Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lushness!
GuyDebord;261753 Wrote: Sadly, all of this talks about Us and the sick and abusive industry we support. If this direct attack on the stupidity of many audiophiles can't detract people from this forum to stop believing in 50 dollar ethernet cables, what can we expect about the future of this hobby? more 15,000 Euro interconnects? more magic pebbles? and all for the gullibility of the demanding consumer. This type of websites should awaken the stupid and create an awareness about the wrong turn of the industry, if this doesnt do it, what will? We are all victims in one way or another, its just the extent of endless dissatisfaction that is growing; thanks to the massive marketing strategies, this form of mind control will for sure perpetuate... I have to admit I started this thread for a bit of a laugh, knowing that a great many people in these forums share my scepticsm (and even contempt) for anything approaching snake oil. But Guy's observations about the future are really quite worrying, and there is a danger that people like us (who like good quality sound systems, at whatever price level we can afford) will get tarred with the loony brush by those not in the know who assume that all audiophiles share the same wacky beliefs. -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42583 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades
Gibson78 wrote: Opinions are solicited on whether streaming uncompressed files into an SB3 fed via its analog outs into an Onkyo A-9555 2 channel amp into a pair of Aperion 633-T tower speakers (all budget but good stereo stuff) would really sound different than, say, 320 kbps mp3s. My guess (and I will experiment myself, but I'd like to hear thoughts)is that you can't tell the difference. Thoughts? They're your ears. What you hear and what someone else hears will be completely different. R. ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lushness!
morris_minor;261993 Wrote: ...Guy's observations about the future are really quite worrying, and there is a danger that people like us (who like good quality sound systems, at whatever price level we can afford) will get tarred with the loony brush by those not in the know who assume that all audiophiles share the same wacky beliefs.Why worry, so long as you are enjoying your music, who cares what others think? -- 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=42583 ___ 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 ?
Omega -- Ejorne Ejorne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12330 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
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades
Gibson78;261974 Wrote: Opinions are solicited on whether streaming uncompressed files into an SB3 fed via its analog outs into an Onkyo A-9555 2 channel amp into a pair of Aperion 633-T tower speakers (all budget but good stereo stuff) would really sound different than, say, 320 kbps mp3s. My guess (and I will experiment myself, but I'd like to hear thoughts)is that you can't tell the difference. Thoughts? It's pretty tough to tell the difference between 320 MP3 and uncompressed on any gear. In my experience being able to do so has much more to do with knowing what MP3 compression artifacts sound like and choosing passages the encoder has difficulty with than anything else. But why would you want to do that anyway? Lossless is a much better choice for many reasons. For example, you might want transcode down to a smaller size for use with a portable player. Doing that starting from MP3 is a very bad idea. -- opaqueice opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42652 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] lust object speakers
I just got me some Living Voice OBX-R2s, so as far as I can see it's job done on the speaker front for a decade! http://www.sixmoons.com/audioreviews/livingvoice/avatar.html Adam +---+ |Filename: LV.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4168| +---+ -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others SB+, EAR V20, Living Voice OBX-R2s plus some other stuff SB3, Charlize, Harbeth HL-P3ES adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 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
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] no sound from Transporter
UGH. Got my new TP yesterday. Removed my cdp, which had been working fine, and hooked the TP up to my mono power amps' unbalanced inputs (no pre-amp used) w/RCA ics into the TPs unbalanced analog outputs(will switch to balanced soon). Setup went smoothly. I have a Squeezebox already and know my way around SD players, SS, and my network. SB3 and network work perfectly, as does/did my stereo. The TP streams/plays properly. I select music and the VU meters move, remaining time changes, and songs change. However, no sound comes out of the speakers. I have tried everything I could think of to get the thing to play music. I checked the connections on my ics both to the amps and the TP, I turned everything on and off, I checked the TP settings in SS, I called a techie friend who owns a TP, I adjusted the volume, etc. I even plugged a pre-amp back into the system to see if that was the issue. Still, no sound. The box appears to be functional, so I am assuming I just have a setting wrong somewhere. Anyway, if anyone has any suggestions about resolving this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks much. -- Shredder Shredder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11380 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42659 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] no sound from Transporter
Settings Choose Outputs Analog RCA?? -- igroucho igroucho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42659 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] no sound from Transporter
Thanks. I think that's what I did, but I will check. -- Shredder Shredder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11380 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42659 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Speaker Trouble--Spica TC-50s
Yes, Gordon sorry, so aside from having to modify the cabinet a bit, it sounds like you were happy using the Madisound tweeter with the TC-50is - this is good to know! Spica used a specific model of tweeter used in the 50 and a different on the 50i. The one Madisound sells isn't one of those, and the same tweeter presumably wouldn't work well both places. Spica changed tweeter models because production issues with the woofer used in the 50, made them move to a new model, used in what was dubbed as the 50i (BTW - TC-50is are not marked as such, you can only tell by the square tweeter hole, although the change took place about s/n 7500) Now to shift gears a bit, Spica did closely match components, they measured each cap, resistor, etc and the woofers response curves were individually characterized (see service codes) make certain that the left and right were matched. However, this was not true for the tweeters. Tweeters had enough uniformity that individual matching wasn't necessary within a given model. please reference: Spica Drivers: http://spicaspeakers.com/repair/spica-drivers.php Service Codes: http://spicaspeakers.com/repair/spica-service-codes.php -- dadster www.spicaspeakers.com dadster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15150 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] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?
