flattop100;143154 Wrote: > I KNOW I don't have the gear to hear the subtler differences between SB3 > and Transporter, but here are my thoughts. > > First off, I have a 1978 Marantz 2285Be (European blackface edition) > with a pair of Marantz HD880s (original components - lows need > replacing). (Pics coming in another thread, but here's Mary with my > Karma - http://plusfourdb.com/images/junk/mary.jpg After seeing how the > TP mates up with Marantz gear, I think Sean et al at Slim Devices are > secretly classic Marantz fans!) > > I plugged the SB3 into tape 1 and TP into tape 2. I A/B'd back and > forth on a variety of pop and rock. (Both players sync'd, volume maxed, > FLAC as source.) Impressions are as follows: > > "Oh man, there's not much difference. I just wasted 1700 bucks. > > Wait, no, that's wrong. TP seems a little louder. Mids are clearer and > more present. Mid-bass on down is much smoother, and there's more of > it. And WOW is it a lot punchier - much more in the way of low-end > dynamics." > > As I went back and forth, I realized that the Transporter is simply > more musical. SB3 started to sound like a utility device, a computer > for reciting bits and bytes. It's a fine sounding box on its own, but > after a while, and especially compared with TP, its AM radio. > > Transporter, on the other hand, loves the music it's assembling. > Transporter is -performing- the music. > > In sum: SB3 shall be my alarm clock. Transporter shall be my music box. > And I will love them both.
Glad you liked it! That is a very, very groovy 1970 amp! Where is the ABX-crowd now, however? Being polite, or just suddenly not interested in telling off subjectivists? (Personally I'm sure your observations are correct. It is the kind of difference a high end transport introduces to a system.) -- P Floding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28056 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
