Modwright Transporter VS Opera Droplet 5.0 CDP.

Thanks for all the responses. i still would like to hear from someone who has heard both units but it is a bit of a long shot I know.
Mrjstark, I find Opera are not so great at updating there website so that would explain there being no reference to the digital in on the Droplet 5.0. They are definitely doing it as I had one in my home recently.
Keep the opinions coming!

No one else?

Thanks Cruz. Consonance has certainly taken a caning with their reputation there in the US. I have heard similar claims about reliability here in Australia but luckily the local distributer has been able to resolve all warranty issues without issue. I guess Australia being a much smaller market that it is an easier proposition for the dealer to deal with warranty claims.. dunno . Added to that the main issues such as overheating and transport issues have been largely fixed, or so I am told.
One reason I am trying to get a comparison between the MWT and the Droplet is because both are fully balanced. I can't find much information on wether the Squeezebox Touch is or not.

Ah.. right you are. Thanks Mauriusz

I know someone out there has heard both the MWT and the Droplet. I know you're out there; I can hear you breathing.

Ok, Thanks for the recommendations. Back to the question... I would love to hear more about your experience with the MWT and the Droplet. These are the machines I am interested in.

Thanks to all who contributed. I have just finished a trial of the Droplet and will be sending it back. Initially it proved to be quite impressive but in a relatively short period of time became tiring and irritating. I think it is the upsampling implementation that lets it down; too digital and brittle for my liking. Nothing for it but to try and get my hands on a transporter and give it a go.
Of interest to me was how poorly the Droplet with a 24/192 upsampling DAC performed against a non-upsampling, 1 x oversampling 16 bit Audio Note DAC.
It really isn't the size of the dog in a fight but the size of the fight in the dog. I live and learn.

Right you are Trelga. I had forgotten your reference to the Audio Note. What a coincidence. The DAC was everything I had hoped the Droplet would be but I will give credit where credit is due. As a transport the Droplet is fantastic especially paired with the AN DAC.
I have not yet ended up with the best player in my system as the AN was not mine to keep. I am though looking into buying a the maxxed out kit version of the same DAC. I then only have to work out how to best stream computer audio to the DAC. Maybe a standard Transporter is the way to go albeit overkill in it's ability to transfer 24/96 when I only need half that for the AN. The reason to still consider the Transporter is solely for it's fully balanced output which I need/want.

Thanks Dfhaleycko. I'll check it out.