Unless the internal AKM DAC of the Transporter simply out of the question, consider a ModWright Truth mod that adds a tube staged output. You can tweak the sound quite a bit by rolling tubes and shorten the signal path in the process.
Critical elements for hi-rez music streaming?
I have ripped music from CDs I own (16bit/44.1kHz) with a PC optical drive (48x CD-RW, Dell Precision T7400) into an uncompressed format (e.g. WAV) using a bit-by-bit ripping program such as Exact Audio. The wav files are stored on a LaCie 7.5TB NAS (connected to my PC). I stream the wav files through a network router to a different room where a network player/bridge (Logitech transporter)decodes the WAV files and sends it via S/PDIF cable to a Meridian G68 XXD pre/processor which in turn converts the signal with its 24bit/96kHz DACs into an analog signal for the amplifiers and speakers.
Which if these elements (devices, cables, processes) are most likely to affect the quality of the resulting analog sound? At this time the sound of this fully digital pathway is not yet as good (detailed, open, full and complete) as the sound from a parallel high-end CD player chain into the same pre/pro and speakers.
Which if these elements (devices, cables, processes) are most likely to affect the quality of the resulting analog sound? At this time the sound of this fully digital pathway is not yet as good (detailed, open, full and complete) as the sound from a parallel high-end CD player chain into the same pre/pro and speakers.