cliveb wrote: > I am a long-time user of the Transporter, and am very happy with it. It > sounds fabulous. > > BUT: if it ever dies, I will not be looking to replace it. The TP is a > legacy product that still performs well, but there are cheaper > alternatives easily available these days. A Raspberry Pi running > Squeezelite feeding a decent external DAC will provide equally good > sound quality. > > The only reason I can think of why anyone would want to get a TP these > days would be if they happen to like its look. > > And regarding the "knob or no knob" question: the knob is a great big > white elephant and serves no purpose in day-to-day use. BUT: The > blanking plug on the TP SE looks like a cheap piece of plastic, and > frankly I think it spoils the look. (But bear in mind I've only seen > photos of the TP SE, never seen one in the flesh). So if you're going to > buy a TP for the aesthetics (and IMO there is no other reason to get > one), then you need one with the knob, otherwise the aesthetics are > ruined.
You're perfectly right : I like the look and knowing it's an old piece of technology pleases me too. But it's not really a reasonable choice in your opinion, moreover at 1000 $. I agree with the look of the SE : it looks like a cheap piece of plastic, at least on the pictures. LMS 7.9.0 on Linux Mageia 5 and RPI 3 1 SB3, 2 radio, 1 touch Plugins : Trackstat, Smartmix, MusicIP, ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Antoniop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107946 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
