Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Today's upgrade
Machine Dynamica Wrote: Machina Dynamica produces the Clever Little Clock with the kind permission of PWB Electronics. Hm... there's a clue ;) -- AndyC_772 AndyC_772's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33562 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Today's upgrade
P Floding;188495 Wrote: Are those testimonials fake? I hope so, at least... Here's a clue: On the Clever Little Clock: I can't believe these things improved the overall sound as much as they did! Is it resonance control that's lowering the noise floor? I hear greater detail in quiet passages and better front to back image definition. Very impressive!! - Glenn, Feb 2007 On the Duplex Covers: I can't believe these things actually improved the overall sound as much as they did. Is it resonance control that's lowering the noise floor? I hear greater detail in quiet passages and better front to back image definition. Very impressive! - Glenn, Dec 2006 ROFL. Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33562 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Review in Hi-Fi News (UK)
seanadams;188912 Wrote: Have you considered the possibility that it is complete nonsense? I have no time for reviewers most of the time, they are rarely qualified and mostly self-elected experts, however they do hold a lot of sway and a review like this damns the Transporter with faint praise. I personally think that traditional HiFi company DACs with USB input where the reviewers feel on safer ground will get better reviews. I also think there is a time window where the Transporter can still make a mark as a reference component. Why not invite the reviewers to do the old double-blind test at Slim HQ? Surely leaving things as they are simply cements the notion that computer-based audio is still not true HiFi and is allowing the reviewers to spread misinformed opinion on your products? Perhaps I have it wrong and it is totally irrelevant to future sales. -- CardinalFang CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33276 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Today's upgrade
P Floding;188465 Wrote: In my book $40 is a lot! I think contact cleaning would do just as well or better than special contacs. It's only metal after all. This is what I got, Superswitch unswitched, ironically: http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A441565ts=50002id=75828 About $4. Personally I found the midrange background accoustic noise floor ceiling lacking with this wall socket. Much preferred this one http://www.toolstation.com/search.html?searchstr=10119 :) -- killie99 killie99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8337 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33562 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Now, this guy is talking my language!
Great site, found it when I was searching for information on replacement drivers for my Impulse H2's. http://www.acoustica.org.uk/ The sections on mains stuff is a good read. -- killie99 killie99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8337 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33760 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 vs PC as a source
Bob Bressler;188911 Wrote: Jean, That card looks like it might be optimized for microphones or at least other balanced devices. Is there a way to get S/PDIF out to go to a DAC? there's a way: AES/EBU to S/PDIF signal level converter AES out: 2---330 ohm-+- SPDIF in | 3--+ 91 ohm || 1--+--+-+- | - ground The idea for this circuit is taken from articles posted to Usenet News. you can also find a transformer: http://www.canare.com/index.cfm?objectid=D56C78F0-4005-A02E-60096D1ACCA27960 but i think this would be interesting only if you had already the soundcard. In the pro world you can find many with S/PDIF outputs: MOTU 828, M-Audio Audiophile firewire, RME, Digidesign, They use Asio drivers instead of the Microsoft ones, they don't upsample like usual pc soundcards. In the M-Audio range you can find cheap models which are very good. I had the Delta 44 but it had no digital output, that's why i changed it an took the Marian because the Tact Rcs 2.2 has AES inputs and i wanted to use them. But for S/PDIF i would have tried M-Audio audiophile first. Jean -- zano65 zano65's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3906 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33724 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Review in Hi-Fi News (UK)
CardinalFang;188962 Wrote: Why not invite the reviewers to do the old double-blind test at Slim HQ? Surely leaving things as they are simply cements the notion that computer-based audio is still not true HiFi and is allowing the reviewers to spread misinformed opinion on your products? Perhaps I have it wrong and it is totally irrelevant to future sales. Odds are they'd either refuse for fear of being exposed, or blame the test conditions when they discover they can't hear the difference between any digital sources. I suppose you could ask them whether they can tell the difference first, while sighted, record their answers, and then try it blind. But this has been done many times, and the results are always the same, and it doesn't change anything... they just blame the stress of undergoing a test for their failure, and go away with their heads still firmly stuck in the sand (or elsewhere maybe...). Anyway, as a company selling a high-end audiophile grade product, I'm not really sure SD (or Logitech) has much to gain from this kind of debunking, which would only alienate the audiophile community. -- opaqueice opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33276 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] CD Rips and Bit Accuracy
