Ben Diss;146234 Wrote: > > The Transporter/Dodson/Blue Circle combo was 99.4 compared to the > SB2/Lavry. > > -Ben
I'll make a quick comment; personal preference plays a huge factor here. IMHO, I had (have) a *strong* preference to the system using a preamp over running directly to the amp. This was the case for me running the Transporter's analog out to the preamp over both the Transporter and SB2/Lavry direct to the amp. But when we went directly to the amp, Ben's first comment was "I like this much better". The bottom line for me in this "shootout" was that in all the setups we listened to, there wasn't a single setup that sounded "out of place". To my ears, the SB2's analog out was the only one that didn't "keep pace" with the level of quality/sophistication of the other setups, but it was still very enjoyable. As a transport, the SB2 also did lag a little, but not by much. I was very impressed by the Lavry...a little more analytical-sounding than I prefer, but I could easily live with it in my reference system. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28369 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
