Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New to Transporter
http://www.wifiradioreview.com/ for devices which are dedicated to radio streaming. With the SB3/TP, you'll need a PC running to proxy some radio stations. -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40010 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB+ info please
opaqueice;240792 Wrote: As I'm sure you're fully aware, your product is in more or less direct competition with the Transporter, and involves a modification to the SB which voids the warranty. Discussing it on these forums could raise a number of red flags. If I were you I'd be grateful it's allowed to continue. And that's for you to say? Given that you make very little (if any) positive contribution here, and have gone on record as to the lack of ANY difference sonically in the SB3 and the Transporter, and IIRC started a thread here about the speakers you planned to buy, I think you should get your own house in order before criticising others! You turn every thread here into 'your' argument, which at the very least, makes it and you extremely boring. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39815 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New to Transporter
amcluesent;240833 Wrote: With the SB3/TP, you'll need a PC running to proxy some radio stations. Not if you use squeezenetwork. -- Fifer Fifer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=639 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40010 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB+ info please
opaqueice;240792 Wrote: As I'm sure you're fully aware, your product is in more or less direct competition with the Transporter, and involves a modification to the SB which voids the warranty. Discussing it on these forums could raise a number of red flags. If I were you I'd be grateful it's allowed to continue. Why dont you make your own threads where you can preach your fundamentalistisk views on the irelevance of the source, instead of jumping out like a trool out of a box every time a thread have just the tinyest think to do with progress and improvment. -- harmonic harmonic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6879 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39815 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] My TP system sounds so lifeless :(
Actually what you need is a 'New Musical Experience' to sort you out. My system was being to sound anonomous, due to me listening to the same old CD's again and again ... Then I saw Adrian Belew in concert, thought wow ... must find some of his CD's .. bought a bunch, played them, and all of a sudden my system sounded the buisness again. Try listening to Fishhead by Belew, nice and loud, that will make you fall back in love with your system :-) BT In case of total Belew failure, listen to Zappa in New York! -- BigTony We're Only In It For The Music! www.zappateers.com BigTony's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10638 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39764 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Remote Control of Transporter
Thanks to all for the help. I think I'll go through the route DAC (1000$ one)+SB3. I now feel confident about the remote control of the SB3. Best. -- Cortes Cortes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13886 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39968 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Inguz or Behringer DEQ2496?
joeriz;240954 Wrote: Thank you both for the reponses. Kim wrote: I'm not sure what you want to control in Inguz, but it adds a menu to the SB3 that lets you select different correction filters and adjust other audio settings using the SB3 remote. OK...thanks. I didn't realize that it adds a menu to the SB3. miklorsmith wrote: IMO, adding external digital processing and another component is guaranteed to limit sound quality in other areas besides frequency response. I figured that by keeping things in the digital domain I could avoid this problem. miklorsmith wrote: If you have FR problems, try the Inguz semi-parametric EQ. It might fix you right up in an hour with no equipment necessary. Is the semi-parametric part of the Inguz install or is it a separate download? Does it offer control from the SB3 menu? If so, this sounds like a great choice for at least adding 'tone controls' into one's system. Thanks again, Joe It comes with it. And it's available in the sb3 menu. You might want to visit the website. http://inguzaudio.com. I put up a little guide, based on my experiences installing it, about a year ago on this forum. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29489highlight=inguz It's a bit of a pain doing the measurements, but after that, you just run some software from a command line, and voila, you have filters. It's going to cost you ~200 to get a mic, stand, and preamp, but then you have it forever. I would imagine you'd have to get a mic, stand and preamp to properly set up the behringer eq. -- totoro Perl is the Ron Jeremy of programming languages. totoro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5935 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40023 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ripping SACDs
Interesting idea, thanks for the heads-up. I'm still also keen on the conversion board for my Pioneer DV747, but worried about both approaches because of: a - the increased hassle of ripping b - uncertainty over getting a bit-perfect copy c - all sorts of jitter problems, really I'd be very keen to hear from anyone who has successfully ripped SACDs regarding performance and, well, just how much of a drag it is! Adam -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others 'Last.fm group: people who don't listen to any of last.fm's top artists' (http://www.last.fm/group/People+who+don%27t+listen+to+any+of+last.fm%27s+top+artists) SB+, EAR V20, Heybrook Sextets plus some other stuff SB3, Shek d2, Ming-Da MC84-C, Harbeth HL-P3ES adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40027 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB+ info please
