nicoff;162862 Wrote: > 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.
No offense, but I owned a Lex MC-1 for many years. It's 2 channel audio quality is not its' strong suite (Logic7 is). Anyway, I dont understand your comment about the MC-1 not needing to do D/A with analog inputs. It's an all-digital pre/pro, so not only does it always do a D/A but with analog inputs it does an addtl A/D then D/A (unless you rig up a config that you run it through Zone 2 and use some switchbox or something like Shawn Fogg recommended). Furthermore, the D/A in the MC-1 is not a good musical path, and has been overwhelmingly reviewed as such. Don't get me wrong, the MC-1 is a major kick-ass surround processor, and Logic7 remains the penultimate 7.1 surround methodolgy; music surround is fun, too, but not a clean audiophile solution. It's just not going to do your Slim Devices rig(s) any favors in keeping a 2 channel analog (or digital for that matter) signal pure and clean. Get a simple 2 channel preamp with a HT bypass (so the Lex can still coexist). Either of your Slim Device decisions will sound much much better. -- ted_b ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ted_b's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3289 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30668 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
