Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice to improve Sound.
Dude, Rock is never going to sound right through Electrostats. -- topa topa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7118 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37313 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice to improve Sound.
theres normally a great deal you can do ..that does not involve wholsale reinvestment in audio kit as pointed out try a different speaker floor interface ..my suggestion would be auralex platfoam cut to the size of the base of your speakers ...yes they will rock about ...but they will rock too ! in my system ..martin logan aerius i's these are infinately better than feet or spikes. -- zanash Acoustician and builder of interesting cables zanash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12157 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37313 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter: the better output? RCA to RCA / XLR to RCA ? Difference?
hi there, my amp has only RCA inputs. will there be an audible difference if I use a XLR to RCA cable instead of the normal RCA ouput ot the transporter? if yes and people out there have tried it. what kind of XLR to RCA cable will I need? read some stuff regarding floating pin #3 and so...? what input sensitivity would my amp need at last to prevent it from damage (heard XLR has more output voltage than RCA)? if the above questions are dumb, please excuse ;) -- truckfighters | Transporter | REDGUM RGASil OCC Silver Interconnects | REDGUM RGi120ENR AMP | REDGUM LS Cable | BW 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=37321 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice to improve Sound.
Back in the day I had Martin Logan ReQuests driven with Audio Research Classic 120's , that for sure rocked :-) topa;218773 Wrote: Dude, Rock is never going to sound right through Electrostats. -- ErikM ErikM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7576 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37313 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lavry Da10
so there is no sonic difference in using XLR to RCA? why would you do it then? why no using RCA to RCA? please explain to me. thank you. -- truckfighters | Transporter | REDGUM RGASil OCC Silver Interconnects | REDGUM RGi120ENR AMP | REDGUM LS Cable | BW 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=34569 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lavry Da10
truckfighters;218781 Wrote: so there is no sonic difference in using XLR to RCA? why would you do it then? why no using RCA to RCA? please explain to me. thank you. Because the Lavry only has XLR output -- no RCA. -- WilCox SB3 - PS Audio Digital Link III - Dynaudio BM 6A Mk II WilCox's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10508 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34569 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lavry Da10
ummhh sorry for my question, read about the missing RCA output just a couple of hours ago ;) is there a reason for not incorporating RCA output to the lavry dac? because of it's intend for professional use only? -- truckfighters | Transporter | REDGUM RGASil OCC Silver Interconnects | REDGUM RGi120ENR AMP | REDGUM LS Cable | BW 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=34569 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice to improve Sound.
ErikM;218828 Wrote: Back in the day I had Martin Logan ReQuests driven with Audio Research Classic 120's , that for sure rocked :-) I confirm, i had Quests Z and they rocked, and my friends were surprised because they had preconceived ideas on ES speakers (audiophiles have a lot of preconceived ideas about cables, tubes,...). -- zano65 zano65's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3906 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37313 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This Is An Improvement
People, I'm sorry in advance, but it doesn't make any sense. There cannot be HUGE difference between two good digital sources (if one has very high jitter it doesn't deserve to be called good). SB is a good one. The mentioned transport that reportedly sounds better - who knows, but I opt to assume it's good either. There can be slight, very slight difference, but if you experience something severe one of your components simply flawed, or at least doesn't work as advertised. -- 325xi simaudio nova cdp simaudio moon i-5 revel performa m20 on skylan stands via acoustic zen matrix reference ii and acoustic zen satori sb3 audioengine 5 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37251 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lavry Da10
truckfighters;218799 Wrote: ummhh sorry for my question, read about the missing RCA output just a couple of hours ago ;) is there a reason for not incorporating RCA output to the lavry dac? because of it's intend for professional use only? Maybe because Mr. Lavry wants his product that way or for Pro use only just like Balanced Audio Technology (BAT)of Vic Kochenko. -- singleended40 singleended40's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10464 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34569 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lavry Da10
singleended40 wrote: truckfighters;218799 Wrote: is there a reason for not incorporating RCA output to the lavry dac? because of it's intend for professional use only? Maybe because Mr. Lavry wants his product that way or for Pro use only just like Balanced Audio Technology (BAT)of Vic Kochenko. I would tend to think it is because Mr Lavry wants it that way. Or because he agrees that balanced is better for his intended customers. I am amazed that so many audiophile products still use RCA connectors. They are cheap, and understood, but they sure leave a lot to be desired. Everything in my recording studio is balanced. I ran my SB to Benchmark to my amp using balanced, and my Transporter is connected to my amp using balanced. A proper balanced pre-amp or amp will cost a little more than one using unbalanced, RCA jacks. Could add a tube to the circuit, etc. But audiophile gear is typically not price sensitive to $10 in parts, or $100 in retail pricing. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lavry Da10
Just adding XLR's does not make a product balanced. And a true balanced differential circuit does cost quite a bit more to correctly implement. -- ErikM ErikM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7576 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34569 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This Is An Improvement
Well, i don´t follow these I can hear threads anymore. Everybody answers Yes, i abxed even when the chance to really do a proper abx is nearly impossible. wav against flac against itunes against slimserver. How can somebody really tell wav is better than flac if he only was able to luckily configure itunes to work somehow to his Squeezebox. I slowly see the need of an esoteric or is it just strange? forum besides our beloved audiophiles one :) Cheers! -- Wombat Transporter - monoblocks - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37251 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This Is An Improvement
Wombat;218891 Wrote: I slowly see the need of an esoteric or is it just strange? forum besides our beloved audiophiles one :) We can name it Audiofools :D [ducks for cover] -- egd Thecus N5200PRO Transporter ATC SCA2 ATC SCM100SLAT egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37251 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter: the better output? RCA to RCA / XLR to RCA ? Difference?
