[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
OK I swapped back the ic's and there was no noticable difference, wishful thinking born out of desperation perhaps? I think Mr Floding was closest to finding a solution. my electric mains is poor... there may have been a ground loop, Ive got an old farmhouse badly in need of rewiring. Since going over to battery which ive cunningly hidden behind a bookshelf Im Amazed..no.. Stunned by my systems sound quality... STUNNED!!! 100+ hours solid focused listening in 2 1/2 weeks A very detailed warm analogue sound, and... this is the best part... its like been 17 again with my old Acoustic Research Legend record player, Music like a drug... CD after CD after CD ;) never background... that would be an insult. This is due mainly to the DAC which is IMO a GIANT KILLER. so to recap: Quiet 400gb laptopFoobar2000Asio4allHagUSBVDH carbon hybrid digital and analogue ic'Altmann Attraction DACPP 22W Valve AmpQED Silver biwireWharfedale Pacific Evo 30's = Sonic Aural Paradise. Jack. http://www.mother-of-tone.com/ http://www.hagtech.com/hagusb.html -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Lavender Pot-pourri what a wonderful idea! ...not some cheap nasty stuff from Asda mind fresh Organic, grown in the garden and watered by pure summer showers!.ah! ;) Sean Im done here if you wanna wind it up. All Best Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Hi Patrick Did you used to live in that beautiful old timber framed house near the institute (the Sylvester Horne institute i think). Im going to shoot over to Gary's house in telford to listen to your SB+ sometime at the beginning of August (when my new dac is burnt in)...we will also compare our usb/ SPDIF converters, He has an Empirical Off ramp Turbo which will almost certainly trounce my hagerman. :) just for the record... I use Valve amplification because of a sensitivity to Brightness, Sibilence. I wish I had burnt my SB3 in for longer as others have suggested. Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Robin You would be very welcome to drop in next time your around, drop me an email! :) Jack -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
OK ive checked with John Wood, a friend of my dads and the engineer on Nick Drake's albums. He says (and I quote) that its very easy to hear the sonic differences between digital interconnects a test for this comparison can be done in the studio without problem. So far as Sibilence, it is all too often a problem at source (in the recording) especially these days when engineers are hell bent on maximising input levels... just as jitter can be a problem at source or even phase inversion between tracks depending on the equipment and how its used, But in the home it can also be a problem depending on speaker choice / equipment / interconnects etc... aluminium tweeters compared to fabric dome etc Id rather listen to a profesional with over 40 years in the business than listen to you.. thats for sure! It really seems that you have a small outlook and dont take into consideration equipment differences or more importantly that we are all (supposedly) individuals with different hearing capabilities... do you really think that your system would sound the same to both of us if we were listening to it at the same time in the same room?... you did touch a nerve... Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Yes please let it go! LOL I had a listening session last night that has just ended (its 7.30 in the morning) and im as happy as larry! Deaf Cat hi... this Lacie is definately a Seagate, perhaps theyve changed their suppliers? Good point about the Nos dac DWC that was one of my first bits of advice a couple of weeks ago. I was lucky enough to be able to audition my Bel canto against a heavily modded nos dac using 8 TDA1543's, against the Battery powered attraction dac (which is also nos), against a Benchmark Dac 1 (nasty in extremis). The Attraction destroyed the competition... its a beguiling performer, so very very MUSICAL, so much so that my bel canto is up on Ebay as we speak (low starting price,no reserve, get yourself a bargain! :) ) Perhaps the problem is that there is too much objective measurement in laboratories,Anachoic chambers etc done by over paid professionals and not enough subjective focused listening done in your own special place..and preferably listening with your heart as well as your ears. Adios Friends apart from you Jsonnabend ...you rude fucker! -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: letter to Hi Fi News
You need to get those potatoes out of your ears phil! Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25138 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Who cares about the in's and out's Im listening to music again for hours on end and thats all that matters! listening to battery powered kit (including my laptop) has been a revelation and would be worth 10 car batterys in the living room.. dont knock it till youve tried it. It may be that I didnt run in the SB long enough! but with the migraines and my wifes complaints it certainly seemed long enough to me. Again who cares now that ive found a solution that suits me. The Hagerman converter knocks my soundcard into a cocked hat.. which after all was only bought for its SPDIF capabilities in the first place. Btw I never listened at 48khz, all options were switched off including sampling options.. default was 44.1k Thank god for individuality...im sure you all agree :) Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
