My two cents is that if I had a high end dac in the the leagues of a Weiss, Berkley Audio, Wavelength or maybe a Benchmark I would not be looking at a Transporter. Possibly a modwright Transporter could be the ticket if I was in need of more color and timber in my system - if your system is a little too clinical and precise, lacking life and excitement, the modwright could possibly cure that.
It has also been my experience that cap tweaking can also make a huge difference for not a huge expense (except for v-caps!). I have replaced my speaker crossovers (obbligato from China) and the caps in my amps (Mundorf) with very good results in the area of soundstage, dynamics, timber, clarity and noise floor. The great thing about replacing a cap is that everything else stays the same. That way you can hear more "into" your equipment to try to diagnose deficiencies. For example - I knew from the get go that the transporter was clean and precise with a black background - It wasnt until I replaced the Bennics in my t-amp with Mundorf silver/oils did I hear just what it was able to deliver in the way of ambiance and depth. All that for $65 per cap! If it doesnt work I can always solder in the old ones. I have never had to do that though! At some point I think it is good for us all to "pop the hood" on our gear and get a feel for what is inside. If its expensive eye candy with crap parts inside we shouldnt buy it! I feel that as consumers we could change the industry for the better by buying intelligently made good sounding equipment that also happens to look good! -- earwaxer Waxer Transporter Winsome labs mouse (modified) Maggie MMG's (modified) JPS Labs power cords Audioquest Granite speaker wire Silver Bullet interconnect HSU research sub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ earwaxer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32040 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67682 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