The Transporters internal circuitry combines the two phases of the balanced XLR output in order to create the unbalanced RCA output. It doesn't use the cheap and easy solution of only using one of the two phases like some equipment. As a result, I'd stay with the unbalanced RCA's in your case. And no, it's not a dumb question, it's a perfectly reasonable thing to ask! Cheers, Dave -- DCtoDaylight DCtoDaylight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7284 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37321 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Know anything about the Micromega Duo.pro2 ?
I haven't heard the specific unit in question, but the Micromega gear did get some very positive reviews, so it would be worth a close listen! The only thing I would watch out for is that some of their gear used touch membrane switches to control the functions. Those things are not known for long lifetimes, and pretty much have to be replaced with factory originals if they fail... Dave -- DCtoDaylight DCtoDaylight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7284 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37311 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice to improve Sound.
ErikM;218828 Wrote: Back in the day I had Martin Logan ReQuests driven with Audio Research Classic 120's , that for sure rocked :-) But those are hybrids not pure ES. -- johann johann's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10177 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37313 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Seperate iTunes Library
You can create a second iTunes library without problem! On a Macintosh (and I guess it's quite the same on a PC), just press and hold the alt key during the lauching of iTunes : the software will then ask you if you want to use your current library (mp3 one in your case), create a new one, or choose between severals (not your case at this moment). So, you just have to ask for a new iTunes library, to call it loseless library for example, and to convert all the CDs you want, on your internal or external hard disk, it doesn't matter. Of course, if you want to reaccess to your previous mp3 music, just relaunch iTunes pressing the alt key and so on... -- Gilor Gilor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12390 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37232 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lavry Da10
ErikM;218881 Wrote: Just adding XLR's does not make a product balanced. And a true balanced differential circuit does cost quite a bit more to correctly implement. And a true balanced circuit does not neccessarily sound better. -- johann johann's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10177 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34569 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Know anything about the Micromega Duo.pro2 ?
So that would be like 2500 NOK or something? I've had some Micromega stuff including CD players and DACs and as much as I liked them, there has certainly been some technology advancements so I'd say there are better (and newer) stuff for that money. EDIT: Is it this one http://lydogbilde.rubrikk.no/rubrikk/annonser.Micromega_Duo_pro2_DAC.3175067.aspx?mg=8fc=38,14,0sb=6sd=desc ? -- johann johann's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10177 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37311 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice to improve Sound.
Electrostatics can be very nice. I had a pair of Quads. Unfortunately, I got to listen to them for 11 months a year, with one month in the shop replacing a panel. -- 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=37313 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Seperate iTunes Library
It is also OK to have the same track twice with different kinds. Then create different playlists with the appropriate one (e.g. an mp3 playlist for portable devices, a wav playlist for home) -- 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=37232 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This Is An Improvement
325xi wrote: There cannot be HUGE difference between two good digital sources... Actually you highlight one of my pet peeves about modern audiophilia - the ever present hyperbole. It is really annoying to hear people incessantly talk about massive differences between things like cables, even to the point of calling certain things unlistenable. Now I'm hardly in the camp that claims there are no differences between electronics and other audio equipment. I think the analog outputs of my SB3 sound pretty dang good for a $300 device. But I was willing to spend the extra cash to run mine through an external Lavry DA-10 DAC. The differences are certainly present but hardly huge - a bit smoother, a little more depth and extension. Some might prefer another DAC, some might not be able to justify the cost and some might not even notice. But there is nothing about this or any similar scenario that could justify the over-the-top verbiage that some seem prone to. However, something tells me that my wish for some verbal moderation in this area is probably going to yield about the same results as expecting world peace tomorrow. -- mlsstl mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37251 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This Is An Improvement
i read one reviewer lately who claimed he couldn't stand to listen to a cheaper cd player. (runs out of room screaming and covering his 'golden ears'). -- ratso ratso's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11493 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37251 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
