I had a DL3 with level 3 mod (same as level 4 minus the phase balance on the SPDiff - which was handled by my Cullen moded Sonos).
The basic nature of the sound signatures are that the Transport is going to be on the traditional refined sound while the DL3 is going to be a more on the vivid side of things. The stock transport left me wanting for a little more emotional impact, but the DL3 may be a little bright if you aren't into the vivid sound. The ModWright Transport blows the doors off of both in my view and the convenience is pretty cool. See this Sonic Flare article for clarity on the different sonic signatures.
I'd encourage you to investigate the PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC if you are willing to spend a little more. You are going to get performance on par with the ModWright Transport and the future network bridge means networked audio without having to use a computer.
If saving $$ is your objective, check with PS Audio - they took a ton of units on trade and they likely have a Cullen Mod DL3 for cheap (I traded mine in).
The basic nature of the sound signatures are that the Transport is going to be on the traditional refined sound while the DL3 is going to be a more on the vivid side of things. The stock transport left me wanting for a little more emotional impact, but the DL3 may be a little bright if you aren't into the vivid sound. The ModWright Transport blows the doors off of both in my view and the convenience is pretty cool. See this Sonic Flare article for clarity on the different sonic signatures.
I'd encourage you to investigate the PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC if you are willing to spend a little more. You are going to get performance on par with the ModWright Transport and the future network bridge means networked audio without having to use a computer.
If saving $$ is your objective, check with PS Audio - they took a ton of units on trade and they likely have a Cullen Mod DL3 for cheap (I traded mine in).