probedb;184291 Wrote: If you're ripping with something decent like EAC and use secure ripping you're unlikely to get any ripping errors, or none that you can hear anyways. If you're using something daft like Burst Mode expect errors galore. Use EAC and you should be fine. probedb, in case you dont know the new dbpoweramp does support secure ripping that is arguably better then EAC's secure ripping, and certainly faster. Plus it has AMG tagging, so you get album art and better meta data. -- EliC EliC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10773 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33161 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] my ripping tool of choice
P Floding;177487 Wrote: Thanks for the tip! Configuring EAC to rip to FLAC and AAC at the same time is a b*tch. Any idea if that can be done easily with dbpoweramp? Rgds there is a new DSP in testing now that will allow you to encode to multiple codecs at the same time in dbpoweramp. -- EliC EliC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10773 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32425 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] my ripping tool of choice
fred7;180795 Wrote: The new dbPowerAmp with secure ripping has now made this a non issue. Also, the tagging and artwork from AMG is great. If there are any tagging issues (or no tags in any of the databases) I use MP3Tag. Sounds like you would be interested in my proposed Tagging Addon for dBpoweramp: http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=12424 -- EliC EliC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10773 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32425 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
PhilNYC;187890 Wrote: I recently received a pair of these for eval (to decide whether I want to become a dealer for them). Haven't had a chance to hook them up yet, but I am eval'ing them on recommendation from an audiophile friend of mine who bought a pair for his brother and really liked them...will get to them in the next few days... Phil, I'm curious to hear your opinion of the AE5's. Have you had a chance to evaluate? -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] my ripping tool of choice
P Floding wrote: mikeruss;177456 Wrote: Hi all Just thought I'd let you know I have started using the new release of dbpoweramp to rip my cd's to FLAC. It's grat. Easy to use, gets all your album covers etc etc. http://www.dbpoweramp.com/ Thanks for the tip! Configuring EAC to rip to FLAC and AAC at the same time is a b*tch. Any idea if that can be done easily with dbpoweramp? I'm in the process of re-writing flac2mp3 in a more modular fashion so it should be relatively trivial to add a module to convert to AAC. Watch this space... ...but don't hold your breath! R. ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] BEST sounding noise cancelling headphones
I have a pair of Etymotic ER-4Ps, which sound great with my iPod. The only downside (besides price) is that they aren't the most comfortable phones out there. They're essentially good earplugs with built in speakers, and so sit pretty tighly in the ear canal. It's hard to say how much this will bother you personally until you try them for a while. I'd reccomend getting a cheaper set of this style headphone, and see if you're happy with them. I do still use mine on long flights, but I'll still sometimes use the Bose noise cancelling headphones some airlines pass out on international flights, just because they're more comfortable. -- bobschneider bobschneider's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33748 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] my ripping tool of choice
Robin Bowes;189010 Wrote: P Floding wrote: mikeruss;177456 Wrote: Hi all Just thought I'd let you know I have started using the new release of dbpoweramp to rip my cd's to FLAC. It's grat. Easy to use, gets all your album covers etc etc. http://www.dbpoweramp.com/ Thanks for the tip! Configuring EAC to rip to FLAC and AAC at the same time is a b*tch. Any idea if that can be done easily with dbpoweramp? I'm in the process of re-writing flac2mp3 in a more modular fashion so it should be relatively trivial to add a module to convert to AAC. Watch this space... but don't hold your breath! R. Ah, flac2x. Perhaps you could extend it further as x2y. Then if x=lead and y=gold we can anoint you head alchemist. :) -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32425 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
Gosh, Audioengine is a strong trend now... When I looked deeper into little systems I realized that I'll need as much my time to make the right choices as I spent for my main system... and I don't have this kind of resources now and don't expect it for next few months, so my quest ended up with ordering black Audioengine 5. Let's see if it will do for the meanwhile. -- 325xi 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
325xi;189016 Wrote: ... so my quest ended up with ordering black Audioengine 5. Let's see if it will do for the meanwhile. At least you have 30 days to send them back if they don't live up to your expectations. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
Kyle;189018 Wrote: At least you have 30 days to send them back if they don't live up to your expectations. No, I don't. AE doesn't sell direct to Canada, so I limited by terms of the local reseller. But they said to be very good, so even if I won't like them in the office - they're so versatile I'm sure I'll find some other, less critical application... -- 325xi 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
