Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Online source for sensible interconnects?
http://www.partsexpress.com/ -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50932 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Plug your SB3 into this!
ncpl;196780 Wrote: I absolutely agree, but, Andyoz stated that the improved SQ is not worth the extra cash. On a audiophile forum, that's a weird thing to say IMHO. I don't get this, personally. I don't think being an audiophile means you don't care about how much something costs. To me, it means you care about getting really good quality sound. True, one corollary is that you're willing to spend a lot more money than the average person to get it. But that doesn't mean price is irrelevant. The vast majority of us still have budget constraints. We can spend, at most, $X on our rig, even if $X is a comparatively large number. So why would value be irrelevant? Suppose Acme speakers cost $10,000, and have a sound quality level of 9/10. Then Newco comes out with speakers having exact same sound quality -- 9/10 -- but costing only $5,000. Which are you going to buy? (Assume build quality, looks, and all other factors are equal.) Newco, right? Now suppose the Newco speakers have a sound quality of 8.999/10 -- a very slight, practically unnoticeable decrease. I take it your point is that the true audiophile will spend the full $10k for the Acme speakers just to get that marginal increase in sound quality. But there are other parts to your rig. Almost invariably, you can get a bigger increase in sound quality if you take the extra $5,000 and spend it on some other component. Maybe by spending that cash on a new set of monoblocks, you can raise your overall sound quality from 9/10 to 9.5/10, even with the Newco speakers. Wouldn't even the pickiest audiophile want to do just that -- unless they literally had no budget constraint, and could therefore do both? So when someone says, -The improved SQ is not worth the extra cash,- might they really mean, -I can get a greater improvement in SQ by spending the extra cash on something else-? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34607 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Plug your SB3 into this!
ncpl;196618 Wrote: Just ask yourself what you would be buying if you won the lottery tonightKaboom or F80? Even if I had money to burn, I would at least want to listen to them to see which one has better sound. I don't buy into the assumption that more expensive = better sound. Sure, there's some correlation there, but that's not a guarantee of anything. The Kaboom box costs much less than a Bose radio, but the sound quality of the Kaboom blows the doors off a Bose (not to mention all the extra features.) -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34607 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Plug your SB3 into this!
adamslim;196339 Wrote: Totally man. Like CD players - why buy a Wadia when you can get a Tesco DVD player for £15 and play DVDs too! Like, duh!!! Have you actually heard one? (The Kaboom box, I mean.) -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34607 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Plug your SB3 into this!
adamslim;196427 Wrote: I have heard neither the Kaboom box nor the Meridian. I happily accept your contention that the Kaboom box sounds great, but my experience with hi-fi is that some expensive stuff can sound very good indeed (and Meridian is usually very nice kit), and that cheaper stuff can be good, can be excellent value, but will not be as good as well-designed more expensive kit. The correlation is by no means linear, but it is there. My question is whether the improved sound quality is worth the extra cash. Do you want to pay thousands more if the Ferrari gizmo only sounds 5% better? Or if some other expensive product gives even more bang-for-the-buck? Probably not. But apparently I'm a moron, by your estimation. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34607 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Plug your SB3 into this!
