Hi,
I've recently changed my transporter's configuration in order to use
directly itunes (macosx 10.4.10) to manage and play my music. So i've
bought an airport express, activate airtunes and connect the airport
express directly to the transporter using the toslink digital in.
After some
The Modwright mod completely rebuilds the output stage, so will
certainly change the sound. I see no reason why it should not be
possible to improve on the stock unit - IMO a valve output stage makes
good sense.
The problem with mods for me is that lack of ability to test what it
does. You
Before dropping $2,000 you could try digital-domain effects with the
Inguz plug-in - http://inguzaudio.com/usage/plugin/
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iwalker;224434 Wrote:
The alternative to the minimalist approach is egd's system with the ATC
SCA2 preamp.
This would allow me to use vinyl , but is it going to add or detract
from the overall quality?
Adding any kind of active electronics into the signal path can only
ever degrade the
Transporter - Denon 3805 AVR - Rotel RMB 1095 5 channel amp - 3x BW
804, 2x BW 805. Velodyne DD15 Subwoofer (driven by Denon).
Mostly play in so called 5channel stereo via the Denon AVR. Sometimes
switch to pure direct on the Denon when 'really listening'.
Denon useful as front end as I use
aha. nobody heard his class-a tube stages for other players before? as
far as I read on the web his mods are highly regarded to sound damn
good.
I just want a one-box solution and that is transporter. I have my denon
3910 connected via optical + my PC. I don't want any other tube preamp
but you
Right, but everyone knows that there are 10 kinds of people in the
worldthose who understand binary and those who don't.
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If the transporter are so good why do people what to mod it ?
If slimddevices was given the task of creating a cost no objeects
reference devices like that transporter, based apone the transporter
but where the price diddnt matter would the end up with the stock
transporter ?
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I doubt if I'm the only one wishing to use an SB3 with one of the new,
micro class T amps. I saw the Kingrex T20U which looks just the job,
and it carries its own DAC, albeit with only a USB input.
Is it possible to connect the SPDIF output from the SB3 to this via
some sort of adaptor ? I
truckfighters,
I have been watching the thread over on audiocircle discussing this
modificaiton with interest. I am in the wait and see camp though, I'm
sure a few will go for it and post their findings. I anticipate we'll
get a shootout in due time with the stock vs. mod'd transporter.
Re:
harmonic;224568 Wrote:
If the transporter are so good why do people what to mod it ?
The Spanish have an answer for that question:
De ilusion tan bien se vive
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tomjtx;224589 Wrote:
harmonic;224568 Wrote:
If the transporter are so good why do people what to mod it ?
The Spanish have an answer for that question:
De ilusion tan bien se vive
Are i see bravo you have really figured the whole thing out.
I have read
iwalker;224406 Wrote:
I recently bought a Transporter and connected the balanced output into
Active ATC 100 speakers.
I am worried that I have damaged the speakers..
Despite following all instructions, I could not get the volume control
on the Transporter to operate at all. This meant
Why don't you just run the SB3 analogue outs into the kingrex...it's
not like the DAC in there is going to be noticeably better than the one
in the SB3...
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF
Hey harmonic - If you don't have anything useful to add to the
discussion - just hold your tongue.
I for one have had both a Modwright-modded CD player as well as his SWL
9.0 preamp. Both VERY good. I have no doubt that he will make real
improvements on the sound of the Transporter. For some
TP - dCS Delius DAC - Naim 552 - Naim 300 - Naim SL2s
Interestingly neither the TP nor the dCS seem to deliver as good a
sound when connected directly to the 300. Pitty, I was hoping to free
up some cash!
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It is probably safe to say the modwright TP will sound different because
it uses tubes.
whether or not it sounds better is a matter of preference . If you
prefer tubes you might think it is better , if you prefer SS you might
not like the mods.
As one poster pointed out, why not try a tube
Hi Again!
Both me and Hammer are back from Holiday.
We are waiting to get some help from Hammers friend at the Royal
Institute of Technology.
He is a researcher and has very limited time.
Things may take a while, But please be patient. We realy like to track
this thing down.
I have tried
They're BCK
I am so excited to see that this important issue will be resolved :-)
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Quality is the paramount issue for me and for that reason I've not used
the SB3 DAC. So back to the question - can the SB3 feed a digital
output to a USB DAC ?
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liffy99;224628 Wrote:
Quality is the paramount issue for me and for that reason I've not used
the SB3 DAC. So back to the question - can the SB3 feed a digital
output to a USB DAC ?
You appear to be assuming that the external DAC will outperform the
SB3...why? Have you listened to it or do
liffy99 wrote:
Quality is the paramount issue for me and for that reason I've not used
the SB3 DAC. So back to the question - can the SB3 feed a digital
output to a USB DAC ?
Have you looked at a SB3? Do you see a place to plug in a USB cable?
Also, what makes you think that a USB DAC will
barty;224613 Wrote:
Hey harmonic - If you don't have anything useful to add to the
discussion - just hold your tongue.
I for one have had both a Modwright-modded CD player as well as his SWL
9.0 preamp. Both VERY good. I have no doubt that he will make real
improvements on the sound of
tomjtx;224617 Wrote:
It is probably safe to say the modwright TP will sound different because
it uses tubes.
whether or not it sounds better is a matter of preference . If you
prefer tubes you might think it is better , if you prefer SS you might
not like the mods.
As one poster pointed
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Just making this post at least 10 cahracters.