325xi;189020 Wrote: No, I don't. AE doesn't sell direct to Canada, so I limited by terms of the local reseller. But they said to be very good, so even if I won't like them in the office - they're so versatile I'm sure I'll find some other, less critical application... Oops. Sorry. Please post your impressions, however. I love mine (also black). I'm listening at work right now. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Exact Audio Copy and compression options
Hi i''ve gone thru the following 2 tutorials which I recommend to setup EAC. http://chrismyden.com/bestmp3guide.php and http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac-qs-en.htm In the first one there is a required DLL download link (for Windows NT, XP users) as well as an optional config file and the latter takes you thru step by step in configuring EAC options and drive configurations. Since I want to output to lossless format it seems that the only option is WAV format which EAC natively supports. But, much to my surprise, the WAV option in EAC in itself has a variety of codecs to choose from, some of them lossy. The 2 that seem to be 'high' quality are 'Microsoft PCM converter' 44.1 kHz/16 Bit. and 'WindowsMedia' 160 kbps/44 kHz. My first question is: Which one is 'best' for quality and Slimserver compatibility? My second question is are there any DLLs/plugins for EAC that allow output to other lossless formats, such as Apple Lossless or FLAC? -- mmg_fan mmg_fan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9157 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33763 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Exact Audio Copy and compression options
You didn't see http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?EACBeginners ? It walks you through FLAC setup, which is the best choice for SlimServer. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33763 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Exact Audio Copy and compression options
Yes, thanks but my questions had more to do with using EAC as a ripping app. Is there a DLL that offers FLAC output for EAC? I'm hoping that when the next version of OSX is released (next month??) that itunes will FINALLY support FLAC -- mmg_fan mmg_fan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9157 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33763 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
Kyle;189004 Wrote: Phil, I'm curious to hear your opinion of the AE5's. Have you had a chance to evaluate? IMHO, they are very good for what they are...an inexpensive and convenient way to get decent sound from your iPod. Compared to other comparably-priced iPod- or computer-oriented powered speakers, they are terrific. From an audiophile perspective, they aren't rushing me to sell my rig. They offer a nice tonal balance and very good extension for a speaker its size. Most importantly, it's not harsh or bright, and it's very listenable. Hard to evaluate it's imaging/soundstaging/etc, just because I haven't spent a lot of time dealing with things like placement and such ( I do notice that they do produce a stereo image with some depth, but am not going to comment on whether it's pinpoint or anything silly like that)I don't think most people will be using them on stands and tweaking their placement much, so I've just been listening to them with them sitting on a bookcase (although admittedly I've put some cones under them to raise them off the surface). Keep in mind that my reference system is in the ball-park of $50K, and even my small office system is around $5K, so my listening is accustomed to that kind of sound quality. I'm certainly not being blown away by the AE5, but for casual listening, I'm impressed with what they are doing at their price. Hope this helps... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] BEST sounding noise cancelling headphones
FWIW, I have a pair of Sennheiser PXC 300 noise-cancelling headphones...and while the noise-cancelling part isn't bad, the sound quality of the headphones is below average IMHO. They almost sound like they have a bad reverb DSP in them... I also have a pair of Shure e3c in-ear monitors ($179) which don't have any noise-cancelling processing, but they essentially plug your ears and are very effective at blocking outside sound. And they sound terrific! (for reference, I also have a pair of Grado SR80 ($95) and Beyerdynamic DT880 ($300), and both are WAY better sound-quality-wise than the PXC 300 and slightly better than the e3C...but both are open/semi-open design.)... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33748 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] my ripping tool of choice
jeffmeh wrote: Ah, flac2x. Perhaps you could extend it further as x2y. Then if x=lead and y=gold we can anoint you head alchemist. :) I do indeed plan to make x2y possible, but I think lead2gold may be a step too far. Perl is good, but not *that* good! R. ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
PhilNYC;189033 Wrote: ... but for casual listening, I'm impressed with what they are doing at their price. Hope this helps... That's my impression, as well. I wouldn't expect them to compete with anything that would be considered audiophile, but I think the offer great value and performance and compare favorably with anything I've heard in the sub-$1k range. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Exact Audio Copy and compression options
mmg_fan;189031 Wrote: Is there a DLL that offers FLAC output for EAC? You use the command-line FLAC encoder as described in the link. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33763 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Now, this guy is talking my language!
