i just got my transporter yesterday. its very accurate, and i am coming
from an all-linn system! i never thought my linn cd player would sound
warm!
i have heard there are software tube emulation applications- does
anyone know of a way to play a flac through one of these? would be fun
to try.
Ok! - all that was said above is valid - get a working copy and then we
can talk!
- beyond that - you have to burn the unit in! - The Transporter is on
the clinical side of things sound wise! - it mellows with time. I can
dig how you can get turned off on the first few listens - I returned a
Instead of adding another unit to the transporter you could also get it
modded by Modwright. He completely redesigns the output stage and power
supply (latest iteration is the Platinum Mod). As the 6moons review of
the Modwright Transporter mentioned, the modded unit is on par with the
likes of
A Paradisea 3 with WE396A sounds warm enough for me.
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kimballhouse;435728 Wrote:
You might check out the Music Hall DAC 25.2. Has a tube output. I'm
very pleased with mine.
Mmm, tubes (I'm from the tube era). I'm pretty happy with the TP,
but a bit more warmth would always make me happier. I might give it a
listen.
Thanks,
Howard
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Howard Passman;435839 Wrote:
Mmm, tubes (I'm from the tube era). I'm pretty happy with the TP,
but a bit more warmth would always make me happier. I might give it a
listen.
Thanks,
Howard
Glad you got the Transporter issues straightened out. I absolutely
love mine.
As for
Pneumonic;435887 Wrote:
Glad you got the Transporter issues straightened out. I absolutely love
mine.
As for warming things up .. a 2m length of Cardas Lightning 15 digi
cable did the trick for me.
Ah, I've got an old Classe 5 pre-amp. Do digital inputs, but I did buy
a nice Kimber
Pneumonic;435932 Wrote:
I used to own a Classe DR6. It was a darker sounding pre on it's own.
Point being cabling can add warmth and act as a tone control to tailor
sound to your liking. Regular old Cardas Hexlink IC's sound warmest
straight out of my transporter.
Zactly what I got, but
Howard Passman;435840 Wrote:
Thanks. Hadn't heard of it, but I'll look it up.
Have a great weekend.
Howard
You may check one the official site here http://dhost.info/mhdtlab/ or
http://www.head-fi.org/
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You might check out the Music Hall DAC 25.2. Has a tube output. I'm
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Howard Passman;431152 Wrote:
Thanks. Lucky for me it wasn't necessary. The replacement works very
well and I am please as punch.
Have a great day,
Howard
Glad your happy with the second Unit Howard.
Is it now a case of night and day differences between the
Transporter and your
Gazjam;431174 Wrote:
Glad your happy with the second Unit Howard.
Is it now a case of night and day differences between the
Transporter and your SB3?
Just curious!
Yes, I would say it's a different animal. I'm surprised because the
other unit played, albiet for only a few minutes at a
Yes, sorry, another DAC reccomandation thread.
This week I bought a Transporter and was very much looking forward to
having it. I expected to hear a better sound stage than my DUET or SB3
and was hoping for more natural highs and maybe a bit more warmth and
*some* bass.
The unit had some
All I would ask is whether it's fair to judge the TP based on what is
obviously a faulty unit?
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radish;430934 Wrote:
All I would ask is whether it's fair to judge the TP based on what is
obviously a faulty unit?
I'm not sure, but I think so. In between glitches, the sound seemed
o.k.. I can't imagine it would be degraded while it was playing. It
isn't a problem with the analog part
Robin Bowes;430947 Wrote:
Howard Passman wrote:
Yes, sorry, another DAC reccomandation thread.
This week I bought a Transporter and was very much looking forward
to
having it. I expected to hear a better sound stage than my DUET or
SB3
and was hoping for more natural highs and
Make sure both are level balanced. Close is not good enough for a valid
comparison.
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ghostrider;430959 Wrote:
Make sure both are level balanced. Close is not good enough for a valid
comparison.
By level balanced you mean db levels with a sp meter, correct?
Howard
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Howard Passman;430885 Wrote:
Yes, sorry, another DAC reccomandation thread.
This week I bought a Transporter and was very much looking forward to
having it. I expected to hear a better sound stage than my DUET or SB3
and was hoping for more natural highs and maybe a bit more warmth and
iPhone;430970 Wrote:
I have to agree with Robin and Radish. Not flaming or being over
critical, but how can you move on to a discussion about making a DAC
purchase when your logic on the Transporter seems flawed?
Its one thing to say that after I received the Transporter I didn't
like the
Howard Passman;430976 Wrote:
I see everyones point and agree to give it a second chance. I don't
think the Transporter Crutchfield sent was refurbed or even opened.
They had a great deal on the unit with a SBC for $1799 and free
shipping. They are and always have been a very good customer
darrenyeats;431022 Wrote:
I don't think you can reach a valid conclusion with a
faulty...wait...you mean someone already said that? For crying out loud
people he's got the point!!! Poor guy. :)
Haha. I look forward to your second comparison tonight. Darren
I guess most of the time people,
As promised here's the report on my replacement Transporter.
Ta-da-da-d, it works! And works well. What I find hard to
believe is that the first unit could make sound and yet sound so
different.
So my apologies to the Slim guys. I'm sorry I ever doubted you. And
to the nice
Sweet :) And to answer your question, yes I do have a TP but it isn't
hooked up to a system anywhere near good enough to make proper
comparisons with :( Maybe next year...
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Howard Passman;430962 Wrote:
By level balanced you mean db levels with a sp meter, correct?
Howard
Right, it was early and I should have said level matched. I send a 3K
test tone from each source and measure the voltage at the speaker
terminals.
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