Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape
I don't know about blacker blacks, but I just wrapped some round the end of my dick. Definitely whiter whites. -- Percival Sweetwater Percival Sweetwater's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43302 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89174 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0
soundcheck;644137 Wrote: Hi Caad. 1. wav/flac I use flacs because of tagging. Though nowadays you can apply also tags to wav (dbpoweramp). That wasn't the case some time ago. If space is not an issue. You're probably right. It doesn't really matter anymore what format you're running. Though I belive that flacs+tags are better supported then wav+tags in general. When it comes to decoding. You pretty much confirm that decoding flacs on the Touch is causing nasty (in audiophile terms) side-effects. That's what I'm saying since quite some time. Streaming your .wav as PCM stream - that's what you do now - is nothing else than decoding the flacs on the server and stream them as PCMs to the Touch. Practically we're ending up with the same result. 2. Decoupling clock Great to see somebody is able to do some serious measurements. It seems than that it is really a rather poor (in audiophile terms) implementation of the clock surrounding electronics causing the trouble. I will try your mod. Would be nice if you could take a picture how you've done your decoupling mods. I just received some NPO caps for decoupling purposes - I'll try it right away as soon as I exactly know where to do it. Cheers Hi Soundcheck Here's attachment of the modifications i have made. Please note that Logitech will properly not hold the warranty if you dissemble and solder in the SBT. All risk is from now on your own. I can't help you out with any problems bases by these modifications. -- Caad Caad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9350 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84742 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0
Caad;645223 Wrote: Hi Soundcheck Here's attachment of the modifications i have made. Please note that Logitech will properly not hold the warranty if you dissemble and solder in the SBT. All risk is from now on your own. I can't help you out with any problems bases by these modifications. Thx Caad. Looks great. My Touch looks pretty similar to yours, since quite some time. Just a little less modified on the HW side. I put already some OsCons in. When reading about your mods I figured that I might be able to gain more with the local decoupling mods. Don't worry about loosing warranty. Everybody sticking a heated iron on the board is well aware of it I'd guess. ;) Thx again. Cheers -- soundcheck ::: ' Touch Toolbox 2.0 and more' (http://soundcheck-audio.blogspot.com) ::: by soundcheck soundcheck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34383 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84742 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Popping Sounds
The unmodded Transporter also pops slightly when changing resolution. In usual setups you won't be able to hear it. In my setup going directly into power amp it's there but I can live with it. I even tried a friends transporter just to experience the same behaviour. -- michel michel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4393 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88679 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] speaker advancements over 15 years?
esbrewer;645121 Wrote: The Studio 20s definitely run a bit hot on the high end. Not for everyone, but definitely works for me. The PMCs have always interested me, but I've read several reviews suggesting the transmission line design might not be the best option when placing speakers so close to room boundaries. The active v. passive discussion is interesting - but frustrates me in that the active market is so limited to date. I agree that the companies have to do a better job of committing to and selling active technology. If Paradigm gave up on it after a year or two it doesn't bode well for smaller firms. Regarding my original question to the group - there seems to be little support for the 1996 to 2011 entry level monitor upgrade. Given that I'm not willing to make the aesthetic changes to accommodate a larger monitor or a floorstander or spend considerably more to put a higher end speaker in a compromised location - I think I may hold off a bit longer. A new, dedicated listening room would be nice... Holding tight is sometimes the best move. ;-)I don't agree with the consensus building as a method for choosing an action though. Go out and listen to what you can and ignore what other people think. Ultimately you are the one who has to live with the loudspeaker and when you ask other people their experience ranges all over the map. I'm always amazed at the range of opinions of the same system at an audio show. It literally ranges from wildly enthusiastic to decidedly tepid. And there are both good bad active designs. The biggest part of the equation isn't necessarily that it is active. The biggest part of the puzzle is that it is well-designed. With active the designer has a few more tools at their disposal to improve the results but it doesn't guarantee them. -- Kevin Haskins Kevin Haskins's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30729 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88582 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0
soundcheck;645238 Wrote: Thx Caad. Looks great. My Touch looks pretty similar to yours, since quite some time. Just a little less modified on the HW side. I put already some OsCons in. When reading about your mods I figured that I might be able to gain more with the local decoupling mods. Don't worry about loosing warranty. Everybody sticking a heated iron on the board is well aware of it I'd guess. ;) Thx again. Cheers Hi again. Oscon caps will do a great job, but Be aware of the importance of the 100nf is a SMD. Because the leaded cap has to much induction in the leads. This induction Will make a to big xL to the leaded cap. It would Be a good idea to replace the U14 hex inverter with single inverter Gates (no buffered must Be used as the U14 already is. When a Using single gate inverter instead of a hex inverter have adwandage of very short bonding wires and you Will Be able to place the 100nf very close between the supply pin and gnd pin. A good adwise is to keep the leads as short as possible to the oscon to. Best is to use SMD oscons. Why ? Make a simple calculation by measure the lenght of tha caps leads and measure the distance of the supply pin / gnd pin to middle of U14. ADD these lenghts together and notice that 1mm lenghts of lead Will introduce approx 1nH.. Then calculate xL for the given clock frq. In other words, keep leads as short for keeping the supply ripple to minimum..= lower jitter!! ;-) Regards Caad -- Caad Caad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9350 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84742 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] speaker advancements over 15 years?
Kevin Haskins;645333 Wrote: And there are both good bad active designsThe biggest part of the puzzle is that it is well-designed.Of course - and that can equally (and usually does) apply to passive speakers - which are compromised by definition. The point is that, implicitly, again - by definition - active speakers are better - unless you really make a hash of the design production either deliberately or otherwise. Anyone have any experience of the AVI range ? They seem to be a reasonable intro to active :- http://www.avihifi.co.uk/adm9.html -- rolski rolski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23776 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88582 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] LFD LE IV Signature (US version) integrated amplifier
Sam Tellig at Stereophile speeks highly of LFD. Would love to own one someday. Currently using old Sansui 890DB (Euro 8080DB) with Thiel 03a's. -- shacky shacky's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31313 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88415 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0
Huge thanks CAAD. This will be my next project. -- HumanMedia HumanMedia's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44865 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84742 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] LFD LE IV Signature (US version) integrated amplifier
shacky;645478 Wrote: Sam Tellig at Stereophile speeks highly of LFD. Would love to own one someday. Currently using old Sansui 890DB (Euro 8080DB) with Thiel 03a's. Start saving your dollars, euros or whatever. You'll find it's more than well worth what it costs. -- rgro Rick System information Main: PS Audio Quintet Vortexbox Touch (wired) via spdif coax Rega DAC LFD LE IV amp VA Mozart Grands REL Acoustics R305. Home Theatre: SBR (Wired) Pioneer VSX 919 Energy Take 5 Classic 5.1. SBS 7.6.0 r32859 running on a Vortexbox Appliance, V 1.9. Touch w/Hardware V.5. Touch: FW 7.6 r9458. Duet: FW 77 r9458. rgro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88415 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0
Oh anyone know where I can find the discussion thread soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0? Ive done a search and cant find it, but it must be here somewhere??? ;-D -- HumanMedia HumanMedia's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44865 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84742 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
