[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
Hi I just sorted some of my old junk in my mom's basement today, and found an Amiga 500 power supply, and i can see that it delivers 5v @ 2.5A That should be necessary for the SB, and given it's huge size and heavy weight, I guess it's a linear PSU...? Would this PSU get me an improvement in sound quality, compared to the stock PSU? it'd be nice to hear people's opinion before mounting a proper connector on it :) -- sbn sbn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6907 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Analog attenuation
DSK;212731 Wrote: > If you had not stated this so categorically, I would have simply ignored > it. However, most of the time, this simply isn't true. Unless you are > using very long cables (as in a pro environment) and/or in a very noisy > environment, there will typically be little if any audible difference > between single ended and balanced. On some equipment it will even > depend upon how the single ended and balanced outputs are implemented. > Why do you think all high end hifi equipment does not provided balanced > connections? In fact, many high end manufacturers have stated that > single ended performs as well or better in typical high end setups and > refuse to implement balanced connections on their components. In most > cases, the topology and dialectric differences between cables cause > greater audible differences than single ended versus balanced. Hi DSK, respecting your opinion but just wanted to add my own (limited) experience on this: More and more high-end equipment *is* including balanced i/o these days, and the cheap implementations of these connections and i/o stages are largely being phased out as the connection type becomes more popular and widely used in consumer gear (thankfully). Personally I have found that balanced connections (when available) always seem to sound/perform better than unbalanced, even with short cable lengths of only 0.5 meter. I used to feel exactly as you are expressing, but slowly my own point of view changed as I experienced the balanced difference repeatedly with many different pieces of equipment. I think it is entirely due to the impedance-balancing, which makes it so much easier on the i/o stages and power supplies, and also the elimination of micro-currents flowing through the unbalanced cable shields. Also, when running balanced, you don't need to worry about spending as much on cables, as the impedance-balancing seems to level out the differences in balanced cables to a significant degree. Being able to run longer cable lengths if needed is obviously an added benefit as well. The connection is more secure and robust with balanced too, especially with XLR fits. Incidentally, balanced (AES/EBU) digital connections when available, have always performed better than unbalanced coax in my experience too. Anyway, just felt like adding this. Just one person's opinion. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36550 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any good mods for Transporter out there? Validated?
so all mods are "fake" ? believe me - one of my main interests is high-end hifi. so I have to say that my current setup is way proved. starting from speaker placement down to wiring through fuse replacement. everything done + validated. so I am just curious if there any mods out there to improve the transporter level... I seriously should blind-test some high-end cdp with TP I guess to hear if I miss anything... cheerz -- truckfighters | Transporter | REDGUM RGASil OCC Silver Interconnects | REDGUM RGi120ENR AMP | REDGUM LS Cable | B&W Nautilus 802 D | >>> Live musicians at the end of my room! <<< truckfighters's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7852 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36626 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any good mods for Transporter out there? Validated?
Before spending more money on mods, have you tried experimenting with speaker placement and room treatment? Speaker placement is free and you could improve a room with treatment for much less than 1,500 and likely have much more improvement in sound. Try putting traingular pillows in the tri corners and note the improvement in resolution and clarity. -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36626 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Streaming WAV audio ?
B, >From an information technology perspective FLAC and WAV are the same quality. The whole point is that FLAC compresses the information held in a WAV file to half size, much like winzip compresses a computer file. Just like winzip, when FLAC is uncompressed it is exactly (and I mean exactly) the same as the original pre-compressed WAV. Down to the last bit. In terms of the quality of the formats themselves, FLAC is 100% the quality of WAV. If the conversion to FLAC occurs on a computer (before getting to the player) then it is impossible from an IT perspective that the sound differs between FLAC and WAV. If the conversion occurs on the player, I suppose it's feasible that the different processing that occurs on-board might create noise that affects the DAC differently. Firstly, this is a theoretical possibility and I don't know whether it translates into a real difference in sound. I doubt it. Secondly, if it did create a difference, any such difference might favour WAV or FLAC - it is impossible to predict. You can configure slimserver to take a FLAC file and convert it server-side and stream it as WAV. The disadvantage is that twice the network bandwidth is taken up. Probably the only advantage, if you're the ultra-ultra-paranoid type, is that it puts your mind at rest. Assuming that any difference favoured WAV, that is. ;-) I tried it: I don't hear a difference myself. Darren -- darrenyeats darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36628 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Streaming WAV audio ?