The price is ridiculous. If you want a decent-sounding boombox, you can get a JVC Kaboom box for $240: http://www.amazon.com/JVC-RV-NB10B-Boombox-Wireless-Transmitter/dp/B000FAILF6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5/102-1797215-5405716?ie=UTF8s=electronicsqid=1177037285sr=8-5 No digital input, but that's hardly worth thousands of dollars more. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34607 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter and digital signal processing loop
hometheaterdoc;189478 Wrote: I've got a number of Tact folks waiting on this issue before making a purchase. At least a half dozen confirmed Transporter purchases as soon as this feature is implemented, with a dozen more strong purchase possibilities as soon as they can see it in action and compare for themselves... Not exactly thousands of folks... but until this feature is added, the transporter is a waste for them and they've stayed away Add one more here. I'd buy one today. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31560 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter or Tact 2150XDM
I don't own the Tact, but I do use the SB2 in conjunction with a DEQX unit, and I previously used a Behringer DEQ2496. My sense is that the ability to do room correction will dramatically outweigh the subtle changes you get from the difference in the DAC, or even a different amp. Having control over the frequency response of your speakers is a truly awesome ability. And there is simply no doubt about how substantial the difference is - you can A/B it, and it is amazingly dramatic. Forget about a blind test, it would be totally unnecessary. By contrast, a lot of people would be hard-pressed to tell the difference between the DACs (and I'm guessing, the amps, depending on exactly what changes you're making). -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32706 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Thoughts on DEQX PDC-2.6P and Bi-amping
I've been thinking about bi-amping (or possibly tri-amping) my Magnepan 3.6R's and the best way to go about it. I've seen a couple threads about this, but is there anyone out there actually using one of these: http://www.deqx.com/PDC26P-Preamp.html How is the sound quality? I currently use a Benchmark DAC1 running into a Musical Fidelity KW500 integrated amp, using a Behringer DEQ2496 for room correction. I'd have to sell those components and spring for the DEQX + the amplifiers. Any thoughts on this approach? I've heard great things about bi-amping, and I'm a big believer in room correction, so the DEQX is really intriguing. But I'd be curious to hear what people have to say about the sound quality. Is it worth the bucks? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Thoughts on DEQX PDC-2.6P and Bi-amping
Right, on the 3.6Rs, the main crossover is external, and bi-amping pretty easy to do (and in fact it seems to be designed for that purpose). Not sure about tri-amping though. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Thoughts on DEQX PDC-2.6P and Bi-amping
opaqueice;170304 Wrote: As an experiment, could you try using your DEQ2496 for this? You could do the following - disconnect one speaker entirely, and use the amp (I'm assuming it has a dual mono configuration) to bi-amp the other speaker. Feed the two amp inputs with the outputs of the 2496 (again assuming you can independently filter the outputs; otherwise you'd need two 2496s), with high and low pass filters set. Then see how it sounds compared to the standard crossover. Wow, that's a need idea. However, I do generally find it hard to assess the quality of setup with just one speaker playing. Sounds very... flat, as you would imagine. Alternately if you have another amp you could do this with a mono signal bi-amped to both speakers. I do have two amps, but they're both integrated amps. Is there someway I can make sure the volumes are properly coordinated at all times? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Thoughts on DEQX PDC-2.6P and Bi-amping
I can match the volumes at a particular signal level, but what I'm wondering is whether the amps will also result in matched volumes at all signal levels, or according to different frequencies as you point. But I guess I can just experiment with it and find out. I'm still interested to know if anybody has any experience with the DEQX, however, as I'm really interested in all the features it offers (very detailed room correction with proper phasing, etc). -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Thoughts on DEQX PDC-2.6P and Bi-amping
opaqueice;170350 Wrote: Then if you really want to get fancy you can try to compensate for the phase delays - if totoro is right about frequency dependent time delays, I think you can cancel them out and you'll have something which seems to me identical to the functionality of the $4,000 DEQX (but maybe I'm missing something?). Well it's true that you can delay one channel versus another using the Behringer unit, but if I understand correctly, when EQ is applied to do the room correction, it can cause phase changes even within a channel. Part of the idea of the DEQX is that it is supposed to give you EQ *and* coherent phase correction at all frequencies. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: sound stage width
Pat Farrell;165528 Wrote: Pot, hemp, weed, MJ, Acapulco Gold, etc. OH. You mean... (looks around furtively)... -Mary Jane!- -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31050 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There are many questions about the use of preamps...
empty99;164722 Wrote: I've done some headphone listening of specially recorded music using microphones embeded in a dummyhead. Interesting, where can you find such music? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30820 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grado sr60, sr80 or something else
I have the HD650s, and my iPod drives them fine. Not ear-blisteringly loud, but then you shouldn't be listening that loud anyway. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30865 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There are many questions about the use of preamps...
