mr_bill;306360 Wrote: > Hi, > I have my Transporter directly xlr connected to my amps and control > volume with my TP digital control. I have no other sources in my > system. > Any long term feedback (good or bad) on using your TP straight to amp > (no preamp) or using Endler Attenuators in your system ? > Have you been happy with the Endlers? > Has anyone gone back to a preamp? > Nice to have to spend the big money if you don't have to.
Love the idea of going with the least possible components in the signal path. I have listened to my system using only Transporter, Ayre Mono blocks, and Vandersteen Quatro Speakers. I enjoyed the way it sounded. But after having my SB3 go into the "white noise of speaker death" twice, it was back to using the VTL pre-amp. I figured after being lucky twice that nothing was damaged; I would not push my luck. One can imagine how loud and how harmful the Ayre Mono Blocks would be to the Quatro Speakers at wide open volume. I have been thinking about some of the high-end passive pre-amps as a way to protect the speakers. The Transporter can run wide open using a passive pre-amp to control the volume. The Channel Islands Remote Passive Line Controller would be perfect for me if it had balanced inputs and outputs. Note: "White Noise of Speaker Death" is when the SB3 wakes up at full volume and is spitting out digital white noise instead of audio. It is at a higher volume level then music (which I can't explain). Power cycling was the only way to restore the SB3 to regular operation. This most likely happened after whole house power was rapidly cycled during a storm. Yes, Gray Power Company products protect my Transporter and the circuit is on a commercial UPS, but I am not taking any chances with the TP, Ayre Mono blocks, or Quatro Speakers. Has anyone ever had his or her Transporter do this? Mine has not. But again, not taking any chances. -- iPhone iPhone Last.FM http://www.lastfm.com/user/mePhone Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Bedroom: SB3, NAD C370, Thiel 2.3 Home Office: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, VSM-1 Sigs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48232 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