brjoon1021;212852 Wrote: > I read in a thread somewhere that streaming WAV audio was referred to as > a kind of freebie upgrade for sonic quiality when compared to flac. > > I am pretty new to all of this. What is WAV, how do you rip to WAV ? > Are there any drawbacks other than size of file (assuming it large) to > using WAV. Is that what all of the audiophile people are doing? > > Thanks, > > B. Most rippers rip to WAV in the first place, then transcode to FLAC, MP3 or whatever else you ask for. EAC will do this easily, for example. Besides size of file, streaming WAV uses more network bandwidth which may be an issue in some marginal wireless networks. More importantly, perhaps, you can't (except by using some highly non standard stuff) add tags to WAV files, which makes attaching metadata to your music files a bit tricky (you're limited to whatver you can encode in the file path eg /genre/artist/album/...). Some people do claim that WAV files sound better than FLAC, but I've yet to see an even half-convincing explanation of how this might work. You can always, of course, rip to FLAC (which gives you the smaller files and tagging capability) and have slimserver transcode to WAV on the fly, which would give you the alleged improved sound quality at the only cost of losing FF/RWD capbility (because you can't do that on transcoded streams). HTH Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36628 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any good mods for Transporter out there? Validated?
Contact mauimods.com, he has many happy customers. FYI-The modified TP tomjtx heard was purchased by another Transporter owner who thought it was a big improvement over his stock unit. I would advise you to listen and make your own decision. -- jhm731 jhm731's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36626 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Streaming WAV audio ?
flac is nothing else than a lossless compression format for wav with tag support, with no loss in quality, where wav is actually the "raw" music data. You can convert back and forth endlessy between both and you will always get the same data. Now Slimserver gives you the ability to either send the flac to the Squeezebox and letting the SB do the decoding work (there are different compression levels possibile in flac with higher values meaning getting smaller flac files, at the expense of more processing power needed to compress and decompress) or to decode on the server and stream the wav. Some here say that a streamed wav sounds better to them, but in reality there really shouldn't be any difference. I myself atm stream the wav, but only because the built-in flac decoder of my SB doesn't like some of my flac files. Bye, signor_rossi. -- signor_rossi signor_rossi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11941 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36628 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Streaming WAV audio ?
I read in a thread somewhere that streaming WAV audio was referred to as a kind of freebie upgrade for sonic quiality when compared to flac. I am pretty new to all of this. What is WAV, how do you rip to WAV ? Are there any drawbacks other than size of file (assuming it large) to using WAV. Is that what all of the audiophile people are doing? Thanks, B. -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36628 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any good mods for Transporter out there? Validated?
Check past threads for details. I had a modded TP with "50 parts changed" according to the modder. Almost 2 weeks of comparing it with a stock TP using sighted and blind testing led me to the conclusion that the stock stock TP is so good it is hard to improve on. No one could acurately identify which was which in blind testing. I would advise you to spend the money on CD's :-) With regards to reference audio mods, they are the guys that advertised what their mods would do BEFORE the TP was available. In other words, they made it up. -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36626 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?
