Cliff;210323 Wrote: > I have one of AP's modded Transporter units. I had a stock unit that I > purchased previously. > > I thought the stock Transporter sounded great until I got the modded > unit and did the A/B > > modded unit had better/tighter bass, better dynamics, soundstage > separation. > > I can tell you it has preregulation of the power supply at the digital > end, upgraded capacitors throughout, upgraded opamps to BB OPA627, > damping applied internally, upgraded connectors. > > You can speculate and doubt whether there would be a difference or not > or do a direct comparison. > > I liked Anthony's unit and bought it. The guy knows what he is doing. > > Just a happy customer of both Slim Devices and AP.
How did you "A/B" it, you had two !! To me, A/B means I push a button to compare instantly. If you mean you sent it in, waited a week or two and then plugged in and said WOW then that really means nothing (to me anyway). The brain just doesn't remember that well. Look at it this way. Doesn't the same song sound great one day and just ok another. Maybe you didn't sleep as well one day or another. Or maybe you didn't have your coffee that day. How music impresses someone CONSTANTLY changes. So there is no way you can compare something a week a part. Sometimes it's not even a particular song, some days music just does click as well on one day as another. It's this variability that snake oil sale folks try to take advantage of. And this doesn't even touch the whole aspect of the power of suggestion. Unless you can critically blind test it, go back and forth then it's just not a valid test. Check out this radio show that covers the Placebo effect. It shows how powerful the power of suggestion is. http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2007/05/18 -- mswlogo Thinkpad XP SS > Cat5 > SB3 > SPDIF-COAX > Meridian 861V4 (Trifield, Room corrected, Upsampled) > DSP5500 Mains, DSP5500HC Center, DSP33 Rears ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26306 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
