[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Objectivist question: DAC with highest resolution? (lowest noise floor...)
Was looking at the Transporter review and measurements by John Atkinson recently online and noticed that the measured resolution of the Transporter was about 20-bits. Amazing - certainly among the best they've ever documented! Wondering what is the highest resolution DAC you've ever seen *measured* using a methodology like that in Stereophile (in room temperature, LOL)? -- Archimago Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91950 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Musical Fidelity M1 DAC V Rega DAC
Well my home trial with the Rega finishes on Thursday and so far my two friends who have done some a/b testing for me have picked out instruments that they didn't know existed on tracks. Both of them have expressed it's not a night/day difference between the stock DAC but is noticeable. Has anyone auditioned both the Rega DAC & the MF M1 Dac with the Touh ? Anyone currently using the MF M1 Dac with the Touch ? -- tank121 Squeezebox touch Arcam A85 amp Chord rumour speaker cable Dali Mentor Menuets on Custom Design stands Room 2 Boom Bedroom RADIO tank121's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17169 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91949 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical (toslink) connection
guidof;673467 Wrote: > If one would like to keep the Toslink neutrality but avoid any perceived > sterility, I might suggest trying different interconnects on the analog > end of things and playing around with speakers positioning and > subwoofer (if any) settings. > > Guido F. Absolutely, fine tuning could be accomplished with cables, or various other means. If I didn't have to use the 1 toslink I have for my HDTV receiver, I'd be using it for my transport. I like the interface, especially with Sonic Wave quartz glass fiber. -- steveinaz - transport: squeezebox touch / ci audio ps - dac: benchmark dac/pre - linestage: placette passive - power amplifier: parasound hca-1500a - speakers: fritz speakers carbon 7 monitor - cables: kimber hero/8tc v.2, dh labs d-75 steveinaz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34707 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90211 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0
Just for info, Win 7 Pro offers Qos policy settings that are not available in Home Premium. Might be useful to prioritize streaming packets tough I don't know if this may have any incidence on SQ. Might be worth testing it. Sent from my GT-S5830 using Tapatalk -- evdplancke evdplancke's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43147 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0
cymbop;673439 Wrote: > Does anyone recall the 2.0 command to turn the screen on after it's been > killed? A summary of the commands I know is below: Just do a reboot (One to three seconds push on the power button; longer push will restore factory settings) Guido F. -- guidof MUSIC ROOM: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge -> Conrad Johnson Motif preamp Oppo BDP--83 Universal Player; Squeezebox Touch (digital out) -> Cambridge Azur 840C DAC -> Adcom GFP-750 preamp -> Music Reference RM-200 Mk II amp -> Martin Logan SL3 speakers DSpeaker Antimode 8033 equalizer -> REL T1 Subwoofer BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch (analog out) -> Little Dot Mk III amp -> AKG K701 headphones SECOND BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch -> Grado SR125 headphones guidof's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40448 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] Optical (toslink) connection
steveinaz;673458 Wrote: > > I think a lot of the negativity around Toslink is unfounded. I find it > to be quite nice, especially the smoothness in treble. It IS very > neutral however---almost sterile. I fully agree that the conventional negative view of Toslink is generally unfounded. In my experience, as in yours, switching from coax to Toslink has resulted in a more neutral presentation, which I much prefer over an euphonic one. To my ears, it does not sound sterile, but I'm sure it can be with some other equipment and in some rooms. If one would like to keep the Toslink neutrality but avoid any perceived sterility, I might suggest trying different interconnects on the analog end of things and playing around with speakers positioning and subwoofer (if any) settings. Guido F. -- guidof MUSIC ROOM: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge -> Conrad Johnson Motif preamp Oppo BDP--83 Universal Player; Squeezebox Touch (digital out) -> Cambridge Azur 840C DAC -> Adcom GFP-750 preamp -> Music Reference RM-200 Mk II amp -> Martin Logan SL3 speakers DSpeaker Antimode 8033 equalizer -> REL T1 Subwoofer BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch (analog out) -> Little Dot Mk III amp -> AKG K701 headphones SECOND BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch -> Grado SR125 headphones guidof's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90211 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical (toslink) connection
I experienced a huge difference in the sound. I am not sure if it's the quality of the optical being lousy or the coax being extremely good but myself and two sons all three unanimously agree that the optical sounded flatter and very uninviting. It was years ago and havent experimented with it since. -- artintampa artintampa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=49578 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90211 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] $30, 000 audio power cable introduced
