how does the transporter rate

thanks dave for your input , have rega apollo in bedroom with conrad johnson tube preamp and audio research tube power amp very happy withit, listening room has big cj tube power amp with direct connect TO AA CAPITOLE MKII SE CD PLAYER AWESOME GREAT DETAIL , JUST LIKE ALIITLE MORE CONVENIENCE HOPEFULLY TRANSPORTER WILL DO IT

I dont care for the AKM DAC chip used in it. Very detailed and layered, but not musical IMO. I modded the AKM test board and ran it it off SLA batteries to evaluate it. Even then it didn't grab me. The digital output should be fine, although more jitter than I care for. I listen to inaudible levels of jitter though, so I'm spoiled. The real advantage is 24/96 digital feed from WiFi, but at a cost.

Steve N.

I have for almost a year been running my Transporter through my Audio Aero Capitole using the AES/EBU cable. I have tried skipping the AA and using the Transporter DAC and I find this too analytic and lacking the 'musicality' of the AA. This has worked really well for my music library stored in my Apple G5.

What has been lacking is the same quality in internet streaming audio from the Transporter through the AA's DAC. I recently got an ANTHEM D2 pre/pro and I run the Transporter digitally into the Anthem and the internet music now sounds really fantastic. I still run the AA through the Analog passthru circuit of the Anthem when I want to listen to a CD.

It is my belief that the AA really is made for CDs and the other digital inputs are really good but the AA was designed first for CDs. If you want to use the Transporter for your music library and the AA's DAC, then continue.

I don't think that the AA will give you the same quality with streaming internet audio as with CDs, etc.

The quality of the transport feed is strictly a function of the jitter, whether it is CD's or internet streaming audio. If they are both 16/44.1 and low jitter, they should sound identical. With a reclocker to reduce jitter, there is no reason why the Transporter as a transport cannot match or even beat a CD transport.

Steve N.

I found the stock TP a little sterile myself. However, the Modwright TP sounds great to me; very musical w/out losing detail. Highly recommended.