BTW Ive recently bought (still waiting for delivery) a 300w inverter, soon the sun will be powering my music through our roof top solar array. Im sure the psychological benefits of this will convert to even higher musical appreciation. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Hi Jeff Dont underestimate personal well being as a psychological precondition to enjoying your music...including how your listening room is decorated... soft lighting, furnishings etc. The Squeezebox is the ONLY audio item that ive ever bought without listening to it first, having been swept away by the tide of positive reviews all over the world. I wont be doing that again! I use a lacie USB external which incorporates a Seagate hard drive. I always buy seagate because ive never been let down (so far) by them. Im truly pleased that the vast majority are enjoying their SB's I reiterate there was lots more detail and it worked straight out of the box with no problems... the server software worked like a dream and I was impressed by its pretty flouro display. Unfortunately I, personally, IMHO, subjectively, found it to be unmusical and not for me... sheesh Since starting this thread fortunately ive had emails from others generally agreeing with my main point... Brightness and sibilence in the HF register leading to digititis. Thanks for your support in what was becoming quite a lonely experience. (especially you James D ) :) -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Everyone is different and their listening approach is also different,I dont wanna get bogged down with the do's and donts of my testing. The squeezebook is another innovative but ultimately unmusical creation... Ive gone over to laptop as pc server with a hagerman usb / spdif converter, everything is again as it should be...ahhh :) Now just waiting for my Altman attraction Dac to arrive and the SB3 will be just a distant and slightly unpleasant memory. In fact Im selling it on Ebay atm... So bag yourself an austere thin sounding sibilent bargain! Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
I have listened for hours now to different configurations, with the way my dac is designed its been easy to do side by side comparisons between the Toslink and my VDH digital Coax by simply switching between them on the fly. I also used my pc straight into the dac using foobar2000 (44.1khz 16 bit) through my spdif soundcard. and was able to add my cdp to the mix using both toslink and Coax options. 1. SB3 with coax as bright as ever! teeth gnashingly bright on some material with pronounced sibilence problems especially with female vocals, horn sections and violin / electric guitar. 2. SB3 with toslink... not the fix I was hoping for! just as bright if not more so than the coax. 3. CDP with toslink.. some may call it crisp and clear.. I call it bright. 4. CDP with Coax.. like putting on a pair of old comfy slippers that somehow got lost behind the settee for a couple of weeks albeit with (quite a large) loss of detail. 5. Computer + Foobar2000 using Spdif. Theres a magic here that is hard to quantify... impossible to explain... lets call it sound with emotional integrity for want of a better name, There is bags of detail, warmth, smoothness, dynamic contrasts, listening to the breath in reed instruments for example is to die for. To be moved again by my music points out a great truth... who gives a damn about accuracy when the whole experience is so emotionally draining and unrewarding as a friend said recently 'it may be hi-fi but is it music?' the SB3 Is a thin, austere, sibilent sounding beast in my system at least. It has bags of detail but to my ears is musically DOA. There are others who feel this way too but it seems we are few and far between. Again I want to point out that this is my own personal experience and there really is no need for a flame war if you are enjoying your SB3 and none of this makes any sense to you, congratulations your a lucky *B* :) Im putting my SB3 up on Ebay tonight (in England) at a low buy it now price (probably £120-130)its only two weeks old so if your a convert get yourself a bargain!! Gary Hi... Thanks for your post. I was planning to go over to laptop + Foobar2000 + 400gb usb storage + usb spdif soundcard.. If patricks device can take down your wadia I need to hear it! especially as you seem to recognise some of the problems ive been having :) I will drop you a line this weekend. Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Phil Im going to have another go at making comparisons tonight, I bought a Toslink cable so will be able to add that to the mix. So far my listening tests have been 'inconclusive' *cough* :) Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Hi phil I swapped my interconnects around from the dac to the amp so the left channel is now the right channel etc. The result is surprisingly less sibilence, more dynamic slam and authority especially in the bass and really a transformation from what I percieved to be a thin, austere and tonally bright sound albeit with bags of detail. Admittedly its still not ideal and I may swap out my Digital IC for something with more warmth later this summer plus get a better power supply. Jack. ps... Im also looking into USB DAC'S and pc music server systems as a possible replacement for the SB3 next year. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Hi Phil I will swap back later this evening and have a listen! If it has been an illusion its been an ear relaxingly nice one :) Can you recommend a decent Toslink? jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 I2S direct out modding etc
