[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Really though, am i getting the best out of this Ripping
Not dead sure this is the correct forum for this post, but assuming you have written here because you are audiophile inclined then no, EAC with Lame is totally the wrong thing to to. Lame produces the MP3 file format, a lossy format. You should use EAC plus Flac which produces lossless files. If you set up EAC correctly (which is fiddle but there are loads of tutorials around) and keep the .cue file then you will never need to re-rip again as you will have a perfect bit for bit copy of the CD. Apple and Windows also have lossless file formats but personally I'd never trust either of the two companies not to change something about their file format that could lead to you having to rip them all again just to get them to play in their newest player. Flac is the main format used by most people here I think and the Squeezebox can decode it to pcm, saving passing pcm over your wireless/wired network (i.e. over 50% saving on bandwidth). http://flac.sourceforge.net MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32116 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Using a Naim Power Amp Without a PreAmp
Patrick Dixon;172351 Wrote: > you might not be able to hear any difference at all with a standard SB > ;-) > ( or Transporter) Chortle! MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31865 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Using a Naim Power Amp Without a PreAmp
cliveb;172365 Wrote: > The reason why you need to use a Naim preamp with their power amps is > because Naim power amps rely on being fed a bandwidth limited signal. > Lots of high frequency (ultrasonic) energy can drive them into > instability. Naim preamps ensure that no nasty ultrasonics get through. When I rang NAIM to ask them about whether there were any likely issues around using a Transporter directly into a NAIM power amp I was told by Adam Meredith that the only thing that was required was the correct output impedance and signal level. He didn't mention ultrasonics at all. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31865 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Using a Naim Power Amp Without a PreAmp
Does Fifer do the same as me... or are you getting mixed up? I bought my NAIM-like cables from the Soundstable eBay shop (http://stores.ebay.co.uk/SoundStable). Top quality cables and unbelievably good value. Highly recommended. Make sure you specify exactly the correct cable though (for my NAP250: dual phono to 240 degree 4 pin din with locking nut)! MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31865 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Which amplifier is my best option?
I sold my last SlimServer 2 to a friend and he asked me what he should run with it. I told him that on these forums the Aego-M had been recommeded and he bought it. He's very pleased. We were both surprised by quite a few things about it: The weight of all the speakers - they are heavy! The sound - it's very good indeed for stuff that looks like it's an upgrade for computer speakers The size of the speakers - the two main speakers are tiny. The bass bin is large. There is mid range - from the make up of the speakers it doesn't look like there should be any but there is. The bass - it's huge. There is setting on the bass bin... 1,2 or 3. It's hard to imagine anyone using 3 or some using 2.. For 100 UK pounds they are phenominal. But you need somewhere to put the bass bin. It's not pretty. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31550 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: poor sound quality, advice please!
Get a non-oversampling DAC. I have an Arcam Back Box for sale for 100UKP that should sort the hissy treble sound out. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31477 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: AppleTV
I bought a third generation iPod as soon as the product was released. The experience put me off Apple for life. I am now almost psychopathically averse to anything white with rounded corners (yes, even my fridge gives me the shakes). MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31480 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Why is "no preamp" best?
Thanks a lot for your reply Clive. It is just what I was hoping for. Happy New year. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30852 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: field recorder recommendations?
Try to find the one that Geir Jenssen (from Biosphere) used to record his climb on the world's sixth highest mountain (album name: Cho Oyu 8201M - www.touchmusic.org.uk). His field recordings (along with Hazaard's and Christian Fennesz's) are pretty awesome indeed. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31175 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Are there any PRat's out there?
Patrick Dixon;166119 Wrote: > Fortunately I just happen to have a CDX for Sale. One owner, bought new > from Grahams in London around 2001 IIRC. Why not have two? Thanks for the offer Patrick, but one CD player is one too many. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31053 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: simple but high quality
Skunk;165867 Wrote: > Avoiding a wireless hop to the server is obviously better in your > situation, but others get away with it. I guess it depends on your > walls. And the files you're streaming. You are much more likely to get drop outs with higher bandwidth lossless formats like Flac than with highly compressed lower bandwidth formats like mp3. For reliability an all wired setup is definitely best, two wireless hops is the worst. Most people use one wireless hop (to Squeezebox) only. With 128k mp3s you are quite likely to get perfect streaming across two wireless hops as long as you have good signal strength. With any lossless files the result is uncertain (although as Flac is decoded on the Squeezebox itself it should perform best of all the lossless formats as it will require a little less than half of the bandwidth of other lossless formats which are decoded on the computer and streamed to the Squeezebox as PCM) Caveat: I may be wrong and often am. MC. -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31076 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Are there any PRat's out there?
