Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] External DAC - does it make a difference?

used to own a Perpetual Technologies upsampler box and the Chesky 96/24 DVDs of the day had much better SQ than the upsampled Redbook CDs. Sending an upsampled stream to a 192/24 DAC should produce a similar disparity compared to sending it an actual 192/24 recording. -- DotSystem

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] External DAC - does it make a difference?

michael123;519721 Wrote: 1) I was talking about DAC. Transporter has top-quality AKM (same as Metronome, Esoteric..) AKM now has a few newer DAC chips than the one used in the Transporter. -- DotSystem DotSystem's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] External DAC - does it make a difference?

section in the player sounds better (here) than that of the Transporter and, unlike the Transporter, its attentuator operates as analog except at low listening levels where chopped bits are not missed. -- DotSystem

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] External DAC - does it make a difference?

, Scott 350 tuner, Korg MR-2000s. Cables by Magnan, Von Gaylord and TG Audio. The amps are driven directly from the UX-1. Bass goes through the DBX. The Calylpso is bypassed through the UX-1 for phono and tuner. -- DotSystem

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC Upgrade. Weiss DAC202 (Minerva) or Berkeley Alpha?

the Transporter. YMMV. I will probably record my vinyl and SACD analog output at 176/24 and seek a networked product that does not dumb down the output to 96/24 and allows me to use an external DAC. -- DotSystem DotSystem's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Better DAC, Transporter, or High End Pre Amp, Help!

sounded harsh in my gym system. I tamed it by inserting a poor quality lossy outlet extender before the wall wart. This cable would make things worse in my main system. Go figure. -- DotSystem DotSystem's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Direct setup possible with low input impedance on power amp

class D amps have 8Kohm input impedance). I have heard class D driven by passive and buffered control units and active preamps. The best sound was with active preamps. -- DotSystem DotSystem's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The best power-amplifier for Logitech's Transporter?

An analog attentuator would not be a bad idea. The Transporter's digital attentuator will lose resolution as it is lowered. With an analog attentuator, you can set the Transporter attentuator to allow full output. The analog attentuator should not degrade at lower volume settings. -- DotSystem

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transportrer with high end DAC

(hardness, dialectric signature, impaired focus or other subtle irritaion) evident. Currently the transport in the NWO is used mostly to play SACD and DVD-As. 90% of CD listening is done using the Transporter driving its DAC. Bob -- DotSystem

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transportrer with high end DAC

substantial time on the Frykleaner. Bob -- DotSystem DotSystem's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15213 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59067

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New Transporter owner...

point. Neither group of owners should feel compelled to deride or attempt to marginilize the other group. -- DotSystem DotSystem's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15213 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Backorder???

a Squeezebox and nobody likes to be taken. -- DotSystem DotSystem's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15213 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43784