Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind listening - TT3.0, HWmods and Teddy Pardo PSU
magiccarpetride wrote: > Why would someone, by merely being curious and trying something out to > see if it works or not, lose one's sanity and one's grip on reality? > That sounds awfully close to those religious extremists and > fundamentalists who get easily riled if anything even slightly deviates > from their narrow dogma. I'm merely pointing out the risks of what one might lose... Think of it as a public service. I realise I overlooked one; one's sense of hyperbole... Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94418 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0
these are for ethernet connected digital out - install tt3.0 after
triode mod and then make these changes
I made these changes to make TT3.0 work with the triode settings, TT -b
won't work, so the buffer is set at 92790, just change that value for
the one you want where you see 92790 below.
cheers
change the loadPriority setting in
/usr/share/jive/applets/EnhancedDigitalOutput/loadPriority.lua from
loadPriority=0 to loadPriority=1
and
for file /etc/squeezeplay/userpath/settings/EnhancedDigitalOutput.lua
ensure the settings are as below
settings =
{autoKernelUpdate=true,bufferTime=92790,playbackDevice="TXRX",sampleSize=24,embeddedTTHack=false,cpuIdleFullspeed=true,periodCount=4,firstUse=false,}
file /etc/squeezeplay/userpath/settings/SqueezeboxFab4.lua change hw:0,0
to TXRX as below
settings =
{brightnessMinimal=1,alsaPlaybackPeriodCount=4,alsaSampleSize=24,alsaPlaybackDevice="TXRX",brightnessControl="manual",brightness=1,cleanReboot=false,alsaPlaybackBufferTime=92790,}
and
file /usr/share/jive/applets/SqueezeboxFab4/SqueezeboxFab4Meta.lua
change hw:0,0 to TXRX as below
function defaultSettings(meta)
return {
alsaPlaybackDevice = "TXRX",
alsaPlaybackBufferTime = 92790,
alsaPlaybackPeriodCount = 4,
--JIVE2alsaEffectsDevice = "plughw:2,0",
--JIVE2alsaEffectsBufferTime = 92790,
--JIVE2alsaEffectsPeriodCount = 4,
alsaSampleSize = 24,
}
and
-- fix buffer time
settings.alsaPlaybackBufferTime = 92790
--JIVE2settings.--JIVE2alsaEffectsBufferTime = 92790
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Do ignore lists work on this forum?
CaptBeyond wrote: > Why not put yourself on your own Ignore List to see if it works? > > If it does work, perhaps your overall agitation levels may miraculously > subside. Ever considered changing your moniker to Captain Obvious? magiccarpetride's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37863 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94315 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Do ignore lists work on this forum?
magiccarpetride wrote: > So what's the deal here -- my question to the administrators is: do > these ignore lists ever work? If they don't, can we please do something > to make them more efficient, and in that way spare the poor > over-excitable souls from having to read my material! Why not put yourself on your own Ignore List to see if it works? If it does work, perhaps your overall agitation levels may miraculously subside. CaptBeyond's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94315 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind listening - TT3.0, HWmods and Teddy Pardo PSU
ralphpnj wrote: > Perhaps it is because these "settings" don't exist. Or rather because > these "settings" will not produce "music playback 100x better than TT3.0 > default settings". If it didn't involve Mpingo discs http://www.audioreference.co.uk/arcadianet/product/57c3/Mpingo_Discs.aspx or messing with Unix kernels, I'd be willing to give (almost) anything a shot. CaptBeyond's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94418 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind listening - TT3.0, HWmods and Teddy Pardo PSU
CaptBeyond wrote: > Why not just post said "settings" here? Perhaps it is because these "settings" don't exist. Or rather because these "settings" will not produce "music playback 100x better than TT3.0 default settings". ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94418 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind listening - TT3.0, HWmods and Teddy Pardo PSU
SBGK wrote: > Hi, if you PM me I'll send you some settings that will give you music > playback 100x better than TT3.0 default settings. What have you got to > lose. Why not just post said "settings" here? CaptBeyond's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94418 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0
Is TT3 available from a non-Google location? CaptBeyond's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55448 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] How old are these audiophile reviewers???
ralphpnj wrote: > That is only my guess and by no means accurate. A kind of like what > Soulkeeper wrote only more tongue in cheek. Is there a smiley for > "tongue in cheek"? To answer my own question, yes there is: :-J means > tongue in cheek. > > > > That's true but I've yet to see a meaningful measurement of USB cables. > Yes, over priced, high end USB cables are my pet peeve and I rarely miss > a chance to rip the audio magazines over their evidence free belief in > the superiority of USB cables costing more than $25 over a well made, to > specification under $25 USB cable. > > > > Excellent idea! Please do write a letter. :-) You never know, that 70-75 may be exactly correct... For fun, I even borrowed a $200 USB cable from the local AudioQuest dealer to compare with my $20 run. Listened back and forth for 2 weeks ever couple of days. No difference IMO and promptly returned it. Of course, the citizenry over at Audio Asylum we're impressed by this kind of disconfirmatory report. Hmmm, thanks for the encouragement - think I'll fire off a letter over to Stereophile about dynamic range... Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94485 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind listening - TT3.0, HWmods and Teddy Pardo PSU
SBGK wrote: > Hi, if you PM me I'll send you some settings that will give you music > playback 100x better than TT3.0 default settings. What have you got to > lose. Phil Leigh wrote: > 1) your sanity > 2) your grip on reality magiccarpetride wrote: > Why would someone, by merely being curious and trying something out to > see if it works or not, lose one's sanity and one's grip on reality? > That sounds awfully close to those religious extremists and > fundamentalists who get easily riled if anything even slightly deviates > from their narrow dogma. I believe that Phil was commenting on the "100x better" assertion more than anything else. What exactly does 100x better than the Touch or the Touch with TT3.0 default sound like? The statement is completely deserving of any and all ridicule. ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94418 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How old are these audiophile reviewers???
