What is the best transport?

"Please elaborate. In my experience I have not yet heard a digital system that can best high-end analog. Would love to hear what you recommend."

Well, now we are crossing the line into advertising so the moderators may nix this, but I'll first start with the customer posts and reviews that support this:

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=95464.msg960567#msg960567

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=101877.0

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=97269.0

http://www.dagogo.com/View-Article.asp?hArticle=860

Okay, now the recommendation: Overdrive USB+ DAC with the right options driven from Mac Mini with Amarra or Pure Music or PC with Jriver or Jplay. Music ripped from CDs using XLD on Mac to AIFF format or dbpoweramp on PC to .wav format. This has earned TAS best of show at RMAF the last 2 years, Golden Ear Award, Editors Choice Award and will be in recommended components in Stereophile.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

Changeout,

Send me your email address at goodlawman2@gmail.com. If you are comfortable, send cel number as well. Thx.

All the stuff in Steve N.'s email just shows what a headache it is to enen get started with all this computer audio business, and that's before something crashes, freezes, has indecipherable instructions if there are any at all, etc.

Neil - you would probably say the same thing about using an iPod, using iTunes or installing a driver for a new printer etc.. Maybe these are not for you.

All it takes is to follow some simple instructions and make the right choices. Less difficult than choosing the right phono cartridge, tonearm, cables and phono pre, and learning how to adjust a turntable and tonearm. I have seen people at shows spend more than an hour adjusting a tonearm etc.. I'll take the computer thank you. I think its time to give up the buggywhips.

I dont experience freezes, crashes etc... Read the reviews.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

I think it may be over powered. You may need traction bars. LOL!