Hi John You wrote: Well the results were very promising, significantly better than anything else I had ever done, BUT my ears hurt after listening to it for more than a few seconds. This usually means there are some very high frequency signals getting through. At first I thought it might be the SB3 since the spectrum analyzer showed strong peaks in the very upper trebble, but Sean said they don't do any EQ, that effect in the analyzer was just for looks. I finally tracked it down to my unshielded interconnects picking up EMI from the SB3. It wasn't quite as bad when playing the analog outs since the cable exited straight out the back. With the I2S output I had to have the SB3 very close to the DAC, the entry for the cable was right next to the output RCAs so the ICs picked up a lot more. Some very good shielded ICs fixed the problem. Its now back to sounding awesome and I can stay in the same room with it! I had similar problems with sibilence but sorted it out by changing my ic's over left to right. Ive been reading up about it on a valve amp forum... 'phase inversion', not sure why but every things more musical toopretty strange! :) (totally subjective experience, my wife still thinks its too bright). here in Shropshire UK, the quality of musical reproduction increases late at night (11pm onwards when electricity usage diminishes) so a better power supply is next! Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24800 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
I wanted to end this thread by pointing out a solution that may or may not work with your system if you have been suffering from the same problems. This little fix has been marvelous for me! It has brought real audio quality to what I considered to be at first a bright, austere and dissapointingly thin sounding SB3 experience. I simply changed my interconnects around (black to red, red to black) on my dac. I cant explain why but this simple thing has toned down sibilence and created a much more dynamic punchy sound without the wearyness that quickly took over any listening pleasure. Bass is delightfully tuneful and controlled now and theres a lot more of it plus a much more musical emotionally rewarding presentation. Thanks again for all the help and advice on this thread but in the end who would have believed it could be so simple to fix??? (One Very Happy Bunny) Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Dac for SB3 - Benchmark vs. Lavry vs. ...?
Hi How does the Lavry and DAC-AH (and others around that price range) compare to something like the Bel Canto Dac2? Im looking for a dac that can smooth out some of the High frequencies I am experiencing with the SB3. The bel Canto was pretty smooth in my system previously but now with the SB3 I am experiencing digititis :( within 30 - 45 mins. Perhaps a dac that is warm and creamy rather than othering high resolutions and analytical qualities would be better suited to my system. Any help in that direction would be very much appreciated. Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24200 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Thanks Wombat, no more glitch removal shenanigans for me thats for sure!. I was using a cheap trust card with digital coaxial out, everything turned off in software except the spdif. i bought this especially to enable listening through my Hi-Fi. Hi Patrick Im taking a good long look at your website, I live in Shropshire. :) Fuzzy I havent tried the analogue outs as yet but will do tonight, Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Hi Thanks for all your thoughts and advice on this issue. What Im really talking about here is the subjective enjoyment of music, a difficult thing to quantify... To sum it up.. I want to listen to 4 or 5 albums in a row rather than the 1 or 2 at present before the dreaded digital wearyness sets in. Music stored on hard disk rather than being read from a cd is a massive move forward in the right direction. The difference in quality is totally apparent. Its probably true that I have become used to a coloured 'warmer' sound that although not as transparent as the SB was imo quite musical. It will probably take a while to 'adjust. In the meantime I may swap out my VDH Digital coax for a carbon fibre one, this should go some way to taming this high frequency sibilence that keeps rearing its nasty head (Thanks Deaf Cat). Im anxious from reading your post JJZolx that im making a pigs ear of my CD rips! Do you know of a good EAC setup help file for accurate rips? what is your configuration? I use a Liteon DVD/CDR/RW drive. There are always more glitches on the louder (busier) tracks whereas quiet acoustic tracks very rarely suffer from glitches??. Do people here really get no glitches?... this is my procedure, please tell me if im doing it right: First i get cd info from the remote freedb, then i choose Test and copy selected tracks from the action menu, these are written to my cd albums folder at about 8 - 10X speed on average (my drive is 48 speed). I choose uncompressed .wav files to rip to as I have a 400gb Hard Drive. When the copying finishes i select 'review tracks' and use the glitch removal option on each track. Sometimes there are no glitches at other times there are hundreds. Ive just ripped Nick Drakes Pink Moon CD (brand new remastered) there were 64 glitches on track 1, 6 on track 2, none on track 3, none on track 4, 2 on track 5, 73 on track 5, 12 on track 6 etc. BTW It sounds a lot more dynamic now that I have set volume to fixed. and theres an improvement from running the power adaptor from my mains conditioner (more refined) Its still Bright though :( Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
