[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. It basically bans certain substances in electrical and electronic devices. So perhaps Squeezeboxes and Transporters have something in them which could give little Johnny a tummyache if he ate half a dozen of them. Interesting. In the interests of science, I'll eat my transporter for lunch and report back. Could anyone tell me if it tastes better with tomato ketchup or brown sauce? Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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 as external DAC - which cable?
DasGutHerrDoktor;146793 Wrote: Be very careful with 50 vs 75 ohm BNC connectors. As pointed out one has fatter pin than the other (cant remember which is which). If you connect 'fat pin' plug to 'thin pin' socket you will physically damage the socket - not good That's odd. The article that Triode linked to specifically stated that you wouldn't damage connectors by connecting 50ohm to 75ohm and vice versa. Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28701 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter as external DAC - which cable?
Thanks for that - I'm pretty certain it's 50ohm cable going by those diagrams and descriptions. I asked an electronics mate of mine and he said he didn't think it would make much difference. He reckoned the most likely effect was that it would lose signal strength (my words, not his) on account of the reflections at the 75-50ohm and 50-75ohm transitions (again, my words!). Given that it works as it is, and sounds a lot better than the cd player, I think I'll stick! It's always fun to hear about the theory though, even if I do only understand 50% of it. ;-) Max Triode;146788 Wrote: Depends what you mean by network cable. Old ethernet cable and much lab stuff is 50 ohm characteristic impedance. Patch cables used for telco transmission links [1.5M, 2M, 34M, 45M etc] is 75 ohm. The bnc connectors should match the cable impedance - normally the 75 ohm ones don't have insulation around the earth connection - see here (thanks to google!): http://sosnick.uchicago.edu/BNC_50_75.html -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28701 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter as external DAC - which cable?
This morning, I just happened to be clearing out my loft and discovered some ancient BNC network cable that I don't need. I therefore threw it all in the bin. This afternoon, I started to think about buying a cable to let me plug my CD player's digital output into the transporter. I then suddenly realised what I'd thrown away this morning, so went and raided my bin to get the BNC network cable back! Boy would I have kicked myself if the bins had been collected! ;-) I now have the CD player connected into the transporter with the BNC network cable and can now use the transporter as an external DAC by selecting BNC Coax S/PDIF from the Digital Inputs menu. It sounds fantastic - a huge improvement on the cd player's DAC! So, the inevitable question - should I be using an old (2-3m!) BNC network cable in this situation? It clearly works and sounds better, but would I get better results with different cable? I'm only really asking out of curiosity as I hardly ever use my cd player these days, so probably wouldn't be that interested in spending money anyway, unless it was only a tenner or something! Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28701 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Speaker recommendations for Sonic Super T Amp
Can anyone recommend a supplier of T-Amps in the UK? I've got one already, but can't find anywhere that sells them for anything like a decent price now. I quite like the look of the Super T, but would be equally interested in the classic t-amp. Thanks, Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28610 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Transporters
Mine arrived today! I'm really impressed so far. The sound doesn't jump out and grab you by the balls until you sit down and really listen (i.e. move away from the knob, where you're getting too distracted). Once you do that, you suddenly notice a vastly improved soundstage, much more detail, and all sorts of bits you've never heard before. It's a really nice, controlled sound with loads of range. And the knob is cool! I'm running with Mordaunt Short 906Is (£350), a Cambridge Audio Azur 640A V2 (£300), a £30 interconnect and £5/m speaker cable. This is budget gear, but the Transporter still sounds great! UPS charged duty as expected. The courier would have charged on delivery, but I rang up and paid over the phone in advance as I was a bit worried about whether I'd be available when it arrived and had already heard Robin's horror story! Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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
ModelCitizen;145479 Wrote: 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 now plugged in my SB2 and synced it to the transporter so I can change between the two with a button press on my remote. After quite a bit of unscientific flicking between the two sources, my wife and I can definitely tell the difference. Further more, my wife was able to consistently identify the transporter with her eyes closed and me not telling her which source was which (I didn't try). One thing that did surprise me was how good the sb2 is. All the differences I'd at first identified in the transporter were still there in the sb2 (I find this is always the case when I listen to new gear then go back to the old). The transporter is all about subtleties. The soundstage is definitely better, there is definitely more detail, there is more space to the sound and there's more oomph to the dynamics. To quote my wife, it sounds like something has opened up and let more air in. However, you need to listen carefully to hear this! If you're not really paying attention, you could miss the change between the sources. I think you'd pick it up in the overall sound over prolonged listening, however. Bottom line - think carefully before spending considerably more than on your other components! It may well be true that you can achieve better improvements through relative improvements in your amp, speakers etc. You wouldn't end up with something looking as good as the transporter, however, and I certainly don't regret it. Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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
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. Ah, thank goodness. I was about to start jumping up and down and shouting at the unfairness of the world! Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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: 'Wake On Audio' amplifier