amcluesent;673000 Wrote: > Probably only of interest to Transporter owners... So you take Transporter as crazy expensive and unjustified its price tag? Is 1200$ for you too much for high-end audio streamer? What do you find in the 'audiophile' section then? -- michael123 Michael michael123's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23745 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91896 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical (toslink) connection
adamdea;670941 Wrote: > Interesting. > Mind you, do you know your findings would be a tremendous > disappointment to the designers of your Dac, who are quite insistent > that it is entirely immune to jitter. Yeah, Benchmark also claims transports won't sound different--they're wrong on that count too. -- steveinaz - transport: squeezebox touch / ci audio ps - dac: benchmark dac/pre - linestage: placette passive - power amplifier: parasound hca-1500a - speakers: fritz speakers carbon 7 monitor - cables: kimber hero/8tc v.2, dh labs d-75 steveinaz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34707 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90211 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] $30, 000 audio power cable introduced
garym;673442 Wrote: > And if you can't hear the night and day difference, your equipment is > just not discriminating enough. yeh I know my hifi is best used as landfill must get some set-amps so I can hear the differences... It's extra funny when yeatersyears noisy and distorting tech is touted as "resolving" with inner detail... It can be self fullfilling mucho bizarre equipment is probably so badly designed and unstable some tweaks makes a difference for real :) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ) Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91896 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] $30, 000 audio power cable introduced
Mnyb;673438 Wrote: > there must be a rule here . > > make a claim, just invent something rigth now , just spread the word > that this does or does not change the sound and you will have a bunch > of people on forums persistently telling you that it absolutely makes a > difference that it is abvoius and anyone can hear it. > > wonder which kind of tags that have the best sound or if I should > remove my tags ;) utf8 or utf16 chars migth load the cpu differently ? And if you can't hear the night and day difference, your equipment is just not discriminating enough. -- garym Location 1: Vortexbox Appliance 6TB (1.10) > SbS 7.6.2 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) Location 2: Win7(64) laptop > LMS 7.7.0 > Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio and laptop) Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controlled at both locations with: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91896 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] $30, 000 audio power cable introduced
there must be a rule here . make a claim, just invent something rigth now , just spread the word that this does or does not change the sound and you will have a bunch of people on forums persistently telling you that it absolutely makes a difference that it is abvoius and anyone can hear it. wonder which kind of tags that have the best sound or if I should remove my tags ;) utf8 or utf16 chars migth load the cpu differently ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ) Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91896 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0
Does anyone recall the 2.0 command to turn the screen on after it's been killed? A summary of the commands I know is below: > -unpack tar file: tar xvf touchtoolbox2.0.tar > -Initialize the Toolbox: ttinit > -status tool: ttstat > -buffer setting: ttbuffer > -output tuning: > > 1. for activating the digital output only, type: > ttout -d > 2. for analog out only > ttout -a > 3. for usb out only > ttout -u > 4. for default status - all outputs on > ttout -n > > -WLAN modification: tt --wlan > -Screen-Off modification: ttscreen > -- cymbop cymbop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50761 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
Jacky, Toolbox 2.0 can be downloaded in section 3.3 of Soundcheck's installation instructions for 3.0. -- cymbop cymbop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50761 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] $30, 000 audio power cable introduced
Speaking of sprays, the audiophile running their SB wireless might want to see if http://j-walk.com/other/wifispray/index.htm has any noticeable effect. -- alfista alfista's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32396 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91896 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape
Sigh , a faulty conector just jiggle it a bit as a fix before replacing it if the contact presure is enogh it works . don't forget to oil your fuse box with some of peter w belts products... -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ) Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 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] $30, 000 audio power cable introduced