I've use the SB2/3 with various DACS and also used solely the analogue outs. For a system such as you are planning you'll need a dac without question. In my experience the next most important upgrade is to get a linear power supply (like the Elpac), which can be got extremely cheaply. I have no idea about the other Bolder type upgrades/modifications. Personally I didn't like the SB2/3 with the Benchmark Dac, finding it tiring, harsh and rather flat and metallic (Others think the combination sounds wonderful though). I also used an Arcam Black Box, which was comfortably warm but vague and indistinct. The best one I've used was a Perpetual Technologies PA-3 (sometimes with PA-1 upsampling thingy and Monolithic power supply). This had all the detail of the Benchmark but was not tiring or harsh and the sound appeared more three dimensional. I've not used the Lavry but would love to try it. The Transporter sounds much better than the SB3 with any of the Dac's I've tried. The sound is extremely clean and pure, and listening is very comfortable indeed. But, to put this into some sort of context, nothing I've tried sounds as good as my NAIM CDX CD player which just seems to have more depth, body, welly and sheer musicality than anything else I've heard. With one's eyes shut and someone else switching between the SB3/Transporter and the CDX, playing the same music simultaneously at the same levels it is simple to pick out the CDX every single time. Everything else sounds a little thin and insubstantial in comparison. The difference is extremely apparent if one has smoked some weed. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31053 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 vs Audio Alchemy vs B&K AVP3000
The best test will be your ears I'm afraid. I feel that "good" and "bad" are terms too absolute when referring to the sound of DACs. They all differ, sometimes in very subtle ways. Someone will prefer one, whilst others think it to be horrible (e.g. the Benchmark DAC1 seems to receive very polarised opinions). Sorry. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30939 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
Just after installing my new Transporter the wife walked into the room, looked at the rack and said "Ooh, you've bought a karioke machine". That's the furthest her interest in hifi has got. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30541 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Why is "no preamp" best?
Phil Leigh;164462 Wrote: > it is accepted wisdom that the input impedance of a power amp should be > at least 10x that of the output impedance So with the output impedance (unbalanced analogue outs) of the Transporter at 100ohms and the input of the NAIM NAP 250 power amp at 18kohms, I ought to be OK then. :-). MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30852 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Why is "no preamp" best?
I agree with all of these posts, in that, what sounds good to the listener is best. However, the original quote said that no pre-amp is best. But, if the Transporter does not have a pre-amp how can it drive my power amp? It must have a pre-amp (but no pre-amp is good, according to CliveB). And a follow on is... how on earth can I just unplug the Transporter from my power amp then plug in into my pre-amp and it sounds fine i.e it does not blow it up! The signals levels for a feed to a pre-amp and a power amp vary by a magnitude but I don't have to tell the Transporter what it's feeding, it just seems to know. How can that be? MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30852 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Why is "no preamp" best?
ClibeB's post in another thread has me confused and I was hoping that I may get some input that would clear up my confusion. cliveb;164218 Wrote: > The best preamp possible is no preamp at all. You can have a hifi set up wihtout a pre-amp? I currently use a Transporter directly into a NAIM power amp. However I am under the impression that I am using the Transporter's built-in pre-amp. Is this not true? If it is true why should the pre-amp be better than than the NAIM pre-amp I used to use? NAIM dealers tend to say that using another pre-amp (rather than a NAIM) can introduce "instability" (yup, I know... not too technical, but then NAIM dealers tend towards the wooly rather than the technical). Patrick Dixon has said on these forums that the pre-amp should block very high freuencies (out-of-hearing range one presumes) to work properly with a NAIM amp, otherwise "instability" is the result. I assume that if this is the case with NAIM it might well be the case with other power amp/pre-amp combos. My experience is that not using a pre-amp with a Transporter "might" produce a harsher sound (not tested as testing is very hard to do in this case). I may well be entirely wrong about this though so please take this observation with a dose of salt. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30852 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: FF or RW using FLAC?
No, it's not the most intuitive implementation of fast forward and fast rewind. Kyle is correct, but I also think that the longer you hold it down the faster it's supposed to forward (or rewind). As usual, I may be wrong (and frequently am). MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30790 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 320kbps -- too much?
Robin Bowes;163345 Wrote: > ModelCitizen wrote: > > It's sad to see such a cultured man leave the forums. > > MCHey Simon, don't worry - you've still got me :)R. Chortley ha! May I be > > the first to wish you a very merry Christmas Robin. I hope it was realised where my tongue was. I had a lot of trouble being polite to him when he replied to my posts in most rude fashion (cor, don't I sound Southern). MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30594 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 320kbps -- too much?
highdudgeon;163028 Wrote: > Au contraire, mon frere... > I'd rather save the space for, say, Solti's rendition of the Requiem > (guess which one). > C'est tout. It's sad to see such a cultured man leave the forums. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30594 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 320kbps -- too much?
opaqueice;163143 Wrote: > Sadly, I don't know a way to do that. If you have a sound card with a > digital out you could send it to a DAC, but then you could still object > on the basis of jitter etc. I'm more likely to object to the humming computer! MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30594 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 320kbps -- too much?