radish;142609 Wrote: I loved my t-amp until it went bang and melted, taking it's PSU and a channel on my mixer with it :( I'm sure it was a freak occurance but I haven't bought a replacement. Eek, that wouldn't be good! Anyone who's seen a photo of my bedroom setup could see the problems that would cause. Sheep in smoke - not with a boom, but a baaa-oom! Max PS No, I'm not linking to the photo - it's too embarassing. ;-) -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28243 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 'Wake On Audio' amplifier
Me too also. I use a t-amp with some £30 Eltax minis connected to my SB3 in my bedroom. Does the job very nicely. Max gharris999;142566 Wrote: I can confirm that. I've got one driven by an SB3 and it's connected to some outdoor speakers. Sounds just fine. Not sure how available these are now, though. http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=Sonic+Impact+T-Amphl=enbtnG=Search+Froogle -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28243 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: A tip if you're using digital in on your Transporter
Craig;141596 Wrote: If you open up plugin.pm in the \plugins\digitalinput folder within the Slimserver folder, Scroll down to the bottom and you will find the labels that Transporter uses in it's displays. Change the one for your language to 'CD player Optical' or whatever you fancy, restart the server and voila!!! Now there's an enhancement request crying out for attention. You should be able to give names to the digital input via a preference in the web interface! Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28137 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Why does it sound better?
flattop100;141585 Wrote: Plugin/Setting idea: Let the volume settings go from one to eleven. Why does it sound better? Because it goes to 11! P.S. - If you haven't seen Christopher Guest's 'Spinal Tap,' ...go see it! The volume control in the SlimServer web interface has gone to 11 for years now! Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28126 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: A tip if you're using digital in on your Transporter
Sounds like there should also be a pref to disable inputs as well as rename them. Only problem would be if someone disabled one then wanted it later on and forgot that they'd disabled it. Max davep;141611 Wrote: What an excellent find! This has helped a lot with the WAF of my new set up under which the external CD player has to be selected via the Transporter inputs rather than by a simple button on the pre-amp. I have changed the title of the TOSLINK input to External CD Player which is a lot more meaningful to some people in the house. I'm thinking of blanking the descriptions of the others such as BNC, etc so as not to confuse or distract. Better yet would be a way of removing these options from the list altogether so there is no scrolling selection to be made (but with a way of putting them back later if I ever want to have an external BNC input for instance). davep -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28137 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Transporters
Craig;141255 Wrote: Yes Robin, I'd be interested for you to try too, A prize to the first person to post a picture of them holding Craig's transporter. ;-) Max PS Craig need not apply. -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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 Reception -- for Sean or others
seanadams;141244 Wrote: Actually that is probably not advisable - I can think of ways it might damage the radio. I run mine with the antennas attached, but folded down out of sight. Interesting. How would it damage the radio? Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28078 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Transporters
Craig;141280 Wrote: It should be pretty easy to spot at a car boot sale, it's not like there's too many of them around over here is it? ;-) Car boot sale??? It would be part of my private collection, I'm afraid! Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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
Craig;140944 Wrote: The man that threatened to pinch my Transporter wants to know where I live :-) Oh don't worry about that, we know exactly where you live! Last letters of the words and postcode in your address - k e t e u. ;-) I'm in Wakefield but can't make it to his Leeds gig so going to Fibbers instead. It's my first time there -what's it like? Legendary! Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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
Robin Bowes;141126 Wrote: Craig wrote: The man that threatened to pinch my Transporter wants to know where I live :-) I could find out easily (as Max did). I'd be interested to see if you could now - I told Craig how I got it and how to stop me doing it. Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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 knob is very cool
ScoobyMusic;140388 Wrote: I also have my transporter (LOVE IT) and have not figured out how to make the functionality of the knob default to a volume control on power up - At the moment it scrolls the play list - Is there a way to do that through the player settings in 6.5 - If so and I have missed it - my apologies for being silly - Thanks in advance Scooby Music Surely an audiophile would never use a digital volume control??? ;-) Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27981 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter Ship Dates
radish;140625 Wrote: Mine's waiting for me at home...this is going to be a _very_ long day at the office :( I suspect it will be worse when mine arrives. I don't think UPS have a branch anywhere near York, so I'll either have to try and arrange a day off to be at home when it arrives and wait until then, or drive to some godforsaken outpost to pick the thing up. Don't you just love home delivery! It's made worse by the fact that at least 3 major UK couriers have their offices about five minutes walk from my front door. Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27536 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Transporters
Craig;140816 Wrote: A, good job I didn't read that until I got back from the gig :-) Actually, the errors were: 1) Getting a transporter and not immediately plugging it in and playing (despite me not having mine yet). 2) Going to a Ryan Adams gig. :-) Good gig? Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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
Craig;140175 Wrote: I ordered mine direct from Slim and it's currently in Kentucky on it's way to me :-) When did you order it? Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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
Craig;140234 Wrote: 10th August Mine was ordered on the 29th August. Let's just hope they're managing to deal with more than a day's worth of orders each day. In the meantime, if everyone that receives one before I do could just keep them in the box until I give the word, that would be great. ;-) Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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!
