Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch / Transporter

2011-10-18 Thread ralphpnj
paul.raulerson;663946 Wrote: I bet the problem with Async USB Dacs will get fixed sooner or later (!) but in the meantime, I was wondering if the sound from the Logitech Transporter is better than the sound from the touch. Rather, is it enough better to warrant buying one? Looking of

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch / Transporter

2011-10-18 Thread paul.raulerson
ralphpnj;664053 Wrote: I also own both a Transporter and a Touch. I did an informal A-B test between the analog outputs of both the Touch and the Transporter a while back and found the Transporter to be only very slightly better. However keep in mind that in my system I am using the balanced

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch / Transporter

2011-10-18 Thread garym
I do very much like the transporter balanced outs. But my benchmark has these as well as do many DACs. -- garym System 1: Vortexbox Appliance 6TB (1.10) SbS 7.6.2 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) System 2: Win7(64) laptop SbS 7.6.2 TouchBenchmark DAC

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch / Transporter

2011-10-18 Thread ralphpnj
garym;664059 Wrote: I do very much like the transporter balanced outs. But my benchmark has these as well as do many DACs. Funny thing with balanced outputs is that they are only useful if one's preamp/integrated amp/receiver has balanced inputs ;) -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking

[SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch / Transporter

2011-10-17 Thread paul.raulerson
Okay, thinking about it today, I realized that I am in a tiny bit of shock about how good the SB Touch sounds, but I really want to put it on a better DAC, and all the better DACs I have run Asynch USB. John Swenson (I hope I got that name right :)) has done some incredible work getting USB

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch / Transporter

2011-10-17 Thread garym
paul.raulerson;663946 Wrote: I was wondering if the sound from the Logitech Transporter is better than the sound from the touch. Rather, is it enough better to warrant buying one? Looking of course, for opinion. Yours, -Paul I have both. My system may or may not be revealing enough,