Hi the "Measure guy" from AUDIO DATA LAB was here today + many other people!! Many of my friends is very interested in this. I will get the result of the Measure at Monday. We run Pinknoise "S_pinknoise_20_-6dBfs.flac" from sweeps.zip downloaded from "Inguz" Measure from the analog outputs from my DAC (Musical Fidelity X-dAC V3) We did 4 Measures, 2 "Goodsound" and 2 "Not so good sound" The measure guy said this is a quite simple measure, And maybe not showing anything. This "Fenomenia" is maybe some "phase" or overtone thing.? But soon we know?! yesterday daniel a friend of mine was visiting me, but he had more difficult hearing "The PAUSE thing" He said - "maybe?! "Some volume increase" or "something" but i´m not 100% But Stefan and "Hammer65" were here during the measure. They both heard the "The Better sound" Easy. We all also heard "The change" if we played "S_pinknoise_20_-6dBfs.flac" out on the speakers and did the "PAUSE OFF/ON PAUSE" ! -Phil Leigh Thanks for the tip, I have tried "resume after power off", but it seems to give the same result but not always?. (I Only run a qick test this evening) i will try this more later in the weeked. Can you try installing slimserver version SlimServer_v6.5.2.exe ? And see if you hear something. I have downgraded to 6.5.0 but i can´t listen this evening.. (neighbours) Reporting more about this later. -opaqueice I maybe try audiodiffmaker later, Thanks for the tip !! Best Regards! /Mats :-) -- omega omega's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36503 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any good mods for Transporter out there? Validated?
hi there, using transporter since more than half a year now and I am really satisfied - but can there even be more? so I am wondering if you guys out there know of any good mods for SD transporter to even make it sound better. there are clear statements about the SB+ to sound way better than stock - so where are the mods for transporter? please post links, post your thoughts and of course your experiences + reviews. thx! (one of that I know are the ones of reference audio mods, any heard them yet?) -- truckfighters | Transporter | REDGUM RGASil OCC Silver Interconnects | REDGUM RGi120ENR AMP | REDGUM LS Cable | B&W Nautilus 802 D | >>> Live musicians at the end of my room! <<< truckfighters's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7852 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36626 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power supply upgrade for Shek D1
david68;212824 Wrote: > Hi Phil. I already have a Stontronics for my SB3 and it is feeding a > Shek D1 DAC. It's the DAC power supply that I'm referring to in this > thread. I've ordered a 12v linear Stontronics one, hoping that I will > hear an improvement over the 'budget' one that came supplied with the > DAC. David - good luck and please report back as it may help others regards Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... ...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o) Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power supply upgrade for Shek D1
Phil Leigh;212818 Wrote: > If you are only using the digital out of the SB into a DAC the basic > Stontronics linear is just fine... > IMHO it's only worth investigating more exotic supply solutions if you > are using the analogue SB...and you'll need to disect the internal > supplies to do so which is not trivial.Hi Phil. I already have a Stontronics > for my SB3 and it is feeding a Shek D1 DAC. It's the DAC power supply that I'm referring to in this thread. I've ordered a 12v linear Stontronics one, hoping that I will hear an improvement over the 'budget' one that came supplied with the DAC. -- david68 david68's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power supply upgrade for Shek D1
david68;212796 Wrote: > Hmm the one I have for my SB3 says 7.5VA on it. Now that's a 5V supply > so I don't know what the 12v one I've just ordered for my Shek D1 will > have as a VA rating. > > I'm quite interested in what you say about having built some linear > power supplies for people before. If you fancy any more custom then > please PM me. If you are only using the digital out of the SB into a DAC the basic Stontronics linear is just fine... IMHO it's only worth investigating more exotic supply solutions if you are using the analogue SB...and you'll need to disect the internal supplies to do so which is not trivial. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... ...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o) Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Musical Fidelity X-DACv3 and X-PSU v3
