Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: What Is The Value of High Resolution Audio?
ralphpnj wrote: > My audiophile card was revoked the first time I heard "Jazz at the Pawn > Shop" and promptly declared that it was pure dreck and that I much > prefer to listen to Louie Armstrong's Hot Five and Sevens recordings. I second the motion. The music comes first -- a wonderful recording of bad music is like watching a mindless sitcom rerun on a 4K ultra definition TV. Why bother? mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: What Is The Value of High Resolution Audio?
kidstypike wrote: > https://www.yahoo.com/tech/it-was-one-of-kickstarters-most-successful-109496883039.html?src=rss&utm_content=buffer60e10&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer > :( :rolleyes: ;) Thanks for the link! A very thorough review (and bashing) of the much hyped Pono player and music, although it is not without its share of errors (both the original article and the referenced link (http://thestereobus.com/2008/01/12/sample-rate-and-bitrate-the-guts-of-digital-audio/) don't quite the whole bit depth concept correct). Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: What Is The Value of High Resolution Audio?
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/it-was-one-of-kickstarters-most-successful-109496883039.html?src=rss&utm_content=buffer60e10&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer :( :rolleyes: ;) kidstypike 1 x SB3 - 1 x Boom - 1 x (Squeezebox) Radio - 2 x Touch - 2 x piCorePlayer kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Digital-In with DEQ2496 in loop
Fact is I want to use the digital front end of my Tranporter for switching between LMS and digital inputs. Shortly I owe an outstanding external DAC with limited inputs. My hope is to find a way to link LMS/digital inputs of the Transporter to one of the digital outputs. Did anyone find a way to use the digital inputs besides LMS and link these to the equalizer out? Thx Qnap 209Pro - RPi with SqueezePlug - Transporter - Rotel pre 995 - Rotel power 990 - Infinity Kappa 100 keysandsax's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32882 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94592 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: What Is The Value of High Resolution Audio?
Squeezemenicely wrote: > Archimago as usual your views and research are a very interesting read. > > Being a listener with relatively good hearing, I have often asked myself > if there really is a difference between a CD flac and 24/96. Often it is > the better remaster that makes the "big" difference. > > Also maybe the placebo effect, still sometimes I prefer the 24/96files. > The difference is slight, but somehow it seems there is more audible > space in the higher frequencies - no idea how to put it - probably > sounds silly anyway. Sometimes the album is mastered differently for the different media. "Hypnotic Eye" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, was issued with different masters for CD (which is DR 7) and vinyl, hires download, and blu ray (which are DR 13). I can't remember which version went to iTunes. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=&album=hypnotic+eye BTW my hearing is a mess. I have almost no hearing in my left ear (sudden sensorineural hearing loss). I can't tell which direction sounds come from. When audiophiles talk about soundstage being wider, shallower, voices in the middle, etc. its all lost on me. I can't tell the difference between 24/96 and 16/44, but I can still tell a bad (loudness wars) mastering from a good one. I bought quite a lot of "remastered" rock CDs because I didn't know any better. I loved the way my speakers sounded on acoustic music but not so much on electric music. I then bought the Steven Wilson remix of "The Yes Album", compared it to the previous (loud) CD I had and was blown away. My speakers sounded good on this electric music! For me the difference in in the mastering Homebuilt Votexbox 2.2 (2004 Pentium4, 2.66 GHz, 2.5 GB RAM) running LMS 7.8.0 Home Office: Wi-Fi>Touch>Coax>Peachtree Audio Nova>PSB Imagine Towers Den: Ethernet>Touch>Coax>Onkyo TX-SR806>Polk Speakers (2.1 for music) CharlieG's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32439 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: What Is The Value of High Resolution Audio?
CharlieG wrote: > WOW! > I'm so glad you posted this. I can't get into "Jazz at the Pawn Shop" > either. > I thought maybe it was over my head! For some very strange reason I don't think that the sound of people eating and glasses clinking is music, no matter how lifelike and well recorded they may be. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: What Is The Value of High Resolution Audio?
Julf wrote: > Except when they are just conversions from 44.1/16 ralphpnj wrote: > Oops I forgot about those gems. In many cases, not even the best 16/44 masters. Check it, add to it! http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/ SB Touch darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: What Is The Value of High Resolution Audio?
ralphpnj wrote: > My audiophile card was revoked the first time I heard "Jazz at the Pawn > Shop" and promptly declared that it was pure dreck and that I much > prefer to listen to Louie Armstrong's Hot Five and Sevens recordings. WOW! I'm so glad you posted this. I can't get into "Jazz at the Pawn Shop" either. I thought maybe it was over my head! Homebuilt Votexbox 2.2 (2004 Pentium4, 2.66 GHz, 2.5 GB RAM) running LMS 7.8.0 Home Office: Wi-Fi>Touch>Coax>Peachtree Audio Nova>PSB Imagine Towers Den: Ethernet>Touch>Coax>Onkyo TX-SR806>Polk Speakers (2.1 for music) CharlieG's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32439 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: What Is The Value of High Resolution Audio?
My audiophile card was revoked the first time I heard "Jazz at the Pawn Shop" and promptly declared that it was pure dreck and that I much prefer to listen to Louie Armstrong's Hot Five and Sevens recordings. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
