The outdoor speakers and environment may not allow you to hear the finer
details and resolution provided by the Transporter. In your case the SB3
is plenty good!
SB3>MF A3.24DAC>Nak PA7s>B&W N802>Nice!
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opaqueice;144311 Wrote:
> You're surprised they sound similar since the chips are different? I
> would guess the analogue stage, PSU, etc. has a much bigger effect on
> the sound than the DAC chip at this point - I think the chips cost
> maybe $10, which is probably a good indication the technol
PhilNYC;144297 Wrote:
> I haven't spent a lot of time comparing the two yet. I'd like to do
> more extensive listening to both with this comparison in mind, but when
> doing a couple of quick A/B comparisons, the Oracle and Transporter
> sound nearly indistinguishable from each other to my ears.
PhilNYC;144296 Wrote:
> (The Dodson uses Burr-Brown DAC chips, vs. the Transporter's AKM DAC,
> so this is even more surprising).
>
I'm not sure that's a good reason to be surprised... I think these
chips cost $10 or so. I'm sure in a $2000 product Sean used the one
he did because he thought
95bcwh;144239 Wrote:
> Phil,
> How does this transporter compare to your Oracle transport, when use
> only as digital out feeding your Dodson DAC?
>
> Rgds
I haven't spent a lot of time comparing the two yet. I'd like to do
more extensive listening to both with this comparison in mind, but whe
highdudgeon;144229 Wrote:
> No kidding? What's the difference in using the Transporter analog outs
> and using it through the Dodson (ahem, aside from price)?
I've actually been really suprised at how close it is between the
Dodson and the Transporter's analog outs. I've had a lot of sources
p
CardinalFang;144273 Wrote:
> I have a SB2 with X-DACv3 so that's tempting...if only I liked the
> visual design of the Transport more, I'd jump. Perhaps I should learn
> to love the looks :-)
Well my view is that I don't spend as much time looking at it as I do
listening to it, and the silver on
davep;144227 Wrote:
> Bailx,
> I am someone who has replaced a SB3 feeding the digital out to a
> Musical Fidelity X-DACv3 and outboard X-PSUv3 power supply with a
> Transformer using analog outs. I can say that to my ears the
> improvement is very significant. There is just more "there" there.
PhilNYC;144218 Wrote:
> What are you using as a transport right now? The Transporter is a
> significant upgrade over the stock SB3 as a transport. I'm using mine
> primarily as a transport with my Dodson DAC...
Phil,
How does this transporter compare to your Oracle transport, when use
only as
No kidding? What's the difference in using the Transporter analog outs
and using it through the Dodson (ahem, aside from price)?
PhilNYC;144218 Wrote:
> What are you using as a transport right now? The Transporter is a
> significant upgrade over the stock SB3 as a transport. I'm using mine
>
Bailx,
I am someone who has replaced a SB3 feeding the digital out to a
Musical Fidelity X-DACv3 and outboard X-PSUv3 power supply with a
Transformer using analog outs. I can say that to my ears the
improvement is very significant. There is just more "there" there. I
would not go back and am abou
PhilNYC;144218 Wrote:
> What are you using as a transport right now? The Transporter is a
> significant upgrade over the stock SB3 as a transport. I'm using mine
> primarily as a transport with my Dodson DAC...
Allow me to re-phrase the question slightly:
Is the Transporter as digital out bett
What are you using as a transport right now? The Transporter is a
significant upgrade over the stock SB3 as a transport. I'm using mine
primarily as a transport with my Dodson DAC...
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audiomaniak Wrote:
> Daddy never sleeps at night!!! Now 'WHO' would have though that?
>
Give the man a prize! I was getting worried that no one would get
it... :-)
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PhilNYC Wrote:
> No guesses? Ok, here's a big hint..."Momma's got a Squeezebox..."
Daddy never sleeps at night!!! Now 'WHO' would have though that?
It took a while for the cent piece to reach ground!
Greetings from Brussels
Robert
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Phil Leigh Wrote:
> Hmmm, Naim CDX not really that good I'm afraid...
It's not bad - but I owned a CDX, then a CDX with the XPS external
power supply, then a CDS2 - and sold them in favour of the vastly
cheaper DAC1 (used with a variety of cheap CD players and now with the
SB3).
The CDS2 is pr
seanadams Wrote:
> see this thread
>
> http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25812
ok, thanks!
I thought it was esoteric enough not to have been asked before. I
should have known better!
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P Floding'
Question for SD:
I would like to output the Transporter's digital output to a digital
processor (DRC), and loop it back in to the Transporter's digital input
in order to make use of the built in DAC. (I.e listen to the digital in,
while feeding the network music to the digital out.) Is that possib
dean Wrote:
> On Jul 25, 2006, at 2:06 PM, PhilNYC wrote:
> > Hey Sean...any story behind the name "Transporter"? Hope you didn't
> > name it after that movie... ;-)
>
> Actually, my wife came up with that one in a late night brainstorming
>
> session, just listing out words that have somethi
Darkblue Wrote:
> How much better can it get with Transporter ? . can it be almost ten
> times better ?
