Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] lust object speakers
tyler_durden;260931 Wrote: > small speaker ... > TD Hi TD, I'm getting ready to list my B&W Matrix 805's (along with high pass alignment filter) on ebay. Maybe a pair of quality bookshelf speakers will fill the gap. If interested pm me. Cheers! . -- haunyack Transporter -> Box-O-Wires (audiophile grade) -> Vandersteen 3A Signature . haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42393 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] lust object speakers
pfarrell;259967 Wrote: > I wish that quads, or maggie's, were compatible with my wife. I used to have a big house in Texas when I built my 2'x4' ESLs, and later got a pair of ESL-63s. My wife didn't seem to mind them then, though they were not much to look at. Now I live in a smaller place and the speakers don't really fit. She's starting to bug me about them. I may have to store them for a couple years until I'm in a bigger place again. I would have put them into storage a long time ago, but I don't have anything else to listen with but headphones and I always feel silly dancing around a quiet room with headphones on. I guess I need to work on a quality, small speaker project. 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=42393 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] AccurateRip not working with EAC
It was the connection to the internet needed for Accuraterip setup that was the problem. I suspect the old PC has serious sofware problems so think I will loom at inserting a card that enables me to connect my Plexor 230 to a new SATA PC. Then I'll try with EAC first then if I have trouble will look inti DBPoweramp. Cheers Mark -- Mark Scanlan MarkS Mark Scanlan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41638 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best method & codec to get the 1's and 0's off the CD to the hard drive?
> I'm doing more or less that same thing, my "quicker-ripper" being Easy > CDDA Extractor, the older 9.1.3 version... CDex, which I think is the same thing. I also use an old version, it ain't broke, no reasong to fix it. -- Pat Farrell ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best method & codec to get the 1's and 0's off the CD to the hard drive?
Pat Farrell;260364 Wrote: > I rip my CDs (over 700 so far) using a faster process than EAC and > listen to it. If I like it, I keep listening. If I don't like it, I > fire up EAC. I find EAC > too slow and too grumpy. YMMV Pat: are you willing to let us know what you use as your "quicker-ripper"? I'm doing more or less that same thing, my "quicker-ripper" being Easy CDDA Extractor, the older 9.1.3 version...not so much for it's ripping qualities, but rather for it's ease-of-metadata entering qualities. If EZ-CDDA reports errors, or if I hear a glitch in the rip, then I too fire up EAC. -- gharris999 gharris999's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=115 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42435 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Speaker Trouble--Spica TC-50s
A quick Google got me to here: http://spicaspeakers.com/repair/spica-drivers.php It discusses options for replacements etc Shane -- swhite58 Clark Connect Linux file server->Various boxes with flashing lights->SB3->Zhaolu D3 DAC->NAD C320BEE->Polk Monitor 4.5/Sennheiser headphones swhite58's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5038 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42522 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Speaker Trouble--Spica TC-50s
I have a wonderful set of old speakers from a long-defunct manufacturer, Spica. The speaker model is the TC-50. They are about 20 years old, and are very neutral in their presence, delivering lovely reproduction in my Manhattan apartment. Unfortunately, one of the tweeters has blown, and now I am faced with the choice of saying goodbye to my old friends and getting a new set of primary speakers, or somehow finding a replacement tweeter and an audio repair shop that can handle the fix for me. Any suggestions are most welcome. The rest of the setup: SB3 and a NAD amplifier. Thanks, David -- DMR NYC DMR NYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8790 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42522 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 mediocre sound quality
tobbe999;260756 Wrote: > More about capacitor nonlinearities: > > http://sound.westhost.com/articles/capacitors.htm > > /T Great article, thanks for the link. -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42388 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter vs. Denon AVR-4308?
I haven't test the 4308 yet, however I did have the 4306 at home for a week or so. The 4306 didn't have Flac support unlike the 4308 but it did play WAV's. First of all. Denon's solution is based on DNLA. You basically just share a folder containing audio files with the Denon. That's it! When you have a large collection of music it becomes almost impossible to find the track you want. There is no indexing, no search options, no nothing. You can not ever live with it, especially when having a large music collection. The sound was oke, but what is to be expected? The Transporter sounds better however. After one year of listening i'm still amazed by it. -- S2K S2K's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12675 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42488 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 mediocre sound quality
tobbe999;260756 Wrote: > More about capacitor nonlinearities: > Yeah, seen this. I would call it "The other point of view on the capacitor nonlinearities" ;-) -- alekz alekz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42388 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 mediocre sound quality
More about capacitor nonlinearities: http://sound.westhost.com/articles/capacitors.htm /T -- tobbe999 tobbe999's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14863 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42388 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 mediocre sound quality
zanash;260680 Wrote:
> but as I've already said you can all do it yourselves.