empty99;164512 Wrote: If one's using highly synthesized recordings (most rocks/pops) to setup his system, you do not know at which points you started adding more echo/reverb and colorations to the source. Well, you can listen to the music with a high quality set of cans, and a good amp to drive them. That will at least take the room effect out of the equation. Personally though, the added reverb effect of the listening room is really what brings the recording to life, provided it's done properly. That's where a good room-correction system comes into play -- primarily to deal with the nodes in the bass frequencies. I suppose it's possible to deal with those using room treatment alone, but for most of us living in real-world circumstances (with wives, and limited funding/technical expertise), that's not realistic. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30820 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 plus DAC vs Transporter with or without DAC
bluesdoc;161532 Wrote: So what do you think? for best SOUND quality would you think Squeezebox3 plus DAC (eg. Benchmark or equivalent), vs Transporter alone, vs Transporter plus DAC (which might be overkill? or not?) thanks in advance. BluesDoc Hey!!! Is that you JS? Glad to see you over here, if so. I haven't tried the Transporter yet, but from the reports I've seen, I'd have to think it's just as good as any SB+DAC combination you could come up with. I'd bet that only the most golden ears are capable of discerning any difference at that level (and by golden ears I mean people with very active imaginations). -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30530 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Analog volume using Transporter
wshields;159990 Wrote: Does anyone have recommendations of volume settings on the transporter when running it into an integrated amp? I am running the transporter into a MF kw500 integrated and am wondering if I should adjust the volume using the transporter or the MF. Thanks for any help. Walt Shields Transporter-MF KW500- Wilson Sophia I agree with the above advice. BTW, I am running an SB2 into a Benchmark DAC1 and then into a MF KW500, then into Magnepan's. What do you think of the KW500? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30344 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Cable burn-in, does this work?
Myth??? Hah! Cable burn-in is critical for cables that have been cryogenically treated. The burn-in is necessary to warm up the cold sound produced by the cryogenic treatment. That way, you get a nicely defrosted sound. Alternatively, you can just let your cables sit on the kitchen countertop for a few days. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30223 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Effects of the SB on the Hi-End Audio Industry
joncourage;138546 Wrote: Having recently invested a modest (very modest) amount of $ in a HTIB, I then came across the Squeezebox somewhere (thanks I think to our very own Mike Anderson who posts on another forum I hang at). You're definitely not the only person who bought one based on my proselytizing. I think SD owes me some commission! -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27742 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeezebox Class D!
SoftwireEngineer;137667 Wrote: Paul, Mike et. al I am using a Sound Professionals glass toslink ($50). I also have the lesser priced one. I am told the same glass toslink is available on partsexpress for $30. Yes, I got my glass toslink from Parts Express, and I'm very pleased with it. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27452 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeezebox Class D!
^^^ I know %*$#-all about EE, but I too bought a nice glass toslink cable to go between my SB2 and a DAC1, and it makes a nice difference, to my ears anyway. Until I win the lottery, I've no desire whatsoever to spend thousands of dollars on a high end transporter, as I seriously doubt any resulting improvement would be worth the money. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27452 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: High Bit Rate MP3 vs Lossless Compression
If you must encode with MP3 at anything less than 320 kbps, you should really be using VBR (variable bit rate) encoding. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26918 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: digital room correction
Sleestack Wrote: Keep in mind TACT gear makes correction for time, level and freq. responses, in addition to allowing you to design fletcher munson curve for volume dependent corrections. I'm not sure if the Behringer covers all of those factors. I'm sure it doesn't, but then it only costs a couple hundred bucks. Works for me. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24519 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Any way to improve sound quality ?
325xi Wrote: Room correction? Try DEQ2496, it doesn't cost a fortune. I use this with a similar setup (SB2 + DAC1), and it is the biggest improvement by far. Whereas getting something like a linear PSU will cause a change that is subtle at best, there's nothing subtle about the effect of room correction. You can hear it right quite obviously, and it's huge. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25957 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: digital room correction
khewa Wrote: actually it is not all digital. It would be all digital if you eliminated the Benchmark DAC1 and put in a Digital amp, like the Nuamp or Flying Mole I mean the signal processing that does the room correction is all done in the digital domain. Nothing analog is generated until after the EQ is done and the signal is sent to the DAC1. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24519 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best Audiophile Music Server
There's an audiophile born every minute. You're right on time. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24957 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: An audiophile forum without an Audiophile SB!!! Let's define our needs!
