[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Pre-amp Needed?
If the only music source I intend to use is SB3 -> DAC, is there any need for a pre-amp given that I can control the volume in the SB3 software? Can I just output my DAC direct into an amp or a pair of monoblocks? if possible, the good the bad and the ugly of doing so? seems to me that the rule of signal-chain simplicity would favor such an approach. -- joncourage joncourage's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21165 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Q on the internal SB2/3 switcher
Andy, Sorry, my title for the thread was very ambiguous. Thanks much for the info on the stepdown switcher used for the digital circuitry. >From a previous post by Sean (specific to the SB2)- Code: AC -> 5V 2A -> Dual > 3v3 (IO, wireless, logic) SMPS| Switcher > 1v2 (CPU core) | |> Linear reg > 3v3 (headphone) | | |> Switcher > Multiplier -> 11VAC VFD ef || || 14VDC ||---> 55VDC VFD vdd2 --RC filter<-| | | |--> Linear reg ---> 9vdc (op-amps) | |--> Linear reg ---> 5vdc (DAC) What I was actually inquiring about was the 'switcher' that feed the multiplier (Cockcroft-Walton) which generates the 11vac and 55vdc (for the display?) and the 14vdc which is decoupled by that bigass(tm) cap and ultimately the linear regulators feeding the dac and opamp. My question was how is that specific 'switcher' implemented, i.e. a multivibrator? and at what frequency and duty cycle? Sean - Would you please enlighten? Thanks, Paul -- occam occam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=949 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20884 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Pre-amp Needed?
A pre-amp is not needed, if the output is great enough to drive your amp/speaker combination. In fact, I use passive attenuators right before the amp, because the SB3 at full volume is too loud. -- ezkcdude ezkcdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21165 ___ 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 Not sure this setup qualifies for the Audiophile forum ... it is certainly not an Audiophile setup! Though I have to admit, I am pretty impressed at how good the squeezebox makes the old powered speakers from my very first computer (a 66 MHz 486; the speakers are the only piece I kept) sound ... a nice setup for my home office. The books on the bookshelf do a nice job of hiding all the wires ... +---+ |Filename: SqueezeBox4.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=901| +---+ -- Jon Jon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2848 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: Can I use a 6 amp regulated power supply?
As long as the voltage doesn't exceed 5 volts you should be fine. -- crooner crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21164 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can I use a 6 amp regulated power supply?
Hi all. I have a 6 amp regulated power supply (I can dial in a 5V voltage) that I found in my basement. It's a laboratory sort of supply, and weighs about 40 pounds. Can I use this lab supply for my squeezebox? Pics of Squeezebox & tubes at: http://www.paulsop.com/gallery/cocoonatorium Cheers, Paul Sop -- Paul Sop Paul Sop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3966 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21164 ___ 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 Not sure this setup qualifies for the Audiophile forum ... it is certainly not an Audiophile setup! Though I have to admit, I am pretty impressed at how good the squeezebox makes the old powered speakers from my very first computer (a 66 MHz 486; the speakers are the only piece I kept) sound ... a nice setup for my home office. The books on the bookshelf do a nice job of hiding all the wires ... -- Jon Jon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2848 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: Volume bug - can you really hear it?
dwc Wrote: > Jon, in the first post in this thread, Sean says the change is in the > firmware. (i.e. not the server code) > > Second question, is this change implemented in the 6.2.2 line? If so > in what server/firmware version did the change appear? > > Thanks, > Dan Well, heck, I don't know then! -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18439 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Thanks for tip on Axiom!
vdorta Wrote: > I told you! Glad you're enjoying it. thanks to you as well vdorta! -hal -- hal9000 hal9000's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=983 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21118 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Volume bug - can you really hear it?
