guptaas;457082 Wrote: > I thought network streaming was the ideal way to stay jitter free. If > S/PDIF out of a PC is good enough then what is the advantage of a > Transporter over any other equivalent DAC?
Sorry I wasn't clear and also didn't follow what you meant when you were knocking S/PDIF. To be clear, what is wrong with using the S/PDIF output on a Squeezebox for feeding a high quality DAC to produce great stereo listening inside of a HT system (assuming one has a decent room and decent main speakers). I personally am not a big fan of PC audio. I don't consider digital files stored on a drive and processed by a server to be feed to a NMP as PC audio because the analog or digital stage being used as the source is not in or part of the PC. Also knowing your setup now or what your trying to achieve with what components would really help this discussion. I use a Transporter for my main music listening. It is in the rack with the rest of my HT equipment. I use a pre-amp with HT pass-through so whether I listen to stereo or HT my main speakers are part of the system using the same amps without degrading the Stereo only listening capability of the semi-combined system. So for me S/PDIF is "not good enough" out of a PC for me. The PC is just the server to handle the digital files stored on the PC that are to be sent to the Transporter. I like the TP DAC and use the Balanced XLR outs to my pre-amp. But the S/PDIF out of the TP or an SB3 into my Dodson DA-217 MK2-D Digital Processor sounds pretty awesome. So what I am saying is the TP has it all over S/PDIF from a PC card and Squeezebox S/PDIF feeding a good DAC is also better then PC card S/PDIF feeding the same DAC in my opinion. Again just my opinion, but if the PC S/PDIF is in a Windows machine that makes things worse. YMMV. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67446 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
