Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Nakamichi Amp 1 any good?
I haven't looked at prices for the gear you mention, but I think you should consider amps with rs232 or ethernet ports (and well-documented, well-designed protocols -- Cambridge being one example of good physical ports but IMO poor protocols). Newer gear like that from Denon makes it easier to have the same sort of remote/computer control over your amp that we're accustomed to having over our Squeezeboxes. -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ Free plugins: 'AllQuiet' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/AllQuiet.html) 'Auto Dim/AutoDisplay' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/AutoDisplay.html) 'BlankSaver' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/BlankSaver.html) 'ContextMenu' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/ContextMenu.html) 'DenonSerial' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/DenonSerial.html) 'FuzzyTime' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/FuzzyTime.html) 'KidsPlay' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/KidsPlay.html) 'KitchenTimer' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/KitchenTimer.html) 'PlayLog' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/PlayLog.html) 'PowerCenter/BottleRocket' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/PowerCenter.html) 'SaverSwitcher' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/SaverSwitcher.html) 'SettingsManager' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/SettingsManager.html) 'SleepFade' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/SleepFade.html) 'StatusFirst' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/StatusFirst.html) 'SyncOptions' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/SyncOptions.html) 'VolumeLock' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/VolumeLock.html) peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76083 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Nakamichi Amp 1 any good?
Thanks for your thoughtful comments. :) I will steer clear of the Nakamichi. iPhone;524140 Wrote: > > ... > Do you already have a plan to replace your speakers? If so, and you > have picked what speaker you will get in the future then buy an amp that > will work well with the new planned speakers. > > Also not knowing the rest of your system, I would look at a NAD, Adcom, > or other high current Integrated Amp or Receiver. My setup: Onkyo TX 7220 Receiver (soon to be replaced by a new (integrated) amp) Onkyo Integra TA 2250 Tapedeck Onkyo SC 360 speakers (to be replaced some day) Marantz CD-67 mk. II OSE CD-Player and now a squeezebox :) Except for the Marantz and the SB3 it has remained largely unchanged for the last years. I have previewed a Marantz PM 6003 and an Onkyo A-5 amp so far (the Onkyo runs circles around the Marantz imho) and was pleasantly surprised how well my speakers still hold up (considering their age), but the receiver is definitively ripe for retirement. I am still thinking about testing a NAD too, but considering how much I already like the Onkyo, I am not sure it is worth the trouble? Even not having had time for really checking it out yet, the Onkyo sure sounds fine with my setup (much better than the Marantz ever did). It seems to me that have not changed their sound philosophy much, but just produced a (very much) refined version of it (alas at twice the price). It also uses it own DAC very well and really starts to shine once it is fed digitally. Using the SB3 I even seem to be able to hear differences between the SB3's three outputs - with coax being slightly superior to the other two (coax>optical>analog). It makes a real difference with the CD-67 though. It sounded somewhat dull using the analog input, but sounds really great now using the optical input. -- copperstate copperstate's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34756 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76083 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can a TP drive headphones?
Robin Bowes;524557 Wrote: > On 12/03/10 16:57, callesoroe wrote: > > while I am cutting grass and shouting "I am on The Highway to > > hell.." > > Grass on the Highway to Hell? Who'da thunk it?!! > > R. More of a pathway to hell, if you ask me... (I'll get my coat) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75887 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can a TP drive headphones?
Robin Bowes;524557 Wrote: > On 12/03/10 16:57, callesoroe wrote: > > while I am cutting grass and shouting "I am on The Highway to > > hell.." > > Grass on the Highway to Hell? Who'da thunk it?!! > > R. AC-DC is perfect when you are doing borring work :) -- callesoroe Callesoroe SB-duet, Transporter, Tact RCS 2.2X digital preamp, Martin Logan Vista speakers, AMPS(Icepower): Acoustic Reality Ear Enigma PLUS(PANELS), Acoustic Reality Ear TWO MKII(Bas) callesoroe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22693 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75887 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can a TP drive headphones?