jonheal Wrote: > The algorithm that dithers the volume was changed in 6.2.x Jon, in the first post in this thread, Sean says the change is in the firmware. (i.e. not the server code) Second question, is this change implemented in the 6.2.2 line? If so in what server/firmware version did the change appear? Thanks, Dan -- dwc dwc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1892 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18439 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Cyrus DAC's & Squeezebox 3
bert Wrote: > i have dac x haven`t done the cyrus upgrade yet, do you use a linear > power supply with your sb2 if so much difference > > i traded my cd7q player in for the dac x first impressions sounded as > good but now i`ve had it for a while not quite up to the cd player but > am hopeing the boulder ps plus mods will sort this out I haven't tried out a linear PSU as yet. That was based on some comments I had seen in a thread some time back. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=4439&postcount=6 However, in light of this thread, I talked with one of our hardware engineers at work (who formerly worked with Prime Digital - the manufacturers of the Wadia line of audiophile CD players), who said that it actually might help even though he couldn't give any guarantees. With that in mind we managed to dig up a fairly robust +5A/2A linear PSU from some corner of the lab. Once I get a chance to build a connector that bridges the output of the Linear PSU with the input of the SB2, I will give it a shot and let you know how it sounds. Hopefully it will be over the weekend. Regds, Nikhil -- Nikhil Nikhil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=993 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20925 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Olive Musica
davep Wrote: > I would start with the fact that you can get 3 SB3's for the price of 1 > Musica and put them around your house and have high quality music > wherever you go. Then I would worry about having the hard disk > (although called "extremely quiet") in the room where I was wanting to > listen seriously to music. I'm not sure if there is also a fan in > there. > davep I took a long hard look at the Olive recently before deciding to go with Squeezebox, and my thinking was much along the lines of davep's. I've bought a wireless SB3, a wired SB2, and a 250GB LinkStation (to hold the music and run slimserver) all for a total of about $700, which is far less than either of the Olive machines. Even after I add a 3rd SB/room the outlay will be less than a single Olive Musica. I suspect that for some the all-in-one aspect of the Olive (at least until you start streaming to other rooms) appeals to many people. I don't do that much critical listening, but I'm still happier keeping the noisy bits (the LinkStation's disk and fan) down in the basement, where you can't hear it over the furnace anyway. And given the relatively small capacity of the Olive boxes, for most people (especially those ripping to lossless formats) an additional storage point will have to come into the picture sooner or later anyway, negating Olive's all-in-one advantage. Final selling points for the SB were the non-proprietary, open source orientation of SlimDevices, and the active user base. Bottom line: the price of the Olive scared me away, but I would say now that I would still go with the SB even if money weren't an issue. Your Mileage (and/or Money) May Vary. -Ken -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21135 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Olive Musica
Kyle Wrote: > Yes, but the plug-in requires that the server be on, doesn't it? I was > hoping for a solution that would work whether the server was on or not. Before I bought the SlimServer, I too had concerns about needing a server running. I assumed that my Server would be the same box that is now my Computer. (It is, in fact.) It doesn't have to be, though. Many people have some box in a closet somewhere. I gather the alternative you are considering costs more than a Squeezebox and a new computer combined. So, buy both if you don't want to use your other computer. As has been pointed out, there are advantages to not having them in the same room. -- tom permutt tom permutt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1893 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21135 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)
[back to the regular email gateway from the web thing] 2006-02-15-04:52:18 P Floding: > Nice system! > Never heard that kind of horn-stuff in my life! I've had electrostats, > and normal dynamic, but never horns. I hadn't heard them until this year; just heard enough *about* them that they seemed to be on my must-audition list. I suggested to my girlfriend that the next time we were both in Atlanta, we should arrange to listen to Jim Smith's demo system. The way I put it to her was that they're kind of ridiculous in many ways (size, appearance, expense), but if and only if they turned out to be so compelling those things ceased to seem to matter much, they'd be worth considering seriously. After we both listened to them, she began to speak of when, rather than if, there'd be over-the-top horned objects in our living room. The only time I'd listened to horns before that was some Klipschhorns sometime in the late 70s... but their dynamic characteristics (whatever their other difficulties) made a lasting impression on my young ears. > As an owner of an RCS 2.2x I'm most interested in what you think of the > S2150s. I also have some tips on how to bring the 2.2x to a whole new > level without paying much. (Did you have your 2.2x modified, BTW?) Well, a couple of years ago when I was first auditioning the RCS, I was on the verge of sending it back because its analog outputs via the D/A card sounded unpleasantly hard to my ears... but some other TacT users convinced me I hadn't really heard it unless I heard it with a TacT amp, too. They were right. The 2150 is one of the best-sounding D/A converters I've ever heard (that subtle, raise-the-neck-hairs immediacy and detail, but without ripping your ears off), and, oh yeah, it puts out enough power to drive speakers too. The S2150 stayed, the D/A card went back. (Interestingly, TacT's A/D card, for getting analog sources into the box, sounds great.) As for mods... so far the only significant mod I have in my 2.2x is one of Anthony (Aberdeen in Vegas)'s drop-in switching power supplies -- which actually far outperforms the external linear I'd been using for awhile. That and ditching the cheezily-filtered Power Entry Module for a direct-wired one, since I'm using far better power filtering outside the device. Some Wolff carbon-fiber-magic power cords calmed things down a bit, too. -Jeff ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Olive Musica
)p( Wrote: > The lastest ir-blaster plugin in combination with firmware 29 has > complete repeater functionality. Works with all the devices I have in > my cabinet :) > Yes, but the plug-in requires that the server be on, doesn't it? I was hoping for a solution that would work whether the server was on or not. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21135 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Fixed vs variable digital output
Hi Duman
Alter the following file to your liking: Slim/Display/Display.pm
Insert the following code snipplet in function mixerDisplay, after line
163: $featureHeader = ...
