mr_bill;253505 Wrote: > Hi Guy, > The Rega Saturn, that you replaced for the Transporter is very well > regarded as a CD player. From your comments, it reads that you feel > the Transporter is better than the Saturn sonically. > I am about to buy a Transporter and I would love to hear any comments > you have - sound wise, regarding the Saturn vs Transporter for your > CD's. I had an SB3 so I know all about the convenience and internet > radio. > Thanks, > Bill
First of all, I want to clarify that the best sound in my system comes from vinyl and the setup I have with the Michell Gyro, the liquidity, warmth, liveliness, sound floor, rhythm and sparkle I get every-time I lower the arm is still unequalled by any digital source Ive ever had. That said, the transporter is the closest (in my budget) a digital device has come to the reference sound of vinyl. Before, the Saturn had similar qualities, it was a very "vinyl like" player more analogue than digital, perhaps a bit more than the transporter, but still, what I look for in a digital source is the rendering of a back stage, of depth, of deepness and darkness of what is behind the music, its canvas, or better said the sense of the space where the music is being reproduced, and the transporter presents it blacker, more profound and dense than the Saturn. Unless you move to a DCS or Wadia, you will rarely find a digital source with this rendering capacity. If you decide for the transporter, be sure to use the balanced output and buy the best cables you can, including the power cable. On top of this I also use a power conditioner (probably the best investment ive done) so it might be the setting that is making the transporter sound so good, but apart from the XLR's the Saturn was using the same system.... good luck -- GuyDebord Reference 3A Royal Master monitors biwired with van den Hul Inspiration cables, REL Strata 5 sub. AMP: Pathos Classic One MKIII. ANALOGUE: Michell Gyro SE, Technoarm & Lyra Helikon SL cartridge, ASR Mini Basis SQ phono preamp linked with Audioquest Colorados. DIGITAL: Mac Mini, SlimDevices Transporter linked with van den Hul The Second XLRs. POWER: Isotek Mini-sub GII, Isotek Elite cables (Mini-Sub, Rel & Transporter) van den Hul Mainstream cable (Pathos) & van den Hul Mainserver cable (ASR). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GuyDebord's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14587 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41469
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