Well my experience is slightly different - each to their own, of course! The Linn Karik+Numerik combo (with Brilliant III switching supplies in both and using the synklink or whatever it was called) was great in its day - but thoroughly outperformed by the Linn Ikemi. I had both of these for several years. The CD12 was even better (as it should be for the price - which was painful at the time...fortunately I got 60% back on resale).
However, the SB3 as a transport is just as good to my ears. I am using the Altmann technologies (Jisco+UPCI) to deal with jitter issues over SPDIF + a linear supply on the SB3. Having lashed out £12k on the CD12 I wasn't exactly in a hurry to believe I could get better results for £2k... I'll probably get a TP in March/April...but only if SD manage to make the digital loop functional, so I can loop my TACT in! -- Phil Leigh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31203 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