Vic;240913 Wrote: Is there any sort of moderators in this forum at all? They rarely intervene, as it's not normally needed. Now that you've arrived that may change. How can two complete idiots like totorro and opaqueice jump in every single thread, repeate the same crap totally unrelated with the topic, insult everyone and prevent any sort of discussion? What a delightfully ironic thing to say. I have noticed that this forum hardly has more than 50 posts per day (not surprising with those two morons around); opaqueisce has way more than 1,000 posts, so his madman rants must account for about 10% of posts here, no wonder people go away You have posted 28 times in the last 7 days, thereby accounting for about 10% all by yourself (if your figure is correct). This thread probably should be locked. -- opaqueice opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39815 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
sgoldfin;240911 Wrote: I am connecting the SB3 to the PSAudio Digital Link III. I found a HUGE improvement by placing the SB on sorbothane balls, and then placing HEAVY disks on top of the SB. This was especially the case when the SB was resting on another component that generateed vibration. Try it and see! Have you tried seeing what happens if you do that to the DAC instead? -- AndyC_772 AndyC_772's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Inguz or Behringer DEQ2496?
joeriz;240901 Wrote: snip Would it be possible to control Inguz from my listening room with something like a Nokia web tablet? So I guess I'm asking for input from folks in terms of both performance and convenience. I'm not sure what you want to control in Inguz, but it adds a menu to the SB3 that lets you select different correction filters and adjust other audio settings using the SB3 remote. Using the Inguz plugin to Slimserver does require a fairly hefty computer (mine is a 5 year old 2.4GHz pentium and runs around 50% CPU usage). You will also need a measuring microphone, probably a microphone preamp, and room measurement/filter generation software like DRC. I think you will find the Behringer much easier to configure, but I think you will get superior results in the long run with Inguz. If I were starting over again, I think I'd use the Behringer for the first year or so. I've been using room correction devices since 2001 and it takes quite a while to get comfortable with the subleties of room correction. The ease of use of the Behringer would allow you to experiment with correction much faster than spending time learning and refining the various skills needed to use Inguz. Regards, Kim -- krochat -- Acourate - Inguz DSP - SB3 - GW Labs DSP (96kHz upsampler) - Apogee Big Ben - TacT RCS 2.2X - 2x TacT S2150 - Vandersteen 3a Signature + TacT W210 krochat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40023 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ripping SACDs
just how much of a drag it is! If it was tractable, I'm sure we'd have seen examples on the P2P scene by now (if indeed such a scene exists, allegedly) -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40027 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB+ info please
I am not interested in policing what topics people discuss here, but I do ask that you keep it civilized. This thread is now closed. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39815 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB+ info please
Listener;240927 Wrote: You are the one delivering insults. complete idiots,madman rants? You haven't made a convincing argument yet. Yes, I am now, after those two have aggressed and insulted everyone in this thread. They actually jumped in just for insulting, not contributing at all Listener;240927 Wrote: Any forum members were free to answer your original post about the SB+. They didn't. You probably need to go elsewhere for SB+ feedback. Bill If you read the first three pages a bunch of people were contributing and discussing the topic in very helpful and pleasant way (maybe not allowed here); that was before those two jumped in insulting. If it is not allowed to discuss the SB+ here then fair enough, I was under the impression that the SB+ was a product made by Slim Devices and modified by Patrick Dixon. BTW, what is actually allowed to be discussed in this forum? -- Vic Vic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13795 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39815 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB+ info please
Vic;240913 Wrote: Is there any sort of moderators in this forum at all? How can two complete idiots like totorro and opaqueice jump in every single thread, repeate the same crap totally unrelated with the topic, insult everyone and prevent any sort of discussion? I have noticed that this forum hardly has more than 50 posts per day (not surprising with those two morons around); opaqueisce has way more than 1,000 posts, so his madman rants must account for about 10% of posts here, no wonder people go away You are the one delivering insults. complete idiots,madman rants? You haven't made a convincing argument yet. You misquoted opaqueisce and others and then attack the strawman you created. Any forum members were free to answer your original post about the SB+. They didn't. You probably need to go elsewhere for SB+ feedback. Bill -- Listener Listener's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2508 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39815 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Inguz or Behringer DEQ2496?