The problem here is sound quality is not on a linear scale. Further it
gets exponetially expensive to move closer to the original sound of the
instruments (say a piano) heard in an optimum
Currently I listen to a music stream from my SB2 fed into a Onkyo
TX-NR801 . How much better can it
get with Transporter ? Looking at the price tag
and realizing there is a 1 before the 999 , can it be almost ten times
better ?
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PhilNYC Wrote:
>
> I would have called it "DNSAN"...anyone guess what it stands for?
No guesses? Ok, here's a big hint..."Momma's got a Squeezebox..."
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PhilNYC'
dean Wrote:
> On Jul 25, 2006, at 2:06 PM, PhilNYC wrote:[color=blue]
> At the time she didn't know the the use of the word "transport" in
> the audio domain, but she IS a Star Trek fan. (Picard & Janeway, not
>
> Kirk.)
That's funny. I was a huge TNG fan, but I didn't even think about that
PhilNYC Wrote:
>
> I would have called it "DNSAN"...anyone guess what it stands for?
Swahili for 'Mine is bigger than yours'.
Or: Do Not Spend Another Nickel [on that damned stereo]; expected
response from SO.
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Dean...very cool. Is there any kind of easter egg acknowledgement to
your wife in the software...? :-)
I would have called it "DNSAN"...anyone guess what it stands for?
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this in no way is meant to disrespect the last post, but when i hear
"transporter" i didn't even think of star trek, i thought of moving
vehicles in a bureaucratic way, then the terrible movie, then the fact
that cd players and the like have a "transport" sub-system that i
thought this must be a r
On Jul 25, 2006, at 2:06 PM, PhilNYC wrote:
Hey Sean...any story behind the name "Transporter"? Hope you didn't
name it after that movie... ;-)
Actually, my wife came up with that one in a late night brainstorming
session, just listing out words that have something to do with moving
thing
seanadams Wrote:
> OK first of all, the name comment was a joke. I'll remember my smiley
> next time. Don't get carried away.
>
> Secondly, if the game here is to dig up my ancient possts in the hopes
> of catching me in some contradiction, you will certainly win. Over the
> years my opinions ha
Instead of the free SB3, why not workout a deal with Dell to throw in a
X51V?
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Is the 'POWER' button on the Transporter a _real_ power button, or does
it function like the ambiguous Power/Stop/Standby thing on the remote
control?
Please tell me that it's real and that buyers of a $2000 piece of
equipment won't be left having to unplug the thing from the wall when
the firmwa
ModelCitizen Wrote:
> Do many (audiophile) people get off their sofa, walk to the thing, and
> then bend down to press buttons? Surely not.
Most of the audiophiles I know get off their sofa, walk to the thing,
lift the tone-arm, flip the record, set the tone-arm down, then sit
back down. Oh wa
I never considered any Slimdevice product until now. I just felt all
the prior form factors looked too cheap for the rack. The Transporter
is exactly what I was looking for. I love the styling and appreciate
the versatitlity. I was more than happy to shell out the money for 2 of
these even if I
ModelCitizen Wrote:
>
> Sean, you really need to be more circumspect.
>
OK first of all, the name comment was a joke. I'll remember my smiley
next time. Don't get carried away.
Secondly, if the game here is to dig up my ancient possts in the hopes
of catching me in some contradiction, you wil
seanadams Wrote:
> "Transporter" - It is not the name I originally wanted.
agentsmith Wrote:
> Hi Sean,1. I remember you stated in one thread that you did not discern
> significant difference between the SB3 using Benchmark DAC1 and SB3
> straight out.
My guess is that this was a product pushed
PhilNYC Wrote:
> Hey Sean...any story behind the name "Transporter"? Hope you didn't
> name it after that movie... ;-)
It is not the name I originally wanted.
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Hey Sean...any story behind the name "Transporter"? Hope you didn't
name it after that movie... ;-)
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http://www.sonicspirits.com
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shvejk Wrote:
> Hi Sean,
>
> Please post "inside transporter" pictures. Similar to the one below:
>
> http://www.slimdevices.com/photos/inside_squeezebox2/
>
> It always been a pleasure to see the details of your engineering.
>
> Thanks,
Definitely coming.
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Hi Sean,
Please post "inside transporter" pictures. Similar to the one below:
http://www.slimdevices.com/photos/inside_squeezebox2/
It always been a pleasure to see the details of your engineering.
Thanks,
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would you mind to disclose a bit on what you meant by " much higher
materials budget"
Thanks like caddock resistors, teflons caps?
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John,
Yes, I'm a "no BS" person and that's intended to carry through 100% in
this design.
While a few things in transporter were done strictly for aesthetic
flair, the use of thin film resistors, gold plating etc have proven
advantages regardless of whether I can personally hear each of those
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