Yes, the Bridge will make the comparison fair. No digital cables, no additional components in the path.
Two more things to consider. 1. I have a maui-modded Transporter. And mods can bring a device to a completely different league. So, a more interesting subject would be *Modded* Transporter vs PWD with Bridge. 2. PS Audio recommends using Power Plant Premier with PWD, saying that "you'll be amazed.... etc." I've already got PPP in my system and all I can say is that like having a more expensive DAC: more air, more 3D, clarity, all usual stuff. The thing is, the Transporter has become the weakest link in my system too. I thought about buying a used dCS Elgar+ (the price is pretty much comparable with PWD) as an external DAC for my Transporter, but the list of unresolved "buts" makes me think more than twice about such decision: o- Additional digital and power cable o- Elgar+ does not upsample o- Adding Puccini to the stack means more cables and money o- Is Transporter a good digital transport after all? o- Adding an external world clock will solve a part of the above issues but means more money o- Transporter does not understand 192kHz o- Elgar+ is a model from ~2000, Transporter (from what I understand) is about to be EOL'ed. Nothing is upgradable and "future proof". So, if PWD+bridge is indeed THAT GOOD as described in various forums, this is probably the best way to go at the moment. Saying that I'm seriously thinking about borrowing a PWD with the Bridge for a couple of days. -- alekz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ alekz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82155 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
