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JJZolx;364915 Wrote: > The "spotty" thing may be impossible to diagnose remotely, but I think > it's fair to say that everybody has recordings that just sound like > crap on their system, no matter what they do. Could be the original > recording, the transfer from old tapes, the CD mastering, or any of a > dozen other things making for a bad sounding recording. > > You have a lot of options at the point where you find yourself. I > don't I'd be completely out of line saying that you should consider > starting all over. > > First, if you want optimal sound, I'd give some thought to the file > format that you use to encode your ripped CDs. If you're using lossy > AAC or MP3, then you're at a disadvantage right from the get go. You > may or may notice a difference by ripping to a lossless format like > Flac or ALAC, but at least you could eliminate one source for sound > degradation. > > Next is the source. An iPod can sound Ok, but seldom as good as a fine > CD player or a player such as a Squeezebox or Transporter. I'd say > you're at a point where even thinking about the Transporter should be > out of the question. Get a Duet or Squeezebox Classic first. See how > you like it. Upgrading either one can take the form of either adding a > nice sound external DAC or upgrading to the Transporter. > > Then there's amplification and speakers. If you like the Z5500, great, > but I'm sure you could improve upon the sound with better amplification > and speakers. I would be very surprised if a Transporter would sound > much different than a Duet through that system, particularly playing > lossy files. Helpful post. That was my instinct. 10% THD doesn't seem to cut it, at least on paper. I wonder why logitech doesn't come out with a better amplification system? If they are charging $1800 for a Transporter, you'd think they have a spiffy amplifier, a great subwoofer and a fantastic pair of bookshelf speakers to buy. I guess maybe in the future. But the post is helpful. Along with the other posts, it convinces me: I'm just going to try the Duet (I'm not much worried about Apple's "rights" because I scanned a lot of the CDs in myself as well; although based upon your post I'm not going to throw the home dock away so quickly!). If the Duet doesn't improve this Z5500 set up, I'm going to scrap it, get the Advents out of the basement and go shopping for a monster receiver. However, if the Z5500 IS improved, I'll tell you all on Wednesday because it says a lot about "sound" these days. Thanks again. -- Mitchell J. Stein ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mitchell J. Stein's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21520 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55712 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