opaqueice;162801 Wrote: > Foobar's ABX is indeed the best antidote for audiophilia. But not all > of the sick want to be cured... I'd like to try this. Can you tell me how you can use this Foobar2000 ABX test with a dedicated audiophile set up (i.e. not via a computer sound card with associated computer electrical noise and ambient noise). I probably couldn't tell the difference between a 96khz mp3 and a lossless file with my computer's audio set up! MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30594 ___ 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
Gawd. My experience. You'd be hard pushed to find something that sounds better than than the Trannsporter. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 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: SB3 plus DAC vs Transporter with or without DAC
Thanks tomjtx. This about says it all except... if you aren't going to use the Transporter's DAC then why buy it? You'd be better off saving your money and buying a SB3 and using that along with an external DAC. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 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: 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 Personally I far prefer the sound of the Transporter to the SB3 Dac1 combo (which is what I had before buying the Transporter). I was never happy with the Benchmark's cold, uninviting analytical 2d-ness. But of course this is my personal opinion and is probably disagreed with by many. Other dacs will sound different (better/worse depending on the person) to the Transporter. I'm only certain of the answer to one part of your question... you'd be daft to use the Transporter with another Dac. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 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: Yet another Transporter test
highdudgeon;160561 Wrote: > I don't understand why people ask such easily answered questions. Well, that's an easy one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laziness MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30384 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Yet another Transporter test
How much does this particular obsolete Marantz technology cost? MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30384 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Questions on my setup
PhilNYC;158220 Wrote: > I thought setting the analog output to 63 was the equivalent of muting > it...? You're probably right. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30098 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Questions on my setup
I had the same set up. For best quality output I used this set up: Mute SB3 analog outputs (0), set SB3 digital output as constant (i.e. without any volume control), leave Benchmark such that that the volume knob is disabled (setting on back I think). Then use the amp volume to set listening levels. However, my pre-amp had a remote... I wouldn't have had this setup if I had to get up off the floor to change the volume! I assume you have an integrated amp? I had a separate power and pre-amp and found that the Benchmark Dac pre-amp ran my power amp very nicely indeed... but I left the pre-amp in the system so I could use the remote to change the volume. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30098 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There must be a better way for this forum to operate.
jonheal;158013 Wrote: > > Here are some of my annoying traits: > - I interrupt people when they're talking > - I don't listen well > - I often don't give people the benefit of the doubt > - I'm often negative > - I'm selfish Yup, I'll second that. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30039 ___ 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 Cleve;157134 Wrote: > The current version of my Home Theatre/Audio system. From top to > bottom > SB3 > McIntosh Mc2205 > McIntosh MX-132 > McIntosh MC7100 > Belkin PURE AV power center > McIntosh MAC4100 > Oppo DVD player > Denon DRM-3 cassette deck > Speakers - left, center, and right - Klipsch Epic CF-4s > Not shown in the photo - Klipsch Epic CF-3s - Left and right surround. You forgot to mention the fish. Used for sound dampening qualities no doubt. Are they Pike (or Salmon?)? MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 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: Moderator, where are you?
ModelCitizen;157163 Wrote: > My Life in The Bush of Ghosts has been remastered? Wow. It's very good too... a lot more bo** than the original. Right in yer face. I guess some might say it's over-compressed though. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29967 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Moderator, where are you?
Skunk;157130 Wrote: > It's been remastered recently, so try your local retailer. My Life in The Bush of Ghosts has been remastered? About time too. I love this album.. but the dire production has always greatly annoyed me. Sorry. Impossible to stay on topic (Moderator where art thou???). MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29967 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Does your Transporter love acoustic guitar?
I have a compilation CD set (3 off) called Accoustic Songbook, which has an incredible number of good tracks (for a compilation). Since I've had the Transporter I've been playing this set much more than previously. If you can get hold of it try to check it out. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29827 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Does your Transporter love acoustic guitar?
How odd, I was just thinking the same thing last night whilst listening to Fleetwood Mac's The Chain and then a remaster of Jiohn Martyn's Solid Air. Mind you, everything seems to sound goood on the Tramsporter. I must have had it three weeks now and it still constantly surprises me with it's beautiful sound. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29827 ___ 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 As I've just taken a photo for another thread I thought I'd upload it here. Here's my system... complete with racing playlist. Not SB3 strictly, but a Transporter. All Naim, PC OB1s and a Transporter. MC +---+ |Filename: Scalextric3.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1996| +---+ -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 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: IR problems on Transporter
Just to finish off the thread. I decided to try and see what it'd be like with the rack facing up the room... and it was not as bad as I'd thought, mainly as now I can shove it almost up against a side wall whereas before there was a large gap at the back to accomodate leads, fiddling etc. This seemed to go hand in hand with a tidy up and slight reorganisation of the lounge, vastly improving it's Feng Shui. Although the Transporter is still at an angle to the place I usually reside I am coming at it from the other side so the IR reception is not blocked by the knob. I'm pleased with the results and glad not to have to use the telescope or reflecting mirrors and still get pretty perfect reception on my Transporter. The only slight problem is that when the lounge door is open I can only see the very edge of the rack and none of the components at all! Thanks for all the help. MC +---+ |Filename: Scalextric3.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1995| +---+ -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: IR problems on Transporter
