I've used all of the cards mentioned in this thread quite extensively and they are all good - very good in fact. The one that is missing is the RME Hammerfall which is my personal fave - albeit overkill for stereo playback! The Echo devices are great as is the Lynx. It is certainly possible to build a very high quality PC audio server using these cards. IMHO it is possible to exceed the analogue quality of an SB3 using these cards. SB3+DAC is harder...SB3 (modded) to wordclock-enabled DAC is harder still. I haven't heard a Transporter so can't comment on that option. These cards are Pro quality...which means they haven't been particularly "voiced" like domestic DAC's. Some will like that - others won't,
-- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42020 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
