Here's the system that was used:
Preamp: Blue Circle BC3000mkII w/GZPZ power supply
Power Amp: Blue Circle BC206 hybrid stereo amp
Speakers: Focus Audio FS-888
Speaker cables: Acoustic Zen Hologram II
Interconnects: Acoustic Zen Absolute and Silver Reference II
Digital cables: Acoustic Zen Silver Byte and MC^2
Power Conditioning: Audience adeptResponse
Admittedly, I was really surprised with the results, as this was not
the first listening test I had performed between these and many other
digital sources, and historically I've been able to identify
differences blindfolded pretty easily between SB and Transporter.
Thinking about it, I realized that three things have changed in my
system since I last did a SB vs. TP listening test, so perhaps these
also had some effect:
1 - Speaker positioning ("better" positioning now, achieving better
sound).
2 - Power conditioner on amp (used to be direct to the wall).
3 - Changed Slimserver filetype conversion settings. Previously was
set on ALAC->FLAC. Now set on ALAC->WAV.
Changes #1 and #2 allowed my system to achieve better resolution and
detail, so you would expect those to expose more differences, not hide
them. Change #3, however, is a significant change...one that I found
sounded better to me on the Transporter, and I had not done a direct
comparison on the SB prior to this. So perhaps there is some
performance difference in how the SB/Transporter handle FLAC versus
WAV?
Anyways, it was a fun afternoon...!
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PhilNYC
Sonic Spirits Inc.
http://www.sonicspirits.com
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