Archimago wrote: > TAS average 70-75??!! Stunning. That is only my guess and by no means accurate. A kind of like what Soulkeeper wrote only more tongue in cheek. Is there a smiley for "tongue in cheek"? To answer my own question, yes there is: :-J means tongue in cheek. Archimago wrote: > Of the long time reviewers, I do have great respect for John Atkinson. > In fact, Stereophile's measurements courtesy of John is the only reason > I still have a subscription. That's true but I've yet to see a meaningful measurement of USB cables. Yes, over priced, high end USB cables are my pet peeve and I rarely miss a chance to rip the audio magazines over their evidence free belief in the superiority of USB cables costing more than $25 over a well made, to specification under $25 USB cable. Archimago wrote: > As an aside, I would love to see audiophile magazines publish the DR > value for every album they review... That would be great incentive for > record labels to pay attention that many of us actually do care about > dynamic range. Has anyone seen a letter to the editor about this??? If > not, maybe I should write one.. Excellent idea! Please do write a letter. ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94485 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How old are these audiophile reviewers???
ralphpnj wrote: > For the major US audiophile publications, Stereophile, I would venture a > guess that the average age of the reviewers is somewhere around 50 to 55 > years old. However if one doesn't count the oldest and the youngest > reviewer then the average age is more like 55 to 60 years old. (Youngest > reviewer is around 30 years old.) > > In the case of The Absolute Sound, I would venture a guess that the > average age of the reviewers is somewhere around 70 to 75 years old. > However if one doesn't count the oldest and the youngest reviewer then > the average age is more like 55 to 60 years old. (Oldest reviewer is > around 85 years old.) > > Audiophilia is slowly dying and as these dinosaurs die off so will high > end audio as we know it today. Full disclosure: I am 57 years old. TAS average 70-75??!! Stunning. Of the long time reviewers, I do have great respect for John Atkinson. In fact, Stereophile's measurements courtesy of John is the only reason I still have a subscription. As an aside, I would love to see audiophile magazines publish the DR value for every album they review... That would be great incentive for record labels to pay attention that many of us actually do care about dynamic range. Has anyone seen a letter to the editor about this??? If not, maybe I should write one.. Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94485 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind listening - TT3.0, HWmods and Teddy Pardo PSU
Phil Leigh wrote: > 1) your sanity > 2) your grip on reality Why would someone, by merely being curious and trying something out to see if it works or not, lose one's sanity and one's grip on reality? That sounds awfully close to those religious extremists and fundamentalists who get easily riled if anything even slightly deviates from their narrow dogma. magiccarpetride's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37863 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94418 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind listening - TT3.0, HWmods and Teddy Pardo PSU
SBGK wrote: > Hi, if you PM me I'll send you some settings that will give you music > playback 100x better than TT3.0 default settings. What have you got to > lose. 1) your sanity 2) your grip on reality Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94418 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0
NoRoDa wrote: > > pski wrote: > > > > > > Tragic? Yes, indeed ;)> > > > well, it was John Swenson that was one of the earliest posters to > identify that the sound was better with the screen off, but I suppose > you are more knowledgeable than he is. SBGK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52003 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] Blind listening - TT3.0, HWmods and Teddy Pardo PSU
NoRoDa wrote: > Interesting findings yesterday! > > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=698970&postcount=1936 > > HWmods made no difference, but at least did not sound worse. > > CD-player vs SBT as a digital source made no clear difference. > > Teddy Pardo TTouch PSU made a difference, and IMO an improvement. > > My own conclusion: > - Factory SBT connected via WLAN sounds better than TT3.0 > - Teddy Pardo TTouch PSU improves the sound > - HWmods are not worth the effort or money > - The SBT is a good enough digital source feeding my Rega DAC > > > > > > > > I know there are a lot of people that will say I'm wrong. > But did you listen without knowing what you are listening to? > You'll need two SBTs to do this ;) > > Regards Hi, if you PM me I'll send you some settings that will give you music playback 100x better than TT3.0 default settings. What have you got to lose. SBGK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52003 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94418 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Jive alsa max buffer time
I have done some more alsa buffer investigation and with the alsaPlaybackPeriodCount=4 the no of times the mxcsdma interrupt was called was as follows mxcsdma interrupt count for 2 mins 32s music alsaPlaybackPeriodCount=4 countalsa buffer time 2077243400 401442 126325 729492790 670792790 695992790 687092790 761950 7584500 83659 72839 if you think that our objective is to reduce noise caused by interrupts then this shows that the 92790 setting is 29 times lower than the TT3.0 default buffer setting of 3400. so I think the best alsa buffer setting for alsaPlaybackPeriodCount=4 is 92790. (this is the smallest buffer time that gives a period size of 1024 and buffer size of 4098 for all resolutions ie 44.1 to 96 Khz) I tried switching back to alsaPlaybackPeriodCount=2 and was surprised at just how rough the sound was, this mod is quite a big improvement in sound quality. this concludes my search for settings that give the lowest noise/jitter playback for the Touch. The sound is pretty much transformed into a very high class analogue like presentation without digital artifacts as experienced in the Touch factory and TT3.0 default settings. If you would like to try them just PM me, all in strictest confidence. SBGK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52003 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94499 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What outboard DAC do you use with Squeezebox?
Touch > Siltech coax > Lindemann 24/192 > CrimsonCordPlus > Primaluna Dialogue One > Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor M beetof's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53809 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72018 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
