If you really want a Transporter, at $499 it's not a bad deal. The knob part was discontinued so that's why those versions sell for so much more. If you primarily control your SB player via the remote, or via PC/app, the knob is not necessary. In any case, it's not worth $500 more! Transporter is a very fine machine even against today's options. Just be aware that it does not have color display and it is limited to 24/96 PCM should that matter to you.
In your situation, I'd probably keep the Touch and play around with an external DAC; either the one in your new amp or a separate box. The Touch is a good player as is and maybe made better with a new DAC. I run one of mine into the optical digital input of a NAD D 3020 and am very happy with this solution. Check this out: https://nadelectronics.com/product/c-368-hybrid-digital-dac-amplifier/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107946 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
