opaqueice;185369 Wrote: > It follows from the basics of the design that it's extraordinarily > implausible that the S/PDIF input on the TP could produce a signal with > less distortion than the TP functionng as a network player. It would > require an elaborate, complicated and highly unlikely mechanism. > > On the other hand we also know that the odds a given listener will fool > themselves into hearing a difference, or would prefer one to the other > due to bias, are very high. > > So there are two explanations for the reviewer's comments, one > extremely unlikely and complicated, and one very simple and very > likely. Take your pick, and if you choose the first I've got some > prime lunar real estate to sell you.I prefer to keep an open mind thanks very > much. It's easy to think you know all the answers, when in fact you're just stuck in your own paradigm.
I haven't read the review, but as it happens, the broad listening conclusions reported above, seem reasonably close to my own. I haven't ever tried using the Transporter as just a DAC though. BTW, for an alternative view on reviews, reviewers and Stereophile's 'lists', this is an interesting read http://www.high-endaudio.com/RR-STEREOPHILE.html -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33276 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
