Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
sbn;226541 Wrote: > Now i've tried the A500 PSU with the Squeezebox, and i think the sound > is better with the stock PSU - i just sounds more "closed" and > uninteresting with the A500 PSU, i was expecting the opposite [Scratch head] If the Amiga power supply sounds like that, I'd say someone has been playing games with it. ;-) Darren -- darrenyeats SB3 with Inguz -> Sony DAS-703ES DAC -> Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 (home-made room treatments and supports) darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
Now i've tried the A500 PSU with the Squeezebox, and i think the sound is better with the stock PSU - i just sounds more "closed" and uninteresting with the A500 PSU, i was expecting the opposite -- sbn sbn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6907 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
In reply to all the people in this thread who suggests me to "just try it": There's a reason why I asked. I wanted to know if anybody was familiar with this particular Amiga 500 power supply, and i wanted to hear about their experiences, before cutting off the original A500 power connector and going to some store to buy a DC connector and mounting it. And, if anybody could tell about their bad experiences with this particular PSU, it'd also be helpful to keep me from eventually wasting time... -- sbn sbn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6907 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
Veggen;214258 Wrote: > Why bother replying when you have nothing useful to contribute? My point was that asking for other people's opinions about it when you have it sitting in front of you is sort of silly. It's like seeing that it is raining outside and asking other people's opinions if you'll get wet when you go out there. Some things are easier to just try out than to boot up your computer, start the browser, navigate to a forum, type the question, then wait for answers. And your invaluable contribution is...? TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
Veggen;214258 Wrote: > Why bother replying when you have nothing useful to contribute? He did have a point though - try it! As long as it really is giving out about 5V and you get the polarity right, there's really not a lot that can go wrong except it just might not work (insufficient current, maybe). You won't blow anything up. So see if it gets rid of your annoying sound, and see if it sounds any better! Most of all, do let us know the results :) Adam -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others http://www.last.fm/user/AdamSlim/ 'Last.fm group: people who don't listen to any of last.fm's top artists' (http://www.last.fm/group/People+who+don%27t+listen+to+any+of+last.fm%27s+top+artists) SB+, EAR 859, Living Voice Auditorium II plus some other stuff SB3, Shek d2, Ming-Da MC84-C, Harbeth HL-P3ES adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
tyler_durden;214198 Wrote: > Why bother asking when you can simply plug it in and listen to it? If > you like it use it. If you don't, don't. > > TD Simply because the connectors do not match and I have to get adapters first before being able to try anything. ;) -- signor_rossi signor_rossi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11941 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
sbn;212913 Wrote: > in addition to signor_rossi's question: > > Are there any easy ways to determine if a PSU makes noise, without > expensive equipment as oscilloscopes etc? Yes - listen to it! If you can't hear any noise, then there isn't any... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... ...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o) Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
tyler_durden;214198 Wrote: > Why bother asking when you can simply plug it in and listen to it? If > you like it use it. If you don't, don't. > TD Why bother replying when you have nothing useful to contribute? -- Veggen Veggen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7035 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
I just did some quick measurements on my old C64 power supply. This is marked with 5V 1.7A DC, and 9V 1A AC. It has a 7 pin DIN plug with pin 3 as + and pin 4 and the shield as -. On pin 3 I measured 5.2V DC and 10.1V AC with no load. I would be very careful using this on the squeezebox. Although the DC voltage is OK, the AC voltage most probably is not. Now I don't know if the Amiga power supply is the same as the C64 one, but I would check carefully before connecting it to the SB3. -- Veggen Veggen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7035 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
signor_rossi;214186 Wrote: > @tyler_durden: The noise I refer to is a high frequency pulse emitted by > the PS that I easily hear and which is disturbing me during low volume > listening, since I am not far away from it when doing so ( I am always > talking about the DAC PS, the SB3 PS is fine). The question about a > replacement SB3 PS was just curiosity. > > Bye, signor_rossi. Why bother asking when you can simply plug it in and listen to it? If you like it use it. If you don't, don't. TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
signor_rossi;212907 Wrote: > If the connector is done right with the right polarity shouldn't every > power supply that "at least" delivers the same [EMAIL PROTECTED] as the > stock one do as a replacement? Yes, but don't forget to distinguish between AC and DC output. 5VDC is quite different from 5VAC! -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
@tyler_durden: The noise I refer to is a high frequency pulse emitted by the PS that I easily hear and which is disturbing me during low volume listening, since I am not far away from it when doing so ( I am always talking about the DAC PS, the SB3 PS is fine). The question about a replacement SB3 PS was just curiosity. Bye, signor_rossi. -- signor_rossi signor_rossi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11941 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
What difference does it make if the power supply makes noise and you have an instrument to measure it? You're switching the supply from the stock unit because you think it might sound better. So just plug it in and try it. If you like the sound, who cares if it makes noise? TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
I hope it is not seen as offensive to bump this thread now.. sobump -- signor_rossi signor_rossi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11941 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
in addition to signor_rossi's question: Are there any easy ways to determine if a PSU makes noise, without expensive equipment as oscilloscopes etc? -- sbn sbn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6907 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
Hey, I have one of these too! (along 2 or 3 other ones that deliver 5V and 12V, one (old Microset) with an analogue voltage selector and display in a metal case and a PSU of an external DVD writer that broke that can deliver both voltages). Now my question. If the connector is done right with the right polarity shouldn't every power supply that "at least" delivers the same [EMAIL PROTECTED] as the stock one do as a replacement? I might have to replace the PSU of my Beresford DAC, which produces some high frequency noise. Thanks, signor_rossi. -- signor_rossi signor_rossi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11941 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amiga 500 power supply for SB3 - good idea?
Hi I just sorted some of my old junk in my mom's basement today, and found an Amiga 500 power supply, and i can see that it delivers 5v @ 2.5A That should be necessary for the SB, and given it's huge size and heavy weight, I guess it's a linear PSU...? Would this PSU get me an improvement in sound quality, compared to the stock PSU? it'd be nice to hear people's opinion before mounting a proper connector on it :) -- sbn sbn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6907 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36631 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