Is Inguz just as processor-intensive when using only the EQ plug-in as it is when doing room correction? -- joeriz joeriz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12621 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40023 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Inguz or Behringer DEQ2496?
I owned three TacT preamps, which are audiophile versions of the Behringer units. IMO, adding external digital processing and another component is guaranteed to limit sound quality in other areas besides frequency response. If your FR issues are enormous AND correctable by DSP, the benefits might outweigh the problems. Inguz works within the mystical realm your bits already live it - the computer. It's a Very Steep learning curve to get it figured out and it's difficult to get a handle on what's happening with it since there's no graphic interface. So, convenience-wise it's not good. Performance will be much better however. If you have FR problems, try the Inguz semi-parametric EQ. It might fix you right up in an hour with no equipment necessary. -- miklorsmith miklorsmith's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4349 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40023 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ripping SACDs
In case anyone has an SACD library and wants to do this, it turns out there's a not-too-difficult method. You need an SACD player that can output PCM through an HDMI connection. (I think most SACD-capable universal players will do that, but I haven't tried it myself to be sure. Oppo sells one for ~$150.) Then, with an HDMI to DVI + SPDIF converter box (like http://www.hdtvsupply.com/hdmi-to-dvi-digital-audio-converter-adapter.html), you should be able to split off the SPDIF audio, send it to a computer soundcard, and record a hi-res WAV file. -- opaqueice opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40027 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
I am connecting the SB3 to the PSAudio Digital Link III. I found a HUGE improvement by placing the SB on sorbothane balls, and then placing HEAVY disks on top of the SB. This was especially the case when the SB was resting on another component that generateed vibration. Try it and see! -- sgoldfin sgoldfin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13904 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Inguz or Behringer DEQ2496?
miklorsmith;240924 Wrote: I owned three TacT preamps, which are audiophile versions of the Behringer units. IMO, adding external digital processing and another component is guaranteed to limit sound quality in other areas besides frequency response. If your FR issues are enormous AND correctable by DSP, the benefits might outweigh the problems. Inguz works within the mystical realm your bits already live it - the computer. It's a Very Steep learning curve to get it figured out and it's difficult to get a handle on what's happening with it since there's no graphic interface. So, convenience-wise it's not good. Performance will be much better however. If you have FR problems, try the Inguz semi-parametric EQ. It might fix you right up in an hour with no equipment necessary. No! - my TACT works only on the bits - it has no ADC or DAC in it...basically its just an algorithm running on a computer that happens to be sitting between my transport (SB3) and my DAC. -- 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=40023 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ripping SACDs
I can´t imagine it spits out DSD. More likely a decoded and downsampled PCM stream. -- Wombat Transporter - Avantgarde based 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=40027 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Inguz or Behringer DEQ2496?
Thank you both for the reponses. Kim wrote: I'm not sure what you want to control in Inguz, but it adds a menu to the SB3 that lets you select different correction filters and adjust other audio settings using the SB3 remote. OK...thanks. I didn't realize that it adds a menu to the SB3. miklorsmith wrote: IMO, adding external digital processing and another component is guaranteed to limit sound quality in other areas besides frequency response. I figured that by keeping things in the digital domain I could avoid this problem. miklorsmith wrote: If you have FR problems, try the Inguz semi-parametric EQ. It might fix you right up in an hour with no equipment necessary. Is the semi-parametric part of the Inguz install or is it a separate download? Does it offer control from the SB3 menu? If so, this sounds like a great choice for at least adding 'tone controls' into one's system. Thanks again, Joe -- joeriz joeriz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12621 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40023 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB+ info please
Is there any sort of moderators in this forum at all? How can two complete idiots like totorro and opaqueice jump in every single thread, repeate the same crap totally unrelated with the topic, insult everyone and prevent any sort of discussion? I have noticed that this forum hardly has more than 50 posts per day (not surprising with those two morons around); opaqueisce has way more than 1,000 posts, so his madman rants must account for about 10% of posts here, no wonder people go away -- Vic Vic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13795 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39815 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Inguz or Behringer DEQ2496?