seriusly power cords for peanuts use shielded and possibly twisted cable done. No I don't hear any difference , but it's a good practice innthe cable rat nest I have... many botique cables don't have that basics done rigth either go figure .. a fancy sock outside of it or polished silver plated copper comes before basic shielding. More cargo cult science to the believers :) Why is it that these fools swallow completely unbeliavable pseudo science BS that these companies makes up in thier " research" . But utterly distrust real science who makes far more modest claims ,that also can be indepently verified from multiple sources... Wonder if Nordost ECO3 spray goes well with Jeltsin bag in box vodka :) to enhance the experience -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ) Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91896 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] $30, 000 audio power cable introduced
alfista;673376 Wrote: > > Maybe one shouldn't mock this stuff though, spending money (even > absolutely obscene amounts as in this case) on a power cord does in > some sad way make more sense than spending them on "audio grade" USB > cables or hard drives. No it does not. Both make 0 sense, no difference. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for iPad*, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91896 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape
lower resistance at the power plug would lead to higher, not lower current draw. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for iPad*, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 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] Teflon tape
I read one forum where a guy tried this. He measured the current draw of the system with and with out the tape. It was actually a bit lower with the tape. I passed it on to one of the design engineers here who is a skeptic but has an audiophile friend, so is a bit sympathetic. Here is his response: That sounds like it's out of left field. Maybe the compressed teflon is damping microphonic vibrations in the plug leading to a consistent nonvibrating contact with overall lower DC resistance (hence lower current draw). Less vibrations would seem to imply less noise as well. -- regalma1 regalma1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6658 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] Can old speakers be repaired?
OK, I decided to take a good look at the M's first, did a thorough external check initially and discovered that my wife had put her sewing kit on top of one - duh, fancy not noticing that! - kit removed problem solved. Castle's still faulty and I have swapped leads over and it is that speaker. So when I have the time I will try taking it apart. OK I will not skip it - promise! -- Nojelc Nojelc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14353 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91818 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] $30, 000 audio power cable introduced
He he stability a large flywheel on the generator very large and wide diameter. The an electric motor-flywheel-generator setup would suffice ;) No combustion motors needed 10m diameter 100 metric tones of tungsten of course suspended in vacuum, the wind drag on the flywheel could cause problems .. (even more OT one of my customers have a vacuum chamber for balancing of gas turbine and steam turbine wheels) You can have a whole chain of generators at the drive shaft for different ac and dc voltages why not generate the 600v or 1kV dc some tubes needs from a rotating machine Actually one of my friends has an old us army dynamotor a portable generator you can drive with a truck battery to make high voltage for radio equipment , the thing looks WW2 to me :) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ) Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91896 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] $30, 000 audio power cable introduced
alfista;673376 Wrote: > Maybe one shouldn't mock this stuff though, spending money (even > absolutely obscene amounts as in this case) on a power cord does in > some sad way make more sense than spending them on "audio grade" USB > cables or hard drives. Or another thread where a user is trying to decide whether there is better sound quality from using windows pro, vista, or XP. sigh -- garym Location 1: Vortexbox Appliance 6TB (1.10) > SbS 7.6.2 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) Location 2: Win7(64) laptop > LMS 7.7.0 > Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio and laptop) Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controlled at both locations with: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91896 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0
soundcheck;673337 Wrote: > I doubt that there is a difference between packages. > > You choose 64 bit on a 64bit capable platform. > > More improtant is that you apply e.g. TCPoptimizer. > > Make sure that your MBO ethernet driver and all the other drivers > are up2date. > > Cheers Thank you for reply! I am planning to use a 64bit capable platform, so could use either of operation systems. I will use TCP Optimizer, Fidelizer and the lastest drivers as well. If somebody hear a difference between Windows 7 editions please let me know. Thank you again! -- Sajk Sajk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=51777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Improve my SQ
You are better off running a server over internal touch for lots of reasons independent of DAC or tt mods. -- garym Location 1: Vortexbox Appliance 6TB (1.10) > SbS 7.6.2 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) Location 2: Win7(64) laptop > LMS 7.7.0 > Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio and laptop) Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controlled at both locations with: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91376 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Improve my SQ
