Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Not all 24/96 flac's are created equal
lapis molari;268053 Wrote: 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. Nowhere in this thread I read which out of the SB3 is used. I assume that it is the analog. What happens if the SB3 is fed 24/96 and the TOSLINK output is fed into an external AV (as I do). Is there also a degradation? Sean will be able to answer this. greetings Redil -- redil redil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14488 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] Transporter playing 88 kHz files
Ok, I was bored so. I downloaded SlimCenter, installed, was mildly annoyed to discover it doesn't reuse ANY of my previous settings, forcing me to manual reset everything, was mildly annoyed when it ignored my instructions NOT to use iTunes, resulting in doubles of everything in my library (flac and mp4), but I eventually forced it to behave Once over the annoying install issues, I am now playing a 24/88.2 wav file of Pat Metheny's Imaginary Day album without problem. The transporter is reporting it as 24/88.2 as well. Seems ok to me! I can't test 24/88.2 flacs right now, as I don't have any. I'll try encoding some of my .wav's tomorrow, and let you know how it goes. Cheers,Dave -- DCtoDaylight DCtoDaylight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7284 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40315 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] dual outputs?
Phil Leigh;268516 Wrote: The only issue you MIGHT have is when the input impedance of the two amps is widely different. Why would that matter? -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43389 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter playing 88 kHz files
I haven't tried myself, as I've sort of been waiting for the whole 7.0 platform to be formally released. Given the duet requires it, I'm expecting this to happen very soon. Dave -- DCtoDaylight DCtoDaylight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7284 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40315 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter playing 88 kHz files
Has anyone had any luck playing 24/88.2 WAV files on the Transporter after updating to the FW 40 Firmware? My Transporter always played the Linn or Music Giants 24/88.2 .flac or .wma files, and still does, though it reports file properties inaccuratly for the .wma files. According to Sean the software was decimating these files and not playing them properly. My Transporter would not play a 24/88.2 .wav file, and still will not after FW 40 upgrade. There is only silence, and then it seemingly locks up Transporter, preventing it playing anything else until a mains power reset. -- RGibran RG - Transporter PS Audio GCC-100 Martin Logan Aeon I RGibran's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10220 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40315 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] dual outputs?
The only issue you MIGHT have is when the input impedance of the two amps is widely different. Also, I presume the amp gains are equivalent (or you have some method of balancing the respective signals?) Best to try it and see - can't do any harm. -- 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=43389 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] dual outputs?
thanx much sean! -- ratso THE ULTIMATE 2 CH. BUDGET SYSTEM? Emotiva BPA-1 monoblocks x4, Transporter, Channel Islands VPC-3 2 channel passive controller, Gallo ref. 3.1's, APC H-10 power conditioner, Dared VP-20 monoblocks, cables by Blue Jeans ***APPROX. $6500.00!!!*** ratso's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11493 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43389 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter playing 88 kHz files
DCtoDaylight;256203 Wrote: Sean has posted a few times that the SB2/3's processor isn't fast enough to handle 96k sample rates, so the answer is no If I understand correctly, the Duet is basically a displayless SB3, which would imply that it will be restricted to 44/48k as well. That is exactly the case. -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40315 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] dual outputs?
i was wondering if i could get some technical help here. i have a new transporter and am toying with the idea of getting a new amp. the amp i am thinking of is a chinese SS integrated with no preamp inputs. if using a preamp i was going to get some y-cables and biamp (well i run Gallo Ref 3.1's so it's not technically biamping it's just powering the woofer)the signal. seeing as how i wouldn't be using a preamp, could i do the same thing from the rca outputs of my transporter - split the output signal between two amps with a y cable? -- ratso THE ULTIMATE 2 CH. BUDGET SYSTEM? Emotiva BPA-1 monoblocks x4, Transporter, Channel Islands VPC-3 2 channel passive controller, Gallo ref. 3.1's, APC H-10 power conditioner, Dared VP-20 monoblocks, cables by Blue Jeans ***APPROX. $6500.00!!!*** ratso's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11493 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43389 ___ 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
It's generally held (at least by me!) that 24/44.1 is not really that much different to 24/48 or 24/96. 24/44.1 is a bit better than 16/44.1 - even though we probably only actually get a usable 20/44.1 in practice. And yes...I've used all these formats extensively in the studio and I'm not deaf :o) -- 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=41144 ___ 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
Redil seanadams;249720 Wrote: 48 is the max, and the dac and s/pdif are driven together. Sean is saying that both the analog and digital outputs are limited to 48KHz -- Stoker --ian Stoker's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8264 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] Not all 24/96 flac's are created equal
lapis molari;268053 Wrote: 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. Regarding r8brain as SRC to 16/44.1 there are better things. r8brain doesn´t perform complex dither. You may try ssrc_hp with this frontend for example: http://www.holliesoft.de/software/ssrcgui_english.htm The proper ssrc compile is on http://www.rarewares.org/others.php Try ATH based dither or with less amplitude with at least triangular noise (1) Hope it works better for you. -- 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=41144 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] dual outputs?
seanadams;268713 Wrote: Why would that matter? Well I was imagining that if one amp had a very high input impedance and the other was uncharacteristically low they might upset each other if simply wired in parallel - but on reflection I guess that wouldn't happen if the source impedance is low. -- 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=43389 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
