boxerboy;409662 Wrote: > El Duderino: > > I am going to share with you the way that I audition equipment. You are > cerainly free to use other selections that you may find more in tune > with your tastes...
I've acquired a few of the albums you suggested. First impressions below in direct comparison between the Transporter vs. SB3. boxerboy;409662 Wrote: > > 2) Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours" - Track 7 "The Chain" > > Listen for the high pitched guitar of Lindsay Buckingham; the deep bass > of of the Bass guitar and the clear sounds of the bass drum and the > cymbols. > There is a definite difference between the Transporter and SB3 with clearer cymbals on the former rather than the "white noise" effect with the SB3 rendition of cymbals. The bass also hits a little lower on the Transporter. A noticeably wider soundstage with the Transporter but not a huge difference in this parameter. boxerboy;409662 Wrote: > > 3) Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio (Vol 3) - Track 1 "Song-Song" > > The three instruments should clearly be positoned on your sound stage. > The piano should sound like a real piano. The bass should sound deep > and authoritative. The drums should sound crisp and distinct. > This album really brought out some of the differences between the Transporter and SB3 in terms of soundstaging. In the above track, the TP has a wider soundstage extending beyond the edge of the speakers. With the SB3, soundstage is strictly between the speakers. With the SB3, it sounds as if the piano is just to the right of center. With the TP, its very clearly on the right side of the stage. Another difference was apparent while listening to "Exit Music (from a film)" from the same album. The drumming/cymbals are significantly more distinct through the TP with clear delineation between each cymbal strike and the technical intricacy of the playing clearly evident. The sound was more of a "smear" through the SB3. boxerboy;409662 Wrote: > > I hope you find this useful. > > Jim Very useful, Jim. I need to start finding more "audiophile" level recordings to delineate the differences between the TP and SB3. Suggestions are welcome... Patrick Dixon;410478 Wrote: > That's a good point and something that's maybe not that obvious when > listening to short samples and switching between sources. > > I don't think you'll hear huge differences on short samples between the > two (depending on the material, and the rest of the system etc), but I > think you'll find a more significant difference over a long period. > What about listening to a programme of music over a couple of nights on > one, and then the same programme over the next couple of nights on the > other? Just choose the volume you feel comfortable with, which might > be different with a different source as well as with different music, > and see which gives you the most pleasure. > > It seems to me that test more closely replicates your real use of the > products, and is therefore more likely to give significant results. Patrick, this is a great suggestion. I'll give it a try and report back. -- El Duderino ------------------------------------------------------------------------ El Duderino's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8171 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61686 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
