[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: simple but high quality
Pale Blue Ego;165674 Wrote: > SB3 + amp + speakers is about as simple as you can get, other than using > powered speakers. It should be fine, as long as the t-amp mates well > with your speakers. No preamp needed, though you might want some way > to limit the maximum volume. There is a software preamp level in the > server settings. One other minor issue is that power-on button on the power amp may not be present... gychang -- gychang gychang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9264 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: 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: simple but high quality
Recoveryone;165769 Wrote: > thanks for the info, and will go with the digital out. No problem. Have you tried the analog outputs or ripping anything to FLAC? Like I said, the only way to decide is listening for yourself. Don't be too quick to take the advice of others! > > I was reading some of the other post about which computer setup (power) > is best as a server. Yeah, searching is always a good idea. There are probably lots of threads about this in general discussion. Every question you can imagine has probably been asked :-) > I keep all of my music on the P4 system on the 2nd drive, and the way > things are going I may need to move all of my file over to the slower > system. I guess my question is it better to have your server hardwire > and send out the signal wireless to the SB3. 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. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 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: simple but high quality
thanks for the info, and will go with the digital out. I was reading some of the other post about which computer setup (power) is best as a server. Upstairs: I have a P4 2.8 gighz with 2gig of ram and 2 80gigHD connected to my network via wireless card Downstairs: P3 800mhz with 1gig of ram 2 20gigHD hardwire to the router The P3 system runs the Slim server flawlessly adding music and navagation vis softsqueeze. The P4 system has never fully ran the server (adding songs) or even work to playback music via softsqueeze. I've reinstall the server 4-5 time with the same or worst results. I keep all of my music on the P4 system on the 2nd drive, and the way things are going I may need to move all of my file over to the slower system. I guess my question is it better to have your server hardwire and send out the signal wireless to the SB3. -- Recoveryone SqueezeBox 3 (comming soon) Netgear Mp101 analog connected Pioneer Elite VSX-81TX Pioneer Elite DV-45A Pioneer Elite M53 CD Pioneer M66R Cassette Recoveryone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9205 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: simple but high quality
Recoveryone;165702 Wrote: > I have a simuliar question, I have ordered the SB3 and I am interest in > the difference in the analog outputs vs the optical one. I have a > Pioneer elite VSX-81TX that has the ability to re-assemble WMA9 coded > music, but it needs to be optically connect. Not all of my music is in > this format (mainly Mp3) but I want to get the best sound using my > system. You made the mistake of saying you want the best sound possible, so I'm afraid you'll have to re rip as much of the music to FLAC as you care to listen to under this caveat. Then you'll have to decide if you like the digital or analog out. Plug the Sb3 analog outs to one input and if possible set the receiver to 'bypass mode' or 'analog direct' for that input (to avoid analog to digital conversion). Hopefully this will allow you to listen to the sound of the DAC inside the Sb3, which is the only way to decide if the analog or digital out is better. The advantage of the digital out (which can be hooked up simultaneously) is that the signal will remain pure, and the receiver will be able to do the signal processing you paid for before the information is converted to analog. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 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: simple but high quality
gychang;165671 Wrote: > > I won't need a preamp or integrated amp for my needs right? (I won't > use it with TV)? > That's not quite correct, unless you plan to modify the gain of the t-amp internally you'll need the analog attenuation. Use a higher quality pot if you're re-boxing, and adjust it so that the Sb3 can be at max volume for critical listening. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 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: simple but high quality
I have a simuliar question, I have ordered the SB3 and I am interest in the difference in the analog outputs vs the optical one. I have a Pioneer elite VSX-81TX that has the ability to re-assemble WMA9 coded music, but it needs to be optically connect. Not all of my music is in this format (mainly Mp3) but I want to get the best sound using my system. -- Recoveryone SqueezeBox 3 (comming soon) Netgear Mp101 analog connected Pioneer Elite VSX-81TX Pioneer Elite DV-45A Pioneer Elite M53 CD Pioneer M66R Cassette Recoveryone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9205 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: simple but high quality
SB3 + amp + speakers is about as simple as you can get, other than using powered speakers. It should be fine, as long as the t-amp mates well with your speakers. No preamp needed, though you might want some way to limit the maximum volume. There is a software preamp level in the server settings. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 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