I'm wondering if there is an inherent performance advantage to one over the other if I wish to implement room correction with my SB3. Now, purely from a convenience standpoint, the Behringer might be a better fit for me (but I must confess I don't know much about Inguz). With the behringer, I can control it from my listening room. With Inguz I'm not so sure as my PC is in a different room. Would it be possible to control Inguz from my listening room with something like a Nokia web tablet? So I guess I'm asking for input from folks in terms of both performance and convenience. Thanks, Joe -- joeriz joeriz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12621 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40023 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Inguz or Behringer DEQ2496?
totoro;240958 Wrote: I would imagine you'd have to get a mic, stand and preamp to properly set up the behringer eq. The Behringer has a built-in phantom-powered mic preamp, so no separate preamp is required. It's designed for use with the Behringer ECM8000 measurement mic, which cost me all of $40. My mic stand was $30 at Mars Music. However, inexpensive has to show somewhere. While the Behringer ECM8000 generic published response curve is pretty good (within a dB or 2), ECM8000's that have been individual measured show up to 10dB deviation in the treble. Rather than spending $50 to have mine calibrated I just purchased a $200 pre-calibrated measuring mic (a LinearX M31) for use with my $200 E-mU 0404 USB sound card. There, I just spent more than the Behringer EQ AND the ECM8000! The primary benefit of room correction is in the bass, say below 500Hz. If you limit the EQ to below that, it doesn't matter what the ECM8000 is doing at 8kHz. Regards, Kim -- krochat -- Acourate - Inguz DSP - SB3 - GW Labs DSP (96kHz upsampler) - Apogee Big Ben - TacT RCS 2.2X - 2x TacT S2150 - Vandersteen 3a Signature + TacT W210 krochat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40023 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
Was your SB3 sitting on a paint shaker before you put it on sorbothane balls? When you say HUGE, do you mean GIGANTIC or merely STUPENDOUS? 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=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
tyler_durden;241022 Wrote: Was your SB3 sitting on a paint shaker before you put it on sorbothane balls? When you say HUGE, do you mean GIGANTIC or merely STUPENDOUS? TD It's like olives. Bill -- Listener Listener's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2508 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
tyler_durden;241022 Wrote: Was your SB3 sitting on a paint shaker before you put it on sorbothane balls? When you say HUGE, do you mean GIGANTIC or merely STUPENDOUS? TD I find that 4 or 5 shots of whiskey causes a STUPENDOUS reduction in the sound of my system. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping
I've read (most of the) thread here. Thanks everybody it was very interesting. A question raised in my mind. I converted an existing flac to wav using flac.exe, then using hdcd.exe I generated a 24bit wav file, as per your suggestions. Now the question is: can I use any standard method (flac.exe from dos, EAC, Fubar2000) to convert back to flac? Or is there any particular parametes I have to set. I'm asking because using, for example Fubar, I see that at the end of the process the FLAC file its just of bunch of Kb larger then the initial FLAC file. Is that normal? Ciao -- lucas72 When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris. lucas72's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11288 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32967 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Inguz or Behringer DEQ2496?
