Hi All, I just got my new Transporter yesterday ending an eager waiting period, after being thoroughly impressed by the convenience of the SqBx in my HT setup. I thought I'd add my 2c worth to this thread.
I was also seriously considering replacing my source with a TP on my second 2ch 'music-only' system, *assuming I can get alteast comparable quality* as the orginal poster stated... I don't consider myself to be an 'audiophile' of any sort, but I do consider myself to be a discerning listener who loves music and has a marginally-better-than wooden ear for quality (but not necessarily the budget sometimes, lol!) Also, I am a professional engineer, who has designed ICs, worked with mixed signal and RF circuits (& all sort of analog-y components), as well as done a fair bit of pcb-level design for a number of years. I have also had a bit of training to play the classical piano, violin, and flute, so I love my music when I am not working, or doing my wife's honey-do lists ;-) B.S. aside, my 2 CH setup is : Quad Electrostatics ESL-988 spkrs Arcam FMJ CD23 (w/dcs ring-dac, it is claimed) Audio Research 100.2 amplifiers Homebrew Penny and Giles potentiometer serving as a passive attenuator (no preamp) (and optional Adcom GFP-750 preamp sitting in the cupboard, with NelsonPass-designed ClassA single stage amplifier, it is claimed) Cables are mostly Kimber, and other assorted ones I cant spell most of the time, but they all add up and sound reasonably good....(to me, atleast) [Btw, both the ESL988 and GFP-750 were on Stereophile's ClassA list, but I have my reservations about the GFP...esp after getting rid of the preamp and going passive] First impressions on Transporter: disappointment! I might seriously consider sending back my unit by the end of the 30 day period for a refund. I expected a lot better based on the advertising. Details to follow, if I get time to pen stuff. I setup the transporter yesterday to run through a 30hr 'burn-in' period to see if things 'settle down' a bit. [Please - no flames on this one - I hate it enough when I have to deal with continuous conflicts between the engineering side of my brain and the musical side of my brain] I thought I'd post my nonsensical thoughts as I contemplate whether I should simply bite the bullet and buy an offboard DAC w/optionally some sort of jitter cleaner and go with the $300 Squeezebox, or stay with the Transporter as a 'compact' package. Cheers. -- ziggy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ziggy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8754 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30150 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