1... Music coming from my hard drive instead of my cdp has proved to be a big improvement...when using foobar, with the SB3 this has been compromised by brightness. 2... But from reading through numerous positive threads here and SB3 reviews in Stereophile amongst others I have to assume that the fault lies in my own systems 'warmth' 3... Foobar was warm and detailed, my cdp was warm but vague and at times bloomy, the SB3 is HIGHLY detailed but at times Harsh and sibilant. 4. modern interconnects are like the tone controls of yesteryear imo, the VDH carbon fibre interconnects will hopefully allow me to keep all this wonderful resolution that the SB3 delivers without the ear frying sibilence. OK..pls Try ripping a cd then click on 'review tracks' Its not that im picking up glitches through listening, rather the EAC program tells me there are glitches. It doesnt seem to matter about the material quality of the CD (scratches, dirt etc). Ive checked and it seems that my CD drive does not have the accurate stream featurecould this be the problem? if so can you recommend a decent drive with this feature? I always use my External Dac and never the analogue outs.. this has been the case with my cdp, foobar2000 and the SB3. Perhaps being english i prefer a more mellow sound man, I chose the Bel canto over the Benchmark 1 for this reason :) Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
hi opaqueice :) Im a musician btw with zero technical knowledge when it comes to bits and bobs. Im not knocking the SB3 in any way, I just want to find a way to integrate it into my system better so as to kick back and chillout with my new toy ;) Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Help...not enjoying my SB3
Hi Ive had my SB3 for three days now and although there is a lot more detail to the sound than my previous CD player, I have so far been distinctly unimpressed. 1..Brightness..its way too bright (too much treble). After tuning Sibilence out of my system for the last year now its back with a vengence :( 2.. Uninvolving unmusical presentation that lacks dynamic punch, everything sounds strangely flat... instruments are not springing out from the speakers anymore, although I am hearing detail like never before its all a bit mechanical and 2 dimensional. good points... 1...it looks very nice with its flourescent display and diminutive styling etc. 2.. a doddle to setup with the excellent user friendly slimserver software. My system: Wired SB3 with standard power adaptor... Bel Canto Dac 2 MingDa 22 watt Valve amp using Svetlana 6L6GC output tubes and Svetlana 6N1P inputs... Wharfedale pacific Evolution 30 speakers, QED silver speaker cable bi wired... Van Den Hul Hybrid Digital Coax and interconnects. I am a convert to harddisk music and accept the advantages over standard cd transport problems etc.. But why does Foobar2000 sound so much better and more importantly more musical than SB3? Are there any tips or tricks especially to reduce sibilance? I like the SB3 concept and its certainly cheaper than having a dedicated pc server but unfortunately from my experience a PC server is probably the way I will have to go in the end. Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Help...not enjoying my SB3
Hi Thank you both for your posts! I Use EAC to rip my CD's into wav files, (I use the action / test and copy selected tracks option in EAC). I then run through each track correcting glitches) Im sure theres an automated way to do this :) No dsp running in the background but some surfing of the internet, its a pretty tedious task ripping disks. When first using foobar I plugged my pc into the bel canto ...valve amp etc.. it seemed more musical somehow.. its a difficult thing to quantify without going into flowery language. listening was compelling compared to being a chore. I have reset my digital output to fixed volume! Thanks for that :) no bitrate limiting. My CD player was just a bog standard sony, Foobar trashed it showing it up to be bloomy with a great loss of detail. I may be mistaken (not very technically minded)but foobar does not use codecs but rather sends the pure signal to the output drivers? Should I invest in a better power supply? Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Bel Canto Dac2 + SB3
Hi Anyone using the Bel Canto Dac2 with the Squeezebox? I wondered how this Dac competes against the Benchmark Dac1 and others these days? Regards Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24206 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: pc server v sb3 ?
Thanks both for putting my mind at ease. Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23982 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] pc server v sb3 ?
Hi Im thinking about buying an SB3 but wondered about the levels of jitter that may be introduced by the length of ethernet cable, 20 feet in my case. I intend to use my Belcanto dac2 into a Valve amp. Ive had fantastic results using my pc and foobar2000 with coaxial digital out from soundcard to dac. How far do you feel the sound will be compromised by using the lan? Thanks Jack. -- Lyonesse Lyonesse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23982 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