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I saw this amp in HiFi Choice and wondered if anyone here has any
experience of them?
http://www.advance-acoustic.com/en-product.php?id=25
It is listed as 100W with a built in 24-bit/192Khz DAC and seems to
cost around £599.00 which make it very useful when teamed up with an
SB3.
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why is it always that my threads turn out into battles?
guys - PLEASE - this thread is only about modding the transporter and
what you people think about the sound of it after the modification.
I want to hear voices of people who really for instance heard tube
components of modwright before. Or
truckfighters;224651 Wrote:
why is it always that my threads turn out into battles?
guys - PLEASE - this thread is only about modding the transporter and
what you people think about the sound of it after the modification.
I want to hear voices of people who really for instance heard tube
truckfighters;224651 Wrote:
why is it always that my threads turn out into battles?
Why did you post here, then? The mod was only announced within the
last couple of days, so it's not likely that anyone has heard the
results.
Post to AudioCircle if you want fanboy opinions from pretend
truckfighters wrote:
why is it always that my threads turn out into battles?
guys - PLEASE - this thread is only about modding the transporter and
what you people think about the sound of it after the modification.
I want to hear voices of people who really for instance heard tube
components
Wow - why all the questions ?
I've tried the SB3 DAC and it didn't come close to my Lyngdorf
(unsurprising given the cost differential). Don't know yet how good the
one in the Kingrex is.
But whatever fidelity is on offer I just want to know if there is a
away of linking the SPDIF output of the
I think this will be my last post on this forum , its turned very
cynical.
The very point about moddifing audio components is that its here you
can get real improvments, cables platforms and so on will only make
the sound dufferent.
Have do a company improve a component ? the moddifiy it
harmonic;224660 Wrote:
I think this will be my last post on this forum , its turned very
cynical.
The very point about moddifing audio components is that its here you
can get real improvments, cables platforms and so on will only make
the sound dufferent.
Have do a company improve
liffy99 wrote:
Wow - why all the questions ?
Can I connect the SB3 SPDIF to a USB input somehow ?
Again, do you see a USB connection on the SB3?
If not, then you can't do it without some sort of convertor/adaptor.
Can you do it somehow? Of course, but how may get complex, and may not
be worth
The very point about moddifing audio components is that its here you can
get real improvments, cables platforms and so on will only make the
sound different.
Those that have been exposed to mods done right will have a hard time
coping with some of the skeeptics in here.
Have do a company
tomjtx;224662 Wrote:
There are so many logical flaws in the above post that it is almost self
refuting:-)
Harmonic, I think you will enjoy AC. You should find others of your
mind set who won't challenge you to think clearly.
Logical flaws pleas explain ?
You like to provoke i see
harmonic wrote:
Logical flaws pleas explain ?
I am not tomjtx, I didn't write it, but you seem to have the concepts of
'improvement' confused with 'change'.
It is trivial to change/modify a component and make the sound change.
That is not at all the same as an improvement. Some improvements
I have no experience with tube sound yet.
You are correct, it is really silly to send a TP to the US and have it
ripped apart - no way back then.
Don't get me wrong. I love the transporter for it's functionality and
the sound (+ of course the looks :).
I can listen for hours and days without
Pat Farrell;224669 Wrote:
harmonic wrote:
Logical flaws pleas explain ?
I am not tomjtx, I didn't write it, but you seem to have the concepts
of
'improvement' confused with 'change'.
It is trivial to change/modify a component and make the sound change.
That is not at all the
No one has said the TP couldn't be improved. It may have been said it's
unlikely.
Some, me included, think that it represents current SOTA and it would
take a lot of time and solid engineering to possibly improve on it.
The improvment would likely be small and I would be skeptical that a
modder
truckfighters;224488 Wrote:
hi there,
as some might remember, my first thread about good transporter MODS
turned out into something nobody wanted.
I'm having a bad case of deja vu here.
truckfighters;224488 Wrote:
the earlier mentioned tube stage mod for transporter is available
Whoa! There for a minute I thought for sure I was reading AC...
Mods are what they are... they modify the equipment, they modify the
sound, they modify your wallet. In my experience, generally all for
the better. Are mods cost-effective? Not often. If/when you sell,
you rarely get a
One problem I see here is that too many of you who are quick to poo-poo
mods are holding up the stock Transporter sound as something sacred
and/or correct. All it is is the house sound. It's what Slim Devices
came up with at their price/profit point. I have one. It is an
excellent neutral
barty wrote:
For the tube naysayers,
I haven't noticed any tube naysayers. Specifically, I haven't seen
anyone say that tubes are good or bad, just that they are colored.
But with modern capacitors and transformers,
tube amps can be world-class with none of the faults associated with
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Question:
barty;224693 Wrote:
For the tube naysayers, I'm betting you've never lived with a good
modern tube rig. It's many people's natural instinct to feel it is
antiquated technology. But with modern capacitors and transformers,
tube amps can be world-class with none of the faults associated
Pat,
I think that saying tubes color the sound is rather pejorative in the
audiophile world. Tubes sound different. I'll back down from saying
better, because that is in the ear of the listener. I'll counter that
transistors sound colored to me because they don't reproduce the
sound of
barty wrote:
I think that saying tubes color the sound is rather pejorative in the
audiophile world. Tubes sound different. I'll back down from saying
better, because that is in the ear of the listener. I'll counter that
transistors sound colored to me because they don't reproduce the
No you can't connect them. I'm not aware of any device (other than a
computer) that you could use to go from SPDIF-USB.
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ain't what you'd call minimal...
...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1
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