Personally, I'm quite happy running my SB2 into a Benchmark 1. Anything capable of beating it would probably be pretty expensive, and I seriously doubt I'd drop the $$ on those kinds of diminishing returns. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24732 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 + high end DAC versus high end CD Player?
For sound quality, how would you compare the SB3 running into a high end DAC with a high end CD player? I'm having a debate with someone who thinks you simply can't beat a top quality CD player, no matter how good your DAC is. I'm not an engineer, but I can't imagine why this would be the case, assuming you've got error-free rips of your CDs. Can any engineers or technophiles address this issue? thanks -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24670 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: digital room correction
radish Wrote: Because inexpensive != free? Even if the Behringer costs $100, what if I want to use DRC on every squeezebox in my apartment? That's plenty of cash. Free is better :) True enough. But at the very least, you're going to have to buy a microphone! -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24519 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: digital room correction
inguz Wrote: Eventually, high-power DSP (powerful enough to process long filters) will be everywhere. The Behringer DEQ2496 is pretty inexpensive. And it can do all the processing in the digital domain, in 1/3rd octave gradations. Why do I even need to involve my computer at this point? Anybody who's looking for an inexpensive, convenient solution should really check this out first. I stick my Behringer between the digital outs of the Squeezebox and the digital inputs of a Benchmark DAC1. It's all digital, and it sounds awesome. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24519 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: digital room correction
I've had very good results using the Behringer DEQ2496. Unfortunately, on the topic of room correction the manual leaves a lot to be desired. Here's my little primer: http://forums.audioreview.com/showthread.php?t=16568 -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24519 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Looking to buy an intergrated amp and I need help
Phil Leigh Wrote: Mike - Don't let the green lobby hear about your planet killers! In the UK they'd be an obvious target for another punitive - and completely bogus - green tax, like 4x4's... :o) You're joking, but I have to think my amp is a pretty insignificant source of environmental damage. But not joking, SUVs and large trucks are a different story. By comparison, my wife an I share a single Honda Civic between the two of us. So the amp is covered! -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24396 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Looking to buy an intergrated amp and I need help
avta Wrote: Hello Blah: Why an integrated? If you buy a good and not too expensive preamp and a reasonably priced amp you might end up with a better system. I'm not sure the price/quality ratio is any better. My understanding is that integrateds tend to be cheaper than the equivalent pre/amp combo. You have a single chassis. No interconnects. You already know the pre and amp section are well-matched. And I already have a tube pre matched with SS amp in my Pathos Logos (which, BTW, sounds fantastic with the 1.6QRs). So I'd turn around and ask, Why separates? The only advantage I can see is that you can swap out one part without changing the other. But some of us like to buy gear and hold it rather than playing the musical chairs game. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24396 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Looking to buy an intergrated amp and I need help
Phil Leigh Wrote: (but who really cares about watts these days?) People like me, with inefficient speakers! My 4 ohm Magnepan 1.6QRs have a sensitivity of about 86db at 500hz and 2.83v. I *need* those watts -- at least 200w/channel -- if I want my amp to have any kind of authority. My Pathos Logos has 220w/channel at 4 ohms, and I -still- have to crank it up to about 60% of max volume to get it nice and loud. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24396 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Pathos Systems
I think the Classic One Mk3 would be an excellent amp. But as far as speakers go, I'm strictly a planar guy; there are other people more qualified to answer your questions. Try this forum: http://forums.audioreview.com/forumdisplay.php?f=33 Let them know your amp selection, your room size, musical preferences, budget, etc. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23962 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Benchmark DAC1, the next step ?
