Congratulations everyone for not allowing this thread to degenerate into a **** fight. A little compromise, an occasional apology makes it better for all - we can now enjoy this hobby that we obviously feel strongly about.
We are all intelligent enough to listen to ALL opinions, comparisons and recommendations and take what information is useable for our personal situation. I bought a Transporter/SB3 as a leap of faith after reading about the Squeezebox at AudioCircle and good words from fellow AKSA amp owners. Well, the SB3 arrived and I was shocked, this thing didn't sound as good as my old Yamaha CD player or Pioneer DVD player but I still loved it, it is so so convenient. But after a week....well nothing happened....it didn't get any better. I was expecting far more, even from a standard SB3. Well a few more weeks passed and the Transporter arrived. I plugged it in and my faith was restored....I sounds very good IMHO. As mentioned elsewhere, I also believe the Transporter made a significant improvement after a week (or there abouts) burn-in. I don't really believe in burn-in theory as I haven't experienced it with other equipment. It's probably just a physiological effect of spending the money, and being very happy with the results. I am very interested in modding the SB3 to get it up to the level of my Transporter. This is the only way to really find out the facts. As a side note: I stuck my SB3 in my "test" system consisting of a $150 amp and pretty ordinary floorstanding speakers and had to listen twice, the SB3 sounded better to me in this setup than my real system. Was it 95bcwh that mentioned system synergy? No wonder we get into arguments about X being better than Y, way to many variables. Happy listening Greg -- Greg Erskine ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29124 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
