all sound the
same, eh?
-Roy
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and performed a supervised blind A/B?
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different caps or whatever...
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xand1x;284050 Wrote:
x2. Srajan's review would have been more credible if he compared it to a
stock transporter in all fairness. I highly doubt financial constraint
was a limiting factor either =\
I agree. Srajan should have had a stock TP on hand as a reference.
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confidence by demonstrating that
you don't have an open mind? Have you listened to the ModWright
Transporter? I doubt, it yet you seem to prejudge it without first hand
knowledge. It would be very interesting to conduct blind A/B tests of the
stock TP vs. the MWTP.
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. I imagine that you could change
some of the TP's caps to let's say v-caps and the sound might be
significantly improved.
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and not like live performances.
Not everything can be measured with present day equipment.
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Poor Markhh2. I guess he has been driven off because he posted his
personal experience which happens to contradicts most of the Boy Scouts
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,
As I said in my Slim forum review , you have done a great job with your
mods.
Anyone who already has you modded SB with Ultimate PS doesn't need to
buy a Transporter.
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Bill,
I would suggest that you go to
http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?board=46.0 and submit the
same post. That forum has many more participants so the odds are that
you will find more useful and objective information.
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is a prerequisite to any progress or claims to scientific
objectivity.
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regularly sends his products off to various shootouts but there are
usually a number of people at the event to assure at least some degree
of objectivity.
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feel that $750 would be better spent elsewhere in my modest system.
I'm now testing/break-in a refurbished Scott LK -48 tube integrated amp
which is confusing the evaluation of the BSB.
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the the old Scott will be excellent with my system. It has
some serious iron and is, I think, a good match for my high efficiency
speakers. I'm listening Alison Krauss Lonely Runs Both Ways and she
sounds as if she is in the room singing to just me.
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of taste. I think that the results of your shootout are no
longer available on the forum server but I didn't do an extensive
search. Please state the reason(s) for your new point of view.
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, believe that one should consult a wide variety sources
before making any audio purchase.
I found your comparison interesting because it conflicts drastically
with most of what I've read on some other forums especially Audio
Circle.
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Not to split hairs but are you being polite to the TP because your are
on the Slim Devices forum? Your 12/19/06 comments on AC seem to
contradict much of what you have stated in your post that pretty much
bashes the Bolder SB. I don't really know what your true opinion is!
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Storage is very cheap so why even listen to mp3's when lossless is there
for the taking?
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Do you still rip to mp3's and at what bps? I suppose another reason to
rip to mp3 would be if the songs were downloaded from various internet
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Unless you get your TP modded, perhaps the best sound quality would be
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the the SQ of the TP was a slam dunk but
the differences were subtle and others might come to a different
conclusion.
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To my ears, I greatly preferred the SQ of the stock SB3/Mhdt
Constantine dac to the SQ of the stock SB3 analog outs. The stock SB3
SQ is fairly pedestrian.
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NewBuyer;161931 Wrote:
I'm with rajacat on this one also, the Constantine is in a class of its
own. Rajacat, how did you connect the two - with coax or optical?
Coax. If you read this forum regularly, it would seem that the Lavry,
Benchmark and the Dodson are the only dacs on the market
SQ to the digitally modded SB sound quality with the dac of their
choice.
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The Mhdt labs nos dacs have been getting a lot of attention recently and
they are relatively inexpensive.
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0406/mhdt_laboratory_dac.htm
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmhdtlab
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Does anybody have some experience and/or recommendations for moderately
priced power conditioners?
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highdudgeon;158400 Wrote:
Tom,
The one thing you left out: what is the price of each item?
Go to the Bolder website for pricing on the various mods.
http://www.boldercables.com/servlet/Search?category=MODIFICATIONS
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with the Transporter and also see how the buyout of
Slim Devices affects prospective product offerings and pricing. Also I
might attempt to build my own Ultimate Power Supply.
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Tom, do you have the modded SB3 yet? If so, do you have some initial
impressions?
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you have come to that, IMO, mistaken
opinion.
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ezkcdude;153480 Wrote:
I thought he was being sarcastic. If not, I agree it's a mistake to
claim there are any properly designed DAC's.
Yeah, he must speaking sarcastically. Sometimes the praise of the
almighty Lavry gets a little thick here.
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of the Bolder mod SB plus
the power supply. I will be interested in your impression.
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that have fully modded units and PS that rave
about the sound quality and these people have the $'s to buy any
transport they want. Price is not necessarily indicative of
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The Mhdt dac is also getting very good reviews.
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0406/mhdt_laboratory_dac.htm
I own the Mhdt Constantine and it made a huge improvement in the SQ
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P Floding;152978 Wrote:
That customer must have applied a massive amount of enhancer!\
Being an EE I'm aware of the risks.
What brand of SST do you use? Walker?
Do you have a link handy?
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- there needs to be a
more thorough study (Even though I have some cryo treated cables/wall
outlets).
rajacat, you can just leave the silver jumpers for a while (say 3 or 4
weeks) and then compare and check if you like the sound. Usually, we
are used to one kind of sound, after a while we learn
, or even more
expensive stuff.
Not all nos dacs are equal. Of course, this is a whole other debate,
nos vs os, which boils down to a matter of taste not which is
better.
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Manelus;153058 Wrote:
Don't give much credit to that Review.
Transporter outperforms my CD player (Consonance Opera Droplet), way
more expensive.