rpl77;212739 Wrote: > Phil, I am new to the forum. I have the MF Triple Play DAC/PSU/Tube > Stage. I am looking to tweak and replace some of the cheap parts. I > am not an expert at this. Should I buy the parts and bring to an audio > shop? Use a third party mod service? Lastly, just make the easy to > implement mods my self. I purchased upgrade silver cables from Brad at > Audio Revelations and I am looking to take the next step. My e-mail > address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] RPL77 - As the kind Zanash says... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... ...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o) Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36396 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power supply upgrade for Shek D1
zanash;212791 Wrote: > I've built about four of these for different people ...a decent linear > will give great performance for the nosits the size of the > transformer ie va rating thats important..look for about 30va as the > best compromise between sound and size. I tried a 300 va but it had > little extra over the 30va > > A good digital ic is also neededHmm the one I have for my SB3 says 7.5VA > on it. Now that's a 5V supply so I don't know what the 12v one I've just ordered for my Shek D1 will have as a VA rating. I'm quite interested in what you say about having built some linear power supplies for people before. If you fancy any more custom then please PM me. -- david68 david68's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Musical Fidelity X-DACv3 and X-PSU v3
If you can recognise the parts and know which end of a soldering iron to hold ..do it yourself ...you'll save a shed load of dosh ..if not there are commercial out fits that will take your readies ...and occasionally there a kind individuals who may do the work for you if you ask nicely ! -- zanash zanash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12157 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36396 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power supply upgrade for Shek D1
I've built about four of these for different people ...a decent linear will give great performance for the nosits the size of the transformer ie va rating thats important..look for about 30va as the best compromise between sound and size. I tried a 300 va but it had little extra over the 30va A good digital ic is also needed -- zanash zanash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12157 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power supply upgrade for Shek D1
darrenyeats;212757 Wrote: > David, > If a linear, regulated supply is what you want check out CPC who stock > Stontronics power supplies in the UK. > > http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/Batteries+&+Power+Supplies/AC+to+DC/UNBRANDED/AD-12100R/displayProduct.jsp?sku=PW00188 > > I use the equivalent 5V supply for my SB3 which is 1.5A. I don't know > if 1A is enough current for your Shek though. > DarrenI must be stupid...I also bought that 5v Stontronics supply for my SB3 and didn't think to look on the CPC site again!! The PS that is supplied is 800ma so the 1000ma one should be fine. I've just ordered one. Thanks. -- david68 david68's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power supply upgrade for Shek D1
David, If a linear, regulated supply is what you want check out CPC who stock Stontronics power supplies in the UK. http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/Batteries+&+Power+Supplies/AC+to+DC/UNBRANDED/AD-12100R/displayProduct.jsp?sku=PW00188 I use the equivalent 5V supply for my SB3 which is 1.5A. I don't know if 1A is enough current for your Shek though. Darren -- darrenyeats darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power supply upgrade for Shek D1
Since you're in the UK, get a Skynet SMPS 8080. They're easily available (Ebay too) and cheap. The beauty of this PS is that is can power both the Squeezebox and the Shek Dac at the same time, as it puts out both5v and 12v. I cannot tell you which of the two profited more, but the SMPS makes quite a difference. You can box the SMPS in a standard Euro-Board aluminium enclosure. Cheers, Tobi. -- topa topa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7118 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Musical Fidelity X-DACv3 and X-PSU v3
Phil, I am new to the forum. I have the MF Triple Play DAC/PSU/Tube Stage. I am looking to tweak and replace some of the cheap parts. I am not an expert at this. Should I buy the parts and bring to an audio shop? Use a third party mod service? Lastly, just make the easy to implement mods my self. I purchased upgrade silver cables from Brad at Audio Revelations and I am looking to take the next step. My e-mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- rpl77 rpl77's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12255 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36396 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?