Hmmm, thanks for this. It looks like an rf remote might be the way to go (however buying yet another bit of technology goes against the grain somewhat as I'm currently trying to reduce the number of bits of technology I own as I just seem to end up repairing and configuring things all the time, Scalextric and Squeezebox being the two most major culprits by a long way). $30 is very cheap indeed. Does the rf remote add any extra lag time in? MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: IR problems on Transporter
Mark Lanctot;154769 Wrote: > I assume the photo is taken from your normal listening position? No, not really. My usual listening position is central in the room, either comatose on the floor infront of where the Scalextric controllers are (on cushions with head on a poof) or on the sofa behind where the photo is taken (again centrally between the speakers). This position is a bit too far form the speakers for my liking and I have to squint a bit to see the Transporter's screen. I just tried aiming the remote at the ceiling and was surprised to see that if I was standing in front of the unit it sill responded. However, as soon as that knob gets in the way of the remote's line of site there's no response at all. I would prefer it if the hifi rack faced me but there is no elegant or practical way to do this in this room (which is odd as it's not small). The angle and IR reponse has never been a problem with the Naim stuff or the Squeezebox 3 (which was angled towards me anyway). I am contemplating turning the whole rack round to face down the room (with Transporter towards the bottom).. which will look really pants and get in the way of the right hand speaker (not to mention the lounge door being opened by small children and whacking into the front of the hifi rack). I have an iPaq which runs the handheld web interface quite well, but it's nothing like as simple as using the remote (and means taking my eye off the race for so much longer). I'd find it hard to contemplate getting a Nokia 770 just to run my hifi... I like the Telescope idea, or perhaps turning the Transporter upside down.. or maybe I should just move house. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: IR problems on Transporter
P Floding;154743 Wrote: > Why don't you just tilt the contraption (Transporter) forward? Just make > sure it doesn't slide down... > Or, you could, with an enormous effort I'm sure, raise your arm when > you use the remote. I almost think you're serious! As you can see my room is meticulously planned out. Turning the Transporter at an angle has already destroyed the equilibrium and balance of my favourite play room. Tilting it would jeopardise the room's Feng Shui even further and may even result in a damaged Transporter It's not gnerally a simple as holding an arm in the air. It's holding it in the air, twisting the wrist back and forth and waving my arm from side to side to side until I get any response and then watching in dismay as the screen occasionally updates at what appears to be random intervals. Almost inevitably I end up sitting up and loosing the current race to my son. It has occasionally struck me that changing CDs might be easier and the result more certain. Enjoying yourself Patrick? MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: IR problems on Transporter
highdudgeon;154713 Wrote: > How about sitting up with your ears at a proper level for listening? yeah, but then I couldn't play Scalextric. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: IR problems on Transporter
dean;154682 Wrote: > Sorry that the IR sensor isn't in the right place for you. We did try > to place it with the widest visibility, but with all that display glass > there wasn't much flexibility. Hmm... any plans to make a transparent knob? MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: IR problems on Transporter
P Floding;154630 Wrote: > I guess you could sell the transporter. What colour is it? I don't > really want one, but if the price is right, which it must be now when > we all know about this fatal flaw... Thnaks for the offer but I think I'll just reposition it (and at some point maybe change the facia). It sounds far to good to ever consider selling. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: IR problems on Transporter
I've done some more investigating (with a torch) and think that the IR receptor is very close to the know, in about the 7.5 minutes to o'clock position. After playing around with the remote it has become obvious that the knob is blocking the line of site to my remote when I'm in my favourite listening position. Bummer. Damn silly place to put the IR receptor, if I'm correct. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
Hi, I tried: [common] browse.single = visual_toggle but found that although it did what I wanted in the rh screen (i.e. mimicked the "Visual" botton), it also updated the lh screen to browse. This seemed to work though: [common] browse = visual_toggle Right, now off to Erland's pugins. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] IR problems on Transporter
I'm beginning to think we need a forum dedicated to the Transporter. I was not too sure where best to put this post. I am finding the Transporter does not respond to my remote as I expect it to (I've tried new batteries). I think this is due to my listening position, splayed out on the floor, and the fact that the Transporter is the top box on my rack (height of about 1 to 1.25 metre off the floor). I find I have to hold the remote high in the air (i.e. at a similar height to the Transporter) otherwise the Transporter does not receive the IR signal. I've looked at the front of the Transporter to see if I can see the IR receiver thingy but can't easily tell where it is. My feeling is that it may be directly above the knob and so the knob is blocking line of sight when I'm on the floor. Can anyone (who's taken it apart or got better eyes than me) confirm that his is correct (or not)? Cheers MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29656 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
Cheers for this Ceejay. It looks like it may be possible after all. I'll have a play tonight. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
ceejay;154237 Wrote: > I think I now have it as good as its going to get with the current > software, but still want more - I will do something with an enhancement > request along the lines we've discussed when I get round to it.Ceejay Well, you are one ahead of me then... cos I thing that what I want is probably possible... but it's my lack of understanding of the (overly complex?) interface that makes it impossible for me to set up. Anyway I've just completely reinstalled SlimServer and all my chosen plugins. I've not installed MusicInfo cos I wanted to get up an runnning as quick as I could, spending little time on configuration. And guess what... the Transporter screen is almost as I would have it as default. Now... there are only two things I think I need to do to get the displays dead right for me 1) Map the Transporter Visual button to the remote (I think this is probably possible) 2) Use extended text info more than once, such that when I hit the Visual botton it will display the extended text I choose (in my case the Comment tag). I am trying to achieve the scrolling display of the "comment" tag in the right hand display at the press of one remote button (i.e when i want to see it). If you know of a way to do this I would be very grateful indeed (and even buy you a three pints of best bitter if you ever got to Brighton). MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
ceejay;154224 Wrote: > Have you tried using "Jump Back On Wake"? So if the MusicInfoScr > screensaver has kicked in and you are looking at its displays and you > then press a button - you get taken back to where you were before (eg > the LastFM menu)? Ceejay Ahah, another missing link to screen display configuration. I use to know about this but have obviously forgotten. Thanks. How much do you charge and hour to set these things up? :-) MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
