Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC reccomendations...Looking for some warmth
Howard Passman;431152 Wrote: Thanks. Lucky for me it wasn't necessary. The replacement works very well and I am please as punch. Have a great day, Howard Glad your happy with the second Unit Howard. Is it now a case of night and day differences between the Transporter and your SB3? Just curious! -- Gazjam Gazjam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18604 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64335 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC reccomendations...Looking for some warmth
Gazjam;431174 Wrote: Glad your happy with the second Unit Howard. Is it now a case of night and day differences between the Transporter and your SB3? Just curious! Yes, I would say it's a different animal. I'm surprised because the other unit played, albiet for only a few minutes at a time, but it did play. It was very flat and dry. No other way to describe it. The replacement is everything it's touted to be. Not as warm as my REVOX, but then I don't think anything is. Besides that's not a negative, it's just a difference. I think I will enjoy the Transporter 95% of my listening time. I will still sit down and listen to my REVOX now and again. It's like a pair of old comfortable shoes or hearing a long lost friends voice. Howard -- Howard Passman Can I go home now? Howard Passman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16674 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64335 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] iTunes AAC 256 to Flac on a Transporter
Howard Passman;431157 Wrote: Judging from your user name you have at least two really bad habits :-) Howard Shuttershock was a tounge-in-cheek handle I gave myself on Flickr -- based entirely on the quality of the photos I was taking at the time. Better think of a new identity. Thanks. Tim -- ShutterShock ShutterShock's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3602 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64352 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] iTunes AAC 256 to Flac on a Transporter
ShutterShock;431188 Wrote: Shuttershock was a tounge-in-cheek handle I gave myself on Flickr -- based entirely on the quality of the photos I was taking at the time. Better think of a new identity. Thanks. Tim I figured you had the camera bug. As bad as the music bug... -- Howard Passman Can I go home now? Howard Passman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16674 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64352 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] iTunes AAC 256 to Flac on a Transporter
I'm no audiophile and I sure as h*ll don't use gear like you are talking about. But even on lesser equipment (period technics amp and Jensen speakers, SB3, no DAC or anything fancy) the quality of AAC vs flac is utterly discernible even to chump ears. And I mean very discernible, not 'perhaps, maybe'. Obvious 'mushiness' in complex passages, and other effects chumps like me don't have the words for. But if it bothers me, for sure it will bother you. Unless I am grossly mistaken the listen to an AAC file in its native state, or ripping to flac will make no difference. Obviously going the other way is a different question -- Dingostrategy The traveling life: incompatible with high-end audio. Lounge: SB3 + AE2 Kitchen: SB3 + $80 bookshelf stereo. Top shelf gear. Bedroom/Terrace - Boom You've been served: Asus EEE Box Linux Mint, and a bunch of consumer level routers and VNC and so-on. Remote and in control: iPod touch/iPeng Dear Mother, kindly forward underwear, DAC and those Jensen's I bought offa ebay Dingostrategy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19528 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64352 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Why Reclock If Using Low Jitter DAC
Addendum: (to be fair) One thing I did not add to my last post and something that is obviously pertinent when discussing the Transporter, is the matter of sample rates. I only compared the TP with the Cullen-modded DAC using 44.1/16 (Redbook) sample rates. I did not listen to anything higher via the TP. I am not a big fan of up-sampling DACs (which the Cullen DAC is) and I can only imagine that higher sample rates (i.e.: 92/24, 196/24) would sound superior fed native via the TP as compared to up-sampling. Additionally, for me, the Cullen DAC and the TP fall short of true high-end playback. For that reason I am moving on. I am however, committed to staying the course with digital and music servers, as I believe continued improvements in digital hardware and the advancements in, and availability of, high sample rates will effectively bridge the gap between digital and analog playback. I also believe that Logitech/SB will continue to be an innovator. -- timequest timequest's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25640 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63796 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Focal Dome speakers - any thoughts?
It probably was not too wise to ask a home theater question in an audiophile forum, because many people here will consider anything other than a 2-channel amp + 2 full-range speakers a total waste of time. I, on the other hand, think small 2.1 and 5.1 systems are a perfect way to integrate quality sound into a living area, especially one where non-audiophiles will be exposed to them. The Focal system looks fantastic and comes from a top-quality audiophile speaker maker. The small size allows the use of high-tech materials and affords a lot of placement flexibility. If you and your GF love the sound, then it's just a matter of being able to afford it. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63952 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] iTunes AAC 256 to Flac on a Transporter
Dingostrategy;431219 Wrote: the quality of AAC vs flac is utterly discernible even to chump ears. And I mean very discernible, not 'perhaps, maybe'. Obvious 'mushiness' in complex passages, and other effects chumps like me don't have the words for. But if it bothers me, for sure it will bother you. Any idea what the bit rate is on those 'mushy' files? Thanks. -- ShutterShock ShutterShock's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3602 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64352 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mirage Speaker, replacment woofer
Hello I have a pair or Mirage M-890i Bipolar speakers (2 woofers / 2 tweeters). Now one felt to the ground an a woofer broke. Mirage still has replacment woofers and because I like the speakers sound I want to replace the woofer. Now I am not sure if I should replace all 4 woofers or just one? The local Mirage distributor told me I should only replace the dead one. What should I do? Christian -- Schindler Schindler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8461 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64396 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mirage Speaker, replacment woofer
Schindler;431362 Wrote: Hello I have a pair or Mirage M-890i Bipolar speakers (2 woofers / 2 tweeters). Now one felt to the ground an a woofer broke. Mirage still has replacment woofers and because I like the speakers sound I want to replace the woofer. Now I am not sure if I should replace all 4 woofers or just one? The local Mirage distributor told me I should only replace the dead one. What should I do? Christian My first question is how is it broken? Is it just the surround? Is it the voice coil? Can you determine what actual is wrong with the woofer? Because if its just the surround, I would have the drive repaired. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: SB3, GFR-700HD, Thiel 2.3, Second Boom Home Office: SB3, NAD C370, two VSM-1 Home Gym: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 House Portable: SB3, Audioengine A5 Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Expedition: SB3, ToughBook iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64396 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mirage Speaker, replacment woofer
Two counter questions: What type of surround do they use? Foam or Rubber? How old are the drivers? Foam surrounds break down with age, if the woofers are getting on in years, it might be worthwhile to replace them all. If they're relatively new, or use rubber surrounds, then maybe not... -- DCtoDaylight Audiophile wish list: Zero Distortion, Infinite Signal to Noise Ratio, and a Bandwidth from DC to Daylight DCtoDaylight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7284 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64396 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
