Phil Leigh;560398 Wrote: > My opinion is that in a properly constructed double-blind test, using a > competent DAC (Benchmark/Lavry/Meridian/dCS/Chord etc etc) the Touch > and TP will turn out to be indistinguishable.
I'd second that. A few years back I auditioned the Transporter on a 30 day trial. While it was easily better than the analog outs of my SB3, when I used the latter with an external DAC (Lavry DA-10) I found I couldn't reliably tell the difference. I ended up returning the Transporter. Fast forwarding to this Spring, I bought a Touch. I level matched the Touch's analog outs to the SB3/Lavry, synced, and then compared them for several days. I ended up in the same spot as before - I found that I couldn't reliably tell which was playing unless I got up to look at the input selector switch's position. I ended up selling the Lavry. I certainly have no problem with others reaching a different conclusion, but for me the Touch gives me everything I need from an audio quality standpoint. Finally, just as a general observation from my other hobby of cooking, it's fine to talk about squeezing the last drop out of something, but sometimes when you squeeze too hard you start getting things in your food that were better left behind. ;-) -- mlsstl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80282 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