I'm taking the optical out of an SB2, into a DAC1, then balanced cables in a Pathos Logos (all balanced tube preamp, SS power section) into Magnepan 1.6QRs. It sounds excellent to me. I've never tried blind A/Bing it with the SB2 analog outs, but I bet I could tell the difference. I also like being able to put a 24/96 signal into the DAC1 (e.g. from a DVD player, not the SB2). That's a real treat. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23871 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Pathos Systems
I have the Pathos Logos. I take the optical out of the SB2, into a Benchmark DAC1, and balanced cables into the Logos. Speakers are Magnepan 1.6QR. It's a fine amp. BUT, unless you have the need for the power -- e.g. you're using inefficient speakers like my Magnepans -- my advice is to go with the Classic One (second version). I tried the Classic One, and I would have kept it except it just didn't deliver enough power for my speakers - hence my moving up to the Logos. Apart from the power, and a little less low end, the sound quality of the Classic One was about as good as the Logos. Very sweet, musical, smooth delicious sound. I like it. I got my Logos used, as well as the Classic One. I did have one issue with the Logos: The remote control sensor went out soon after I got it. The amp still worked fine, you just couldn't use the remote. The company was nice enough to send me a brand new one though (even though I'd bought the amp used), and it was easy to install myself, so no biggie. There's still a strange thing it does though: every once in a while I'll turn it on, and the volume reads 88 -- but I just turn it back off and on again, and it's fine. Overall I'm very pleased with the amp. Don't know that I would have paid full price for a new one, but if you can one used for $2900 or so, it's a good deal. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23962 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Pathos Systems
rocky2889 Wrote: Or should I get the their ClassicOne Amp and InControl Preamp. You don't need the InControl Preamp with the Classic One; it's an integrated amp -- preamp and power amp in the same unit. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23962 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SqueezePower final design Power supply
OK, but is it bulletproof? I need mine to be bulletproof. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23227 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Lighten up, this is supposed to be fun.
I don't know, was sliced bread really that great of an invention? I mean sure, it's nice and all, but how does it stack up against penicillin, or the computer, or the airplane or something? Is the point that all these other great things have been invented -after- sliced bread, and so anything that's the greatest invention since sliced bread must be really, really great? If so, why stop at sliced bread? How about, the greatest thing since the wheel/brick/hammer/fire or whatever truly great thing was invented prior to sliced bread? And isn't prostitution the oldest profession? Just thought I'd throw that out there. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22997 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Power supply upgrade
Small 4wx5d2h BULLET PROOF extruded aluminum enclosure. What, are you planning on using it in a war zone? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20844 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Part 2 of Enjoy the Music SqueezeBox review
highdudgeon Wrote: Other stuff: look up the well-know Bay Area Audiophile Society blind test of power cords. Even with a sales rep present and extolling the virtues of kilo-buck power cords, over the course of a day audiophile listeners never really scored better than 50% in guessing the audiophile cord over a stock IEC cord. I've read that. I enjoy reading about folks' blind testing, particularly when it's done fairly rigorously, and the numbers are presented, p-values calculated, etc. But it was just one test; other people need to replicate the test in order to rely on them with confidence. For example, there might have been too much background noise at the test, or the speakers weren't high quality enough or whatever. (I don't recall the exact conditions of the test, I'm just throwing out examples.) So I'll remain fairly agnostic about this stuff until these sorts of tests are replicated. Unfortunately, few people do them even once... -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22000 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Coax or Optical
P Floding Wrote: Why all this strange reasoning? Well, I've come to the conclusion that at least in my system the act of connecting the SB to the DAC galvanically (electrically) makes a bigger difference to the sound than the actual path the digital information takes! So the coax is a bad influence even if I'm actually listening to the optical. How do you figure? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21775 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Anyone recommend decent speaker cable?
sebage Wrote: Anti-cable looks great. I have the anti-cables in my system. They sound fine, but my only complaint is that they -don't- look great. The wire has a degree of stiffness that's a little more malleable than coathanger wire. Once they get bent around a little, they actually look kind of cruddy. You'd have to be be very careful with them to keep them looking smooth and pretty. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21750 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Anyone recommend decent speaker cable?
zooropa320 Wrote: this one? DAYTON GOC-1.5 GLASS OPTICAL DIGITAL CABLE Yup, that's it. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21750 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: What Amp and Speakers Are You Using?
