Phil, I smiled when I read your message, especially the vinyl comment. No offence taken. It is difficult to tell what is better sometimes. I think it can depend on the rest of your system.
In a nutshell, the SB3 sounds a tad more "shouty" and the Monarchy sounds a bit more dynamic. By dynamic I don't mean louder, in fact if anything it subjectively sounds quieter. The details are all there but presented at tad more subtly. Another way of expressing it is that Monarchy sounds a bit darker, more laid back, but with all the detail. For me, that is more relaxing to listen to and sounds a bit more real. It could be that what I'm hearing is different frequency response, which suits the rest of my rig in a certain way. But I don't think so, I perceive that this quietness thing is about dynamics not tone. BTW, as you would expect, either transport measures the same on a sound meter with test tones. The differences are small but I am an obsessive like many others on this forum - so small things are a big deal. Darren -- darrenyeats ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20855 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
