Slim Devices ... Transporter vs. Squeeze + DAC

[Girardian]

I'm tempted to make the move to digitizing my collection ... which is still exclusively on CD. As a part of this process I'm considering the Slim Devices Squeezebox + DAC or the Transporter.

I enjoyed listening to the Transporter at this year's Head-Fi meet, but would like Head-fi feedback re: the differences in sound quality between these two set ups.

Also, any "word on the street" about when the next versions of the Transporter and SB3 may be released?

 

[melomaniac]

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/search...archid=4596282

 

[Lord Chaos]

Squeezebox with Benchmark DAC1 is cheaper, and you get a free built-in high-quality headphone amp. I like listening to mine every night. I just fall into the music.
Mac Powerbook G4 with LaCie 500GB USB hard disk, Slimserver, 50-foot Cat5 cable to Squeezebox, coax digital out to DAC1, headphones. Works great. I haven't spun an indpendent CD in a couple of years.

 

[Rambaud]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Chaos /img/forum/go_quote.gif Squeezebox with Benchmark DAC1 is cheaper, and you get a free built-in high-quality headphone amp. I like listening to mine every night. I just fall into the music.

Likewise - SB3 with Zhaolu DAC + HD595 headphones.

Also, I use the Zhaolu's optical connection with my HD TV (+ headphones).