Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] FW40 - Real time DSP, digital out - in?
cheetah;267883 Wrote: Sean, Can you tell us more about your experience with TACT 2.2XP and transporter? Does it work to your satisfaction? Would you prefer standalone DSP and preamp to DSP/preamp combo with transporter? Thanks I've never had much success with room correction or any kind of automatic EQ - to me things always sound better without, provided that levels and crossover points are right. Nothing against the Tact in particular, but I prefer not to use it for daily listening. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42957 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ModWright Transporter experience: truth vs. beauty?
opaqueice;268032 Wrote: What evidence do you have for that? That's not how he describes them on his website. Of course, what he says doesn't make any sense at all, so that's not saying much. HalleysComet, opaqueice is a physicist so he speaks with some authority when he says the bybee claims are nonsensical :-) There are threads debunking bybees science and his bio on several forums. Search here, AA and AC and you should find a good deal of info. Bybee is one of the worst of the snake oil purveyors IMO. . -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43269 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ModWright Transporter experience: truth vs. beauty?
It would be interesting to see some MEASURED performance of various Transporter modifications. Before I get the usual chorus of measurements don't count, sound does, let me point out that measurements DO clearly count, because the ear and brain are apparently registering a difference. It seems to me that the problem becomes finding the correct measurement which shows what the difference is. Does MW make any attempt to quamtify the improvement they make? In the end, the Transporter, whether it is stock, MW or something else puts out a waveform. Seems to me that, since the input is digital, one can know exactly what the output should look like. The difficulty is finding measuring devices with sufficient precision; I would think even a stock Transporter would push many measuring devices to the limit. But, hearing has limits also and many measurements (not all) are far more precise than humam hearing Anyway, what does MW specify is the improvement? -- Timothy Stockman Timothy Stockman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8867 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43269 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ModWright Transporter experience: truth vs. beauty?
Pat Farrell;267868 Wrote: Shredder wrote:[color=blue] Glad you like it. As far as I'm concerned, anyone can listen to, and like anything, and its fine by me. Its your ears and your money. All the arguing about circuits and parts is hot air. IMHO. Ah, a breath of fresh air! As usual (perusing your past posts) you bring a terrific common-sense perspective to the discussion. I admired the Transporter in its original form, but not enough for it to be worth $2,000 to me. But in it's revised form it's worth $3,600 to me (what I paid). I like it so well, I think it's worthwhile for others to audition it. Hopefully some folks will find this useful, or at least provocative wink Frank -- HalleysComet HalleysComet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14590 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43269 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ModWright Transporter experience: truth vs. beauty?
Timothy Stockman;268234 Wrote: Does MW make any attempt to quamtify the improvement they make? . . . Anyway, what does MW specify is the improvement? Actually, they do not claim anything. But you can find what the other people say. This thread is a good start. Also, you can have a look at Dan's forum: http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?board=14.0 -- alekz alekz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43269 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ModWright Transporter experience: truth vs. beauty?
HalleysComet;267932 Wrote: Hope this helps! Thanks Frank. I still have some concerns (apart from how it would sound in my system ;-): o- if there's space for both Maui and ModWright mods o- if ModWright mods are reversible o- vibration damping (mostly tubes) o- the length of the wires going to the XLR and RCA connectors (something like 25cm, 1/4 of the TS - preamp interconnect) I wish a TS had a more serviceable and less ringy case ... -- alekz alekz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43269 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ModWright Transporter experience: truth vs. beauty?
About the measurements: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38815page=19 -- alekz alekz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43269 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Not all 24/96 flac's are created equal
Since opening this thread, I have downsampled all 24/96 files to 24/48. It works perfectly! I recommend it to all SB users as the solution. This sounds much better than SB's interpretation of the 24/96. I went with Voxengo's r8brain pro and am a very happy listener. With most albums I actually can't hear a difference between the downsampled tracks and the original (played on an Oppo 980h). I tested a few down to 16/44.1 and that did bring a noticable loss. -- lapis molari lapis molari's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14462 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41144 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ModWright Transporter experience: truth vs. beauty?
HalleysComet;267843 Wrote: Jack Bybee was able to develop a successful solution to allow sonar listeners to more reliably detect enemy submarines, using technology he developed that was kept classified by the US Navy for a number of years. What evidence do you have for that? Well, the so-called Bybee Purifiers may or may not do anything for your system. Where they seem to matter is where you have very high bandwidth amplification, where high-frequency harmonics have the potential to impact the sonic spectrum. Digital circuitry in particular provides a certain level of nastiness that good design can mitigate, but the Bybee parts in the right application can provide a perceptible improvement. That's not how he describes them on his website. Of course, what he says doesn't make any sense at all, so that's not saying much. -- opaqueice opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43269 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
