman (see AOS), and enjoy the music. > > Gaz.
Hey Gaz, I am happy to report that I've followed your advice and now I'm the proud owner of the Touch. Thanks! I don't have a way to compare my Touch to the Transporter, but now I'm mighty curious. The upgrade from Duet to Touch has been a monumental improvement. It really blew my socks off, it was much more dramatic than I've ever anticipated, even in my wildest dreams. Would spending extra 2 grand and upgrading from Touch to Transporter impress me as much as the upgrade from Duet to Touch did? Don't know, but if it would, I think it would be worth sticking my neck out and remortgaging the house. Two things I've noticed that a high quality digital transport brings: 1. Lowered noise (increases the signal. reduces the noise, and that results in a very, very audible overall improvement) 2. Lowered graininess. Everything now sounds super silky, smooth, like dripping honey or high quality melted chocolate. The bass never sounded deeper and firmer, and yet at the same time cleaner and more melodious. Have any of you guys tried Soundcheck's mods for the Touch yet? I've tried only one (disabled FLAC on the Touch and instead I'm feeding PCM from FLAC from my computer). Huge improvement, especially on the 24-bit material. What other mods will make it sound smoother with the lower noise floor? Oh, and one more thing -- my Caiman DAC loves the Touch. They're best buddies now! -- magiccarpetride ------------------------------------------------------------------------ magiccarpetride's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37863 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82520 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