I think Transporter is a great value for money.
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it was like listening to two
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a
disclosure statement in all your posts. No wonder you constantly diss
the modding community. You must be a Lavry dealer too! Sorta like
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TCM;150368 Wrote:
Me too. But I'm really more interested in the Constantine
I have the MHDT Constantine and it made a substantial and immediately
audible improvement in the SQ when inserted between my stock SB3 and my
preamp.
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or groupie seem warranted. It is just a
shorthanded way of describing this phenomena.
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I have owned a SB3 for at least 6 months and have recently signed up for
Bolder's digital mod. I think that the stock SB is a great product but
with some room for improvement thus my interest in modifications.
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periodically and
haven't noticed any negative criticism pertaining to the delivery or
quality control of the product.
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mod the choice of a good DAC is critical. The Transporter
is a nice luxury but if you already own a SB, there are other more cost
effective routes to sonic bliss.
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the opinion that the stock SB power supply was
all you needed and Slim Devices had the so-called scientific data to
back it up. So if the stock switching supply was great why did they
upgrade it in the Transporter. Did the scientific data change?
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the Music's annual awards? Naturally, you could say
that that is bogus and ETM is not legit but if they gave the award to
the TP than I imagine you would be very
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that you deal. What about
the power supply issue. Why did SD change its design for the TS if it
wasn't deficient on some way? They published the scope photos, so now
those photos don't count. Very inconsistent, I must say!
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or a better amp so that the end result would
be better SQ than if I bought the high-priced spread i.e. The
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no vested interest in the TP, I'll dump it yesterday if I
find something better near it's pric (and, yes Wayne's 2400.00 setup is
close enough)
So sell me Wayne, I am eager to be convinced!
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. The digital
mods are only $175. Actually my system is sounding pretty good right
now.
Peace to you too!
Best regards
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society because it would rapidly evolve into an
inefficient and brutal economic dictatorship and freedom would
disappear.
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and there was a market for an audiophile version of
the SB. He might not want to talk about it but I think that is the
truth and being a good businessman he saw a market that the modders
were securing and now he wants that market share.
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Have you compared a Bolder modded SB and power supply to an unmodded
one? If you haven't your opinion really doesn't mean much and is not a
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service without listening to
their product is unwarranted. Now if their mods don't improve the SQ or
hurt it then negative criticism is to be expected.
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and they
could be just put on the assembly line and produced like hotcakes.
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Who tests the tester? Have all possible accoustical tests and electronic
testing machines been invented? I doubt it. Science keeps evolving so
state of the art is exactly that and the art is still evolving.
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or application which could
revolutionize acoustical design at any time.
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are
applying an art of sorts, but I'd rather get a mod based on solid
engineering principles.
Spoken like a true engineer!
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capitalistic country and there will always be someone looking to make a
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95bcwh;141895 Wrote:
rajacat,
I was not quoting you.. look at my message again, I was quoting him.
peace.
My mistake,
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an influence on the way a loudspeaker produces
sound as well as the way we hear. Therefore the relatively crude
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such an extraordinary level?
Thank you, rajacat
TD
I'm sure that you would quote numbers when they support your point but
ignore cutting edge science when it might challenge the way you
perceive the natural world. Flat world thinking, eh?
Irrationality? Whoa! So are you saying that particle
of Mr. Feynman describes what I'm trying to say but with
considerably more elegance and insight.
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To attempt to measure bliss is to dip a rose in resin.
Rajacat
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The kitty growled when he spied the sourpusses.
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than do the
comparison right out of the box.
That is a good point but dudgeon issued his disparaging remarks without
even listening to Wayne's SB mod. He seems to be an undecerning SB
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Wayne has his
mods and introduce yourself and ask for a AB demo. Bring your SB and
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the master of the cheap shot!
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You probably have bad ears too and need to have numbers to tell you if
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read dudgeon's statement above as he made the first
reference to bad ears. He is a cheap shot specialist who disrespects
builders and modders without hearing their equipment first. Moral high
ground, ha, that's good one, I'm not claiming any high ground but just
nuetral ground.
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Has anybody used this power supply?
http://www.welbornelabs.com/psreg.htm
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on the Decware forum which you might find
useful.
http://users.podolsk.ru/boga/DAC.html
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with the SB3. I will report back on its effect on the
sound quality of my system. Others using the same power supply have
reported obvious audible improvements in SQ. It must be clear to even
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I have no opinion on that issue because I have not tried anything other
than EACFLAC. I would respect the opinions of the skeptics more if
they actually have had some experience with linear vs switching power
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power cord. If they are
still available on audiogon, I would run and try get them at reduced
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, which is the core of the Paradiso, uses the newer chip
and there was not a tube model available at the time. The price was very
reasonable. BTW how many days did it take for you to get delivery?
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another MHDT Dac
for your collection. I would be fun to analyze the nuances of the
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and it
does seem to be getting a little better but I can't go into rapture
about the SQ. Some people say it's the power supply and they are
spending $$$ for custom PS units. Until the power supply issue is
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that there haven't been more complaints about the SQ
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steelee Wrote:
Mike,
Can you let me know where you have ordered the power supply from
Cheers
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error from months ago.
(my name)
- - -
i guess they read my cnet review. ; )
OT How is the mdhtlabs Paradiso DAC sounding compared the the stock
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the installation.
The link to scientificonversions does not work. What are the
differences between the two transformers/converters? I am interested in
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