Craig;139590 Wrote: Pat, Wasn't it you that wrote the wife proof volume plugin? That knob gives plenty of scope there :-) No, that was me. http://thespicers.net/slim.html#volumeGuard It would be quite funny to have the volume nob nudge back every time it was turned, but it would slightly defeat the stealth bit. By the way, this plugin almost certainly doesn't work in 6.5. I haven's used it in a while, but will try and remember to update it soon! Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 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] Suggest a better amp
I've decided I want a better amp. I like Cambridge Audio, and don't fancy spending silly sums on an amp, so have settled on the Cambridge Audio Azur 640A V2 (http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/product_reviews.php?PID=105Title=Azur+640A+%28Version+2%29) for £300. My budget is pretty much £300, but I can always be tempted to spend a bit more if it's really worth it. Would anyone care to have a go at suggesting something else? For info, I've currently got a CA A1Mk3SE hooked up to some JPW ML510s and an SB2. The JPWs are going soon, probably to be replaced with some Mordaunt-Short 914s or 902is (not sure if I want floor standers yet). I have transporter on order (yes, I know it outranks everything else on the list considerably!). Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27095 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Suggest a better amp
Sadly, it's got to be new. I want a toy! ;-) Max Robin Bowes;133952 Wrote: max.spicer wrote: I've decided I want a better amp. I like Cambridge Audio, and don't fancy spending silly sums on an amp, so have settled on the Cambridge Audio Azur 640A V2 (http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/product_reviews.php?PID=105Title=Azur+640A+%28Version+2%29) for £300. My budget is pretty much £300, but I can always be tempted to spend a bit more if it's really worth it. Would anyone care to have a go at suggesting something else? For info, I've currently got a CA A1Mk3SE hooked up to some JPW ML510s and an SB2. The JPWs are going soon, probably to be replaced with some Mordaunt-Short 914s or 902is (not sure if I want floor standers yet). I have transporter on order (yes, I know it outranks everything else on the list considerably!). Max, As I mentioned to you over IM yesterday, I'm getting pretty good performance from older Rotel gear. Specifically, a RA-850 power amp and an RC-870BX preamp with the SB connected through the CD direct input. You can pick this sort of stuff up reasonably cheaply on eBay. I've got a spare RA-850 you could borrow for an audition if you like? R. -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27095 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Exclude certain files from random mix playback
Eh? You can specify genres to be excluded. Under 6.2, you are given a list of all the genres in your system and can tick/untick them at will. Have a look under the Random Mix page of the web interface, or Select Genres to Exclude in the Random Mix menu. Max ceejay Wrote: It would be nice if there was a feature to specify Genres to be excluded (don't play this music if genre = x or y) but sadly there isn't yet. You could always select by genre, though, on the assumption that these nasty noises aren't tagged as Grunge or similar! Ceejay. -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19855 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Pre-emphasis
What does preemphasis do? Max -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18738 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Volume bug - can you really hear it?
I thought you bought two of everything! Or was there a joint funeral on that day? Max seanadams Wrote: Sadly, it did not survive reverse engineering long enough to make it to the audition. But I can see why one would describe it as accurate etc - clearly designed for low noise and not to color the sound at all. -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18439 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Edirol MA10As and small active speakers in general (yes, again!)
