HI,
I had a Squeezebox with the Bolder Power Supply before the Ultimate PS was available. IMHO the stock Transporter sounded better in my system. I now own a Modwright Transporter and it is the best sounding digital front end I have owned. I do not want to bash any of the great CD players I have owned but the MWTP is head and shoulders above them. You might be able to find a stand alone DAC that sounds great in your system that might be a good match with the SB3 as well. I think you need to try it in your system. I was lucky enough to hear a MWTP before I bought it so I knew what I was getting before I made the purchase. We did a comparison between the MWTP, a Theta Gen VIII DAC fed by a Transporter and an SB2 with the Bolder Ultimate Power Supply. The owner of the SB2/Ultimate PS sold it and bought the MWTP as well. The owner of the Theta Gen VIII stuck with his unit. 6 months later and I have no regrets.
Good Luck in your search.
I had a Squeezebox with the Bolder Power Supply before the Ultimate PS was available. IMHO the stock Transporter sounded better in my system. I now own a Modwright Transporter and it is the best sounding digital front end I have owned. I do not want to bash any of the great CD players I have owned but the MWTP is head and shoulders above them. You might be able to find a stand alone DAC that sounds great in your system that might be a good match with the SB3 as well. I think you need to try it in your system. I was lucky enough to hear a MWTP before I bought it so I knew what I was getting before I made the purchase. We did a comparison between the MWTP, a Theta Gen VIII DAC fed by a Transporter and an SB2 with the Bolder Ultimate Power Supply. The owner of the SB2/Ultimate PS sold it and bought the MWTP as well. The owner of the Theta Gen VIII stuck with his unit. 6 months later and I have no regrets.
Good Luck in your search.