One thing that constantly bugs me and that could possibly be tied into the display configuration and the way the whole display thing works is the way the Now Playing screen works. Currently, for instance, if I am listening to a Last.Fm station I can't just go back (left) into the Last.FM stuff to submit a preference for a track. I have to go right through the top level SlimServer menu to get back to Last.FM before I can submit my preference, which is definitely not right, intuitive or friendly and is far too slow. But perhaps I am missing something (not at all unusual). MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
Yup, I agree with all of this. And configuration for anything to do with the display should all be performed from one screen or section (and possibly sub-screens), including the screensavers. MusicInfo is definitely the place to start. I'd like to see a facility to stop any display segment from scrolling as well. There is a lot to get into one nice, intuitive and simple config screen though. :-) MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
pc4ever1;153823 Wrote: > I like it just the way it is by using the MusicInfoSCR plugin. I love the plugin too. It's just that overall display configuration is very hard unless you work with computers! It needs simplifying, whilst retaining the same configurability. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Am I the only person who still wants a digital only Transporter
tomjtx;153547 Wrote: > I think my TP sounds great. Everyday I like it more. I'll have to second this. Whatever the reason, my Transporter just seems to sound better and better. I have a lot of trouble turning it off at night to go to bed. It really does beat the pants off my old set up of linear PSU, SB3 and Benchmark Dac1, which was flat, unengaging and really pretty unlikeable by comparison. Now, if only I could configure the screens correctly.. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29494 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
The way I look at it the diaplay is split into four segments (double line display is two). Excepting the Browse function I'd like to choose what appears in each display segment and what happens in a few moments in each display (if I should want anything to change, which I don't). Unfortunately the whole idea about the way it works at the moment seems a little arse about face. I understand exactly why this has come about though but think it is time to reassess the way the diplay processing works (expecially as I can't get the display to do exactly what I want and am sure it can do what I want). Using three (or more?) different SlimServer screens to program the display is not user-friendly. Only one screen (including sub-screens parhaps) should suffice and would be much more understandable. The SlimServer idea of a screensaver seems a bit redundant to me and could be dumped. One of the things that has contributed to the current confused state is the idea of plugins and how they have been integrated (or rather added in after the fact) I think. The Transporter's dual screen has made the e... organically-grown way the display programming works apparent. It is probably time to take a user-centric, or ergonomic view and redesign it appropriately. A friendlier MusicInfo seems the best place to start, all else could follow after that. The ability to chose whether the text in each screen segment scrolls or not would be useful too. I've previously written initial ramblings of how the display programming might work here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29084&page=3 I'll give your suggestions, ceejay, some thought later but at this moment I am running up and down the stairs between PC and Transporter trying to get the display as I want it (not, not really). MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
JJZolx;153417 Wrote: > I'm sorry, but I _REALLY_ have no desire to read biographies, reviews, > lyrics, sports scores, weather reports, stock quotes, or anything else > for that matter, on my audio gear. Oh, OK. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
JJZolx;152427 Wrote: > I've found that turning off the (as yet) useless 2nd display to be the > best of all worlds. Until someone thinks up a good use for the thing. I'm not dead sure this is posible but have you tried installing Michael hergers great Biography and Album Review plugins? It'd be nice if the right hand screen could be used for scrolling? MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
Yup, that's it. Cheers. I am now a lot nearer getting the displays set up as i want them. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
JJZolx;152427 Wrote: > I've found that turning off the (as yet) useless 2nd display to be the > best of all worlds. Until someone thinks up a good use for the thing. I'd like to use the second display to show the comment field as all my rips include bios and reviews in this tag, but getting it exactly as I want it has foxed me so far. My display is now a right mess and resetting MusicInfo to defaults does not sort it out. Using browse I can brwse through albums (for instance) but when I hit the right button, instead of getting the track listing I receive the comment (which is useless as it's the same for all the tracks). I can't seem to figure out how to get back to listing the tracks. It's made all much harder as I don't currently have a laptop in the house so I have to make changes upstairs on my main desktop machine and then run downstairs to see what affect they've had on the display. Oh. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Trasporter display configuration - done much?
ceejay;152321 Wrote: > Hi, sorry to hijack your thread I'm very relieved someone did! MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 24/96 on Transporter: should it work?
ChrisOwens;151039 Wrote: > So, don't be reluctant to file a bug if you run across such a track! > I'm happy to check it out. http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id= Cheers. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29059 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter into poweramp?
Michael16oz;150895 Wrote: > > My dream would be (though I strongly suspect I wouldn't spend the > money) the cheapest amp that would make PMC OB1 really sing Well, if you find out what this is please let me know! My NAP250 is not really driving my OB1s well enough and I've been pointed towards a Bryston amp (1450 UK pounds second hand) or two Rega Exon 3 (at £798 UK pounds each new), both costing a lot more than I want to spend. :-( MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29151 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 24/96 on Transporter: should it work?
Yup I have a DVD 24 bit 192khz rip of Neil Young's Harvest. I thought the Transporter would be able to play this, but it plays at half speed which is not ideal (but does have it's interesting moments). I thought the Transporter was flagged as able handle this but obviously not. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29059 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter into poweramp?
I've tested running the Transporter into my Naim NAC102 preamp and then straight into my NAP250 power amp. I prefer it into just the power amp. Your mileage may vary. :-) MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29151 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Trasporter display configuration - done much?