zanash;212558 Wrote: > great idea but ...in practice I think your ears are more sensitive ... > Well, in this test you use your ears - you listen to the difference file. You're just making it MUCH easier to hear the differences by removing everything else. If you don't hear anything in the difference file, you've proved conclusively that there were no differences to begin with. Incidentally I did this with FLAC and WAV, and the difference file (from a recording made at the analogue outs of my SB3) consisted of more or less white noise at around -80dB down from the signal. The test file was a piano and cello concerto. I think the noise was coming from the recording process and the A->D it entails. With better equipment you could get better resolution. In any case that proves that if there is any difference between FLAC and WAV playback on my SB3 it's much quieter than white noise at -80dB, and I don't care about it. -- opaqueice opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36503 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power supply upgrade for Shek D1
Hi, I've just taken delivery of a Shek D1 and was a little surprised at how lightweight & cheap the power supply that is supplied with it feels. It's a variable output regulated / switched model that came preset at 12v. It may be great - I've got nothing else to compare it to - but in my experience the better power supplies are usually more substantially built. So, is the stock PS any good and if not can anyone recommend a suitable upgrade? NB: I'm in the UK, so maybe something that Maplins stock? Thanks -- david68 david68's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Analog attenuation
SuperQ;212425 Wrote: > XLR is a balanced connection, it provides for much better audio quality > over RCA. You could use a coat hangers to connect XLR and get better > audio quality than $1000 RCA cables. (exageration, but it's mostly > true) If you had not stated this so categorically, I would have simply ignored it. However, most of the time, this simply isn't true. Unless you are using very long cables (as in a pro environment) and/or in a very noisy environment, there will typically be little if any audible difference between single ended and balanced. On some equipment it will even depend upon how the single ended and balanced outputs are implemented. Why do you think all high end hifi equipment does not provided balanced connections? In fact, many high end manufacturers have stated that single ended performs as well or better in typical high end setups and refuse to implement balanced connections on their components. In most cases, the topology and dialectric differences between cables cause greater audible differences than single ended versus balanced. -- DSK DSK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4225 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36550 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Here is why no FF/RW
cliveb;212722 Wrote: > > On the other hand, the Song Scanner plugin goes a long way to doing > what I want. So for me, skipping around on a Squeezebox is *better* > than most CD players. If you've not yet tried it out, give it a go. > > > > > > > I have not tried it but I will give it a go. I would support a solution > > that does not attempt to provide audible feedback, and if Song Scanner > > does the trick then we should see if we can incorporate it. > > > > > > Note: as far as I am aware, it only works with native formats, not > transcoded ones. (One more reason to use FLAC). If we only need to seek to some offset in the track, that is a manageable problem even if it has to be addressed individually for each format. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36446 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Analog attenuation
NewBuyer;212692 Wrote: > I really wish the Transporter internal attenuation pads worked with the > balanced outputs as well (like the Benchmark DAC1 does). This would > have been ideal. If this had been done, I would have already bought a > Transporter. :) > > I wonder if SlimDevices would please consider making this the case with > later revisions of the Transporter. Direct connection to a balanced amp, > with no need for another device (active or passive) to attenuate, would > be an outstanding option to have. They understood this with the RCA > outputs, so why not the XLR outputs too? Just wishing/wondering. Balanced outputs are expected to have a low output impedance, so that they can drive long interconnects. Adding passive attenuation increases the output impedance, so perhaps Slim Devices felt that this would be somewhat "against the convention". Indeed, there was a thread after the announcement but before the release of the Transporter where a number of people (including myself) urged Sean to change the TP balanced output impedance from 1000 to 100 ohms, which he agreed to. That said, if your interconnects are not too long, passive attenuation is fine. Since I'd guess that Transporters are likely to be used mainly in a domestic setting, where interconnects are not usually very long, adding an attenuation feature seems worthwhile. But that would probably require a revision of the main board layout, and on a low volume product like the Transporter this might not be feasible from a cost-benefit point of view. It's easy to add external passive attenuation, so it's not like this is a burning issue. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36550 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Here is why no FF/RW
thomsens;212715 Wrote: > People who think that it should work like a CD player should just get > over it. We just need a solution to move around songs easily. Any > reasonable solution is probably ok. Funny thing is, the way that most CD players work doesn't do the trick for me. I typically want to skip to a known time within the track. I once owned a CD player that allowed for that, but it's not a common feature. On the other hand, the Song Scanner plugin goes a long way to doing what I want. So for me, skipping around on a Squeezebox is *better* than most CD players. If you've not yet tried it out, give it a go. Note: as far as I am aware, it only works with native formats, not transcoded ones. (One more reason to use FLAC). -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36446 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Here is why no FF/RW
thomsens;212715 Wrote: > If you wanted to, you could have designed it day one to support it. > Perhaps that would involved more complex buffering and memory required > to do it...and maybe GE instead of 10/100. But, you chose not to and > now the product has a deficiency. If I knew how to code it myself, I > would have built the product myself and wouldn't be on this forum now > would I articulated as best I could why it is not feasible. If you have a better idea I am all ears, but I don't think it is reasonable to insist that it can be done without having any idea how. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36446 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