All the analysis is done on the power line waveform. There is no indication of what that waveform causes at the speaker. Sure it looks awful, but by the time you run it through a transformer, rectifier, a bunch of capacitance, and maybe even a voltage regulator, what difference could it possibly make? You want to see horrible power waveforms? Take a look at what comes out of the rectifier in your power amp. It doesn't matter if you use a power regenerator or not. That waveform is terrible looking. So what?! 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=33760 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] BEST sounding noise cancelling headphones
PhilNYC;189035 Wrote: FWIW, I have a pair of Sennheiser PXC 300 noise-cancelling headphones...and while the noise-cancelling part isn't bad, the sound quality of the headphones is below average IMHO. They almost sound like they have a bad reverb DSP in them... I also have a pair of Shure e3c in-ear monitors ($179) which don't have any noise-cancelling processing, but they essentially plug your ears and are very effective at blocking outside sound. And they sound terrific! (for reference, I also have a pair of Grado SR80 ($95) and Beyerdynamic DT880 ($300), and both are WAY better sound-quality-wise than the PXC 300 and slightly better than the e3C...but both are open/semi-open design.)... I have the Sennheiser 250 noise canceling (I'd rather call it reducing) and agree the sound quality is poor, in fact I have never taken them on a long flight again because they gave me a headache. I utterly agree with the little in-ear Shure design - sounds awesome, and by the way it reduces noise better than most over the ear designs. If you want an active design, effective noise reduction and don't mind the bulk of an over-the-ear design, I can recommend the Panasonic RP-HC300. I use them at work when I don't want to be disturbed, and they do sound great. basically the give the Bose's a run for their money at 1/3 of the price. And my reference is the Grado RS1 - love it. -- pablolie pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33748 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
PhilNYC;189033 Wrote: ... but for casual listening, I'm impressed with what they are doing at their price. Hope this helps... The only thing left is to find whether what they are doing at their price is good enough for background listening while working, or I'm better to add up a bit and get some NAD with something like Monitor Audio... -- 325xi simaudio nova cdp simaudio moon i-5 revel performa m20 via acoustic zen matrix reference ii and acoustic zen satori -planned additions:... deq2496 lavry da-10 ...- 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] my ripping tool of choice
Robin Bowes;189038 Wrote: jeffmeh wrote: Ah, flac2x. Perhaps you could extend it further as x2y. Then if x=lead and y=gold we can anoint you head alchemist. :) I do indeed plan to make x2y possible, but I think lead2gold may be a step too far. Perl is good, but not *that* good! R. Come on. I was going to ask for water2wine, but that would have put you in a different class than an alchemist. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32425 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDTT Download Center Reopened
Our Hi-Rez Download Center is back up and running, we have resolved an issue with some of our customers were getting partial downloads also we will be putting up some more of our titles for purchase in the next few days. Thanks Bob HDTT -- HDTT HDTT's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10440 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33767 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Today's upgrade
killie99;188967 Wrote: Personally I found the midrange background accoustic noise floor ceiling lacking with this wall socket. Much preferred this one http://www.toolstation.com/search.html?searchstr=10119 :) Well, it's even cheaper, so I'd say -go for it! -- P Floding No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if you ask me.) P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33562 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Upgradeability
The Transporter specifications confuse me as I am unsure what limitations are upgradeable versus fixed for the future. I was most surprised and disappointed to learn that TP has a digital variable analog output. That did not fit with the audiophile label and has caused me to retain a pre-amp that I thought I could replace. There is no chance that can be upgraded until/if the whole machine goes to TP2. What about sample rate support? The AKM DACs support the 88.2 sample rate many of us are excited about because of Linn's downloads, but TP does not. This is not, so far as I am aware, anything to do with hardware - input or output. Could we expect a firmware upgrade or must we forever destroy the integrity of the Studio Master to get a playable file? Less important is the WiFi standard. Many g network adaptors can be firm/soft-ware upgraded to Draft-n (Apple did this recently) to provide more capacity for streaming and more range. Is this something than can be upgraded to give us a better bit-stream, especially for