logitech transporter vs. Squeezebox+PS Audio DLIII

I have the SB3 and a Lavry DA-10 DAC which I settled on a couple of years back. I also auditioned a Transporter at that time. The choice of the SB3/Lavry was mainly cost driven; it was about $1,000 cheaper since I already had the SB3. However, there was very little difference between the two approaches.

Right now it's not too hard to find Transporters new for about $1300. Had they been at that price a couple of years ago I would have likely gone with a Transporter.

However, there is a third option upcoming. The Slimdevices "Touch" is due out in about a month and a lot of reports from the beta testers have been extremely complimentary about the analog output of this unit. I've got one on order with the intention of comparing it against the SB3/Lavry combo to see if they are in the same ballpark soundwise.

I would get the Touch ($590)

Not sure where you got your price. My understanding the official price is $299.

Does anyone heard the LAvry D10 and the stage IV DLIII on the same system?

While it isn't real hard to find people who have heard one or the other, it can be difficult at times to find a person who has heard two specific units back-to-back in the same system. And, even if you find that person, it can be a bit difficult to know what to do with their recommendations if you're not familiar with how they think about audio.

I haven't heard the DLIII but have owned the Lavry DA-10 for about two years. It is an excellent DAC - very natural sounding. They have a new model, the DA-11, but I'm not sure if it replaces or augments that DA-10. (The DA-11 some added features that may be of interest to some.)

Dan Lavry started at the recording studio end of things and is pretty well known for speaking his mind on the subject of audio. You might find his web site interesting; it is http://www.lavryengineering.com/. The users forum is excellent and there are many very detailed discussions that involve Dan himself.