joncourage;130988 Wrote: > I think there are a few principles operating here. > > First, there's the tweaker mentality that enjoys customizing and trying > to wring a 1% improvement out of a device at any cost. > > Next, there's the "in-stages" approach to upgrades. Buying a SB then > adding a better power supply, then upgrading internals, then adding a > good DAC, etc etc, allows you to make improvements to your system in > smaller budgetary chunks. Even if the end result costs more and may not > beat what the single-solution Transporter offers, it's over a timeframe > you can control. Probably also helps with the WAF as well. Easier to > slip in 10 $200 purchases over a year than one $2000. I've built a > very nice system over the past couple of years and I don't think any > individual piece cost $2k. > > These two approaches, combined, allow you to swap bits in and out, > making comparisons btwn what works and doesn't work for an individual. > > There's also a bit of the hype machine operating, with each mod > promising to deliver the most stunning improvement. Coupled with a > lack of understanding and agreement in the general community over what > many mods are actually capable of doing, many people are ready to lay > out good cash for concepts that may not always have a sound basis in > engineering. Then you have the fact that there are a ton of SB's > already out there, and as said the Transporter hasn't shipped yet. > There will probably spring up a cottage industry of mods for that as > well. > > Personally, I like the concept of a non-OS DAC, which I don't believe > is an option with the Transporter, so I'd be paying for a DAC in the > unit I might not use. > > All said, the Transporter looks great and I'd love to have one. > Eventually....
Well said and perfectly summarized! And, Patrick -- I guess I am glad I "can't hear" the differences between these things. When there are no significant differences, well, I like being a realist. -- 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=26691 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
