boxerboy;413566 Wrote: > I have the Channel Islands DAC and was wondering if the DAC-1 would be > an upgrade. It seems that it would be no better than an even swap. > > Do you think any of new more expensive DAC's would come close to the > performance of a transporter? > > Jim
I can only guess that an un-modded Squeezebox will never sound as good as a Transporter. And by the time you reach a modified SB that does parallel the TP in sound quality you've already surpassed it in price. SB was designed to get your tunes off of your computer and onto your basic to respectably high quality audio system. TP was designed as an audiophile device with 24 bit resolution and 96k sample rates and other specs that raise it far above that of the SB: World Clock capabilities, the AK4396 ‘Miracle DAC’, etc. But don't kid yourself and think that the TP will make your music sound better all by itself. A good clean power supply and high quality speaker cables may do more for you. It all depends on your system. I'd love to try out the Transporter in my system *** and if anyone is in the Boston/South Shore area I'll make sure I have plenty of snacks and wine if you want to bring a TP over.*** -- kphinney *-Hopefully a new trend:*- I'm not endorsing or advertising any of my gear, nor flaunting it as an Audiophile setup. I like it, you may not. I understand and respect that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kphinney's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10409 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36172
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