darrenyeats;210803 Wrote: > 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.
BAM! Darren, that's exactly the same feeling I have when I listen to my Proceed PDT3 tranport vs. my SB3 (which has been modified by BOLDER). The mods do help a lot, but the SB3 just does not portray the same sense of space as my Proceed. Other than that I am very happy with it. Listen to the first track of the Beatles LOVE CD. It's an excellent test of spatial presentation, and one which easily shows the limitation of the SB3. No one misunderstand me, I LOVE my SB3, but even with the BOLDER mods it doesn't out-do my old transport. Close, but not quite. -- tonyptony ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tonyptony's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3397 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20855 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