You may have seen my other posts about me currently having a Rega Dac (£498) on home trial. My dilema is this, I'm using different friends to do some a/b comparisons and so far they noticed differences with the track played using the onboard and external dacs. However, would it be more beneficial to purchase the silent Shuttle sff PC to run the server software with Soundcheck 3.0 mods ? I could then either purchase a cheaper DAC Matrix Mini I or a 2nd hand Arcam RDAC. Your thoughts please -- tank121 Squeezebox touch Arcam A85 amp Chord rumour speaker cable Dali Mentor Menuets on Custom Design stands Room 2 Boom Bedroom RADIO tank121's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17169 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91376 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] $30, 000 audio power cable introduced
mlsstl;673178 Wrote: > I'd also point out that such a person could also buy their own > 20,000-plus watt generator and have it installed in the yard away from > their house and provide themselves a dedicated power source completely > isolated from the mains. I would expect nothing less from anyone serious about their system. However, there are several factors that must be carefully considered. This has to be an audiophile grade generator with windings from copper cured for +500 hours in a bath of meticulously temperature controlled vintage crude oil at ridiculous pressure. Also, a precision generator must not be powered by any run of the mill diesel engine (engines with harmonic dampers are particularly ill suited for audio purposes, but that goes without saying I guess), actually any piston engine is likely to have too much torsional vibrations resulting in overtones in the output of the generator. Japanese audiophiles swear by Mazda rotary engines but recent listening tests with gas turbines from General Electric running at a speed tuned to an odd multiple of the crossover frequency of the speakers gave favorable results. It wasn't a blind test though, the leaves flying off the trees outside the window was a bit of a giveaway. Next is the choice of fuel, naturally there may be no additives that may affect the imaging or contaminate the high range the way ordinary cheap jet fuel would. Medical grade ethanol is preferred by many for it's neutral tone, while a 24 year single malt is popular for the noticably warmer glow it gives to the tube amps and you will also enjoy a slightly smoother sound from your vinyl records. Sadly, the whole idea of running your own generator falls over since there is no economically feasible method of supplying enough air of the quality required. Normal outside air varies wildly when it comes to temperature, humidity, pressure and oxygen isotope ratio, not to mention the sonically detrimental effects of certain pollen types. So far, listening tests has been constricted to 5 minute sessions, nobody has been able to provide more processed air of the necessary grade to run the gas turbine for longer periods than that. If you live in a rural area and has a less revealing system you may get away with using outside air during the month of october. Maybe one shouldn't mock this stuff though, spending money (even absolutely obscene amounts as in this case) on a power cord does in some sad way make more sense than spending them on "audio grade" USB cables or hard drives. -- alfista alfista's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32396 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91896 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Newbie Cable Advice
I bought Blue Jeans cables too when I first started because they are what everyone recommeneded. These have been easily bested by several other cables I have tried since, not the least which has been the VH Audio Spectrums I'm using now. -- Howard Turkster *Soft mods*: SC TT 2.0 + Dynaudio's mods *Components*: Squeezebox Touch (analog outs) - Rega Mira 3 - Boston Acoustics VR2s - Rel T2 sub, D-Link hub between touch & server *Cables*: VH Audio Spectrum (Cu) RCAs, Chord Rumour speaker wire, custom neutrik speakon cable (sub) *Power*: Touch stock power supply with SBooster filter VH Audio Flavor 4 power cable x2 (amp and sub) stock DLink power supply Porter A/C Ports *Server*: Squeezebox server on Windows 7, Core2duo Howard Turkster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39563 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89790 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Worst sounding album in your collection
AndrewFG;673238 Wrote:
> Interesting. An audiophile friend once told me that were different
> releases of this disc (and also of Love Over Gold) and that some are
> considered to be world class, whereas others definitely not.
>
> My discs are pre- Jurassic "Made in W. Germany by PolyGram" -- anyone
> remember that company? anyone remember that country? -- and they both
> sound great.
>
> { serial numbers: Love Over Gold 800088-2 and Brothers in Arms 824499-2
> }
My version of Brothers In Arms is 925264-2, which was made in Japan,
and it sounds pretty good. Although I wouldn't quite classify it as
audiophile caliber, it's certainly not among the worst sounding albums
I've got. Brothers In Arms was originally released in 1985, making it
an early rock album that was "a full digital recording". Perhaps they
had several different masterings.
--
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