Code:
if( $feature eq 'volume') {
$featureHeader = "Adjusting volume";
}
Cheers
Felix
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[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Q on the internal SB2/3 switcher
http://tinyurl.com/do5ne Producing 1.2V and 3.3V. Andy. -- Andrew L. Weekes Andrew L. Weekes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=573 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20884 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Olive Musica
pedalvet Wrote: > You can stream music from your networked PC or Mac. Might as well use slimserver and just do that for your whole collection, then. For the price of the Olive, you could buy a Squeezebox and a terabyte of storage. The Olive is a nice component, and for someone with a modest music collection it might make sense, but I much prefer Slim's philosophy of separating the interface/music playback device from the brains/brawn of the cpu/storage unit. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21135 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Thanks for tip on Axiom!
duff138 Wrote: > I own the M22's also. Love them. I use a Cambridge soundworks p1000 > sub with them. Just got a Bolder Cable modded SB2 and everything > sounds amazing. Had you used the SB2 prior to the mods? -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21118 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Thanks for tip on Axiom!
I own the M22's also. Love them. I use a Cambridge soundworks p1000 sub with them. Just got a Bolder Cable modded SB2 and everything sounds amazing. -- duff138 duff138's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2570 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21118 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Olive Musica
I looked seriously at the Musica, but with my setup it would have had to sit inside a cabinet, whereas the SB3 is small enough to sit out and still comply with my WAF. One of the great features of the SB3 is the screen, which you can read from across the room, whereas the Musica has a very small display. I can't remember if you can have Musica display over your TV screen, but I didn't want that, either. Other factors for me were open source software and plugins which are regularly adding functionality to the SB3 (I'm really hoping for a true IR pass-through soon), the ease and low cost of adding storage to my system and being able to back up my data to a separate hard drive (after you spend weeks ripping your collection, you don't want to lose it). Then there is the access to internet audio and data streams, etc. Cost was a bonus, but not a showstopper. And I've now got an SB3 at home, an SB2 at the beach and music backed up on two separate 250 gb hard drives for less than the cost of a Musica. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21135 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Olive Musica
davep Wrote: > I would ask what happens when you fill up the 160Gb HDD > davep You can stream music from your networked PC or Mac. -- pedalvet pedalvet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3901 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21135 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Olive Musica
pedalvet Wrote: > Hi guys- > Why should I go with an SB3 over an Olive Musica? I would start with the fact that you can get 3 SB3's for the price of 1 Musica and put them around your house and have high quality music wherever you go. Then I would worry about having the hard disk (although called "extremely quiet") in the room where I was wanting to listen seriously to music. I'm not sure if there is also a fan in there. Finally I would ask what happens when you fill up the 160Gb HDD which, if you are serious about music and rip losslessly to FLAC, you surely will. It is not clear if you could use the USB port to hook in additional drives but then, of course, you'd have 2 potentially noisy HDDs next to your stereo (one of which will probably have a bright blue flashing disk access light). Just my $0.02 davep -- davep davep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21135 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Olive Musica
I looked at the German version of Olive (http://www.hermstedt.de/english/hifidelio/hifidelio.html) before deciding on SB. The showstopper for me regarding the Olive/Hifidelio is that you do not have free access to the music/data on the device. If you rip music on it, you cannot copy that to your own hard disk (wihtout hacking the box)! You even have to buy a back-up hard disk from them - you cannot connect a standard USB disk. -- larsth larsth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2099 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21135 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Olive Musica
Hi guys- I'm thinking about getting a Squeezbox 3, but have also been intrigued by the Olive Musica. One of the things that sways me most toward the SB3 is this vibrant community for support. On the other hand, the Musica seem to have more robust hardware. Obviously people here on this forum are interested in high quality music reproduction, and have decided to go with the Sqeezebox. What are the reasons for that decision? Why should I go with an SB3 over an Olive Musica? -- pedalvet pedalvet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3901 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21135 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Active Crossover
John Stimson Wrote: > It won't, but tied together like they are, the "averaging" resistors and > the highpass filter interact with each other. The main effect is that > the 21.5k resistor cuts your gain by more than half. DC isn't a big > deal going through a single buffer stage. The power amp for the sub > probably has a DC blocker on its input. If you want to include a DC > filter, put in a second buffer amp. Okay, screw the DC blocker. John Stimson Wrote: > You want to have the voltage supplies exceed the maximum signal you wish > to reproduce by about 2V. Otherwise, anything within the specified > range for the op-amp is fine. +/-9V is easy to achieve with batteries. > Which reminds me -- you will want some sort of power supply reservoir > capacitors between +V and ground and between -V and ground. Something > like a 100uF electrolytic capacitor in parallel with a 1uF film > capacitor should work for just one op-amp. My revised schematic is below. Did I understand what you recommended for the power supply reservoir? Two more questions: 1. I assume all of those grounds get tied together? 2. I've never used one before, but the little perforated project boards that you can buy at Radio Shack, etc. ... the ones with lots and lots of copper-edged holes... are you supposed to "connect the dots" to make connections by dragging solder across them? Or are you supposed to use bits of wire to make connections? +---+ |Filename: schematic2.gif | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=897| +---+ -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20907 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Thanks for tip on Axiom!
