"Squeezebox Transporter Mods"

[Audiocom AV]

As requested, here are a list of the reference upgrades for the Squeezebox Transporter.

The upgrade modifications are primarily for using the Transporter with an external DAC, although the nature of the upgrades will also improve the sound via the analogue line-outs. This does dispense with the most costly part of the Transporter, the analogue section, but even with the AKM DAC chips, discrete Jung regulators, it does not compete with the stand-alone DAC’s on the market at around £800 upwards.

These are the installed reference upgrades;

■ Cryogenically treated IEC inlet socket.
■ Bybee reference purifiers for AC input.*
■ Low noise, wide band shunt regulator for 5V supply.
■ Low noise, wide band shunt regulator for 3.3V supply.
■ OSCON SVP regulation bypass capacitors.
■ Panasonic FK digital PSU & decoupling capacitors.
■ Superclock 4 ultra-low jitter master clock.
■ Superclock 4 clock PSU.
■ WBT NextGen cu RCA phono for digital out.
■ 1x Bybee Slipstream purifier for digital out.
■ 6N OCC wire for digital out.

*New technology from Bybee which cannot be disclosed here. Please e-mail.

The cost of the upgrade is £1497.00, which added to the SB Transporter @ £1150.00 is a total spend of £2647.00.

Any questions please ask.

[SteveW]

As requested, here are a list of the reference upgrades for the Squeezebox Transporter.

The upgrade modifications are primarily for using the Transporter with an external DAC, although the nature of the upgrades will also improve the sound via the analogue line-outs. This does dispense with the most costly part of the Transporter, the analogue section, but even with the AKM DAC chips, discrete Jung regulators, it does not compete with the stand-alone DAC’s on the market at around £800 upwards.

Hi Mark
I'm trying to make sense of what you have said here...
Can you clarify...thanks

[StanleyB]

it does not compete with the stand-alone DAC’s on the market at around £800 upwards.

It does not compete against some DACs costing 1/4th of that.

[Audiocom AV]

Hi Mark
I'm trying to make sense of what you have said here...
Can you clarify...thanks

Hi Steve

The mods are made to the AC side, digital power supplies, digital regulation, digital processing stages, clock system and digital output. The upgrades are to get the most out of the Transporter via the digital output for use with an external DAC.

[Gazjam]

As requested, here are a list of the reference upgrades for the Squeezebox Transporter.

The upgrade modifications are primarily for using the Transporter with an external DAC, although the nature of the upgrades will also improve the sound via the analogue line-outs. This does dispense with the most costly part of the Transporter, the analogue section, but even with the AKM DAC chips, discrete Jung regulators, it does not compete with the stand-alone DAC’s on the market at around £800 upwards.

These are the installed reference upgrades;

■ Cryogenically treated IEC inlet socket.
■ Bybee reference purifiers for AC input.*
■ Low noise, wide band shunt regulator for 5V supply.
■ Low noise, wide band shunt regulator for 3.3V supply.
■ OSCON SVP regulation bypass capacitors.
■ Panasonic FK digital PSU & decoupling capacitors.
■ Superclock 4 ultra-low jitter master clock.
■ Superclock 4 clock PSU.
■ WBT NextGen cu RCA phono for digital out.
■ 1x Bybee Slipstream purifier for digital out.
■ 6N OCC wire for digital out.

*New technology from Bybee which cannot be disclosed here. Please e-mail.

The cost of the upgrade is £1497.00, which added to the SB Transporter @ £1150.00 is a total spend of £2647.00.

Any questions please ask.

Hi Mark,

Good luck with this, I imagine there is some rough sea ahead.

[iansr]

It does not compete against some DACs costing 1/4th of that.

My 2 penneth: I heartily disagree. I had a Sugden Masterclass CDP with a TDA 1541A S2. Even in stock form I think the Transporter beats it. I might be accused of bigging it up because I have one for sale but in fact someone gave me a comittment to buy this afternoon, so no vested interest, just my opinion. And yes I've heard a Beresford DAC.

YMMV as our American cousins often say.

[Cotlake]

■ Cryogenically treated IEC inlet socket.
■ Bybee reference purifiers for AC input.*

■ 1x Bybee Slipstream purifier for digital out.

*New technology from Bybee which cannot be disclosed here. Please e-mail.

When I read this I laughed big

Ridiculous Snake Oil. Components with no scientific authentisity. It put me off immediately. Some of us here must be realists not blinkered by the bollocks of hi-fi mystism.

*New technology from Bybee which cannot be disclosed here. Please e-mail.

Is this meant to make us think something mystical and secret is happening here, only available to the favoured grail seekers? Sorry, no...........far too much bollocks again! If you value your credability, you should be ashamed!

Try again and produce something in reality.

Regards,

Greg

[Audiocom AV]

When I read this I laughed big

Ridiculous Snake Oil. Components with no scientific authentisity. It put me off immediately. Some of us here must be realists not blinkered by the bollocks of hi-fi mystism.

*New technology from Bybee which cannot be disclosed here. Please e-mail.

Is this meant to make us think something mystical and secret is happening here, only available to the favoured grail seekers? Sorry, no...........far too much bollocks again! If you value your credability, you should be ashamed!

Try again and produce something in reality.

Regards,

Greg

Greg

I have done the Bybee debate to death, no need to start fighting the corner again. Listen and learn or don't listen and don't learn.

There is new AC Bybee technology which is for OEM only and we have been allowed to use it for upgrades, and at the companies request we cannot disclose details on our website or forum.

Regarding the cryogenic processing, the DCT process is widely accepted as having very positive affects. Again, unless you have tried it don't bother to judge.

[markf]

Greg,
if your not crazy about the Bybees ,I'm sure you could get a price for the other mods only.
I don't think you have to sign up for everything on the list.

"One Transporter mod, hold the Bybees ,easy on the Cryo" is what I would ask for.

[Ali Tait]

I'd like to hear a Modwight against an Audiocom.