On 12/03/10 16:57, callesoroe wrote: > while I am cutting grass and shouting "I am on The Highway to > hell.." Grass on the Highway to Hell? Who'da thunk it?!! R. ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can a TP drive headphones?
kphinney;522372 Wrote: > I have another post where I'm looking to pickup a headphone amp to mate > my TP with my AKG 501s. But it dawned on my that perhaps the TP can > drive the 501s? I'm I way off base? > > I need to bring as little as possible with me on a move overseas. I have a pair of Sennheiser RS 140 wireless headphones. I have a Transporter as well as a receiver. The Headphones is attached to the SB receiver and then I can listen to music allaround the house and outside up to about 300 meters away from the headphonestation. Nice when you are cutting grass in the garden and so. It works very fine and the sound is not high end but ok. You can of course also connect them to The Transporter. The advantage with the receiver, is that the family can listen to what they want on The Transporter, while I am cutting grass and shouting "I am on The Highway to hell.." -- callesoroe Callesoroe SB-duet, Transporter, Tact RCS 2.2X digital preamp, Martin Logan Vista speakers, AMPS(Icepower): Acoustic Reality Ear Enigma PLUS(PANELS), Acoustic Reality Ear TWO MKII(Bas) callesoroe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22693 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75887 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Opinions on SB3 Tos vs Coax Output?
Phil Leigh;524501 Wrote: > Hmmm... weird. IIRC there is no path between mains ground (on the SB > PSU) and the analogue out screen... Yes, there is no such path. The SB has a floating ground, and as a result there is no way for any ripple from the PSU to be shunted to earth. Under typical usage conditions (unbalanced connection to an earthed amp), the ground plane gets earthed via the amp's earth, and the ripple is shunted. But the usual way to connect an unbalanced output to a balanced input is signal to hot, ground to cold, with the interconnect's screen connected only at the balanced input ground. (The purpose of doing it like this is to break ground loops). But of course I had forgotten that it's done this way because the unbalanecd source is typically grounded, which isn't the case for a SB, and so whatever voltage happens to be on the ground plane gets interpreted as signal. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76113 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Simple EQ plugin for SB? My music PC is not powerful enough for Inguz.
Hi, I'm running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3 on WinXP, on a miniature PC with a VIA C7 1.2GHz fanless integrated mini ITX board, fitted with 1 GB RAM. It is a low powered and silent machine, that is turned on 24/7. Unfortunately it is not powerful enough to run Inguz. :( Does anybody know if out there, some simple EQ plugin exists for SqueezeCenter? Something like EQ in Foobar? Thanks in advance, Aleksandar [image: http://www.hifi-forumi.com/forum/download/file.php?id=16811&mode=view] [image: http://www.hifi-forumi.com/forum/download/file.php?id=16812&mode=view] . -- Kuja Kuja's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32935 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76130 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] listening to HD Audio (24/96)
Where can I get the download for that? -- dminches Modwright Platinum Signature Truth modified Transporter> Modwright SWL 9.0 SE> Aragon 8008BB> Vandersteen 3A Sigs w/ Vandersteen WQ (2 channel system) dminches's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12606 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] listening to HD Audio (24/96)
dminches;524524 Wrote: > So there is no way around this using softsqueeze? What other options > are available other than getting a Touch or transporter for my computer > setup with includes a separate pre-amp and amp? Squeezeplay... that plays 24/96 on my PC -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] listening to HD Audio (24/96)
So there is no way around this using softsqueeze? What other options are available other than getting a Touch or transporter for my computer setup with includes a separate pre-amp and amp? -- dminches Modwright Platinum Signature Truth modified Transporter> Modwright SWL 9.0 SE> Aragon 8008BB> Vandersteen 3A Sigs w/ Vandersteen WQ (2 channel system) dminches's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12606 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] listening to HD Audio (24/96)
Softsqueeze is viewed as a Transporter and supporting 24/96 and so no downsampling is done. Javasound can't handle 24/96 so the stream is played as static. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Battery powered Transporter
Hi All, Wondering if anyone has been able to mod the TP for use with battery power, รก la Red Wine Audio? I'm setting up in Australia, a 240v country, having sold off everything except my Red Wine amp and TP - the only 240v gear I owned besides the speakers which were to large to ship. Now I'm speaker hunting and found a beautiful set of 6" FE Fostex driven horns in the $5k range (hand made in Oz). Given the layout of my new apartment it would be nice to be able to but my TP on a wheeled rack that I can slide up to the couch and only concern myself with the speaker cables (very thin with this quick setup). The wheeled cart is curved and thick clear acrylic made for up to a 65lb amp/pre and the TP looks very nice on it. Battery power would be nice so I don't have to unplug/plug when I move it from one side of the couch to the other. AND I now truly appreciate Vinny's low noise associated with his gear. AND there seems to be a heck of a lot of room vacant in the TP. -- kphinney -I like it, you may not. I understand and respect that.- kphinney's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10409 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76126 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Opinions on SB3 Tos vs Coax Output?
