Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transcode and upsample at once?
Can we get back to the topic on how to upsample FLAC to 24/96 and outputs it in WAV? Whether someone can hear the sonic improvement is a very subjective thing. It depends on the gear, the plackback materials and your hearing. Kuro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95051 ___ 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: > Yes I fully understood that to be how you meant your post, however I > rarely miss a chance to bash the high end audio press :) Ok, glad I could help with teeing that one up for you :-) aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 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
aubuti wrote: > Obviously. I was directing the question to the person who suddenly chose > to single out as flawed one of the few test cases in which someone at > least considered expectations bias and made a modest attempt to account > for it. Yes I fully understood that to be how you meant your post, however I rarely miss a chance to bash the high end audio press :) 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
ralphpnj wrote: > Simple: I believe that all those claims are completely worthless. Well > not really completely worthless since when these claims are make by a > reviewer in one of the high end audio magazines the claims then can be > made into great quotes by equipment manufacturers. Obviously. I was directing the question to the person who suddenly chose to single out as flawed one of the few test cases in which someone at least considered expectations bias and made a modest attempt to account for it. aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 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
aubuti wrote: > The OP has already stated that it was not terribly rigorous (see post > #1943 in the thread > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?91322-soundcheck-s-Touch-Toolbox-3-0/page195). > But if you're going to blame the test procedure when someone at least > actually bothered to try (single) blind testing, what on earth do you > make of the endless claims of "staggering", "night and day", or "not > subtle" that the proponents keep making based on non-blinded testing? Simple: I believe that all those claims are completely worthless. Well not really completely worthless since when these claims are make by a reviewer in one of the high end audio magazines the claims then can be made into great quotes by equipment manufacturers. 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
The OP has already stated that it was not terribly rigorous (see post #1943 in the thread http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?91322-soundcheck-s-Touch-Toolbox-3-0/page195). But if you're going to blame the test procedure when someone at least actually bothered to try (single) blind testing, what on earth do you make of the endless claims of "staggering", "night and day", or "not subtle" that the proponents keep making based on non-blinded testing? aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 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] Seeking the BEST S/PDIF or USB Squeezebox! Transport, Touch or receiver/duet? Mods?
Could a moderator please close this thread? It does unfortunately not lead anywhere. diego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40897 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95031 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low Jitter mods
alfista wrote: > By what method have the jitter been measured and how much did it > improve? Even without bringing out the 'measure' word, I'd like to know how the OP KNOWS the mods affect jitter at all? I've tried all these years and have never been convinced I've actually 'heard' jitter... Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94644 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low Jitter mods
By what method have the jitter been measured and how much did it improve? alfista's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32396 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94644 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low Jitter mods
Just back from a couple of weeks with my new Linn set up, for a laugh... SBGK, you asked back then, does Linn Klimax DS play Spotify. Nope. It portrays it, perfectly, and for that matter all my other music sources too, thanks for asking. I really couldn't have friends / family around for supper and get them too close to open electrical sources housed in tin-foil and tupperware for fear of health and safety... As far as references for your "mods" - well, one of them would have been from an american mate who rides carpets when not shooting the breeze, the other, who knows? And frankly who cares? Best investment you can make with the SB approach is a comfy pillow, forget these "mods" and the idiots offering them and just enjoy the music for what it is. (Or save your time chasing shadows and just invest in a decent DAC / AMP / Speakers / Listening room). pandasharka's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=45806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94644 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low Jitter mods
SBGK wrote: > It requires about 6 file changes and maybe a bit of experimentation and > depends on peoples setup, if people got into trouble with them then > there would be a lot of negative comments if they were publicly > available. With people having to contact me first then there is a self > selection element that means they are interested in improving the sound > and are also confifent in making the changes Nothing quite like limiting trials to a self-selected group predisposed to favor the results. Very efficient! And, the feedback snippets quoted in your message (but not repeated above) are great examples of the classic audiophile style of hypebolic writing. But, it helps remind me that, as a human, I am far and away the biggest variable in my system. I can experience similar changes in sound quality just by getting up from my seat, walking around to do a few things around the house or eating a meal, and them coming back to start listening again. One gets all the benefit of dramatic changes with none of the hassle! ;-) mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94644 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transcode and upsample at once?
If hearing obvius differences, check if replay gain/smart gain is enabled ? disable it and try again . There could a valid reason, some vierdo audiophile DAC's may themselves work better with certain sample rates eg 24/96, I would consider such product broken.. What comes to mind is some NOS DAC's without filter urgh. Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95051 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transcode and upsample at once?
Willakan wrote: > I suppose if you don't hear it this merely proves your system is not > high-end enough? Of course. Kuro says xe can hear it, thus it's objective fact (unlike blind testing which is only part of a conspiracy to make everybody prefer cheap portable cassette players). Right? ;) Soulkeeper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35297 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95051 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Triode's USB 24/192 plug in - sound quality impressions
The jitter thresholds being quoted here are a little too high. The 1998 study from Benjamin and Gannon established that when the program material was specially chosen jitter as low as 30ns could be distinguished under ideal conditions with specially chosen musical content and jitter of a variety most likely to be audible. That said, a more recent 2005 study which used random jitter found the threshold to lie at several hundred ns... Either way, this is vastly more jitter than produced by even semi-competent products. Willakan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94855 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transcode and upsample at once?
I suppose if you don't hear it this merely proves your system is not high-end enough? Willakan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95051 ___ 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
Did anyone ever verify that this blind test was conducted with any real degree of vigour? Call me a cynic, but I'm inclined to blame differences on things like failing to volume match within +/-0.1db and failures in test protocol rather than, erm, magic... Willakan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56124 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
