nicoff;162861 Wrote: > First post here so if I am asking for something that has been covered at > length elsewhere please excuse. > I have what many would consider a high-end audio system. I bought a SB > recently and love the idea transferring my entire CD collection to the > computer. I am using EAC to get FLAC files and streaming them to my SB. > I am transferring the digital data from the SB to a digital preamp > (Lexicon MC-1) which does the digital/analog conversion. > My first impression is that I sort of prefer the sound of my standalone > CD player (by a tiny margin)than when using the SB. (BTW, my CD player > is a Sonic Frontier CD-1, a tube player (yes, vacuum tube) that only > has analog outputs; no digital). So no D/A conversion is needed by the > Lexicon digital preamp when using the CD player. > > I am going to assume that if I am streaming digital data to a digital > preamp the SB and the Transporter should sound the same. Am I correct? > > Using analog output, would I be able to hear a noticeable difference in > sound (for the better of course) if I were to use the Transporter and > its analog output versus the SB? > > Thanks to all who reply!
IMO you sould try the Transporter using it's own DAC eg. TP analog outs I have a Sonic Frontiers CDT and their SFD2 Mark2 with recent mods. The TP is better than that by a WIDE margin. IMO I prefer the TP to the SB>Lavry as well although that is a MUCH closer call than the Sonic Frontiers. The TP has a 30 day trial period so I think it's a no-brainer to try it. I may never play a CD again...............I buy it , burn it, listen to it :-) -- tomjtx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30667 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
