I will give you my experience. I have the Transporter, and I have several SB3's. I have two DACs, although the DACs are built into surround processors - a Bryston SP2 and a Linn Kinos. Everytime I try, the DAC built into the Transporter is not as good as the DACs built into the Bryston or Linn. And it is most noticable on imaging and top end clarity.
In addition, feeding the SB3 into the Bryston or Linn built in DAC, is better than the Transporter DAC driving the Transporter balanced analog outputs. As always, getting this level of performance costs money, and the Bryston or Linn is much more expensive as a DAC compared to the Transporter. I can't comment on any standalone DACs. I like my Transporter, but its digital output feeds my Linn Kinos, which results in the best quality. I use an SB3 into the Bryston, and it is great. May not be a popular opinion here, but I think the Transporter DAC could stand some improvement. Square -- Squareloop ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Squareloop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3572 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50428 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