>
My point exactly.
zanash;260680 Wrote:
>
> An aside a local chap who lives less than 40miles away and a veherment
> cable sceptic has refused to come over and listen to my system and the
> cable experiment ...saying its a waste of time and he already knows the
> result .now why would he say that ? for me its because hes scared of
> the outcome and affraid that his little cosy closed world is under
> threat ...
Yes, it's very convenient and easy to fool yourself thinking, that
everything and everywhere is the same, and everybody hears, sees,
feels, thinks (or at least should) the same.
Speaking of experiments... I remember the expression on the face of a
friend of mine when I demonstrated him a difference between $150 Linn
and $400 Transparent IC's. He was literally shocked ("But these are
just two pieces of metal It's impossible!") It was s funny ;-)
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best method & codec to get the 1's and 0's off the CD to the hard drive?
GuyDebord;260583 Wrote: > Could you please detail more on how you get EAC to work? under mac os? > VMWare? the options I know are under parallels or bootcamp, but I dont > do microsoft and never will, so EAC hasnt been an option for > me.thank you very much in advance. VMWare Fusion is very similar to parallels in that it allows you to run Windows in a window on your Mac Desktop. There are still a couple Windows apps I need, including EAC. Basically, you will install bootcamp with a small partition (I used 32 GB but it could be done in 10). You then install VMWare Fusion and it will take your Bootcamp partition and allow you to access Windows and the apps from your Mac desktop. Very similar to Parallels, but VMWare has some long term advantages to my mind--the availability of virtual machine appliances (VMWare Fusion is the little brother of some very sophisticated virtualization tools for x86 servers), as well as the ability to do "unity" mode so that your windows app appears in just another Mac window--you dont have the whole Windows desktop showing. Sorry for the run on sentance there. Anyways, it was $60, and you need the windows license too, but it was worth it to me, even if I only turn on Windows every few days to rip and such. If you refuse to do windows, you could use Fusion to run a Linux image and use Wine, perhaps. I don't know if EAC works with Wine, but it would be worth investigating. -- Apparition Apparition's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14825 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42435 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 mediocre sound quality
I'm sure the SB3 with some minimal mods on the digital output and true BNC connections would trounce that transport! solo_400;260713 Wrote: > I agree with you as I have the same issue . > Anyway I think Squeezebox is a great product considering the price but > has nothing to do with "audiophile/hi-fi/hi-end quality" . > With my external DAC ( Threshold DAC 1/e ) sound dramaticaly improves > but cannot compete with a CD-TRANSPORT + DAC . > I hope that the Transporter sounds at least twice better . > > Squeezebox > Threshold DAC 1/e > Accuphase E-211 > Magneplanar MG12/QE > Neutral Cable Avatar (interconnect) , Acoustic ZEN Epoch (power cable > ) > > solo -- crooner Customized dual chassis "Super Squeezebox" EAD DSP-7000 Series III DAC with HDCD and mods. VPI Scout with Benz Micro Glider M2 Marantz 10B tube FM tuner 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=42388 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 mediocre sound quality
adamslim;260645 Wrote: > Patrick Dixon does something similar with his SB+, which I bought. > Rehouse, improved PSU in a separate box, although I think he played > more with the output stage than you did, IIRC. But the advice must be, > never to turn a labour of love into a product, surely! :) You are right. My unit had more work done on the digital side. Analog has minimal mods. Patrick did a terrific job on his unit. I agree! -- crooner Customized dual chassis "Super Squeezebox" EAD DSP-7000 Series III DAC with HDCD and mods. VPI Scout with Benz Micro Glider M2 Marantz 10B tube FM tuner 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=42388 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile Music File Protection
norderney;260634 Wrote: > To upgrade to the latest version of FLAC ver 1.2.1 do I just download > from http://flac.sourceforge.net/ and then run the install process? Yes. > Will I need to change any of my EAC settings? Anything else I wiould > need to do? FLAC will install to the same directory so no, you don't need to change any settings. -- Mark Lanctot Sean Adams: "So you mean, aside from the fact that Squeezebox does not do 96KHz, why doesn't it do 96KHz?" Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42358 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 mediocre sound quality
sweetsound;259892 Wrote: > Hello, > > just got a Squeezebox 3 (black finish with Logitech logo) and set up a > FreeNAS / SlimNAS server on an Intel BLKD201GLY2 AeroCool with 2GB > memory. > > The Squeezebox is connected to a Pass Aleph / Classé 400 / Magnepan > 3.6R chain. > > 1. Biggest issue is, that the output volume level (even at 100% volume > level of the SB3) of the Squeeze Box is much lower than my Sony SCD1 CD > player (connected via XLR). Have you observed this as well? > > 2. While FLAC sound quality is OK it can't compete with the Sony. I am > surprised, that the Burr Brown DAC does not do a better job. What is a > reasonable upgrade? An external DAC (pricerange $800), a linear power > supply for the SB3 or the Transporter? > > > Thanks for your help > Sweet Sound I agree with you as I have the same issue . Anyway I think Squeezebox is a great product considering the price but has nothing to do with "audiophile/hi-fi/hi-end quality" . With my external DAC ( Threshold DAC 1/e ) sound dramaticaly improves but cannot compete with a CD-TRANSPORT + DAC . I hope that the Transporter sounds at least twice better . Squeezebox Threshold DAC 1/e Accuphase E-211 Magneplanar MG12/QE Neutral Cable Avatar (interconnect) , Acoustic ZEN Epoch (power cable ) solo -- solo_400 solo_400's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9623 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42388 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter vs. Denon AVR-4308?
