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In response to your question about what the Transporter has that the Duet does not: - better DAC. Better than the Duet, much better than the iPod. - better power regulation to allow all components to perform better - 24/96 playback capability. You probably don't have 24/96 files right now. - 2 screens (the Duet has none built into it, just in the controller). This allows it to be seen across the room and it also allows nice visualizers - VU meters, spectrum analyzers, etc. - front controls, including a force feedback knob. - ability to be used as a DAC for other digital components - advanced connectivity features you can't use now like RS-232, BNC, XLR, AES/EBU and word clock in connectors - IR port. This allows it to be controlled by a universal remote. The Duet doesn't have an IR port. There's also an IR out port to control other devices. - much better wireless connectivity - two large aerials. So - some of these things might be useful to you, some might not. Yes, the Transporter does sound better than the Duet - with the price difference, it ought to. However whether the price difference justifies how "much better" you perceive it to be is up to what you connect it to, your ears and personal preferences. Connecting the Transporter to the Z5500s is no doubt a waste. Connecting it to a preamp, a powerful amp and your old Advents is another story...Start with the Duet to the Z5500s and see if you like it though. In regards to your comment that "with digital -- there IS NO distortion so the amplifier specs don't really matter that much if the DAC and file formats are right", well, of course there's always distortion. There's never going to be "perfect playback". It's a different sort of distortion than analog components though. It's managed through good power supplies and good DACs - the iPod is mediocre on both counts. However amplifier specs do have a huge part to play in the final sound - at some point the sound still has to go through an amplifier and speakers and both have a HUGE role to play, arguably much more so than the digital source. The differences between amplifiers and speakers can easily negate the sound differences between the Duet and the Transporter. The differences are arguably much larger. Finally, in regards to why Logitech doesn't make speakers to go with the Transporter - the Transporter was developed by a company called Slim Devices which was acquired by Logitech only a short time ago (2 years?). Logitech just haven't had development time to really integrate the Slim Devices stuff into their product line, but it's happening. Boom is an example of this, it uses Logitech-sourced speakers (what's innovative is that they're driven by a chip which compensates for the shortcomings of these small speakers, but that's another story). -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55712 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