Ah yes, my eyes missed the slight change from black to blue against a blue-grey background that indicates a link! Max Fifer Wrote: Max, click on the link in post 17 above. -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Replay Gain in next nightly/firmware 22
You need to add it. SlimServer does not add info to your files, it just reads what is already there. Max bernt Wrote: I added ReplayGain to all my files using Foobar2000. Did a fresh install of Slimserver 6.2 and the latest Softsqueeze. I could see ReplayGain in Softsqueeze. Removed ReplayGain from all my files upgraded to Slimserver 6.2.1 and I can't see ReplayGain in Softsqueeze anymore. Do I need to add ReplayGain to my files or should Slimserver do it on the fly? -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Edirol MA10As and small active speakers in general (yes, again!)
I'm really sorry to do this, but I've spent ages trawling through the previous posts on this subject, and still haven't come up with a solution. I promise to start a wiki on this if I get some useful feedback. Is that a sufficient punishment for raising this issue *again*? I want to plug my eagerly awaited sb3 into some active speakers and sit it on top of a wardrobe in my bedroom. I'm currently looking at a pair of Edirol MA10As which I've found for £80 online. Could anyone with experience of these speakers tell me what they think of them? Are there any other similarly priced speakers that I should get instead? My ideal would be some tiny, great-sounding speakers that I can take on holiday with me and plug a Karma into. However, they'll be spending most of their time in one place, so portability is a secondary concern over sound quality. At this price range, I trust the sb's dac over anything built into speakers, so analog only speakers is fine. I don't want a separate amp, so it's active speakers only. Thanks, and apologies again! Max -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Edirol MA10As and small active speakers in general (yes, again!)
One concern I have about the Edirols is that I've heard they might kick out rather too much bass. I'm after a nice rounded sound, not something that's stupidly bottom heavy (especially in a bedroom and on top of a wardrobe!). Are the MA15Ds better using just analog? Have you seen the MA10As at under £80? I haven't found them any cheaper yet. Thanks, Max audiofi Wrote: The MA10 range of speakers have just been discontinued and replaced by the MA15D's The MA10's are excellent speakers, £80 seems quite expensive for the analogue version of the speakers though. If you can stretch further, the MA15D's are definitely better, they have a nicer finish, are better built (better switches) and have more bass (they have an amp in each speaker). They are quite heavy though. Alternatively, the MA20's have also been discontinued so you could keep an eye out for a set. At the price range, the Edirol's are better than most speakers and for their size they kick out a lot of bass. I hope this helps a bit, if you have any questions, just let me know, I have both the MA10D's and MA15D's for when I demo squeezebox's so can attempt to answer aany questions. Andrew -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Should we remove support for 44.1/16?
I've never looked at the Roku world before, but this posting prompted me to go and read the original forum post that Sean linked to. It's certainly a different world over there, isn't it! I couldn't believe how strong the temptation was to jump in and post why don't you just all go and buy a squeezebox?. :-) Confusing that the soundbridge is also referred to as an sb - hadn't thought of that before. Max DrNic Wrote: As much as I know I shouldn't jump in to help give Roku a shoeing, I can't resist this time!! This is such a dumb thing to do, and having just spent a bit of time reading their forums I can see they are going to seriously p*ss some of their customers off! Way to go... Nic -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp Ceiling Speakers for SB
Anyone know of a reseller that will sell it in the UK? Max dean Wrote: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/sonicimpact/t.html[/color] I'm using this amp for the speakers mounted in the ceiling and it works terrific and you can't beat the price. -dean -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Looking for advice on sound quality
The ones that you rip in non-secure mode will potentially not sound as good as the ones that you do in secure mode. In secure mode, they are guaranteed to be an exact copy of your cd. It depends on whether you actually sit in front of your pc whilst it's ripping. I did my 300 odd albums in secure mode over a month or so. I'd put a new cd in whenever I noticed that the old one had finished, then would go off and do whatever else needed doing around the house. The difference between 3 minutes and 7 was therefore fairly irrelevant. The nice thing about the combination of secure mode and flac is that you know you will never have to rerip. With anything else, you're not quite so future proof. Max Mike Anderson Wrote: OK, well I set up EAC/FLAC on my PC according to all the instructions, and it seems to be running OK. However, it's still taking somewhere between 5-10 minutes to rip most of my CDs. I've got hundreds of CDs, so it's a major undertaking. Question: What am I losing by not running EAC in secure mode? Doing so substantially cuts down on the ripping time. So how much difference does it really make? Can I use secure mode on those CDs I really care about (about 20% of them) and unsecure mode on the rest of them, or would that present problems? -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: switching vs. linear - on a scope
