I have compared both, sent directly to a set of meridian DSP5500 speakers and via a Z-sys RDP-1 digital pre/parametric and cannot tell the 2 apart in the digital domain, I would get a SB3 + offboard DAC for maximum flexibility. I was very dissapointed in the the TP's analog output. I was not able to audition the TP prior to purchase , but had I had done so , would have just stuck to a SB3. $phile ratings , indeed just about any magazines "ratings" are not a yardstick I would use for anything other than weeding out the units you want to audition , your ears , your system , your room , your taste are the final determinants of what floats your boat.
On the tranport issue , a Sb3 with more digital input/output options and a "add on" PS upgrade kit might be a very good seller at a much cheaper price than a TP. That wouldnt be more then $500-$600 would it? On the TP , I don't really see any value to dual displays , front panel buttons or the "knob" barring the fact it bulks the unit up. My logitech dealer actually said to me he opened the sealed carton the TP came in cos when he lifted the box , it felt "empty". I don't feel the radical jump from the Sb3/duet to the TP of $1500+ is worth it in terms of any sonic improvements and would imagine there must be some market for an "inbetween" product. -- Rodney_Gold Sb3/Z-sys RDP1/meridian DSP5500's TP/X-cans v3/Senns 650's TP/TACT 2.0/SCM 50a's TP/Meridian DSP5000's "The nicest thing about smacking your head against the wall is...the feeling you get when you stop" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rodney_Gold's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14618 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49256 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
