Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transport fully modded Modwright Platinum Signature
Julf wrote: > And what actual physical property of the valve rectifier would cause > those effects, and how? Here's a couple of interesting articles about tube rectifiers as used in audio circuits: http://www.soldano.com/amp-help/tube-vs-solid-state-rectifiers/ http://www.guitarplayer.com/amplifiers/1017/whats-the-big-deal-about-tube-rectifiers/23811 Basically, tubes completely suck at being good rectifiers. They cause voltage and current sags. This might be a good thing for a guitar amp, but for a line source it's going to make things sound like shit. But, given the good PSU design of the Transporter, I'm guessing there's enough capacitor to deal with the sags and you won't hear any difference at all. All you're left with is the warmth and glowing of the placebo effect. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104936 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: The Wisdom of Simplicity? Another take on recent Stereophile "As We See It".
pablolie wrote: > I'd rather spend money on my wine and motorcycle collection. :-D Indeed. Especially with the wine collection it is a major struggle - mine tends to shrink rather than grow. And right now I am concentrating on keeping the bikes actually running, instead of adding yet more... :) "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104904 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transport fully modded Modwright Platinum Signature
Even if you think you're providing a public service, it's very rude to pee on someone's for-sale thread. I can't think of a more apt place than the Logitech Audiophiles forum to place such an ad, and unless you can, then give it a break. 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=104936 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transport fully modded Modwright Platinum Signature
Julf wrote: > Indeed. There is a reason that rectifiers were the first tubes to be > replaced (even in tube amps) as soon as semiconductor rectifiers became > available. > Having been on the scene in that day, the most probable reason was availability and cost. Appropriate low cost semiconductor rectifiers predated the more complex appropriate transistors by quite a few years. Tube rectifiers were supplanted in two steps - first by the fairly limited selenium rectifiers, and then by more capable silicon diodes. > > I agree - that is why I asked what any possible benefits could be based > on. I guess placebo is the only real answer. Agreed. This alleged mod looks a lot like the usual knee-jerk simplistic under-engineered golden ear mod. arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104936 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transport fully modded Modwright Platinum Signature
SuperQ wrote: > Basically, tubes completely suck at being good rectifiers. Indeed. There is a reason that rectifiers were the first tubes to be replaced (even in tube amps) as soon as semiconductor rectifiers became available. > But, given the good PSU design of the Transporter, I'm guessing there's > enough capacitor to deal with the sags and you won't hear any difference > at all. All you're left with is the warmth and glowing of the placebo > effect. I agree - that is why I asked what any possible benefits could be based on. I guess placebo is the only real answer. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104936 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox Touch + Toolbox 3 + EDO = XRUN Buffer issue
FYI there is no newer touch firmware than 7.8.x something so that's ok . 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) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103153 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transport fully modded Modwright Platinum Signature
darrenyeats wrote: > Even if you think you're providing a public service, it's very rude to > pee on someone's for-sale thread. I prefer to think of it as a preemptive caveat emptor.;) MichaelJ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104936 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transport fully modded Modwright Platinum Signature
Thread crapping at its finest. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104936 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
