Guys, Allow me to debate your comments a bit :-) cliveb;216193 Wrote: > An SB3 feeding $5000 speakers will almost certainly sound better than a > Transporter feeding $3000 speakers.
Well, if you say so. I haven't tried it myself. All I can say is that my 15 year old CDT/DAC sounds better than an SB3 when feeding a 10 year old Krell and >10 year old PMC AB-1s. I see no reason why that difference wouldn't be even more apparent in a better system. cliveb;216193 Wrote: > All this "source first" nonsense was exposed for the garbage it is years > ago. By all means spend more on your amps and speakers. If you've spent well in excess of $10k on amps and speakers then a Transporter is still rather small beer wouldn't you say? cliveb;216193 Wrote: > And you know what? It sounded *better* than the CD player+preamp combo. > Less is more. "Less is more" is a good rule of thumb and I agree with it. To use a performance car analogy, lower weight is a desirable characteristic. However, a Ferrari Enzo is heavier than my wife's Nissan Micra...I leave you to draw your own conclusions about sweeping statements vs rules of thumb. opaqueice;216167 Wrote: > That was not a level matched comparison. I could also tell the > difference - one was louder. You imply there was no difference, but I note you stop short of actually saying that. opaqueice;216167 Wrote: > But don't go around telling others they *need* to upgrade - that's > uninformed nonsense. To be fair, that's putting words in my mouth. I am stating my opinion, which is that people could do better and they should audition allegedly better alternatives. cliveb;216193 Wrote: > Incidentally, I do now have Transporter - again feeding the speakers > directly. I think it sounds heaps better than the SB2, but then I've > never done a controlled blind comparison, so I could be deluding > myself. So I advise an audition, and am criticised for it by opaqueice. You buy the Transporter without an audition, and then side with him in this little bun fight. Attacked from all sides, I am. :-) I do believe in blind testing, by the way. Darren -- darrenyeats Monarchy CLD-M401 transport -> Sony DAS-703ES DAC -> Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 (home-made room treatments and supports) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36994 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
