Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Tuning up Sean Adam's standard response checklist
ROFL! Well, maybe not rolling on the floor but still funny! That is just awesome. That should be posted in any audiophile forum. Narf! I don't think I've seen a better list of options for any category anywhere. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35212 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Looking for tiny amp!
Animeka;200233 Wrote: This looks interesting... How can I tell how it'll drive the Bose cube speakers I have and how loud they can go? (I don't play stadium loud but sometimes it's nice to know you can crank it a bit...) THanks, Marc I would say comfortably loud. I use one in my bedroom and one at work. They are great for a single set of bookshelf speakers. (Klipsch RB10 at work Monitor Audio Baby Boomer at home). While it certainly won't match the Squeezebox connected to my home theater it is more than adequate for listening at moderately higher levels. I keep meaning to post a pic of my small setup here and to Thinkgeek since I've bought two of them so far. Due for one more in the garage. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35073 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 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 AnotherTribe;181536 Wrote: Most certainly, I am taking all and every precaution in my quest for audio nirvana. The custom made SB3 anti-vibration platform is constructed from a single slab of 10,000 year old Kauri wood from the ancient West Coast forests of New Zealand. This slab in suspended by five adjustable neodymium magnetic feet that float the platform eliminating any vibration. In actuality my OCD prevents me from stacking components, I was out of rack space and a $7 cutting board from Target and 4 speaker stand feet I had laying around looked better than the SB3 directly on the floor :-) Personally I almost believed the first half of your statement and immediately thought about the magnetic levitation kits and now I wonder if they could potentially lift a $7 cutting board. I just know floating components would gather awe. Would there be any issues with a magnetic field and cabling though? Hmm... -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 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: Using RG6 Satellite/Cable Coax for audio?
I've been doing my cables with RG6 and F-type compression fittings then a F-type to RCA adapter. I'd like to pick up some RCA compression fittings at some point. Also would like to try some RG59 to see if I can tell a difference. I replaced my Monster brand subwoofer cable with RG6 and there is honestly more thump from the sub now. Using for video interconnects too. This has actually been discussed if you do a search for RG6. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30801 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?
I'm still trying to find a woman to accept ME let alone all my toys! Of course I've discovered as part of my personality that I'm generally frugal about anything but my gadgets. It's a geek's life for me. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 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: Off-topic - but any help appreciated!
VLC or VideoLanClient from : http://www.videolan.org/ Designed for pretty much every type of device and OS. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30557 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Personal Introductions: Please Make This a Sticky!
I want to play! So due to the variety of sites I visit and post on (mostly with this name) I typically sign my email and such as Mr O. In the Eugene linux users group I'm known as the same. Googling me can be scary as I'm mostly on tech sites. My occupation is in computer retail, sales, technician, asst manager, co-owner, and any other titles I want. If you want to know what's the most reliable computer hardware to purchase I'm the guy to ask. As for an OS? Well, linux for me. 8 hours of Microsoft victim support a day is more than enough Windows for me. I wouldn't call myself an audiophile but I am an audio nut. I like good clean sound at any volume. I have a preference for good acoustics be it guitar, drums, or any other instrument for that matter. Instruments are an important part so a little classical here and there doesn't hurt. Some of my favorite acoustics are from Jars of Clay. My audio is part of my home theater as I have a small house and income. Definitive Technology sub/sat all around with only the sub and front L/R playing audio. People are typically floored when they here what these speakers can do for their size. I can really drive home the fact that size doesn't matter if you have the right equipment. 12 14 gauge OFHC speaker cables, Monster banana plugs on the ends (the two part twist ons that are near impossible to yank off), Yamaha receiver driving everything, 42 Hitachi plasma, Samsung HD931 Philips DVP642 DVD players, the Wii, and my SB3. The poor old Sony CDP CA9ES has been collecting dust. Most of my interconnects I've been making myself using RG6 and F-type to RCA adapters. Amazing how well they work compared to any of the Monster cables I've used. Even the sub has more oomph. The bedroom has my SB2, Sonic T-amp, and the speakers that went to my plasma. I'd like to replace them at some point with something small like the Anthony Gallo spheres but not until I have a chance to mod the T-amp. The server sits in the garage and everything is hardwired. Is that satisfactory enough? -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30141 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Expensive Digital Coax