Has anyone tried messing about with the display configuration for the Trasporter? I ask as I have spent a good deal of time trying to achieve a certain set up for the displays and am finding it all a bit difficult and confusing. I'm using Michael Herger's great MusicInfo plugin. I'm interested to know if anyone else has tried messing about in depth with the display settings and what their experience has been (i.e. am i just a bit thick!). I've been posting about it on the third party plugin forum: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29084 It's only at the end of the thread where I make up my mind what I really want to achieve though. Thanks for any input. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29162 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: TP changes with break in
Pale Blue Ego;149788 Wrote: > (actually, the ultimate burn-in music has to be Muslimgauze. If your > system can survive that without shredding or melting, you're good to > go. Maybe I'll see if I can peel the titanium off the new tweeters > with a few well-chosen tracks) I guess you've not met Christian Fennesz from Touch Records (home of Biosphere) then. This is very serious burn in *music*. Scares the neighbours and passing pidgeons s***less. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Transporters
Well, if it's any consolation, even though I added a note to my order reminding SlimDevices that I required a UK mains adaptor I have received a US one. I think this may well affect the sound quality. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Transporters
Just to rub salt into the wounds. My Transporter has just arrived. I had to pay UPS 17.5% VAT and £11 handling charge (how do they get away with it?) but not a sign of the 5% import tax I was expecting. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: The Sooloos
To repeat a previous question by another... so what is with the name Sooloos... how was it arrived at, what does it mean? MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28499 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: The Sooloos
To repeat a previous question... so what is with the name Sooloos... how was it arrived at? Was it a committe decision? MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28499 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Transporters
cliveb;149638 Wrote: > > RoHS, if you don't know, stands for "Restriction of Hazardous > Substances" and is an EU single market directive (ie. a rule imposed on > everyone by faceless and unaccountable bureaucrats in Brussels) that > came into force on 1st July. Funny that it doesn't seem to apply if you buy it direct from Slim! MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter backlog
slimjim;149500 Wrote: > I ordered my Transporter on October 3rd and I finally got the tracking > number for the shipment today (24th)! > Ken I ordered mine two days later and have just been rung by UK UPS to request my VAT number... I get it tomorrow! Yipp!! This despite an email from [EMAIL PROTECTED] saying that there was a problem with my card (which I know there wasn't, loads of money in it and it worked fine when they took the dosh for the SB3) MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28629 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter Arrived!
Mark Lanctot;148325 Wrote: > Mine just arrived! I'm taking photos but they won't look as good as > WSLam's. Besides, they're of the same thing - I got the black unit > too. > Haven't connected up yet, but I will shortly. I fear the rest of my > system is not up to the task though. Hang the photos, what does it sound like? MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28812 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter Arrived!
Chander;147367 Wrote: > I've ordered mine 3 days ago but just to be sure, do you think you could > really distinguish between SB3 & Transporter within an ABX test ? I > hope so...Thanks So do I. I've never bought anything on a wing and a prayer before. And I've been thinking about this. What made me buy the first bit of kit I've ever bought before hearing it, was Sean and his dedication to getting the sound stuff right. Still... I've been conned by the world's most powerful person, Mr Bush (I hate you) and Mr Tony Blair (simpering lap dog) that I am beginning to have have problems trusting anyone anymore. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28812 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter backlog
seanadams;147348 Wrote: > We do not have complete visibility of our dealers' inventory/backlog, > but we are shipping to all of them as quickly as possible. Your local > dealer should be able to give you an estimate based on our projected > ship date to them. Anyway to get fast tracked? :-) MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28629 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter sound quality, new system...
empty99;147311 Wrote: > to rid the system of active preamp, to simplify signal purity. I am > thinking of doing same but read that Transporter balance out do not > have switchable resistors for volume control, you must rely on digital > volume, in certain setup, may be less than optimum. There's whole thread about Transporters digital volume adjustment that I don't claim to understand. But the end result seems to be that it's done correctly and in the same way (or better) than other hi end and much more expensive equipment does (I think Wadia or someone was mentioned). MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28807 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter backlog
Fifer;147325 Wrote: > Yes, but it does seem odd that Heuer ordered in July, me on 8th August > and yet we're still waiting whilst others who ordered more than a month > later are listening to their Transporters. Yes, that would annoy the tits off me. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28629 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter Arrived!
inguz;147326 Wrote: > Mine arrived Monday but I can't unpack it until the weekend. The > anticipation is killing me... :-) I'll unpack it for you. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28812 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter backlog
Heuer;147318 Wrote: > Amazing business model - all these people who want to part with $1200 > yet the supplier does not seem to want their money. Slim Devices must > be a very cash rich company! Ummm.. it's pre-order you did. Feel lucky to have got the SB3 quickly (if you took advantage of the offer). I don't believe that SD promised a delivery date for the Transporter, only the date they would start shipping. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28629 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter backlog
ModelCitizen;147043 Wrote: > However both my enquiries to [EMAIL PROTECTED] requesting a > projected shipping date for my Transporter have met with a deafening > silence. > Maybe they're a bit busy. > MC I've done SlimDevices Orders department a disservice. One of my mails mails to them bounced (incorrectly addressed) and the reply to the other came within 30 hours (just arrived). I ordered Transporter directly from SlimDevices on the 5th October and the email from Mac Kay says with luck it will be with me by the end of next week (i.e. 27th October). Can't wait to hear it with my new PMC OB1 speakers! :-) MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28629 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: How to Improve Sound Quality?
