ob_kook wrote: > After being a long-time LMS / SB user (SB2, Duet, SB Radio, SB Boom, and > SB Touch), I FINALLY picked up a Transporter that I found on CL near me. > > > This has interrupted my experimentation with various RPi-based players > in conjunction with a Digi out hat playing to a Tone Audio DAC. > Effective, but ugly and unwieldy. > > I've got to say that the Transporter sounds fantastic and now that I've > spent a little time updating my LMS implementation with Material Skin, > it feels pretty modern as well! I still need to get MusicIP + Sugarcube > up and running so I can have a replacement for my Plexamp server - I > really like the auto DJs they built in. > > Am I crazy to buy something so long in the tooth? Not sure, but it > sounds good to me and has been a fun project. > Besides, my amp is a 1975 Luxman, so I guess by comparison, this is > spring-chicken technology!
My transporter is in my primary listening setup. Love it. Even bought a new-in-box (knob-less) Transporter to hold onto as a backup unit. Haven't needed it yet. By the way, the only issue I ever had was with a power supply. It cost only a couple of bucks for a plugin replacement. See this thread if this happens to you: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?105822-Fix-for-spuriously-rebooting-Transporter *Home:* Pi4B-8GB/pCP8.2.x/4TB>LMS 8.3.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* rPi4B-4GB/pCP8.2.x/4TB>LMS 8.3.x>Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win11(64)>foobar2000 *The Wild: *rPi3B+/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>hifiberry Dac+Pro (LMS & Squeezelite) *Controllers:* iPhone14Pro & iPadAir5 (iPeng), CONTROLLER, Material Skin, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) *Files:* -Ripping-: dBpoweramp > FLAC; -Post-rip-: mp3tag, PerfectTunes, TuneFusion; -Streaming:- Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117318 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