higher data formats on more crowded home networks. Least important is the Ethernet wire standard that is stuck at 10/100 and misses on Gigabit Ethernet. There is almost no cost differential in a built-in Gigabit Ethernet versus the slower ones. I care most about the 88.2 sample rate and the WiFi Draft-n support. As it stands, I will not by the current TP. Either it will be improved or I will use a direct PC interface not a Slim appliance. I currently use SB3s in two bedrooms, which is just fine a sthey have no abaility to distinguish the higher quality of higher data rates. I do now know whether Slim does any upgrades beyond the software to change firmware settings. In fact, I do not know if anyone at Slim actually reads these message in order to answer . -- PNCD PNCD's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10778 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33769 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Upgradeability
I think you will find that the 88.2 Linn masters even downsampled to 44.1 / 24-bit sound pretty fantastic and clearly better than the equivalent 44.1/16-bit CD's (which in themselves sound great!) I'm sure that 88.2 native support will arrive but I doubt many folks will notice a real improvement. For me the leap to 24-bit is more significant (as it was in my studio when I had one...) than the higher sampling rate. YMMV. -- Phil Leigh Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33769 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Upgradeability
I have comments about a couple of your concerns: PNCD;189082 Wrote: I was most surprised and disappointed to learn that TP has a digital variable analog output. That did not fit with the audiophile label and has caused me to retain a pre-amp that I thought I could replace. The digital volume control in the Transporter (and Squeezebox) has been *very* carefully programmed so as to introduce the least possible degradation of resolution. Indeed, if you're using 16 bit sources (eg. ripped from CDs), then there is *no* digital degradation whatsoever until the volume gets below -30dB. There have been a number of threads on this subject on these forums - try taking a look to see if any of them reassure you. The accuracy of the digital volume control in the TP and SB is far greater than the tracking accuracy of even the most expensive analogue potentiometer (and I suspect also even the most carefully constructed resister network stepped attenuator). FWIW, I use the Transporter's analogue outputs direct into power amps, and the removal of the preamp from the signal chain resulted in a significant sound quality improvement. Less is more, as they say. PNCD;189082 Wrote: Least important is the Ethernet wire standard that is stuck at 10/100 and misses on Gigabit Ethernet. There is almost no cost differential in a built-in Gigabit Ethernet versus the slower ones. Even uncompressed 192kHz 24bit stereo has a data rate of only 9.2 Mbps. So I can't see why gigabit ethernet would ever be useful, let alone necessary. -- cliveb Performers - dozens of mixers and effects - clipped/hypercompressed mastering - you think a few extra ps of jitter matters? cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33769 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] BEST sounding noise cancelling headphones
For flying, the Etymotics ER-4s is the best I've heard. Isolation is almost complete. I've got to take an earpiece out to hear the flight attendant talking in my ear, and sound is great. These are not the most efficient IEM, but the ER-4P version is an easier load for a player, and provides the same isolation. Some people have comfort issues with Etymotics, but I do not. Sonically, the Ultimate Ears UE-10 Pro has the best sonics I've heard in any IEM, and is better than most full-size headphones. The UE-10 has to be custom fitted to your ear with a mold taken by an audiologist, and is a good deal more expensive than the Etymotics. Despite the custom fit, I get less isolation than I do with the Etymotics. My reference headphones are the Sony R10 and Sennheiser Orpheus. -- hirsch hirsch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7288 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33748 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Upgradeability
PNCD;189082 Wrote: Less important is the WiFi standard. Many g network adaptors can be firm/soft-ware upgraded to Draft-n (Apple did this recently) to provide more capacity for streaming and more range. Is this something than can be upgraded to give us a better bit-stream, especially for higher data formats on more crowded home networks. The wifi card in the transporter is a mini-pci device. If price/demand make the change necessary, SD could offer an 802.11n upgrade. I'm not saying they will, 11g provides sufficent bandwidth for several standard FLAC streams. Also, why would you want draft support, this stuff is basicaly throw-away. If you remember 802.11b+ that some companies like d-link were selling, this stuff was Draft 802.11g.. but of course the standard changed between draft and final, and if you have an 11b+ device, it's useless on a 11g-only network. Software updates aside, using draft level standards is a bad idea. Especially for Slim Devices. Least important is the Ethernet wire standard that is stuck at 10/100 and misses on Gigabit Ethernet. There is almost no cost differential in a built-in Gigabit Ethernet versus the slower ones. You are missing one thing. I believe the NIC in the transporter is not an external chip. It is built-in to the main Ubicom CPU chip. There is no need for gige anyway, even un-compressed audio is fairly low bandwidth. FLAC compressed CD audio only needs 0.8-1.0 Mbps. You would need 100 Transporters to saturate the slimserver at 100mbit. Even if you did that, you could easily run the slimserver with gige, and the transporters at 100mbit. Ethernet switches will just take care of the rate conversion. