Well, exactly my feeling when I got an external DAC to 'improve' the
sound of SB3. All those internet ravings and no difference that I could
hear. Gave it some time, hoping that somewhere somehow sometimes I'll
hear the difference. Never happened, so I sold the DAC, and the hit I
took on price is
I tested the noise floor of the Squeezebox3, the SB3 + Channel Islands
VDA-2 DAC, and the Transporter. Nothing fancy. I just stopped the
music, cranked it up 30 dB from the level I usually use to listen and
put my ear to the tweeter.
SB3 had a very noticeable hum. Actually, it was almost like
I'm running the latest production version...7.3.2. Transporter firmware
73.
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what kind of music and is it a good recording, sad fact xx recording
quality on most music these days has gone tits up.
So try it out with something well recorded with clean human voices and
acoustical instruments etc.
The production values even on some music that I realy like is such
that it's
Well noise is not that simple, equipment is speced with a relative value
SN ratio, I've never seen an absolute measurement of noise.
So how loud the noise will be in the speaker end is also dependent on
how loud the source is and how the gain structure overall looks like.
For example I would
audio53;423693 Wrote:
Hi Phil,
This is interesting. Can you expand on this comment? I currently use a
1m interconnect between my SB3 and PS Audio DataLink III DAC and would
like to understand this concept better. Do I need to buy a longer cable
or am I 'close enough'? Thanks.
Approx 1.5m
Electronic components for the Transporter I'm sure were chosen with
quality in mind. However, new components work best, and in fact with age
and use electronic components degrade and will eventually fall outside
their stated tolerances in terms of performance, which is likely to
affect fidelity,
I too am firmly in the camp that doesn't believe in break-in of solid
state electronics. So don't expect the TP to change. (I did hear a
difference in my TP's sound over the first few days, but firmly believe
it was me breaking in, not the TP :-).
There are many possible explanations for what
dekaliber;423727 Wrote:
SB3+CI DAC was dead silent! I almost wondered if it was actually
connected because it was eerie quiet, even at that volume.
Speculation: is it possible that the CI DAC detects digital silence and
mutes its output?
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cliveb
Transporter - ATC SCM100A
Thank you all.
Your replies are of great help in further strategising the solution
which probably concludes to buying a digital sound delay device like the
Felston I mentioned earlier.
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kllngtme;422743 Wrote:
...Are there any catalogs anyone can suggest to get a feel for things? I
have crutchfield coming in the mail.. stick with that?
You can request free printed catalogs from Audio Advisor and Music
Direct.
http://www.audioadvisor.com/
http://www.musicdirect.com/
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For those of you who have not yet read the TAS Transporter review here
is a brief summary.
The review was written by TAS' in house digital and computer audio
expert Steven Stone. Like all things TAS it is sorely lacking in the
technical department, such as measurements and a full rundown of all
Really, don't worry about the power supply as it won't make a truly
noticeable improvement in what you can actually hear. By all means do
however, add a DAC. Either save up for one in the future, or look on
Audiogon for a used DAC. There are some decent DACs on the market that
retail for
It's true that using a digital volume control results in sonic
degradation but there are a couple of points to consider.
1. Sonic degradation does not mean audible degradation.
2. Any volume control results in degradation of the signal. The valid
comparison is between a system using digital
darrenyeats;423899 Wrote:
It's true that using a digital volume control results in sonic
degradation but there are a couple of points to consider.
1. Sonic degradation does not mean audible degradation.
2. Any volume control results in degradation of the signal. The valid
comparison is
maxrob200;423439 Wrote:
I got myself a Dick Smith 30amp regulated linear power supply and set it
to 5 volts output. Huge piece of kit but to me it has improved the SB3
on analog out. My new external DAC is a Beresford TC7520 with updated
LM4562NA op-amps and IMO is a very good upgrade from
Hi,
Very new to audio systems generally. Wanted to setup a fairly simple
system with Transporter Integrated Amp Speakers
I've heard that balanced interconnects offer the best quality, but I
have not yet seen an integrated amp with anything but unbalanced inputs?
Is there a better solution for
Fatila wrote:
I've heard that balanced interconnects offer the best quality, but I
have not yet seen an integrated amp with anything but unbalanced inputs?
My Classe integrated amp has balanced input. There are some. There are
companies that make all of their amps be balanced.
For typical
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