Adiomat;586500 Wrote: > hi, i got a pair of linn ninkas. i thought they would have potential to > follow me with the trichord 300NC. > Now, for my understanding, the chain could be like: > > SB3-coax-DAC-analog out-creek OBH-22-trichord 300-linn ninka > > then, imho the sb3 would be the weakest part. at this point would it > make sense to substitute the sb3 with a sb-touch or 2000 € extra > a transporter. is it clever to put 2000€ into a new transporter > rather than in the amp ?? > like to hear your opinion > fanx in advance > malo
I wouldn't use both a DAC and the Creek. I'd either go SB3-->Creek-->amps-->speakers, or SB3-->DAC-->amps-->speakers, where the DAC should have an analog volume control. Either way the SB3 could be replaced with a touch or a transporter, but in the second chain that isn't likely to make an audible difference, because a decent DAC isn't sensitive to small variations in the digital stream coming into it. As for amps versus transporter, the amps you're looking at are overkill, but they're a better investment than a transporter . The transporter is likely to be obsolete in 10 years; that's not going to happen with amps. My philosophy is, the fewer links in the audio chain the better. As for sound, here's a list in order from most to least important: music room treatments speakers amps digital source -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82998 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
