Phil, Although in theory the SB3 should sound the same (or better) than my Monarchy as a transport, to my ears it doesn't.
I have tested this to death. The more I listen, the more I hear the Monarchy is better. For example, during the bridge of "Learning to Fly" by Pink Floyd, the detailed sound presented by the SB3 is impressive. However, on the Monarchy a sound stage is revealed which actually sounds like you are flying. The physical sounds are similar, the experience is totally different due to the spatial side of things. Accordingly the SB3 sounds more forward. Also, the SB3 is not as tight in the bass. Both might explain the feeling of a different frequency response (which doesn't actually exist when I use a test disc and sound meter). Now here is a question, which of course I pose in the best of humour! Several people on these forums are using the Transporter as a pure transport. Why did they spend the extra money over an SB3? 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