pfarrell Wrote: Using a EQ, or better a DSP, can make it better at one spot. And doing that may make you happy. The whole point is to be happy. Right - when I'm sitting in my listening spot, I can switch the EQ on or off, to see how the sound changes. It changes pretty dramatically, and I prefer it when it's on. So whether the thing is fixing the frequency response anywhere else in the room is irrelevant to me. And I was also aware that it's not a particularly rugged unit, but it doesn't do anything but sit on a table for me, so I'm not terribly worried about it. It doesn't cost a fortune in any case. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21643 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: What Amp and Speakers Are You Using?
pfarrell Wrote: One warning, any EQ that mortals can afford will change the phase of the signal at some or many frequencies. What would this sound like? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21643 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: What Amp and Speakers Are You Using?
SB2 digital out - Behringer DEQ2496 digital out - Benchmark DAC1 XLR balanced out - Pathos Logos - Magnepan 1.6qr -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21643 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Volume bug - can you really hear it?
^^^ I should mention that I'm running Windows XP, with an SB2. I tried downloading the latest nightly, but I can't even get the firmware upgrade to work. It tells me to hold down the brightness key to upgrade the fw, but nothing happens when I hold down the brightness key. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18439 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Volume bug - can you really hear it?
^^^ I second that request; I haven't updated in a while because I have a stable version. So what's the most recent (and stable) version I should download that has the volume bug fixed? Thanks, Mike -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18439 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19817 Question: Should there be a new forum for photos? - yes - no - maybe jonheal Wrote: Ever misfire and stick a dart in those maggies? Nh. Ever since I got my SB, I have my ass pretty much permanently glued to that chair. It was amazing enough that I got up to take the photo. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19817 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 44.1khz...
Here's a neat trick somebody told me about: There's a handful of recordings that have 24/96 audio on DVD video discs, like the ones here: http://www.classicrecords.com/frames/shopthecatalog_frameset.htm (select Classic D.A.D. 24/96 or Classic HDAD 24/96 from the menu) Most DVD players - even cheap ones - have optical digital output. I take the digital out from my DVD player, and run it into my Benchmark DAC1 for super-high quality 24/96 sound without having to buying an SACD/DVD-A player (which is just money down the drain, in my opinion.) -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20300 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: How to make my system sound better by spending $1000?
ezkcdude Wrote: Yes, it's counterintuitive, but rock is actually very complex sonically and mathematically (maybe not creatively) compared to jazz/classical, and I think can suffer more from lossy algorithms. The proper characterization is that rock is noisier. Noise is harder to compress than comparatively pure tones. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20198 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Anyone here got a $50 power cord?
ezkcdude Wrote: Do you do at least 16 ABX trials? That's about the minimum that can give statistically signficant results. I'd really like to know who started this rule of thumb, because it's wrong. If you can tell the difference between A and B 100% of the time, you'd only need 5 trials to get statistical signifance beyond the 0.05 level. This is because the calculation of an exact p-value under the usual null hypothesis is simply 0.5^5 = 0.03125, which is less than 0.05. On the other hand, if the difference between A and B is so slight that you can only tell the difference 51% of the time, then you're going to have to do a lot more than 16 trials to detect that difference. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19818 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Advice on an amplifier
P Floding Wrote: How much were the Magnepans, if I may ask? (Just curious) Magnepan MMG's are $550 direct from the factory - deal of the century right there, they are awesome speakers for the money. (Not sure about the W's, but they can't be much different.) And if you want to, after four months you can trade them back in for full value towards a set of higher-value Magnepans. That's what I'm doing to get the 1.6qr's. Those people are just like drug dealers -- they give you a little taste of the good stuff, and you're hooked! -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Advice on an amplifier
MMG's are not true audiophile, no -- but they are still great speakers for the money, and they will let you figure out if you really like the planar sound. The main drawback is that the sweet spot for MMG's is very small. Second, they don't have a lot of low end. In an optimal setup, they're flat only down to 55-60hz or so. A subwoofer is a prerequisite if you care about bass a lot. I got a Dayton 10 sub when I got my MMG's, but I'm looking to sell it now that I'm getting the 1.6qr's. A lot of people will tell you planar speakers require good current, not necessarily a lot of power. It tends to be the case that high-watt amps can provide the current, so people tend to associate them with requiring lots of watts. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Advice on an amplifier
I like to walk around, and I also like to entertain company a lot, so for me it's a drawback that the sweet spot is so small. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Advice on an amplifier
The exact same thing happened to me. I got the Squeezebox, decided I'd like to upgrade my system, and bought Magnepan MMG's (in addition to a bunch of other stuff. I don't know anything about that amp, but I would encourage you to: 1) look into buying a used amp -- you can get great deals that way; 2) check out some of the audio forums on the internets, e.g.: http://forums.audioreview.com/ http://www.audioasylum.com/index.html There are a bunch of reviews of NAD amps at the first site (as well as other equipment.) Here are some reviews of the amp you're interested in: http://tinyurl.com/7wyrg Be forewarned! You're about to get into an extremely addictive hobby!!! I bought the MMG's and loved them so much I decided to bump up to the 1.6qr's. Then I had to upgrade my amp to get everything out of them. Then I had to upgrade to a Benchmark DAC1, etc. Make sure you prepare your wife amply for your new hobby; now would be a great time to buy her some new jewelry! -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20034 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Replaygain affecting sound quality?
