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Transport for Scott Nixon Tubedac+

I just received my Scott Nixon TubeDac + with 3XAC power transformer. I'm looking for transport direction and/or suggestions. I now have an Apogee Wideye (.5 meter) run from my Marantz SA8260 to the Tubedac. At my disposal I also have an older (late 80's) Nakamichi cd player4 that works flawlessly still, also a couple Toshiba dvd players, and even a Marantz DV8300. Would any of these be a good transport? What makes a good transport? Does the length of the coax digital cable make a difference?

Thanks
beatlebum
zoya
120 posts
 
Beatlebum, I also have sa8260 and been concidering buying external DAC, you can help me to decide - please let me know - do you hear an improvement in soud when you connect 8260 to the TubeDAC?
beatlebum OP
183 posts
 
Zoya,

I'll wait to offer my recommendation (or not) until after the Tubedac is broken-in. So far with the Tubedac hooked up to my SA 8260 I hear a slight narrowing of the soundstage but a much fuller-richer-sweeter sound. I put in an German Valvo branded 6DJ8 tube so I'm pretty sure alot of the richness is due to the tube. The dac has also seemed to smooth out the sound, much to my liking I might add. I'm looking forward to comparing the SN-SA8260 setup to my Cary 308T cdp. BTW, the Nakamichi cd player 4 sounds pretty good with this dac as well.

I'll keep you posted.
reubent
6,936 posts
 
Bb,

Out of curiousity, you might want to try the Cary as a transport. I used my CD-308 breifly as a transport and it bested my other options at that time (Theta Miles, Sony DVD-S7700, Sony DVP-S900ES). However, I was using the Cary to output a 24/96 signal using the built-in upsampler. I think you will have to stick with non-upsampling with the SN DAC.

Give it a try!

Enjoy,

TIC
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