Although it is a very nice piece of equipment, I find it hard to believe that the USB DAC sounds better than a Transporter set up correctly using the optimal hardware and software settings for the Transporter and slim server. There are so many factors that make a BIG difference. For example, the TP balanced output is dramatically different than the SE output. MP3 transcoding is dramatically different than other options, etc. You simply cannot do a simple A/B test. The basic beauty of the TP is that it contains a great DAC and you eliminate more jitter inducing steps (USB, Toslink, etc.).
Is this a reasonable Audiophile Mac-based Server?
Since I'm a visual person, I've tried to distill what I've learned about music servers and how I might create one. Any suggestions or comments you have would be appreciated.
Here is the link to the website with the picture:
Map of Mac-based Server
My goal is to produce the best sounding Music Server regardless of price.
Here is the link to the website with the picture:
Map of Mac-based Server
My goal is to produce the best sounding Music Server regardless of price.