^^^ I take it I can do this with track gain as well? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Replaygain affecting sound quality?
Yannzola Wrote: Mike, Personally I use Foobar2000 but probably any program that allows custom mass tagging would work. In Foobar2000, there is an option to manually set levels... simply select all the files you want to adjust, make certain to leave track gain fields alone and set album gain to 0 dB. Actually, what I want to do is this: Instead of having replaygain normalize everything to 89db, I'd like to have it normalize everything to 99 db. Is there some way I can do this with foobar or any other program? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 - Benchmark DAC-1 versus Analogue Out
rmasson Wrote: I finally got the time to make a good critical comparison between the SB3 analogue output and the SB3 via digital out to the Benchmark DAC-1. What do you have downstream? I'd think that makes a big difference; it'd be a lot harder to hear the difference on a $300 receiver + speakers setup than a serious audiophile rig. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19850 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Anyone here got a $50 power cord?
This has been done before - someone on a web forum made a post about it once (could probably find it): A dozen or so audiophiles sat around in a room for a day and tried to tell the difference between a junk power cord and super high-end power cords on a very high-end stereo setup. They listened to a large number of samples in a randomized, double-blind experiment under halfway rigorous conditions. The result? No difference. You didn't even need to calculate a p-value; it was extremely close to 50% guessing at random. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19818 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Replaygain affecting sound quality?
Craig Wrote: I was thinking about changing all my Album gain tags to 0db to see what happens - I'll let you know. How does one do this? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: A sudden thought...
Unless Apple makes something that can deal with FLAC (and so far they haven't), I won't be buying it. If it does FLAC, sounds as good as the Squeezebox, and uses the iTunes frontend, I'll have to think about it very hard. On the other hand, if Slim Devices comes up with a really nice GUI for the Squeezebox, I'm married to it for good. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18991 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best mod?
^^^ Thanks. Yeah, that's my plan at this point, get the 1.6's and then think about DACs. By then they will have dropped in price even further! -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best mod?
mac Wrote: Elpac model WM050-1950-760. http://www.elpac.com/uploads/documents/datasheets/WM%20REV%20A.pdf Thanks, found it. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best mod?
mac Wrote: You sure sound like you're hell bent on modding the unit. Have you determined that the internal DAC is inadequate? The internal DAC in the SB2 is pretty good. IMO it sounds better than many DAC's including my modified Audio Mirror. I don't know if hell bent is the word, I'm just researching it at this point. I like the internal DAC OK, but the question is whether it's possible to improve on it, yes? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best mod?
Where would I get a pre-assembled version of that power supply? I don't even own a solder gun. Sorry I'm such an idiot; my expertise lies in other areas. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best mod?
skvinson Wrote: Did you ever get an answer about a pre-assembled version? Not yet. /// -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best mod?
^^^ Audiogon has used Benchmark DAC1's going for $600. I'd be interested to hear what others have to say about how much of a difference it makes. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best mod?
