Good question and somewhat tricky to answer. IMHO the main reasons for getting a Transporter used to be:
1) ability to play higher resolution files (up to 24bit/96kHz) 2) better internal power supply 3) better internal DAC 4) balanced analog outputs However with the introduction of the SB Touch some of these reasons are a bit less valid. The Touch can play hi-rez files and the Touch's stock power supply is much better than SB3 stock power supply. Plus the Touch's internal DAC is actually quite good. My suggestion is to see if you can manage to get a in home audition of an external DAC priced around the same as the Transporter SE ($750) and see if that provides a noticeable improvement to the sound of the Touch's analog outputs. The advantage of going with an external DAC instead of a Transporter is that in the future you can keep the Touch and just upgrade the DAC. Of course you could also use the Transporter with an external DAC but since the Transporter's internal DAC is one of the main reasons for spending the extra money why would you. In short the Touch -> external DAC is a more flexible and future proof solution than a Transporter alone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97815 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
