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It is said that it could sound "better" then a 10k balanced cd-player.
I would love to connect it with a Headroom Home Balanced amp (via XLR).
My music source would be my desktop pc, which would be connected to the Transporter via ethernet. The Transporter would output the music to my HeadRoom amp via XLR, with a balanced Grado SR225 connected to it
or
the HeadRoom could be used as preamp, which is connected to a Red Wine Audio Signature 30.2, to which 2x Akg K1000's are connected.
The Transporter has been around for a few years and is an outstanding source. I wish I had one, but I love my Logitech Squeezebox,it's baby brother. There is a very active forum on the Slim Devices website. Check it out.
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I was not crazy about the sound of the transporter when I owned it, the highs were slightly hazy and harsh and it did not have the best bass I have heard. I did like the interface and feel that is the way of the future. Makes me wish Logitech would partner with people like Modwright and APL rather than fight them with the "it can't be improved upon dogma" that is prevalent on their forums. Think you still may be better off with a Squeeze Box and a dac.
I was not crazy about the sound of the transporter when I owned it, the highs were slightly hazy and harsh and it did not have the best bass I have heard. I did like the interface and feel that is the way of the future. Makes me wish Logitech would partner with people like Modwright and APL rather than fight them with the "it can't be improved upon dogma" that is prevalent on their forums. Think you still may be better off with a Squeeze Box and a dac.
I think I've reached the same conclusion... I was seriously thinking of the TP, but was leery of its DAC being as terrific as claimed; I didn't feel like spending $2K for the tP, then turning around & having to spend another $1K for a decent DAC.
I thinbk I'm gonna go another route & try the Apple TV. I'm a Mac user already, and having my music library (which isn't very big @ ~120GB) stored on the ATV HD would be a decent backup solution--I'd probably never use ATV for video since I don't buy from iTunes, and don't feel like re-encoding all my multiple .avi's... Anyways, I figure $330 for the 160GB ATV, plus $1K for a DAC will be good enough for me. PLUS, I won't have to spend my time beta testing all of Logitech's software releases....
Has anyone tried out the "Slim Devices' Transporter from Logitech"?
No, it wasn't available for a long time in this country so I went for a Stello DA220MKII. But I have the Duet running to my Stello for a few weeks now. It's an excellent combination: it has all the advantages of the TP (network, balanced, etc.), plus the nice remote of the Duet. Only disadvantage is that you have to buy a coax cable.
Please bear in mind the TP's main point of focus seems to be jitter. So while it's an excellent transport and a DAC with high specifications, many are disappointed by the music coming out of the DAC part. The good part of that is that there are many mods that are developed, and there's plenty of room inside the box to place them there. On the other hand it means sinking even more money into it.
So IMO the transporter is meant for just what it's name says: the transport part of an extremely high end setup.
Thanks I decided to go for the Stello DA220MKII. Don't know about the Duet yet, cause I like to use the iTunes gui (with it's equalizer presets for different music genres). I believe I can import my iTunes playlist in the Duet gui system, but I don't know if there are any equalizer options.
The Duet remote is so cool though. And I lack a descent remote.
(Oops, didn't know I posted already) I have Squeezebox Duet now. I don't see any equalizer in the Squeezecenter app, do you think it would be useful to have an equalizer with Sb3?
I am waiting for the Stello DA220 Mk II to arrive.
Slim Devices' Transporter from Logitech
I decided to go for the Stello DA220MKII. Don't know about the Duet yet, cause I like to use the iTunes gui (with it's equalizer presets for different music genres). I believe I can import my iTunes playlist in the Duet gui system, but I don't know if there are any equalizer options. 
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