Enough with this. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 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
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192-320 kbps mp3s vs. FLAC on SB3 w/o Upgrades
opaqueice;262052 Wrote: It's pretty tough to tell the difference between 320 MP3 and uncompressed on any gear. In my experience being able to do so has much more to do with knowing what MP3 compression artifacts sound like and choosing passages the encoder has difficulty with than anything else. But why would you want to do that anyway? Lossless is a much better choice for many reasons. For example, you might want transcode down to a smaller size for use with a portable player. Doing that starting from MP3 is a very bad idea. X2. Also, hard drive space is SO cheap now it makes no sense not to use FLAC or ALAC. An external 500gig usb2 HD can be had for 100.00 or less. -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42652 ___ 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?
opaqueice;261941 Wrote: I don't think I paid more than $30 for either of mine. They've each ripped maybe 600 discs, with no problems so far. I prefer to use external drives simply because it saves me the hassle of dealing with opening and closing the computer, and the good ones (we mentioned Plextor) go for $120+. -- pablolie pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 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] lust object speakers
haraldo;261912 Wrote: When thinking more closely The Vienna Acoustics Mahler!!! It's been a while since I listened to those speakers. The last time I auditioned them was with the Electrocompaniet Nemo blocks. Yes, that's the huge bridged mono blocks that's absolutely impossible to drive into clipping. I played Underworld so loud that I thought I was going to have a heart attack, the midrange from the techno seemed to interfere with my heart rhythm... And it all sounded fantastic with no distortion and just unbelievably musicality... I never ever heard techno this way since that point in time, a moment in life that I will always remember :-)) Then... Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes, and the speakers responded with such a presentation of her gentle voice that I could swear that I could stretch out an arm and touch her Just magic! Geeez, and the speakers look fantastic :-D -H I read in the new issue of TAS that Vienna Acoustics will have a spanking new Reference Line. I can only imagine what they'd sound like, considering how the Mahler, Beethoven Mozart sound so good already! Drool -- selfdivider selfdivider's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14941 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] What is the best method codec to get the 1's and 0's off the CD to the hard drive?
I'd agree with the idea that (these days) buying expensive drives is unnecessary. Buy cheap ones and replace as required. ...rather like any computer component, actually. The only part really worth investing in is the case! -- 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+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 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
dadster;262095 Wrote: Yes, Gordon sorry, so aside from having to modify the cabinet a bit, it sounds like you were happy using the Madisound tweeter with the TC-50is - this is good to know! Spica used a specific model of tweeter used in the 50 and a different on the 50i. The one Madisound sells isn't one of those, and the same tweeter presumably wouldn't work well both places. Spica changed tweeter models because production issues with the woofer used in the 50, made them move to a new model, used in what was dubbed as the 50i (BTW - TC-50is are not marked as such, you can only tell by the square tweeter hole, although the change took place about s/n 7500) Now to shift gears a bit, Spica did closely match components, they measured each cap, resistor, etc and the woofers response curves were individually characterized (see service codes) make certain that the left and right were matched. However, this was not true for the tweeters. Tweeters had enough uniformity that individual matching wasn't necessary within a given model. please reference: Spica Drivers: http://spicaspeakers.com/repair/spica-drivers.php Service Codes: http://spicaspeakers.com/repair/spica-service-codes.php The only information I have left is a bottom portion of the serial number, which seems to be either 13125 or 13725 with a B' afterward, and a service code of H3.9-12. Can I tell from this information whether these are 50s or 50i's? (My recollection is that they are probably the former, but it's been too long to be certain.) -- 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] Coax Digital Out problems
seanadams;259780 Wrote: Proper fix is coming for this. seanadams, Is the fix going to be applied only to SC7 or 6.5.x too? We are not sure yet if stand-alone network servers like my QNAP can handle SC7 or when it's available even if they can. Or maybe some users prefer 6.5.x for some reasons. So, I hope the fix be available for both sc7 and 6.5.x. Thanks. -- smarco smarco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12178 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40492 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Speaker Trouble--Spica TC-50s
The shift from 50 to 50i was about s/n 7500. With 13,000 series numbers you definately have 50i's. The felt hole surrounting the tweeter should also be square (early 50s were rectangular) -- dadster www.spicaspeakers.com dadster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15150 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
