So, this Transporter thingy. Supposedly for audiophiles. When I bought my SB3 I was under the impression that, if used with an external DAC, it was capable of exceeding very high end audiophile CD players in sound quality.
Can anyone tell me if, in theory, the Transporter should be any better quality than an SB3 with an external DAC of equal or better quality than that found in the Transporter? Or is the Transporter just an "off the shelf" high end version of the SB3 with a better DAC already in it?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
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Thread: Transporter vs. SB3
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2006-07-25, 10:56 #1Member
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Transporter vs. SB3
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2006-07-25, 11:17 #2Member
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Transporter has a much better DAC. It also has 2 displays and some other higher end parts. If you pair the SB3 with a high-end DAC would it be equivelent to the Transporter? Not sure since hearing is believing but I would think that it would be an extremely close contest. Search the web for modded SB2/3s and you will probably see what has been put in the Transporter.
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2006-07-25, 11:45 #3Member
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Fair enuff! That is pretty much what I thought, just wanted to see if that was the general concensus round here...
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I can't find any info about the mentioned "transporter" device via google. Any good link as a starting point would be welcome.
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2006-07-25, 12:30 #5Senior Member
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The "Home" tab at the top of this page is a good place to start.
Originally Posted by docbee
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2006-07-25, 13:55 #6Member
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Sorry for the silly question. I just directly go the forum without visiting the home section. Anyway, thanks for the answer :-)
Looks much like a studio gadget, but the price is somehow out of bounds... at least for my impression.
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2006-07-25, 18:45 #7Member
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Originally Posted by docbee
I don't think it is a studio gadget at all. It provides the connectivity that many audiophile systems use, it looks amazing and it has a high quality DAC for those who want one. It's really relatively "cheap" as far as audiophile products go and I think it will draw quite a few new customers for SD. As for pairing an SB3 with an external DAC v. the Transporter, I'll have 2 SB3s and 2 Transporters when they are avaialble. I'll run an SB3 through my Esoteric D-03 and let you know how the Transporter stacks up.
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2006-07-25, 19:44 #8Senior Member
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What kind of audiophile buys a $2000 source component without hearing it first? Originally Posted by Sleestack
You must have a lot of faith in the designer's ears. Or his oscilloscope. Or something.
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2006-07-25, 20:13 #9Member
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Make that 2 $2000 components. I'm buying them for the form factor and the connectivity. I won't be using the DAC. I'm only using them as transports. I'll word synch at least one with an iClock and do everything in FLAC. I'm not sweating the cost of the components when they fit the bill perfectly, and with style. Originally Posted by JJZolx
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2006-07-26, 06:41 #10Guest
Re: Transporter vs. SB3
I'll run an SB3 through my Esoteric D-03 and let you know
> > how the Transporter stacks up.
> What kind of audiophile buys a $2000 source component without hearing
> it first?
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> You must have a lot of faith in the designer's ears. Or his
> oscilloscope. Or something.
No need to have faith. There's a 30-day money-back guarantee. How many places let you have 30 days to listen to your new audiophile equipment with the rest of your setup for an entire month before you're actually committed to the purchase? (I'm not being sarcastic--I don't live in the audiophile world, but do most sellers let you take something home and use it a month?)
In any case, you don't have to have faith in anything. You get to use your own ears in your own home.
Kevin
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