Jaco;188882 Wrote: > Hi Sean, > > Thank you for the informative reply regarding jitter in the > Transporter. Given that so much attention is given to the jitter in the > design of the Transporter and that the results measured by the Miller > test aren't really relevant, then the results of the Hifi News review > still begs the following questions: > > 1. What was the cause of the very noticeable difference between the > streaming and DAC modes? Qouted directly from the review: "In > stand-alone DAC mode the Transporter sounded crisper and musically more > insightful and involving, whereas via the network connection leading > edges were fudged, tempos dragged and the sound became altogether less > gripping. Why this should be I can only speculate on but the difference > was plain to hear." > > 2. Why would there be such a remarkable difference in audio quality of > the Transporter vs. the Townshend Audio TA565 CD player? Quoted > directly from the review: "The TA565 majors on being audio Windowlene, > clarifying telling microdynamic and acoustic details which many other > players smudge. As, indeed, does the Transporter. In fact the > comparison was not unlike that between the Transporter in streaming and > DAC modes. [...snip...] You could hear the difference in a split > second,..."
Have you considered the possibility that it is complete nonsense? -- seanadams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33276 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