Has anyone had a chance to compare the audio performance of the DAC in the new Denon DLNA receiver against having the Transporter connected to it? I realise the Denon requires a server other than slimserver, so it's not quite a direct comparison. My Denon AV amp (an old AVC-A1D) does a fine job with its internal DAC, but I'm wondering whether it would be better spending £1300 on a Transporter or just upgrading the amp (about £2000). Cheers, Ajeighh -- Ajeighh Ajeighh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15095 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42488 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 mediocre sound quality
just a few words on this meandering thread and off topic too if you can't personally hear breakin or burn in count your self lucky its something that you don't need to worry about. similarly cables if your happy with the crappy freebies then why do you need to worry about the more exotic types ? secondly just because you can hear something does not mean it doesn't exist ..it just means you can hear it. Therefore any statements along the lines of just because I can't hear it means it must be snake oil is frankly not very well thought through and I suggest you need to think about it in rather more detail before you make such pronouncments. IME I agree with patrick dixon and feel most of the changes are capacitance based ...but life's too short to worry about it. As to cables I can demonstrate two dissimilar cables sound different...anyone with two outputs on a source can do the same, feed both into an amp and switch between them. I've demonstrated this to many sceptics and not one now claims that all cable sound the same! I can also demonstrate that two outwardly disimilar cables will sound the same. ie any two copper coaxial cables from different makers will give reasonably similar results. This is in my opinion where the idea that all cables sound the same originates... as most cables on the market are, guess what ! stranded copper coaxial types. I'm either blessed or cursed that I can hear what differences different plug can make on the same cable ... If anyones local to me I quite happy to demonstrate these effects.but as I've already said you can all do it yourselves. An aside a local chap who lives less than 40miles away and a veherment cable sceptic has refused to come over and listen to my system and the cable experiment ...saying its a waste of time and he already knows the result .now why would he say that ? for me its because hes scared of the outcome and affraid that his little cosy closed world is under threat ... -- 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=42388 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 mediocre sound quality
crooner;260599 Wrote: > Would have loved to produce this thing commercially, but it wouldn't be > cheap. I'd probably end up losing money. Call it the "Marantz 10B" of > streaming network players!! Patrick Dixon does something similar with his SB+, which I bought. Rehouse, improved PSU in a separate box, although I think he played more with the output stage than you did, IIRC. But the advice must be, never to turn a labour of love into a product, surely! :) -- 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=42388 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter won't power on?
If you unplug/plug the transporter and no logo (or anything else) is displayed at least for a few seconds this is not good at all. The buttons and remote control do not really power off/on the transporter. Is the optical output active/lit? you can still try to reset the transporter: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?PlayerFirmware you have my sympathy, Markus -- schiegl schiegl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6654 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42473 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile Music File Protection
Timothy Stockman;260614 Wrote: > There's a Windows GUI program packaged with the latest FLAC installer > program for Windows; just look in the FLAC program groups it makes. > Run the FLAC tester, then browse to a tree which contains FLAC files or > a hierarcy of subdirectories with FLAC files. I currently use FLAC version 1.1.3b - Dec 1 2006. To upgrade to the latest version of FLAC ver 1.2.1 do I just download from http://flac.sourceforge.net/ and then run the install process? Will I need to change any of my EAC settings? Anything else I wiould need to do? -- norderney Transporter (Black) - Arcam A85 Amp - B&W CDM1NT Speakers - Yamaha CDRHD1500 Recorder norderney's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=378 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42358 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