TiredLegs;146684 Wrote: > OK, I'll bite. > > The flaw in this argument is that people don't necessarily want listen > to hifi at volume as loud as the original instruments. To point out an > extreme example: if I want to listen to a live recording of a rock > concert, do I need 50,000 watts of amp power in my home? In my experince it's rare that people turn thewir hifi up loud. It confuses me why so many audiophiles buys kit that only sounds good loud. I think that when people buy gear they should take care to buy stuff that sounds good at the volume they are most often likely to listen to it at (this is just one reason why correctly driven Shahinian Arcs are so cool). This can sometimes preclude hi wattage speakers and hard-to-drive speakers. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28700 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter backlog
Chander;147044 Wrote: > I've emailed to SD. I hope they will answer quickly... Please post back if they do and I'll keep trying. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28629 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter backlog
Chander;146892 Wrote: > Hi, > I've ordered a transporter saturday noon but i've not received any > mail, even for confirmation! Is this a normal situation ? I ordered mine directly from SlimDevices on 05 October 2006 and got confirmation and another email saying the SB3 had shipped within 30 minutes! The SB3 arrived a day or two later. However both my enquiries to [EMAIL PROTECTED] requesting a projected shipping date for my Transporter have met with a deafening silence. Maybe they're a bit busy. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28629 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter with no preamp and Naim power amp
Patrick Dixon;146582 Wrote: > I run my SB+ straight into a power amp with +24dB gain and then into > Linn Isobariks. This gives me a useable volume control range which for > 'normal' listening is set around -15dB(*) on the SB (but with some CDs > played loudly goes to around -3dB). > (*) On the 0-100 SB volume range, each step is 0.5dB > I've also owned lots of Naim kit and still have a NAP140 kicking around > here. > My guess is that the -10dB setting would be fine for you, and no > jumpers set at all won't be a disaster. > Thanks Patrick. What amp do you run now (if not NAIM)? Patrick Dixon;146582 Wrote: > > Of course, an SB+ will sound better anyway ;-) Chortle, chortle... :-) MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28705 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter with no preamp and Naim power amp
Hello, I'm sorry to have to do this but I am very flummoxed indeed. I have a Transporter on order and I am looking forward to reducing mu HiFi. I want to rung the Transporter directly into my NAIM Nap180 power amp and do away with my Benchmark1 DAC and NAIM NAC102 preamp. However, recent talk about Squeezebox white noise of death and amplifier input impediences have made me wonder if what I'm proposing is wise. I have two questions I'd really be grateful of some help with: 1) Am I right to think that the best way to configure a Transporter for use as a preamp is to use some sort of internal jumpers or something to ensure that total output can never exceed the input requirement of the power amp? And then I have to fiddle about with the software stuff to work out what this optimal level is? You can tell I am confused can't you?? 2) I can't tell if the Transporter outputs what I need for the power amp I have presently. I've read the posts, but the spec of my amp doesn't seem make it clear (it seems a bit bereft of the details I require perhaps?). This is it - Naim NAP180: Power output: Continuous, 8 ohms 60 watts per channel Transient 300VA Voltage gain +29dB Input impedance 18 kilohms Frequency response -3dB @ 3Hz & 50kHz Any help very appreciated indeed! MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28705 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Internet Radio Quality
The BBC Real Audio quality is not too good. However, I am constantly amazed how good Shoutcast stations bradcasting at 128k sound. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28626 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Transporters
Can you really tell the difference between the Transporter and the Squeezebox 2/3 on that gear? If you can that's great and very promising. Did you get the silver or black version? I've only received my free Squeezebox 3 so far, but it cost me VAT and 5% import duty. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: The Sooloos
autopilot;145427 Wrote: > Back to the Sooloos Do you think this is pronounced like "So Loose"? Anything else seems to conjure up multiple toilets, perhaps owned by a Chinese guy. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Squeezebox3 (linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other irrelevant, superfluous and annoying black boxes. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28499 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Cool, or what?
The whole thing looks amazing... web site, hifi and photographs. Lovely. The gear reminds me of an Audi TT for some reason. MC -- ModelCitizen Why does it always happen to me? Squeezebox3 (with linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other annoying black boxes Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28587 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB2+ or Transporter - That is the Question?
I think you're gonna have to wait till a few more people have them (or you can get a demo)! However, the way I look at it is this: I get a free SB3 (if offer is still on SlimDevices web site). I can sell my Benchmark Dac1 (at last!) I can sell my Naim pre-amp Which, if I get reasonable deals on the kit about should mean it ends up costing errr... nothing! Cool indeedo! MC -- ModelCitizen Why does it always happen to me? Squeezebox3 (with linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other annoying black boxes Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28523 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Vibrating knob
I should think yourself lucky that you have a vibrating knob. MC -- ModelCitizen Why does it always happen to me? Squeezebox3 (with linear PSU) > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Plus other annoying black boxes Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28494 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: The Sooloos
Looks to me like a triumph of marketing over substance (pretty normal huh?), unlike SD which unusually for these times seems to be the reverse. Glad to see the boxes have no useless buttons and knobs on them. I can't belive that anyone would want a ruddy great touch screen on their dinner table. I think the remote is where it's at really. I'll be interested to see the technical specs. The web site is noticeable for it's lack of any sort of detail (pretty model though.. lovely cleavage). MC -- ModelCitizen Why does it always happen to me? Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28499 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Transporters
radish;143415 Wrote: > The "free SB3" offer has been reinstated for direct orders. My guess is > it's the SB3 that's shipped right away, not the Transporter. This is > what the order page currently says: > "Bonus Squeezebox Included! Transporter ships in 2 to 3 weeks, > Squeezebox ships now." Damn, damn, damn. I should probably have read this thread before posting to it. MC -- ModelCitizen Why does it always happen to me? Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Transporters
I ordered a Transporter directly from SlimDevices today as a UK distributor told me that the UK distributors will not receive them till mid-october. I chose 2 day shipping. Half an hour after the order was made I received an email stating that it had shipped. Amazing! I am a little perplexed as to why anyone would order from a distributor as they do not seem to be offering the free SB3 with it (I did not look at all of them but the one I talked to said that their offer ended on the 15th September). I was surprised to find out that the UK disributors are not given the offer by SlimDevices (i.e. supplied with a free SB3 for each Transporter sold) and that any that matched the SlimDevices free SB offer had to take the hit for the free device on their Transporter margin, which seemed rather unfair. I'm interested to know how the VAT and import duty (which I ws told would be 5%) is to be paid. Do I write a cheque when it is delivered or what? MC -- ModelCitizen Why does it always happen to me? Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporters have arrived!
