alekz;588243 Wrote: > 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.
Gotta disagree with you on the mods. I heard a TP modded by them. There was no difference sighted let alone blind. Some very astute people were doing the comparison with me: a recording engineer and a high end audio dealer. -- tomjtx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 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