^^^ Thanks for the advice. Thinking about it more, I figure I ought to save up my pennies and think about trading up my MMGs for the 1.6qr's, because I'm not sure how big a difference a new DAC would make if I don't have true hi-fi speakers anyway. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best mod?
^^^ Come on now, do you have to use insulting words like audiofool? Can't you make your point in a more respectful way? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best mod?
mac Wrote: Lighten up. I used the term in an endearing way. Btw, the Elpac supply doesn't require any soldering skills. It's plug and play. OK, thanks. It's a bit confusing, because if you click on Add to cart, the options description says: Skill Level of Item:: (Kit - Basic Soldering Required) -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Best mod?
Can anyone advise on the best mod for an SB2 -- e.g. Red Wine v. Bolder? I'm useless with a solder gun so I'd prefer someone else to do it. I'm taking the analog outs of the SB2 and going into an integrated amp. Which of these two (or any other) will give me the best sound? (They seem to be priced roughly the same.) thanks, Mike -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best mod?
mac Wrote: Neither! If you really feel the urge to modify the unit simply replace the power supply with a linear one. http://www.electronics123.com/s.nl/sc.8/category.41/it.A/id.476/.f What does that involve, opening up the unit and soldering? -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: FLAC - Did it Compress Correctly?
tass Wrote: The style of music can definately affect how well files compress. I've noticed on the highest compression of FLAC that pop/rock/normal(?) music compresses high 60s to mid 70% ratio. Things like classical music that have a lot of low-volume, silent or single instrument sections can compress much better than this and can even get to sub 50%. Noise is also a lot harder to compress than pure tones. My time series professor used to argue that if you look at the frequency spectrum of rock and roll, it looks a lot more like noise than classical music does! -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18174 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Taking th plunge?
Thanks for attention and help. By the way, for how many products can you get each and every answer to your questions provided -by the friggin' CEO himself?- Dude, not too long ago, I was in the same position you were. Just buy a Squeezebox. Don't look back. And enjoy. I love my Squeezebox; this thing kicks ass! -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Looking for advice on sound quality
max.spicer Wrote: The ones that you rip in non-secure mode will potentially not sound as good as the ones that you do in secure mode. I guess my question is, how potential is potentially, and how bad is not as good? I should add that I'm using a Plextor 740A to do the ripping, and I don't seem to encounter many errors. I frequently work on my computer too, but for whatever reason, it's a pain to do with EAC running. For one thing, the EAC window always wants to be on top. -- Mike Anderson ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Looking for advice on sound quality
OK, well I set up EAC/FLAC on my PC according to all the instructions, and it seems to be running OK. However, it's still taking somewhere between 5-10 minutes to rip most of my CDs. I've got hundreds of CDs, so it's a major undertaking. Question: What am I losing by not running EAC in secure mode? Doing so substantially cuts down on the ripping time. So how much difference does it really make? Can I use secure mode on those CDs I really care about (about 20% of them) and unsecure mode on the rest of them, or would that present problems? -- Mike Anderson ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Looking for advice on sound quality
Well, I'd have to get an external/firewire drive or something, so that'd be a little more expensive than $100, and I'd have to keep it hooked to my laptop (I'm assuming). But I'll do a blindfold test on a random sample of songs and see how much difference I can detect between lossless and 320. If I can tell the difference, I'll step up. Thanks for the advice. -- Mike Anderson ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: optimal sound level squeezebox2?
I too would be interested in knowing what the optimal level is for going into my amp (Musical Fidelity A3.2). The SB2 definitely puts out a hot signal at 40; that just can't be optimal. -- Mike Anderson ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Looking for advice on sound quality
cliveb Wrote: Does your A3.2 have the ability to connect direct into the power amp side, bypassing the preamp? Nope; it's a very basic (albeit high-quality) piece of gear. -- Mike Anderson ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Looking for advice on sound quality
^^^ Right, I gather that's what makes this a nice (integrated) amp - It has no tone knobs, no balance, nothing -- just a volume knob and input selectors. -- Mike Anderson ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
