Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] RC (Inguz etc.)
Hi Mervin, Where is the best place for a complete beginner to learn about using brutefirdrc for my SB Touch? Cheers, Graeme -- Riddo Riddo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40809 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77084 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Rega DAC - Has anyone auditioned one yet?
Having replaced my 2000 Rega Planet CDP with my Squeezeboxen, the idea of a DAC from Rega is very interesting to me. It seems this has only been in the hands of dealers and reviewers for a few weeks, but most reviews that are available so far are quite positive. http://www.tonepublications.com/ Issue 34 has a nice review - unfortunately I cannot paste any excerpts here since the source PDF is copy protected. The only quibble I can see on the surface is the lack of balanced outputs, which seems like a glaring omission given that the ~$500 Cambridge has them. If anyone has had the opportunity to audition one of these, either with or without an SB, I'd love to hear your impressions. -- whoosh *Server*: Ubuntu 8.04 Server on Intel 1.66GHz Core Duo Mac Mini, 1GB RAM, 72GB internal for OS, 750GB Maxtor One Touch Firewire for media. SC 7.3.1~24372 *Main Audio*: SB Touch> Audio Research LS2B mkII > Audio Research VT100 mkII > Soliloquy 5.3 *Work Audio*: SB Receiver > Jolida SJ801 > NHT Super Zero's http://www.last.fm/user/megamucho whoosh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21818 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84783 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Empirical Audio Pace Car Reclocker Observations
I have been using the Pacecar with SB3 for about 2 years now, and am sending the Pacecar in for some upgrades. While waiting for the unit to be updated, I switched back to a Bolder modified SB3. The differences in sound are not small. The Bolder unit seems to be somewhat harsh and the soundstage is not nearly as wide. I have been thinking to upgrading to a Touch linked to the Pacecar. Does anyone have experience with this setup? -- SNZ SNZ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22232 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57107 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Beatles 24 vs 16 bits...
It didnt take much listening for me on these. In some ways I didnt want them to be better - just to prove my skepticism about remasters and redbook in general. This remaster blows the doors open on what is possible in both regards. Like any mid 50 something year old who grew up with the Beatles - their music is engraved in our soul. This remaster was, for me, a rediscovery of Beatle music. My hearing and energy for music is not what it used to be. I have to be in the correct frame of mind to enjoy music like I used to. The memory is still intact. I am referring to many very good vinyl "sessions" burned into subconscious from years past. Many of those on old tube systems. Dynaco and the likes. Then the advent of good SS and horns and the like. How is the remaster "better"? The vocals are "revealing". Lifelike. The voices are "whole". As the vocal cords produced the sound. Its personal. The emotion is there. The bass is also very much "there". Revealed. Like Paul would have wanted it to be heard (I'm sure he had his hand in this). And everything in between, dynamics and all. This is, I believe, what we all expected from redbook. The rawness of that time and that relative "primitiveness" of their technologies is preserved. I am bit in awe of how well these albums were produced considering it was the 60's. Well done George Martin! It might just be that my mind is comparing the 88 digital transfer and how crappy that was. Quite possible. I dont have the old vinyl to go back to or the ability to play it. That's over. Where I am today - I really dont miss it at all! -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72852 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] S/PDIF cables should be (a) - >=1.5m or (b) as short as possible?
Hers's a discussion on the very topic: http://www.diyhifi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1943&start=0 Dave -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84751 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] S/PDIF cables should be (a) - >=1.5m or (b) as short as possible?
Griffin;602275 Wrote: > Do you have a pointer to his explanation? > > As far as I know from the top of my head, the IEC 60958 II cable should > be terminated correctly (@75Ohms), just to get rid of these things. Proper 75ohm cable & termination would indeed do the trick. But since most SPDIF connections use RCA plugs/sockets, that's a moot point - the basic geometry of an RCA connector means 75ohm is not achievable. -- 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=84751 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
