Logitech Transporter + Berkeley Audio Alpha DAC 2

Chesebert,

This sounds interesting.
Where do I get the latest version of SOX?

I found your article here:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/549645/minimum-phase-filter-for-slimdevices-sb3-touch-transporter-etc

Are the instructions still the same to turn this filter on?

Thanks

ET

BTW, where do I find convert.conf on a Mac?
I have 7.7.2 installed on a Mac but I don't seem to be able to locate this file.

Thanks

ET

OK, so I found a large amount of information on this minimum phase ana Antipodal Filtering:

http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?69145-Antipodal-filtering

Will this work if I use the TP as a transport or is it a funciton of the DAC.
Please excuse my ignorance :)

ET

So here's another twist...

How about using an Empirical Audio Pace Car between the TP and DAC?

http://www.empiricalaudio.com/products/pace-car-reclocker

or should I just ditch the TP and go the USB route with a Berkeley USB or Empirical Off Ramp 5?

Cheers

ET

OK, I also found that the Berkeley DAC 2 has this feature:

Unequalled interpolation technology up-samples 44.1kHz CD’s to provide almost 176.4kHz quality and produces superb fidelity at all sampling rates from 32kHz to 192kHz.

Maybe the TP will be fine :)

So is the Berkeley Audio DAC Series 2 a better DAC than the internal TP DAC?
I got mine tonight.
You better believe it is!
Shockingly good.

People say it sounds like vinyl.
I think it sounds better.
Well, better than my analog rig and it cost me $20K 10 years ago.
I'm running 1.5m AES and balanced silver cables direct into the power amp and feeding it with a 1m PS-Audio AC-10 cable from a PowerPoint.

It's showing the TP minimum phase filter is working, because it detects it as 96KHz.
Now I have to sell the TP and buy the Berkeley USB now.
I have to.
If 96KHz sounds this good, I want more, more, MORE!!!

ET

I don't have another transport to test with, sorry.

BUT, PureMusic will do the same software upsampling to using minimum phase filtering and you get an arguably superior transport to the TP.
It will play 24/192 native whereas the TP is stuck at 24/96.

You should be able to get a dealer to return it within a week or so if you don't like it...

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Cerrot,
I hear you but in my case it is clearly better.
This is not something I would have believed possible from digital.

Have you tried using USB with JRMC rather than the Touch?
This is where I think the gains will be made.

Everyone I've talked to, including Steve from Empirical think the USB route will give much better quality.
I could put a Pace Care reclocker between the TP and Berkeley, but he tells me I would be wasting my money. Better to sell the TP and buy an Off Ramp 5 for the same money.

Now I'm torn between the Off Ramp 5 and the Berkeley.
Steve is super responsive and answers every email whereas Berkeley haven't responded to one.
That kind of customer support doesn't fly with me.
I'd rather invest my $$$$ with someone who actually takes the time to interact with me.