JohnSwenson;527979 Wrote: > From what Sean has said about the Transporter the coax outputs for the > TP and the Touch are conceptually identical. My current understanding > is that the Touch uses slightly better parts in its output circuit, but > the TP has slightly lower jitter to begin with. > > I don't have thenm both side by side to compare but my guess is that > the TP will be ever so slightly better than the Touch. Both will be way > better than an SB3. Both of them are very close to being about as good > as its possible to get. > > The rest of the system is going to be far more important. The exact > details of the cables used, connectors, how the connectors are attached > to the cables, and especially connectors , board layout and input > circuitry in the DAC are going to be far greater than the differences > between the TP and the Touch. > > As far as the analog outs go I actually prefer the Touch. But of course > that is one of those individual preference things. When you start > comparing mods, who knows. > > John S.
John - what's your view on after-market power supplies for the SB3/Touch? I'm pretty much convinced that there MIGHT be a very small benefit for the SB3 s/pdif but I'm darned if I can find any benefit for the Touch using its digital outputs... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (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 Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76496 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
