norderney;185285 Wrote: > Just received the April 2007 issue of Hi-Fi News and they are reviewing > the Slim Devices Transporter this month. It's been many years since I last read a HiFi rag, but way back when I did, HiFi News was probably the best of the bunch (of British mags). Their reviews seemed to be a bit more rational than their competitors'. Alas, it seems they have taken leave of their senses.
> Via the Townshend player, music was crucially better resolved and the > enjoyment factor significantly enhanced. Performance had an infectious > vitality that the Transporter only hinted at. You could hear the > difference in a split second, even on the raindrops and rolling thunder > at the opening of Black Sabbath. Translation: The Townsend player sounded different, and they preferred the sound of the Townsend. Eveyone's entitled to a personal preference. > Hi-Fi News also thought that there was no question that the Transporter > sounded better via S/PDIF feed than via the wired network connection > used for streaming audio from the computer. In Stand Alone DAC mode the > Transporter sounded crisper and musically more insightful and involving, > where as via the network connection leading edges were fudged, tempos > dragged and the sound became altogether less gripping. This statement calibrates their credibility to zero. There is absolutely no way that the signal emerging from a Transporter fed from one of its SPDIF inputs can possibly be more accurate than from its network interface. So if we are to accept that HiFi News genuinely believed it sounded better that way, then we must conclude that they like a bit of added distortion. What might this have to say about their preference for the Townsend player? -- cliveb Performers -> dozens of mixers and effects -> clipped/hypercompressed mastering -> you think a few extra ps of jitter matters? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33276 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
