[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Amp? solution for my squeezebox2
Sorry, I wasn't meaning to insinuate there would be anything wrong with spending crazy amounts of cash :-) I can see how it came out wrong. Anyway, I'll explore the other options as well. I appreciate everyone's feedback. Thanks, Nick -- x94blair3 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: optimal sound level squeezebox2?
Thank you. I really appreciate you taking the time to answer me. I'll tinker with my receiver and the SB2 and see if I can find the right combo. I suppose sometimes it's not as complicated as science, sometimes it just comes down to what sounds good! Nick -- x94blair3 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Amp? solution for my squeezebox2
Thanks for the links. I can't imagine modding one of these myself, but then again I can't imagine paying $265 for what was once a $30 piece of electronics. Not that it wouldn't be better, it obviously would. Not to over simplify, but it appears the electronics of this box is what makes it sound so good, but the rest is junk? Anyone use the same electronics and bundle it in a $100-200 range? If not, perhaps that pre-modded option is worth considering. Thanks! Nick -- x94blair3 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: optimal sound level squeezebox2?
usualsuspects Wrote: > I take it from your original post that you are using the volume control > in your receiver, and not the SB? You might take a look at this thread: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=16209 for a good > discussion of SB output voltage issues. Let me address this question (since I can follow it). Originally I had my SB2 set at max (40 I think it is?) and I had my receiver down pretty low (in the evening when I'm sleeping)..it sounded awful. I've now scaled back the SB2 volume to "20" and of course had to up my receiver volume to make it sound as loud. Now it sounds better. >From what I can tell it appears this is because the SB2 is putting too much "power" (probably wrong term) at vol. 40 for my receiver so then the sound is distorted? If this is correct, is there any sort of mathematical formula to figure out what volume on the SB2 my receiver would be happiest with? Or maybe it doesn't work that way. If not I guess I can just set my SB2 to whatever volume and crank up the receiver accordingly. I appreciate everyone's efforts...always happy to learn. -- x94blair3 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: optimal sound level squeezebox2?
Thanks for the feedback. Let me see if I'm understanding correctly. (I'm only too lazy to TRY and learn..when it's happening accidentally, I actually enjoy it). In my head (at 11:32 last night), I was thinking perhaps my SB2 at full volume was distorting it's own music output. But if I'm understanding you correctly...it's more likely that my cheap HT receiver is being fed too much power by the SB2 and it's distorting the output? In other words, it's really my HT receivers fault? Oh God..if that's the case, it's no wonder you people upgrade every 3 weeks. I can live with the SB2 lower and my receiver higher for a while, but no way I can handle that long term... And thus it begins. Nick -- x94blair3 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] optimal sound level squeezebox2?
This might sound crazy...but...here goes. I noticed tonight that my a couple of albums in my "sleeping playlist" sounded like garbage. It's hard to describe exactly...sort of warbly? At the time I was listening to an album from Itunes. I made a mental note to rip the quality of their mp3's (and lack of support for lossless) in my blog in the morning and moved on to the next album. This one was an mp3 album also but from another site. It sounded "better" but maybe not really. Soo...I moved on to albums I have ripped in flac. And it was noticeably better but still "off". At this point it's driving me insane. And I suddenly think, could it be the volume level I have the squeezebox set to? Sure enough I have it maxed out, so I lowered it to 20 and upped my stereo volume to compensate. Now even the garbage from itunes sounds "better" although it's painfully obvious that I need to replace the albums with true lossless copies. I don't confess to know much about electronics, or even the hardcore side of being an audiophile. I love music, I have a crapload of it, and in time I'd like to feel that I've got quality bang for my buck equipment and speakers and plenty of money left over to buy more music. I'll never touch the level of expertise or interest that you guys exhibit. Is it possible the the maxed volume setting on the SB2 wss contributing to the problem or am I just losing it at 11:32PM? If that is the case, any tips on how to maximize my listening pleasure? Sorry if this is misinformed or way off the wall... Nick -- x94blair3 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amp? solution for my squeezebox2
I'm planning to move my squeezebox to the bedroom (with plans to run my new HTPC as it's own player within my entertainment center). I was looking for some sort of inexpensive solution and stumbled across this: http://tinyurl.com/9nvb4 I was planning to pair this with a couple of bookshelf speakers...possibly Axiom Audio M2i's. Does this seem like a good solution? What are others doing? Is there something that'll offer as good or better quality in this same price range. at $280 for a pair of M2i's + $30 for a T-amp it's a $300 solution... Nick -- x94blair3 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
