davidcotton Wrote: > Want tube sound? Go add something like the mf x10v3 tube buffer.
Sorry, I misspoke -- yes, that it would be higher SNR, not lower. And, yes, the MF is just such a unit. That's why I dropped tubes a long time ago. As for looking at diagrams and what-not, of course, mauidan, you are right. One can always replace parts with more expensive ones. For that matter, one can do so and increase numbers here and there. Take the DAC chip: bought in bundle of a thousand, it is quite cheap. The question is, does it work? My point was that, on paper, the Transporter is already one hell of a thing. Would nudging jitter or some such by a factor of 1% have any actual and serious change? My guess is, no. PS, guilty pleasures: one of my favorite amps on the planet is the McIntosh MA-2275 integrated. Mind you, I PREFER my solid state gear. I also like that what I have doesn't weigh a thousand pounds (as the ex-owner of McIntosh mono blocs, I really appreciate this!). Still, I gotta tell ya...that's one sweep amp, and I don't know why -- euphonics, terrible damping factor, what. It makes music sound pretty. -- highdudgeon SB3->Nuforce 9.02->Harbeth Monitor 30s/Skylan stands and Quad ESL-988s. Simple and satisfying. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ highdudgeon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26453 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