I told you! Glad you're enjoying it. -- vdorta DIY computer (EAC/FLAC) --> wireless SB2 (Bolder digital & analog mods, Sonicap Platinum bypass caps, Bolder Deluxe Power Supply) --> Stello M200 monos --> ACI Sapphire XLs on dedicated Sound Anchors and REL Storm III | JMT PPA headamp with custom bass boost --> AKG K501 and Etymotics ER-4S vdorta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21118 ___ 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 jbm0 Wrote: > Indeed it is. An RCS 2.2X taming the room and handling > crossover/time-delay issues, and a pair of TacT S2150s (one for the > wooferless Duos, one for the TacT corner woofers). The TacT W210s > (actually made by Mark Lyon in Austin, Texas), properly placed in the > corners and then smoothed by the RCS, produce much better-controlled > bass than any Avantgarde subs I've heard. (Okay, I've only heard one > pair. But better than those. Of course, I've never heard the > Basshorns. But I can't afford those. And anyway, my girlfriend would > probably go postal if I tried to drag them into our living room.) The > Avantgarde folk (with the intervention of Jim Smith in Atlanta) were > willing to sell me Duo Omegas without woofers, and even make those nice > little custom stands, kind of like scaled-down Trio stands. > > Interestingly, just to illustrate the pace of the craziness here, the > Hydra 8 has already been whisked away. I'd bought a Running Springs > Audio power conditioner to use with the separate, less-esoteric > TV/movie system, but figured I'd just give it a listen with the > TacT/Avantgarde setup. > > The TV is not getting it back. I was shocked by the difference -- the > whole system was so much more... light on its feet. Damn. > > Oh, and there's another baby Hydra there with just the RCS plugged into > it, since the RCS doesn't play well with others. Even in a > presumably-isolated outlet of a bigger power filter, it pees digital > noise in the other kids' pool so badly everything just sounds better if > you pen it up away from the others. > > Oh, and the Squeezebox (back on topic!) is drinking from a Bolder Cable > linear. (Which didn't make that much difference to my ears when it was > feeding an SB2, but the linear-plus-SB3 combination seems to sing, in > terms of digital-output quality out the RCA.) I can only surmise that > the only published internal difference, some linear instead of > switching voltage regulator, is not actually such a minor thing. > > You asked; that'll teach you. jmb0, Nice system! Never heard that kind of horn-stuff in my life! I've had electrostats, and normal dynamic, but never horns. As an owner of an RCS 2.2x I'm most interested in what you think of the S2150s. I also have some tips on how to bring the 2.2x to a whole new level without paying much. (Did you have your 2.2x modified, BTW?) -- P Floding P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 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: 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 I've posted this picture before, but it's a nice simple setup. I'm in NZ, so 13 hours ahead of the UK. Nothing beats BBC Radio 4 show PM first thing in the morning while I'm feeding my infant son. AlienBBC, take a bow (off topic I know, but I can't take a photo of it, and it deserves just as much adoration as any setup). Regards, Ian PS No, I wouldn't normally have a train on top. But my son's name is Thomas, so no prizes for guessing his favourite toys! Edit PPS I've got a much better sounding system in the lounge, but using internet radio I'd rather not put it on the amp for fear of spiking it (occasionally get nasty noise during internet radio playback). So it's a glorified kitchen radio most of the time. +---+ |Filename: Picture.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=896| +---+ -- ianjohnson_nz ianjohnson_nz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1870 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
