In between my ex rega saturn and the transporter, I had in demo a Stello DA220 Mk II connected to my mac mini via USB. The transporter was simply superior than the Stello and the saturn. Compared to the coaxial input in the Stello, the USB sound had noticeably less resolution and an annoying "digital" rendering. Thats why im with the Transporter. The argument that Sean gives is why.... I think there are very few or none devices that generate and clock the signal locally, and this means almost no jitter but most importantly superior sound.
-- GuyDebord Reference3A RoyalMaster monitors biwired with van den Hul Inspiration, REL Strata5. AMPS: Pathos Classic One MKIII's in mono config. ANALOGUE: Clearaudio Ambient CMB, Satisfy Carbon & Lyra Helikon SL, ASR MiniBasis SQ preamp, link: WireWorld SilverEclipse 5.2. DIGITAL: SlimDevices Transporter, link: AcousticZen Silver Reference2 XLRs. POWER: Isotek MiniSub GII, Isotek Elite cables (MiniSub, Rel), Siltech SPX30 MKII (Transporter), van den Hul Mainstream (Pathos) & van den Hul Mainserver (ASR). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GuyDebord's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14587 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43129
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