NewBuyer;553688 Wrote: > See Ron, you can always get a good variety of opinions on the forum. > :) > > The OP (Ron) already said he would: > > - "never be running an external DAC"; > - be currently using an Onkyo/Paradigm combo (Ron is right, these are > actualy decent mid-range pieces); > - possibly also consider upgrading amp/speakers; > - be actively considering the Transporter (i.e. wasn't priced-out by > it). > > I have no illusions of convincing everybody - I just wanted to share my > reasons, that's all. :)
Hey NewBuyer, no need to convince all of us as it's a Forum, right! But a great post none the less with sound reasoning (pun intended)! And I guess I might not have been clear about the Transporter as to my thinking. Is it the best sounding option? In my opinion it is, no matter the application. My only concern is it worth the money when the Touch has bridged a lot of distance that was between the SB3 and the Transporter? So I say go with the Touch if only using the RCA Analog Outs and your stereo system is under $10000. Would the Transporter be the ultimate source in a less then $10K system, sure it would. Would there be an improvement. Again, I think there would be. Would it be worth $1500. I don't think so, especially when using that $1500 toward speakers or components would probably provide more of what I am assuming he is looking for. Again it is my opinion that what the OP is looking for is more body, sound stage, liveness out of his system. Just changing the Source component is not going to cure this and in most cases makes what is already lacking more obvious. Most of ones Audio budget needs to be spent on Speakers, then amplification. A source that costs two to three times what the Receiver did, is in my opinion, not the place to start. And the Touch is a good match dollar wise for his system and should show an improvement letting him save money toward amp or speakers. Yes Transporter is EOL, but there will probably be a healthy used market for them for a few years. Again, I highly reccommend getting a demo amp and running the Duet directly into it (starting with the Duet volume on Zero) to see if a better amp opens things up or is what the OP is looking for first. Sure, I agree that everyone can use a Transporter (read need for me) but I still don't think it is the place to start with what the OP discribed. But hey, that's just me. A pair of Vandersteen Model 3A Sigs, a GFA-555SE, and a Touch or Duet brand new for under $5500 makes a killer Stereo System and used in excellent condition at less then $3000 is hard to beat. -- 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=79496 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