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33769 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Bolder Cable Elpac Mods - First Impressions
ErikM;188827 Wrote: Markhh2, sorry but you posted to the wrong forum. This is the Anti-Audiophile forum where break in doesn't exist and eveything sounds the same FWIW the digital mod is a nice improvement for $200.00... LOL!!! Poor Markhh2, your post will not be well-received by some of the members of this forum. Nevertheless I do hear improvement with the Elpac, whether it's worth the money it's not up to me to tell people. -- 95bcwh 95bcwh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4358 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33707 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Audioholics
CardinalFang;188722 Wrote: I'd be really interested how it compares with the Transporter. I have a V3 I use with my SB2, but the V8 also has USB inputs, which I read can be a better digital source than SPDIF - someone please correct me if that's wrong. I'll make sure to post my findings. In theory using USB instead of S/PDIF should give better sound but I think the DAC used for USB in X-DACv8 is limited to 16 bit which is a limitation. -- johann johann's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10177 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33368 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 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 Bolder digi mod SB3, Bel Canto DAC3, Bel Canto Ref1000's, Dynaudio Contour 3.0 Also Powerbook, itunes -- USB. +---+ |Filename: dyn.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2565| +---+ -- sonofcolin sonofcolin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9291 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
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Upgradeability
What would be a really good thing is loop capability - digital out into external processor for room correction and such, and from there back to transporter. -- 325xi 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33769 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 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 sonofcolin;189110 Wrote: Bolder digi mod SB3, Bel Canto DAC3, Bel Canto Ref1000's, Dynaudio Contour 3.0 Also Powerbook, itunes -- USB. What are those stands under SB and laptop. Looks terrific to me... -- 325xi 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 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
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Upgradeability
The jumper adjustable analog XLR outputs! -- empty99 empty99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3488 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33769 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Exact Audio Copy and compression options
mmg_fan;189031 Wrote: Yes, thanks but my questions had more to do with using EAC as a ripping app. Is there a DLL that offers FLAC output for EAC? I'm hoping that when the next version of OSX is released (next month??) that itunes will FINALLY support FLAC Look at it in a bit more detail. It is easy to configure EAC to output FLAC files, which is (I think) what you're looking for. You get EAC to call FLAC after each rip automatically, and then you end up with a FLAC file (with tags) not a nasty WAV. Read the wiki again. Meanwhile ditching iTunes is the path to happiness :) Adam -- adamslim SB3 into Derek Shek d2, Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859, Living Voice Auditorium IIs, Nordost and Anti-cables http://www.last.fm/user/AdamSlim/ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33763 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Exact Audio Copy and compression options
Doesn't it create a WAV file in the meantime, and then uses that WAV file as the input to the flac encoder? If so, does it then matter which WAV encoder/format/whatever that you choose, per the question asked by the original poster? On 3/20/07, adamslim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mmg_fan;189031 Wrote: Yes, thanks but my questions had more to do with using EAC as a ripping app. Is there a DLL that offers FLAC output for EAC? I'm hoping that when the next version of OSX is released (next month??) that itunes will FINALLY support FLAC Look at it in a bit more detail. It is easy to configure EAC to output FLAC files, which is (I think) what you're looking for. You get EAC to call FLAC after each rip automatically, and then you end up with a FLAC file (with tags) not a nasty WAV. Read the wiki again. Meanwhile ditching iTunes is the path to happiness :) Adam -- adamslim SB3 into Derek Shek d2, Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859, Living Voice Auditorium IIs, Nordost and Anti-cables http://www.last.fm/user/AdamSlim/ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33763 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Exact Audio Copy and compression options