Gotta love it when you do a search, find a thread last posted in on August 15th and you ask the CEO!! for a response and he responds in less than 24 hours!! Talk about customer service. Now if only you'd say when that next $100 off two special is so I can equip my garage and workplace with a SB I'd be happier. Can't not be excited about SB and SlimDevices in general. Thanks for the info Sean. Thanks everyone for the lively responses on cabling. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26052 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: DVD Audio ripping
I was sure I've posted this before so just in case... DVDshrink will rip DVD-A just fine. No coversions, just pulling it to the hard drive. Check out www.doom9.org -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28386 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: DVD Audio ripping
If you'd like to send me a DVD-A disc I'd love to find out for you ;-) I've only heard from someone who has used DVDshrink for backups but have no personal experience with it except for movies. You can't go wrong by trying since the software is free. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28386 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Ripping DVD Audio
DVDshrink should pull it. Check www.doom9.org. If I'm not mistaken DVD-A is digital whereas SACD is discrete. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27196 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Minor Rant: I wish more CD players had digital inputs
Digital in? Out? Want to buy my Sony CDP-CA9ES? It's served me faithfully. I haven't used it in a couple months now. Why shuffle CDs when all my music is stored safely on a RAID array out in the garage. Besides, it isn't like ripping (and encoding) actually takes that long. It takes more time to turn the CD player on, let the carousel settle down, load a disc, wait for it to read, and start playing than it does to fly through my collection with the remote. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24627 ___ 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 WOW on that amp! Are there schematics for that? What does it cost to do something the beautiful? I would love to have the bedroom as a listening experience and that looks to fit the bill. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 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: Power supply upgrade results (by ear)
I prefer the $100 route where you get a battery backup built for home theater that has individual line filters on each outlet. I also get automatic voltage regulation and ALL my toys sound and look good! Lastly, if the power fails, I get about 15 minutes worth of music until I break out the AA's. (The server is on battery backup as well, so is the fish tank for that matter). -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22204 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Thanks for tip on Axiom!
The speakers require a minimum 10W power so the Sonic T-amp would be able to drive them. I'm using a T-amp with the speakers from my plasma in the bedroom and it sounds alright. Certainly not audiophile but I would like to try some better speakers with it. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21118 ___ 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 That's a nice looking setup Frode. I have to ask though, did you get the picture above your setup from IKEA? :-) It's the one I have in my bathroom! -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 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: 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 It's more important that you enjoy your SB and it's capabilties (even if you are using Altec Lansing speakers). Sure my fancy setup is shown in this thread but my bedroom is a whole different story! My SB2 sits atop an old projection TV cabinet that I'm going to convert to a storage unit for who knows what just yet with some crappy Logitech speakers. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 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: Anyone here got a $50 power cord?
Why not just use a large surge protector that offers seperate filtered video and audio plugs. TrippLite makes some really good stuff. Throw in some OFHC speaker wire and whatever interconnects you want to spend money on and all should be well. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19818 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Should I get a Squeezebox?
Get a Squeezebox because it's fast, simple, and elegant. Lesser players are sluggish, have poorer interfaces, and will leave you wanting especially once you try a Squeezebox. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20026 ___ 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 Two things Dem, where'd you change the message and how's your receiver staying cool? -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 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: 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 My setup is a work in progress as shown but any questions are welcomed. The full sized pic can be viewed at http://www.eviltechmonkey.com/images/slimtheat.jpg BTW, Definitive Technology speakers, Yamaha receiver, Mac Mini below the SB3, Hitachi on the plasma, Samsung and Philips DVD players, Sony CDP CA9ES CD player (collecting dust), Roku HD1000 (only used for photo shows on the plasma) +---+ |Filename: smslimtheat.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=669| +---+ -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 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: Absolute BEST ripping combo?
On Windows: AudioGrabber and LAME if you're doing MP3. Future versions will probably support FLAC if it doesn't yet. AudioGrabber does digital extraction and checksums so you know you get your data. I'm re-ripping my entire library to MP3 for compatibility with all music devices. Too much stuff is picky about VBR OGG. The Squeeze's don't complain though. For Linux I've enjoyed using GRIP. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18707 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
