dizzysnakepilot;445851 Wrote: > just hooked up a new transporter, playing an apple lossless file, and > even without an a-b comparison with the cd player, the sound is small, > compressed and without nuance. using the rca outputs. > > i have the transporter volume set to max. > > the rest of my system is: linn kolector to 2 aktive bi-amped lk140s and > linn ninkas. the comparison cd player is the bottom of the line linn > genki. > > could i just not be used to the sound? even my wife walked by and said > it didnt sound that good. > > my question is: what can i do to make it sound better? > > thanks!
I'm pretty familiar with the sound of your system as in many ways it is a smaller scale version of mine :-) You need to keep in mind that most Linn gear of that period has a house sound which is quite "dry" (some call it "grey") and linn Front ends (all cd players, LP12 etc) were designed to offset that "greyness" to produce a balanced end-result. This is why Linn front or back ends were often not favoured by reviewers outside of full Linn systems. This is why I have an MF X-10 tube buffer in my system - it adds some slight "colour" to the sound of my DAC. Before doing anything else, I'd let the TP settle down for a week (keep some music playing through it if possible) and also make sure that the quality of your rips is OK - what are you using for that? Your system will show up any issues with the rips being less-than-perfect. I presume you were comparing the same album between Genki and TP? Also a/b comparisons need to be level matched otw the louder source will always sound better. If the TP is your only source, you could take the Kollector out of the system and wire the TP to the first LK140 (and then daisy-chain from there to the second LK140). You will need to set the internal attenuators in the TP first. That will improve the sound slightly. However this is advanced stuff. Before leaping to any conclusions, you need to do some proper listening over a few hours, with a variety of material. Don't do quick a/b comparisons. Listen to some music you don't normally/often listen to. Good Luck. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB3 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Outdoors: Boom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66347 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
