Pat was merely pointing out that you really shouldn't consider mp3 if you want a high-end system.
I understand the portability thing, which was why I wrote flac2mp3 [1] so I can have a flac libary and maintain a parallel mp3 library with minimal effort. If you're planning to re-rip to flac then it would make sense to think about a "higher-end" system. That said, I can here the difference between my SB3 and Transporter on a relatively cheap system - B&W DM601s and a Rotel RC-870BX/RB-850 pre/power combination. I've had the speakers for ~18 years, and the Rotel kits is from eBay. I think I've spent £350 max on the whole lot. I guess I'm definitely in the source-first camp (assuming a reasonable quality of amplification/speakers). R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
