Fxdwg123;529188 Wrote: > In this case perhaps the solution could be not to use my external dac > for the cd-transport but to use the Transporter DAC. So I connect my > cd-transport via coax to the Transporter digital input and connect the > Transporter not only to my external dac but also via RCA analogue to my > poweramp. I still can use my external dac for streaming as that dac is > connected to my power-amp with XLR. In that way I can use the > Transporter volumecontrol for all sources and only need to switch the > power-amp (there are switches on the back) from XLR to RCA when I want > to listen to a cd (what does not happen often). I'll give this a try. > Thanks! I take it that you have compared your external DAC with the Transporter's analogue output and prefer the DAC? You mention that you connect the DAC to the power amp via XLR, so of course to do a fair comparison you need to use the TP's balanced outputs. And make sure that the comparison is level-matched.
The reason I ask this is that the TP's own DAC is extremely good, and I'm surprised you find any need to use an external DAC. Out of curiosity, what is the external DAC? There's an implication in one of your other posts that you're using the TP's volume control at a fairly low setting. If this is the case, then the SNR degradation that will result could overwhelm any minor differences between the TP's DAC and the external one. I think you need to make sure you get the gain staging right (with appropriate passive attenuation) and operate with the TP's volume control at a reasonably high setting before you can come to any sensible conclusions regarding the relative merits of the DACs. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76659 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
