Logitech Transporter + Berkeley Audio Alpha DAC 2

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

I don't know, I find the TP to be very satisfying on digital out.

Have compared it to several decent CD/SACD players and like it better by a decent amount. Granted, not to super high end CD players. And also to a non-modded Touch - no comparison imo. Granted, I use a decent power cable, and decent digital cable from TP to DAC and I'm careful to tune the Squeezecenter configs.

If the Transporter is only serving as a bridge to a USB input on a good DAC, and not part of a whole home music distribution system, and your DAC has a reputable USB input, I'd say going straight from computer to DAC on USB is a good option also.

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 :)

06-21-12: Yo2tup
I didn't like the Transporter as a transport to another DAC. I tried a couple DAC's with it, and the Transporter made them all sound like the analog outs of the Transporter.

Definitely not my experience with the MW Transporter. The sound is dependent on the digital cable or PC on the DAC that I use.

DAC is like computers, I don't chase the latest or greatest. I choose to invest in mature areas of my system. I've auditioned many DACs / SACD players that costing much more and so far have not found any that has motivated me to change.

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