Ron F.;164809 Wrote: > A high-end DAC will exceed the sound quality of the SB3, which could be > revealed in a high-end system. However - it is not clear to me that it > is worth the trouble. Instead of going to that much trouble, (getting > an SB3 and external DAC,) I think it makes more sense to get a > Transporter. > > That was my experience - I hooked up an SB3 to an Audio Research DAC2, > into an Audio Research Reference One preamp, into a Krell FPB-300, into > Dunleavy SC-IV's, and the DAC2 was much more detailed and generally > better in every way than running the SB3 unbalanced directly into the > preamp. Of course, if that was my system, I'd get the Transporter, > tho' truth be told, the SB3 into the DAC2 sounded really nice (even > compared with a Sony SACD SCD-1 unit playing regular CDs). > > I'm loving the SB3, by the way. I have an old Cal Audio Sigma DAC, > which I really like the sound of - I haven't hooked up the SB3 yet, but > I'll do that soon.
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