Phil Leigh;240977 Wrote: No! - my TACT works only on the bits - it has no ADC or DAC in it...basically its just an algorithm running on a computer that happens to be sitting between my transport (SB3) and my DAC. I understand. This is the same way I ran my TacT units. Regardless, TacT upsamples the signal to 24/96 asynchronously and reclocks everything. Even in the pure digital realm this comes at a price. I eventually found transparency to be limited and went away from the TacT units. Now I have a Lamm tubed preamp and am much happier, even though the rest of the system is the same. The semi-parametric is included in the standard Inguz install. It's a slick deal. Being able to move the frequency centers makes it much better than old-school tone controls. -- miklorsmith miklorsmith's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4349 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40023 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
I am depressed. I will never know the joys of the huge improvements due to sorbothane balls, sticky dots, wood pucks, green pens, CD demagnetizers, $500 power cords, etc., that bring such transcendent bliss to so many serious audiophiles. It's all because I learned the meanings of adjectives from dictionaries rather than audiophile magazines and advertisements. I blame my parents! If only they had steered me toward the right literature when I was a child I might not suffer this loss of sensibility today. I wonder if I can get a handicapped parking permit... 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=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Volume regulation of transporter?
I finally decided to connect my transporter's balanced outs directly to my Linn Artikulat Aktiv powered speakers. I think it sounded great regardless of the fact that I used the digital volume to control the volume for the speakers. I never had to go much lower than -25db and if I did, it would be such a background level that sound quality would not be important. I was easily able to get to -15 to -10db when listening. If it could sound much better, I don't think I was missing much. If someone is debating this setup, I'd probably simply try it first before spending time and effort on some analog attenuation inline. My pre-amp does give me the ability to attach other sources to the speakers with minimal sound degradation, but I think the TP direct would be a perfectly acceptable solution if I didn't want the flexibility of other non-digital sources. -- thomsens thomsens's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1352 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39611 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
sgoldfin;240911 Wrote: I am connecting the SB3 to the PSAudio Digital Link III. I found a HUGE improvement by placing the SB on sorbothane balls, and then placing HEAVY disks on top of the SB. This was especially the case when the SB was resting on another component that generateed vibration. Try it and see! Did you try moving the SB3 off of the vibrating machinery? Try swapping it's location with your DVD player... 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=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
Scooterman wrote: I find all my equipment sounds better if I don't believe 99.99% of the forums'replies... Good idea. I believe that mine sounds better with a single malt scotch. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
I find all my equipment sounds better if I don't believe 99.99% of the forums'replies... -- Scooterman Scooterman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13153 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Testing 24-bit, 96 kHz FLAC?
Pat Farrell;148180 Wrote: Pat Farrell;148007 Wrote: I could be wrong, but I thought that once it was digital, the SPDIF input's quality makes next to zero difference. If you do use an external A/D converter running at 44.1kHz, you need to be careful. Many of the cheaper mainstream cards that have SPDIF inputs (eg. Soundblasters) resample the incoming stream to their internal clock speed (48kHz), and since they do it in real time, tend not to make a particularly good job of it. I forgot about that, lots of cheap stuff works only at 48k sampling, and then you do a crude and rude conversion to 44.1, which never works for quality. The answer is simple, make sure it really does 44.1k. Lately I've been using a Behringer U-CONTROL UCA202 USB soundcard going into my laptop. It samples at 44.1 I believe. It's much better than my soundblaster was. -- swhite58 Clark Connect Linux file server-SB3-Zhaolu D3 DAC-NAD C320BEE-Polk Monitor 4.5 speakers/Sennheiser headphones swhite58's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5038 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28490 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
Listener;241092 Wrote: Olives are graded by size. The smallest size is medium. then large. Colossal is somewhat larger but far from one-to-a-can. No Small grade rarely makes it to the store. Bill Oh, I get it! Like virgin and extra-virgin olive oil... What I want to know is where is all the experienced olive oil? Are the Italians keeping it for themselves? 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=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
SuperQ;241040 Wrote: I find that 4 or 5 shots of whiskey causes a STUPENDOUS reduction in the sound of my system. 6 shots makes it HUMONGOUS. -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
tyler_durden;241060 Wrote: What's like olives? TD The dictionary. -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stabilizing the SB3
tyler_durden;241060 Wrote: What's like olives? TD Olives are graded by size. The smallest size is medium. then large. Colossal is somewhat larger but far from one-to-a-can. No Small grade makes it to the store. Tweakers seem to hear HUGE improvements more commonly than barely noticeable. Bill -- Listener Listener's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2508 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
