Hi Ophitoxaemia:
The Linn Genki was a decent sounding $ 2000.00 CD player 10 years ago and is still considered as a great player.
The Transporter has a Wang Jung re clocked processor that contributed to the lower floor noise in the DAC circuitry which helps eliminate the jitter and clock error.
That is why Dan Wright also consider the DAC as one of the best and only tackles the Analog stage for improvement.
The present voltage regulator and analog stage op amp cascade circuit is modified by Mod Wright, Dan replaces this section of the solid state analog stage, by adding the rectifier and driver analog stage tube circuit along with a beef up P/S to deliver that dynamic and warm sound which in return removes that clinical dry sound from the stock unit.
Some people might call it tube coloration.
The analog stage of the stock Transporter can be conquered by using a quality warm interconnect pair to a analog pre-amp and fixing the Transporter volume 100% and using the analog volume pot of the pre-amp tube preferred, which will take the sound to a more warm and less clinical.
Your Transporter downloading HDTrack 96/24 Hi-Res will outperform the best of the best red book CD unit.
Enjoy Music!
Harold
The Linn Genki was a decent sounding $ 2000.00 CD player 10 years ago and is still considered as a great player.
The Transporter has a Wang Jung re clocked processor that contributed to the lower floor noise in the DAC circuitry which helps eliminate the jitter and clock error.
That is why Dan Wright also consider the DAC as one of the best and only tackles the Analog stage for improvement.
The present voltage regulator and analog stage op amp cascade circuit is modified by Mod Wright, Dan replaces this section of the solid state analog stage, by adding the rectifier and driver analog stage tube circuit along with a beef up P/S to deliver that dynamic and warm sound which in return removes that clinical dry sound from the stock unit.
Some people might call it tube coloration.
The analog stage of the stock Transporter can be conquered by using a quality warm interconnect pair to a analog pre-amp and fixing the Transporter volume 100% and using the analog volume pot of the pre-amp tube preferred, which will take the sound to a more warm and less clinical.
Your Transporter downloading HDTrack 96/24 Hi-Res will outperform the best of the best red book CD unit.
Enjoy Music!
Harold