cliveb;524497 Wrote: > By experiencing the loud hum that resulted when I connected it to a > balanced power amp! :-) Hmmm... weird. IIRC there is no path between mains ground (on the SB PSU) and the analogue out screen... I couldn't see any mains ripple (50Hz breakthrough) on the scope when I looked before. Were you using a balun or just grounding one leg on the bal input? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76113 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Opinions on SB3 Tos vs Coax Output?
Phil Leigh;524457 Wrote: > Clive, how did you measure that ripple? By experiencing the loud hum that resulted when I connected it to a balanced power amp! :-) -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76113 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac
Chris, very few people claim to hear any differences, and the test procedures used are often far from ideal, I'm afraid. So, the most probable conclusion, afaik, is that there are no audible differences. -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Croft 25Pre and Series 7 power - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus Themis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14700 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71321 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] listening to HD Audio (24/96)
Depends on what softsqueeze is viewed as by the latest Squeezebox Server S/W. No guarantees. Squeezeplay works OK - well my oldish OSX version. Dave -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac
I was intrigued by this notion of there being an audible difference between FLAC and WAV files, so I have conducted a little experiment of my own. I ripped just one track of a CD. To make it a bit more all encompassing I decided to rip to 2 lossless uncompressed formats and 2 lossless compressed formats. These formats are WAV, AIFF, ALAC & FLAC respectively. All tracks were ripped with the same ripping tool (dbPoweramp), and all tracks were ripped securely on first pass and returned identical AccurateRip results. Indeed, the checksums for all of the rips were identical. I then copied the file over into My Music on my system, and adjusted the value of WAV playback to native in my Squeezebox Server client - all the other formats were already set as native, so no need to adjust anything. Then I sought out the folder with the four rips and had a listen. I used my laptop to control the playback and view the gui interface remotely, and I had no indication as to which track was which in terms of playback. And I can't hear any bloody difference between any of them ! Which leads me to a number of possible conclusions. Either there are no audible differences or my system does not resolve highly enough to make the differences audible or my hearing is shot, or maybe any combination of the previous options apply. YMMV Chris :) -- Stratmangler There is no element of personal attack in my response. Stratmangler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20387 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71321 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] listening to HD Audio (24/96)
So this should work with softsqueeze too, correct? I get static when I play 24/96 flacs on squeezesoft. -- dminches Modwright Platinum Signature Truth modified Transporter> Modwright SWL 9.0 SE> Aragon 8008BB> Vandersteen 3A Sigs w/ Vandersteen WQ (2 channel system) dminches's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12606 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] listening to HD Audio (24/96)
Yes, Current Squeezebox Server uses SOX to down-sample. This applies to standard server implementations. NAS installations may not work, due to processing capability. Dave -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] listening to HD Audio (24/96)
I guess I'll have to consider using a lower compression level. I don't recall hearing issues but now that I know there is a potential problem I'll be on the lookout for it. Since we are on the subject of 24/96, I thought I read in a post by Sean Adams that SB3s will use everyone other sample to go from 24/96 to 24/48 (obviously not a very good algorithm). Is this old information now that newer version of squeezeserver have been released? -- dminches Modwright Platinum Signature Truth modified Transporter> Modwright SWL 9.0 SE> Aragon 8008BB> Vandersteen 3A Sigs w/ Vandersteen WQ (2 channel system) dminches's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12606 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] listening to HD Audio (24/96)
