Well, if you simply need a pre/dac for the SB, the remote is certainly a
point.
I was wondering whether you could ask M.Beresford: perhaps he has a way
of fitting a motorized volume knob (with a remote) ?
Unfortunately, all dacs (that I'm aware of) with remote controls cost
quite a bit
An number of us have asked Stan about a remote volume control. He thinks
a motorised pot would come be very expensive in a box such of bargain
price, and its inclusion would take the cost above that at which he
could sell.
He has observed that the DAC chip has itself a digital volume control.
All in one design w/ decent DAC implementation and analog stages?
If they can rid it of the digital volume control scheme and instead put
a discreet analog step ladder volume pot in it, sign me up!
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empty99
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empty99;465737 Wrote:
All in one design w/ decent DAC implementation and analog stages?
If they can rid it of the digital volume control scheme and instead put
a discreet analog step ladder volume pot in it, sign me up!
I agree that the Touch with a decent DAC would be the equivalent of a
I ended up ordering the A5s, B-stock. Received this AM. Listening now.
Superb!
For fun, I connected them to a switch to allow quick side-by-side
comparison of old vs new. (Old = 15 year old boombox with leftover
Samsung surround speakers) The differences are astonishing!
Thanks to all for
ralphpnj;465757 Wrote:
I agree that the Touch with a decent DAC would be the equivalent of a
Transporter. And what you are suggesting would be a Transporter/analog
preamp hybrid.
Just a Transporter with a knob (a GOOD knob, ala discreet metal film
resistor clicker to adjust volume)
empty99;465905 Wrote:
Just a Transporter with a knob (a GOOD knob, ala discreet metal film
resistor clicker to adjust volume)
SB3A3.24MFDAC25k Alps2NakPA7sN802Nice!
Good to be back to the forum.
I don't think so. The only volume adjustment presently available on the
Transporter is in
ralphpnj;465912 Wrote:
I don't think so. The only volume adjustment presently available on the
Transporter is in the digital domain. To be able to adjust the volume in
the analog domain would mean adding an analog preamp stage (circuit) to
the Transporter, which is a lot more than just
empty99;465922 Wrote:
the analog outs on the TP as is has plenty of voltage, both XLR and RCA
outs, see specs. My vision calls for disabling the digital volume
control (or leave it at 100% in software), then put a pot on the analog
outs, even on the XLR (cost a bit more to build due to
Well, you can put a passive preamp if you like :
http://www.creekaudio.com/products/obh22.php
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Themis
SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Denon 3808 - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus
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Okay, I'm a bit new to the whole SB thing. My question is, do I have my
equipment setup as good as it can be with what I have?
- I'm running a Duet which is wirelessly tied to a dedicated computer
running Win XP.
- I use Media Monkey for organizing my music.
- I am feeding the coaxial digital
Welcome to the forums. ;)
First of all: Don't panic !
MediaMonkey is probably the best tagging/organizing software, first
good point.
You should try both solutions Duet analogue output into the amp,
then digital output to MSB dac
and decide which one you prefer.
You should try using your
cliveb;461997 Wrote:
It would appear that Logitech and/or their distributors are attempting
to divest themselves of a lot of Transporter inventory. What might this
mean? Optimists might wonder if there's some kind of TP2 in the
pipeline. But I'm inclined to wonder if this spells the end of
If it happened at all, it wouldn't happen soon. Virtually all
acquisitions contain non-compete clauses for the principals of the
acquired company. This means that when they leave, they can't come out
with a competing product right away.
Most non-competes run for a year minimum. So Fall 2010
Digitech;466003 Wrote:
Okay, I'm a bit new to the whole SB thing. My question is, do I have my
equipment setup as good as it can be with what I have?
- I'm running a Duet which is wirelessly tied to a dedicated computer
running Win XP.Best is a wired ethernet connection, but if you are
My Transporter is connected to an A/V Preamp (Anthem D2). A friend owns
a SB and uses an external DAC to convert the digital data into analog
before feeding it to his preamp; he claims that using the external DAC
he gets better sound than the SB alone.
Questions:
* Would I benefit from using an
That does not matter.
They have a full year to start thinking and design a new product.
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cheetah
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The Anthem (as with nearly all a/v receivers) normally digitizes all its
inputs which is probably not what you want. This both introduces a
superfluous A-D-A stage, and places an upper limit on your performance
to that of the Anthem's internal ADC and DAC.
However the D2 lets you bypass the
Themis;465958 Wrote:
It has only switches and an Alps potentiometer, it does not affect
quality at all, as it has no preamp stage.
Unfortunately, this isn't exactly true
Passive preamps generally have lowish input impedances, and highish
output impedances, which, depending on what they
Have u had any experience with Berkeley audio alpha dac/preamp? it has
got a lot of rave reviews. Some reported the combo sounded a lot better.
However, I am sure why it does not have a word clock. Is it an absolute
must?
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cheetah
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