mmg_fan;189031 Wrote: Yes, thanks but my questions had more to do with using EAC as a ripping app. Is there a DLL that offers FLAC output for EAC? I'm hoping that when the next version of OSX is released (next month??) that itunes will FINALLY support FLAC The key is to have EAC extract to WAV, then invoke FLAC as an external compressor on completion. Some fundamentals are at: http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Flac http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/EAC/index.html You will likely also want use AccurateRip. If so, note that you must select the EAC option Show Status Dialog after Extraction otherwise AccurateRip will not perform the CRC verfication. I found this out the hard way :-( -- quietdragon quietdragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10412 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33763 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 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 325xi;189128 Wrote: What are those stands under SB and laptop. Looks terrific to me... I was about to ask the very same question. -- Jetlag Jetlag's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1012 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
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
325xi;189054 Wrote: The only thing left is to find whether what they are doing at their price is good enough for background listening while working, or I'm better to add up a bit and get some NAD with something like Monitor Audio... For true background listening in an office, I think they are perfect. You do need to get a 3rd party remote control to handle volume and such if you don't want to get up and do it manually, but at least there are some 3rd party remotes available. If you're just listening in the background in an office, with no alone moments to sit and really listen to music (the way you might do with an audiophile system at home), I don't see the need to spend the extra to get a seperate amp and monitors. It's even good enough IMHO if you're at home and want something in the living room to have music around when guests or over or something like that, if you're not really trying to drive the speakers to loud levels. Of course, everyone's thresholds and values are different... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 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 325xi;189128 Wrote: What are those stands under SB and laptop. Looks terrific to me... They're my Harbeth C7 speaker stands :) As the Harbeths are boxed and ready to be shipped to another apt, I thought I'd make use of the stands for now. They are made by a US company called Mapleshade and are made from solid pieces of maple. They are very heavy and do a great job of supporting the speakers. I think they also look very nice with the Squeezebox and laptop :) -- sonofcolin sonofcolin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9291 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] Transporter review at Positive Feedback
Little geekish but yet another high praise review. http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue30/transporter.htm Now I'm even more edgy to wait for the ordered T. Congrats. -- nuhi nuhi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10571 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33777 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
At risk of taking the thread off topic (or, perhaps, deeply on-topic), what do people really want from an office / bedroom / kitchen system? For the office I use (FLACs on) my iPod with the rubbish supplied headphones - most of the time I need to hear what is going on, and need to hear the phone ring. Occasionally, when I'm deep in code, I need some Bach, but sadly those moments are getting rarer. If my payscale moves the way I want it to, they'll stop altogether soon. The supplied headphones are better than my Etymotics as I can hear the hubbub! My kitchen system sounds nice but inoffensive: NAD 402 tuner, Mind-Da amp and Harbeth speakers. I use it for performance on (BBC radio) 3, a (generally) stunning live classical programme which coincides nicely with my cooking times. My computer system (T-Amp into Wharfedale 8.1s) is really used only for games and TV (my computer is my TV). I've seen people with decent office systems but I don't know many jobs that allow you to really get into the music. For me, an office system couldn't be that good - I'd never get any work done! It needs to sound convincing but not gripping. My own main system would be totally inappropriate, as it is the kind of sound that draws you in (rather than impresses you with its frequency response and dynamics, say). So my definition of what you need for different environments: Main system - just bl**dy good :) Kitchen - 'nice' and top-tapping, fun to chop veg to Office - just about good enough so it doesn't detract as background Presumably you just need a bedroom system to pay Barry White, but I'm married so I don't need one :) Adam -- adamslim SB3 into Derek Shek d2, Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859, Living Voice Auditorium IIs, Nordost and Anti-cables http://www.last.fm/user/AdamSlim/ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback
Nice review but I can't help but wonder why he prefers Apple Lossless and iTunes to manage his music. FLAC is a much better format and iTunes simply sucks IMHO. It's so bad I prefer Rockbox to run my iPod. Full FLAC support as well! -- crooner SB3 with Custom Linear Power Supply Lite Audio DAC-60 Tube DAC VPI Scout with Benz Micro Glider M2 Audio Research PH3, SP16L and VS110 Vandersteen 2Ce signatures, 2W subwoofer. crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33777 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
I agree on the main system and kitchen system, but I have the luxury of having my office in my home. So for my 'office' system, it is important to me that the music be somewhat engaging and definitely not fatiguing. Sort of a junior main system. -- Bob Bressler Bob Audio Note CDT-Two-Audio Note DAC5 + Slim Transporter-Spectral DMC-20-Kassai amp-Audio Note AN Es Bob Bressler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2217 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power supply (technical)
Skunk;188934 Wrote: Robin was pointing out that you wouldn't be adding anything redundant, like sending analog to a receiver that does AD|DSP|DA. Adding a benchmark is completely different in that you still only have one digital to analog conversion. Also, its marketing material suggests any digital redundancy that might be added to the signal would be easily overcome. I thought RB made a valid and craftily worded point. Not sure what you are trying to say. That SPDIF is problem free? -- P Floding No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if you ask me.) P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33669 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback
nuhi;189153 Wrote: Little geekish but yet another high praise review. http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue30/transporter.htm Now I'm even more edgy to wait for the ordered T. Congrats. Perhaps written by our very own GaryB? -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33777 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Little office/bedroom system
My main home system... yeah, that's the shrine to the Gods of Music... At work, I use headphones for anything music related. I have a Panasonic RPC300 noise-canceling pair there that is great when it comes to fulfilling its function of (a) isolating me from the world around me (people have to be loud or physical); and (b) providing good audio quality for the 192k MP3s I typically listen to in a work environment. 90% of the time very quietly, and mostly it is either new age relaxing stuff or classical. As far as satellite systems in the house go, I have a bunch of CD based ones. I have historically always created favorites mic CDs that I'' listen to in different satellite systems - car, bedroom, kitchen, garden, house gym. I plan on gradually buying SBs for all of these systems, and perhaps upgrade/optimize them in the process where it makes sense. I do *not* need the type of audiophile quality I have in my main system in any of those remote places - I just need a sound quality that is not offensive, and over time decent satellite systems have come together for the bedroom, garden and the home gym system. The main system in the living room serves as the ultimate audiophile system when in fron of it, and also -because of the open area- as the music server for the kitchen and dining room, all directly linked to the living room the main system is in. The family room -on the other side of the kichen- houses the TV and associated entertainment stuff (I am not a TV person myself, though). The periphery systems just have to offer solid sounf though, and I plan on buying 2 SBs and one set of Aduioengine 5s very soon to extend the SS realm! -- pablolie pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power supply (technical)
P Floding;189163 Wrote: Not sure what you are trying to say. That SPDIF is problem free? Only if you underpower the Sb3 to disable the display and analog circuitry :) http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32398 -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33669 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Exact Audio Copy and compression options
If so, does it then matter which WAV encoder/format/whatever that you choose, per the question asked by the original poster? As described in the previous links, the critical thing is that EAC is ripping the CD in Secure Mode. The OP needs to look at the Wiki here, Myden's guide is all about ripping to MP3. -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33763 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
