First post here so if I am asking for something that has been covered at length elsewhere please excuse. I have what many would consider a high-end audio system. I bought a SB recently and love the idea transferring my entire CD collection to the computer. I am using EAC to get FLAC files and streaming them to my SB. I am transferring the digital data from the SB to a digital preamp (Lexicon MC-1) which does the digital/analog conversion. My first impression is that I sort of prefer the sound of my standalone CD player (by a tiny margin)than when using the SB. (BTW, my CD player is a Sonic Frontier CD-1, a tube player (yes, vacuum tube) that only has analog outputs; no digital). So no D/A conversion is needed by the Lexicon digital preamp when using the CD player.
I am going to assume that if I am streaming digital data to a digital preamp the SB and the Transporter should sound the same. Am I correct? Using analog output, would I be able to hear a noticeable difference in sound (for the better of course) if I were to use the Transporter and its analog output versus the SB? Thanks to all who reply! PS. I posted this request in the "General" Forum. Sorry for double-posting but did not see this audiophile forum earlier. -- nicoff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nicoff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9011 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30668 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