Please make sure that some of this conversation is mirrored on AudioCircle! I hate to see my favourite toy dissed. ;-) Max seanadams Wrote: What you're measuring is noise coupled onto your probe from the digital side (which _will_ be quieter with a linear supply). If you measure right across C61 with better/shorter leads, you will not see a significant difference. -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Replay Gain in next nightly/firmware 22
In that case, I guess the need to have a replaygain only when shuffling option is far less pressing. Nevertheless, it would probably be a good option to have to keep the audiophiles happy. Should I file an RFE? Max dean Wrote: On Sep 16, 2005, at 2:46 PM, max.spicer wrote: So, does keeping replaygain turned on result in a reduction in audio quality that is likely to be noticed? No. The gain adjustments are done with 24 bit precision, so it's very unlikely that you'd hear any quality issues. Also, if you don't have replaygain tags (or the equivalent ID3 or iTunes settings) for your songs, there should be no change at all to the bits. -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Replay Gain in next nightly/firmware 22
It's simply a convenience thing. Not having to potentially have to reach for the volume control every time a new track is played in shuffle mode could be considered a sufficient advantage to outweigh a potential loss in sound quality. However, when listening to albums, you should only have to adjust the volume once, so getting the best possible sound quality becomes more of a priority. Max jth Wrote: I don't understand why you suddenly might become less of an audiophile when you hit the shuffle button. -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Replay Gain in next nightly/firmware 22
This doesn't quite sound like it will do what I want. I would want ReplayGain enabled if I'm playing random tracks, and off otherwise. Am I right in thinking that smart mode would end up turning replay gain on permanently? Max vidurapparao Wrote: Latest svn and the next nightly build (along with Squeezebox2 firmware 22) implements volume normalization/Replay Gain for various audio and tag formats - ogg, FLAC, MP3Gain (APETAGEX), AACGain, RVAD (MP3 via iTunes) and RVA2. There is now a Replay Gain setting under the Player Settings Audio section of the web interface. This setting can take the following values: 1) Disable Replay Gain 2) Use Track Gain (if present) - uses only track gain information. 3) Use Album Gain (if present) - uses only album gain information. 4) Smart gain selection - uses ideas and code from James Sutula's Dynamic Transition Updater/Smart Gain plugin to dynamically choose between track and album gain. The idea is that album gain is used if successive tracks are from the same album and in track order, track gain is used otherwise. The last is the default value of the setting. Please give this a try, post feedback and file bugs if you see any. I'm open to alternate ideas for the setting choices and default. Thanks to Dan Sully for tag parsing/database work and James Sutula for his plugin. --Vidur -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Replay Gain in next nightly/firmware 22
So, does keeping replaygain turned on result in a reduction in audio quality that is likely to be noticed? Max pfarrell Wrote: On Fri, 2005-09-16 at 11:07 -0700, topster wrote: And if it does the 'right' thing, maybe someone else with more expertise can calculate what's maximum attenuation in dB the extra 8 bits buy us without data loss. 8 bits is 48 dB. Each bit is 6 dB, times 8 gives 48. Now 6 is just an approximation, the real value is 6.020599913 but that is close enough to six for us friends. Humans have a hard time noticing a sound that is 70 dB below another, most recording engineers consider -70 dB to be a total cut. This is how most perceptual lossy compression for audio works. for more, see http://www.pfarrell.com/prc/bits.html -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: I want a SB2, but...
Just because the market has forced people to add colour screens, doesn't mean that the devices need colour screens! ;-) Max kbelinski Wrote: That's exactly what people said a few years ago why would cellphone need color screen? Color screen drives the price up and increases power consumption. Now when I visit cellphone shop I have trouble finding a model without color screen. That's how much it has changed. I do agree with you on the bit about Audiophile... :-) -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: How to get the very best rips?
No, but the rip speed may increase after cleaning. If eac reports no errors, then you won't be able to improve the quality of the rip at all - it's already perfect. I generally only clean my cds if I notice that a particular in-progress rip is having problems. Max gdg Wrote: Lazy me, I've been ripping my CD's using EAC without cleaning them. So far I have gotten no errors, copy OK and track quality readings ranging from 97.7%-100%. Would I do better by cleaning them? -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Flac or not, that is the question
Really? I've never played anything but FLAC so I wouldn't notice this, but I'm very surprised to hear it. I'd have thought the SB2 was designed to easily cope with anything that was in its initial specs. Max Jacob Potter Wrote: I notice a distinct drop in the visualizer framerate when using onboard FLAC decoding, so there's a pretty big CPU hit. (But I agree that you need a lot of possibly and theoretically disclaimers before translating that into lower audio quality). -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
