I find the TP to be plenty rhythmic. It is definitely in the neutral and
liquid camp of digital sound. It does not have quite the same
impressive authority as either my Linn or my Ayre. However, to put
that in context, I have to be listening quite critically and compare
the two. On its own, I f
That is interesting that your results were so different from mine.
I thought the Bolder modded/PS was in the same league as the TP but NOT
superior
into my rowland/Watt/puppy set up.
The TP comes pretty close to the AYRE to my ears, but there is a
certain "magic" to tthe AYRE that I haven't heard
After 12 months of trial and error I am finally very happy with my setup
for my large great room after many false starts. My setup is SB3 with
full Bolder Cable analog mods (including the Platinum Sonicap and
Ultimate Power Supply II) running over wired 100 MB Ethernet > Musical
Fidelity Amp > Son
Patrick Dixon;166119 Wrote:
> Fortunately I just happen to have a CDX for Sale. One owner, bought new
> from Grahams in London around 2001 IIRC. Why not have two?
Thanks for the offer Patrick, but one CD player is one too many.
MC
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ModelCitizen
Now what?
Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC O
I also have the SB3/Ack! dAck! 2.0 (with ultra-resolution capacitors)
and am really happy with it. Like sonofcolin, I am using a
Bolder-modified Elpac PSU. I'm using two isolation transformers and
like the sound best when the Elpac is well-isolated as compared to
plugged into the wall, so I thin
wdrazek;166108 Wrote:
>
> Sonofcolin:
> Sounds like you have a sweet setup. I looked into the Ack and although
> it looks sweet I'm a little nervous about draining the battery. Friday
> night my wife left the music on all night. Would doing that once or
> twice fry the battery? And, do you kno
wdrazek;166108 Wrote:
> Intitially I thought I might try the Bolder mods and see if that would
> work but it seems like everyone here recommends getting a DAC first.
This is the only place where I have seen that, maybe due to a
preponderance of "objectivist" audiophiles (an oxymoron?) here. If yo
ModelCitizen;165853 Wrote:
>
> But, to put this into some sort of context, nothing I've tried sounds
> as good as my NAIM CDX CD player which just seems to have more depth,
> body, welly and sheer musicality than anything else I've heard.Fortunately I
> just happen to have a CDX for Sale. One
The TP has PRAT in spades IMO.
It gets the rythm and articulation right.
Give it a listen.
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Thanks for all of your replies. Intitially I thought I might try the
Bolder mods and see if that would work but it seems like everyone here
recommends getting a DAC first. The sad part is home testing of DAC's
will be the only way to test them - my Naim and my Creek dealer don't
carry any.
Rpler
I've use the SB2/3 with various DACS and also used solely the analogue
outs.
For a system such as you are planning you'll need a dac without
question. In my experience the next most important upgrade is to get a
linear power supply (like the Elpac), which can be got extremely
cheaply. I have no id
wdrazek:
I use NAIM 82/SC/250 with SB3 and Harbeth C7ES-2. I have the larger
ELPAC PS (bolder modified) for the SB3 and an Ack dAck! 2 (ultra rez)
for DAC duties. Sounds pretty good to me. The SB3/ dAck! replaced a
CDX/XPS (I kept my TT!). The SB3 is about to be digitally modified by
Bolder. $120
Oooh!! I bet that does sound good with a Wadia DAC. Isn't it great you
can spend so little on a good transport and then spend the money on a
top tier DAC? It really is a good time to be an audiophile (as told to
me by Wes Phillips at a recent event here in Tacoma, WA.)
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Randy Lert
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wdrazek,
I am running my SB3 wirelessly (encrypted 802.11g) and feeding the
digital Toslink optical output into a Waida DAC. The sound is superb.
Rplert's description of the analog outputs of the SB3 match my
experience as well. Good for "sleeping" music but not suited for
critical listening.
Ha
I am a vinyl as well as digital kind of listener and have listened to my
system with both a Transporter and an SB3 which is kind of the same
thing as listening to an SB3 with a DAC and without a DAC. I think as
a primary source you are going to want to add a DAC. The SB3 is, for
me, a background
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