dminches;524476 Wrote: > Can you define "highly compressed?" Do you mean FLAC level 8? I > haven't had an issue playing them on my transporter unless something is > going on that I don't know about. Yes, FLAC compression levels of 7-8 or above have been found to cause problems. The problems manifest themselves as distortion, or sometimes drop outs. Two things to keep in mind, this only affects high bit rate recordings (24/96, 24/88), lower rates play fine. I believe it also affects some material more than others. Some sort of interaction between the compression algorithm, and the material it's trying to compress. -- 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=75935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] listening to HD Audio (24/96)
DCtoDaylight;523867 Wrote: > I meant to ask this, where did you get this unsupported message? The > Transporter has -always- supported 24/96, and even in the case of highly > compressed flac files, they don't play properly, but you never see any > sort of unsupported message. > > I'm wondering, if perhaps, this issue is unique to WMA lossless files. > I know for a fact that .wav, and most .flac 24/96 files play perfectly > on my TP. Can you define "highly compressed?" Do you mean FLAC level 8? I haven't had an issue playing them on my transporter unless something is going on that I don't know about. -- dminches Modwright Platinum Signature Truth modified Transporter> Modwright SWL 9.0 SE> Aragon 8008BB> Vandersteen 3A Sigs w/ Vandersteen WQ (2 channel system) dminches's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12606 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Opinions on SB3 Tos vs Coax Output?
cliveb;524451 Wrote: > Don't know about the SB3, but there is certainly some mains ripple on > the ground plane of my SB2 (using the stock PSU), so it would appear on > the screen of the coax SPDIF output. I'd guess that the same may be true > of the SB3, since it uses pretty much the same internals as the SB2. > Whether it might affect the analogue circuitry in a connected DAC will > depend on the DAC itself, of course. If the DAC has a mains ground > connection, the ripple should be shunted to earth. I think the VFD driver circuitry is different between SB2 & 3... Clive, how did you measure that ripple? Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76113 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Opinions on SB3 Tos vs Coax Output?
Phil Leigh;524399 Wrote: > Where did you read this? - there is some VERY LOW level, very high > frequency noise visible on the analogue outputs of the SB3, which is > probably breakthrough from the VFD display circuitry. > > There is no evidence of "pretty serious electrical noise issues" on the > s/pdif that I am aware of. Don't know about the SB3, but there is certainly some mains ripple on the ground plane of my SB2 (using the stock PSU), so it would appear on the screen of the coax SPDIF output. I'd guess that the same may be true of the SB3, since it uses pretty much the same internals as the SB2. Whether it might affect the analogue circuitry in a connected DAC will depend on the DAC itself, of course. If the DAC has a mains ground connection, the ripple should be shunted to earth. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76113 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Nakamichi Amp 1 any good?
iPhone;524140 Wrote: > Nak also mainly only built cassette decks and licensed other components > built by other manufactures with just their name being placed on it. While it is true that Nak are primarily known for their wonderful cassette decks, back in the late 80s/early 90s they built a wide range of state-of-the-art components. Items such as the OMS7 CD player, ST7 tuner, CA7 preamp and PA7 power amp were pretty much top-tier items (if you ignore the loony high-end boutique stuff). The power amps licenced Stasis technology from Threshold (designed by Nelson Pass), but as far as I am aware they were built by Nak, not OEM'd. They also made a pretty amazing turntable that was capable of measuring whether the hole in the vinyl was off-centre and would relign itself to compensate and eliminate the resultant wow. I know nothing about the Amp 1, though. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76083 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Opinions on SB3 Tos vs Coax Output?
gdg;524390 Wrote: > I have read that the SB3 has some pretty serious electrical noise issues > and some people use the toslink output to electrically isolate the box. > I've also heard of some tweaks that help so that the coax can be used > more effectively. Any opinions on the subject? Where did you read this? - there is some VERY LOW level, very high frequency noise visible on the analogue outputs of the SB3, which is probably breakthrough from the VFD display circuitry. There is no evidence of "pretty serious electrical noise issues" on the s/pdif that I am aware of. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76113 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
