I opted for the Bolder mod, and was lucky to compare their mods against a stock SB3 (I have 2, one for the family room). I did the digital only mod, and spent way too much for Bolder's power supply upgrades. The digital mod is minimal, it adds a Nextgen digital output and a few other doodads. I heard a difference. The power supply upgrades were pretty impressive in their difference with the stock unit. You can read the various impressions at my blog http://musicserver.blogspot.com
I think if you have a separate DAC, the difference in the mods takes the SB3 from a really good player to one that can outperform a high end CD playback system. That was my experience, and I am happy to have spent the almost $650 in mods. Whether the transporter would provide the same sonic experience will be the topic of another post, since my buddy is going to pop for the transporter and we can compare it against the bolder mods and the stock unit. Of course, he has a system worth over $50k, so to him, the differences are important. My system is about half that much, but the difference was audible and enjoyable. The SB is a great unit, made even better by the modders. -- davehg ------------------------------------------------------------------------ davehg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2269 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26337 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