Once I realised it had not flown in from another solar system and squatted on your hifi I began to think it looked rather beautiful, but are you sure you don't have any small aliens living under your sofa? MC -- ModelCitizen Why does it always happen to me? Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27857 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporters have arrived!
Even in your lovely photos it's still got too many f* useless buttons. MC -- ModelCitizen Why does it always happen to me? Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27857 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: High Bit Rate MP3 vs Lossless Compression
And even if you can't tell the difference with your existing system (which in fact it seems like you can), you may find that if/when you upgrade your system the difference becomes more discernable. peronally I find that most MP3s make the treble a little phasey (cymbols especially) and that the really low bass (mostly electronic music) does not make the floor vibrate as nicely as lossless copies. MC -- ModelCitizen Why does it always happen to me? Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 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: Squeezebox Class D!
You've gotta laugh... otherwise you'd cry. MC -- ModelCitizen Why does it always happen to me? Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 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: Any way to improve sound quality ?
Colin Reilly Wrote: > I am unclear as to whether the DAC1 upsamples or not. I know it is > supposed to be a 192 Khz 24 bit DAC, but I assume only if one is > feeding it the appropriate signal. I am reasonably pleased with the > sound I am getting, but it is nowhere near the quality of my vinyl > source. I say sound, because to my ears that is exactly what it is, > not music, and not like the feeling that the musicians are playing > together that I know I can get from vinyl. Sometimes it sounds just > like a wall of sound, and pretty hard and edgy. Of course CD quality > plays a part I know. Some are atrocious. I use Naim gear with an SB2 and a DAC 1. Even with the SB2 linear PSU the sound can be harsh and clinical when compared with my Naim CDX or vinyl (other Benchmark owners have shot me down in flames for saying this though!). However, I have got used to the detail and have not found any reasonable alternatives yet (it's not easy to try out a variety of DACs!). I am pretty sure that what I require is a non-oversampling DAC (the Benchmark is an oversampling DAC) but the ones I have heard so far sound a bit muggy in comparison to the Benchmark. I think I'll wait for the Transporter now (but how do I get to hear that?). If it's good enough I should be able to sell my Dac1, Naim pre-amp and SB2 with linear PSU. Saying that I have a number of Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (MFSL) and Analogue Productions CD remasters and these all sound fabulous. Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto - Getz Gilberto [1963.MFSL Ultradisk] and Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon [1973.MFSL Ultradisk] are especially stunning. Ripping directly from vinyl does nothing to improve the sound (as you might expect). I do find it exasperating that (due to bad mastering I presume) many of the CDs I have sound absolutely terrible on my set-up. I can't bear to listen to long time favourite Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures and have to play it instead on my computer or iPod for it to be enjoyable. MC -- ModelCitizen Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 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: Transporter question for the CEO
seanadams Wrote: > "Transporter" - It is not the name I originally wanted. agentsmith Wrote: > Hi Sean,1. I remember you stated in one thread that you did not discern > significant difference between the SB3 using Benchmark DAC1 and SB3 > straight out. My guess is that this was a product pushed by Sean against the advice of others in the company and that consumers have ended up with a compromise between Sean's current obsession with quality and the audiophile market and the market realities (profit) pushed by others in the company. So we've ended up with a product that, although technically brilliant, does not fit the Audiophile market for (at least) two reasons: 1) The software is just not up to it (it's very hard to believe that Slimserver 6.5 will be OK enough by September... at least judging by my last two years experience). 2) It looks pretty pants. It looks like something out of the seventies... all fuss. The remote is the thing most people use surely? Yet the remote looks cheap and the unit has loads of buttons. Do many (audiophile) people get off their sofa, walk to the thing, and then bend down to press buttons? Surely not. It should definitely be a box with a good remote (maybe even one with a display) and much less fuss. Even more worrying is that even I with my 46 year old cloth ears can easily hear the difference between my DAC1 and the Squeezebox DAC (unfortunately neither compare to the loveliness of a Naim CDX). Sean, you really need to be more circumspect. MC. -- ModelCitizen Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25783 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: I need a DAC !
Squirrel Wrote: > > ModelCitizen - which Arcam DAC are you selling for £100? If nobody else > buys it I might well be interested... It's an Arcam Black Box 5. As I can find exactly no info on the web about this box and have no manual I'd be very interested if you knew anything about it (even the difference between the 5 and the 50 would be good to know). If you do I'd appreciate a PM (as it's not really a subject for this thread). Cheers. MC -- ModelCitizen Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25690 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
