[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Lite Audio DAC-60 thinking about getting one..
That's the page I was browsing. Price is about right sans shipping. There's also an outfit shipping directly from the factory. Given the increase in quality of Chinese goods in recent years (I am typing this on a Chinese made laptop), I am confident this unit will be good buy. -- crooner crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20789 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Lite Audio DAC-60 thinking about getting one..
watch ebay for those. I passed up bidding on a dac-60 when the bidding went over 300 (about 6mo. ago), but it went for under 350 shipped, new. Hell of a bargin with that faceplate :) The seller was a dealer out of the US, maybe poth or pacific audio or something- who also sells them new. Buy in the US in case you need service, IMO. edit: it's pacific valve co. that sells new -on sale now-, and sometimes on ebay. http://store.pacificvalve.us/ltdac60.html -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20789 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19817 Question: Should there be a new forum for photos? - yes - no - maybe Music in FLAC on 500GB LaCie hard drive -> Squeezebox 2, digital out -> Benchmark DAC1, balanced outputs -> Pathos Logos integrated amp -> Speltz anti-cables, bi-wired -> Magnepan 1.6QRs. [image: http://static.flickr.com/25/95506015_927d70d283_o.jpg] -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19817 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Reality Check: Power Supplies
Sonic-wise the best way to improve performance would be by means of a higher quality external DAC or analog interconnects. I was never really convinced by the linear power supply upgrades. -- crooner crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20725 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Reality Check: Power Supplies
crooner Wrote: > I am guessing the greatest effect of a better power supply would be on > the analog outputs since these are usually quite sensitive to RFI and > "hash". The digital output's main concern is jitter and I believe the > SB3 jitter levels are already low by design. An external linear regulated supply will reduce the noise going INTO the HV switcher, but it won't make any difference on the noise coming out of the HV switcher and going into the linear regulators that power the analog stages. TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20725 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lite Audio DAC-60 thinking about getting one..
One of the most attractive features of the SB3 is the ability to use external DACs due to the transparent coax output. Since the SB3's design already includes a top notch Burr Brown DAC, an old 1990's outdated DAC or a cheapie little box, I am guessing, is not going to cut it. I want something that would literally blow me away, not just barely audible, if you know what I mean. The minimum requirement for an external DAC would be a tube output stage and/or a more advanced 24 bit DAC chip IMHO. The Benchmark DAC-1 is a nice unit, but the near 1K price tag is a little steep for me. I have come across the Chinese made Lite DAC-60 and it seems to be just what I was looking for. It has two 6922 tubes in the analog buffer and dual Burr Brown 24 bit DACs. Construction is also impressive with two large PS transformers and decent quality parts. The full size chassis has a large machined aluminum front panel which reminds me of the old Sonic Frontiers products. The price is $475 air shipped from the factory. My Audio Research PH3 phono stage also uses 6922s, so I am quite familiar with them. I even have some NOS Bugle Boy 6DJ8s that I can use for tube rolling ;-) I think I am going to go for this one. Sounds like one heck of a deal to me. Best, crooner +---+ |Filename: dacfront.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=851| +---+ -- crooner crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20789 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Smooth balanced sound from my Squeezebox
I added an extra ferrite core (I had one laying around somewhere) to the power supply end of the cable. No discernible improvement but it certainly didn't hurt anything :-) I also looped both ferrites like Sean suggested. Interestingly, I was looking at a portable cheap Sony system and it had a ferrite looped on the AC cable! -- crooner crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20272 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Problem in streaming native wma
Hi all While i choose wma to stream in native format, and issue the play command in slim server, the slim server is not sending the slim proto command, i.e 'strm' command. In release notes slimserver 6.2 it is mentioned that wma can be streamed in native format. When i choose wma to stream with lame, either mp3 or wav, the slim server issues the 'strm' messages to the control port. i changed the convert.conf, replaced "wma wma squeezebox2 *" with "wma wma * *". But the slimserver is not sending the 'strm' command. Regards AH -- ahonly4u ahonly4u's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3746 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20764 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: USB output?
Skunk Wrote: > Sean is willing to listen to his product, therefore I trust him. Flawed > logic? I'm on your side! Now, if Sean could only get a good system so he can hear the difference absolute phase makes... ;-) -- P Floding P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20675 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: USB output?
P Floding Wrote: > With the risk that this has been answered already: > > Do really USB sound "cards" work without a PC with associated software > drivers? > > I suggest using a cheap laptop running softsqueeze or similar hooked up > to your external USB soundbox. I think PC is the wrong term. Digging into the OTG stuff a little (it's mostly too technical for me) it seemed you'd need at least a 'client' or something to run the drivers. Also bad, I believe, is the fact that the power has to be returned from the device- so It'll always have power going through it. I'm not sure how this power would effect the USB receiver or conversion process in general, but there seems to be no way to isolate it, thus you'd be drawing power from the 'PC' source which is bad news. I've read maybe a USB hub could be battery powered providing some isolation, just someone elses pet theory though. I'll throw in the disclaimer so popular around here, INEE (I'm no EE). -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20675 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: USB output?
P Floding Wrote: > Here is an explanation that, to sum up, explains that there seems to be > no devices that implement USB audio in a jitter-free way: Like I said, I love my Squeezebox. I'm not so attached, however, that I'm not curious how the PC-USB-->I2S-->DAC interface might sound in a few years. Why rush out and invest in it though? The SB has proven NOT to be a bottleneck in systems far better than mine. 'Nuff said :) P Floding Wrote: > > To me it seems that the USB audio device engineers are unaware of the > way they keep promoting a stupid 1980's solution. Very disappointing! Unfortunately they expect everyone to be hooking an ipod up to whatever they're making, I think. The guys in the article seemed to get the SNR where it needed to be and quit, instead of shooting for the moon- let alone 'listening' to the product (!). Sean is willing to listen to his product, therefore I trust him. Flawed logic? -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20675 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Reality Check: Power Supplies
When I first read the title of this thread, I thought that someone had finally realised that you can't turn a SB into a megabucks CDP beater just by adding a external supply. ;-) -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20725 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Reality Check: Power Supplies
jonheal Wrote: > I'm not an electrical engineer, but I know enough to know that noise is > additive (not counting things like out-of-phase stuff cancelling itself > out). If there's more noise when one power supply is plugged in vs. the > other, than the extra noise is the result of the power supply -- > regardless of the preamp's noise level. But what if as I said, the level of the amp noise is such that it masks the SB noise? i.e. can you tell the difference between a xdB level of noise and x+0.1xdB? Paul -- CardinalFang CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20725 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
