[slim] Re: Transporter Input / Output configurations - Eliminate cost of a Pre Amp?
dean Wrote: > On Aug 5, 2006, at 9:21 PM, daniels5 wrote: > > An additional use of the "tape loop" function would allow one to > > connect an equalizer or room correction device to the Transporter. > In > > other words, when using the "tape loop" mode for a pair of > > output/inputs would loop the signal being decoded by the CPU through > > the room correction device. That is to say CPU -> ethernet -> > > Transporter -> Transporter's AES/EBU output -> Rane Equalizer -> > > Transporter's AES/EBU input -> out Transporter balanced / unbalanced > > audio outputs. > This is something that Sean has planned. He's been spending a lot of > > time with his new room correction system... Good news. And yes, I have a listening room like the one Sean describes, with an open hall attached. It certainly calls for some room treatment and room correction to deal with the bass suck-out and asymmetry in first reflections etc. It will be interesting to see what we can accomplish with the Transporter + a Rane or a TacT. I look forward to comparing the results gained by using Room Correction hardware, with the results obtained with a sophisticated software plug-in for the Squeezebox or Transporter, like Hugh is beta-testing now. Hugh just sent me a new filter to try for my room and speakers, but I am on the road and I will not be able to hear the results for another two weeks. After one has solved the issues the Transporter addresses (jitter, power, background noise, quality inputs etc.) it seems that Room Correction is the final frontier to truly musical sound reproduction today. It is good that the Transporter will be able to address this with both hardware and a software approaches, and enable customers to harvest the low-hanging audio fruit that comes from solving for the interaction of speakers and the walls, floors and ceilings of listening rooms. /Danie -- daniels5 daniels5's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3969 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26077 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Transporter Input / Output configurations - Eliminate cost of a Pre Amp?
On Aug 5, 2006, at 9:21 PM, daniels5 wrote: An additional use of the "tape loop" function would allow one to connect an equalizer or room correction device to the Transporter. In other words, when using the "tape loop" mode for a pair of output/inputs would loop the signal being decoded by the CPU through the room correction device. That is to say CPU -> ethernet -> Transporter -> Transporter's AES/EBU output -> Rane Equalizer -> Transporter's AES/EBU input -> out Transporter balanced / unbalanced audio outputs. This is something that Sean has planned. He's been spending a lot of time with his new room correction system... ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter Input / Output configurations - Eliminate cost of a Pre Amp?
dean Wrote: > On Aug 2, 2006, at 8:40 PM, daniels5 wrote: > > 1) How will we be able to select, say a DVD player, that is > connected > > using the Transporter's Coax input? Or an SACD player connected to > > > the > > S/PDIF input? > Yes. There will be a menu choice in SlimServer and the top-level > setup menu to switch between the digital inputs. > > Good! > > > 2) Will we be able to create a "soft" label on the Transporter's > > display to say "DVD", or "SACD Player" or will the input selection > > display have to read "Coax" "S/PDIF" etc.? > I don't think this idea has come up before, but it's a good one! I'm > > not sure it'll happen for the initial release, but is certainly > possible in a future software update. > > This would be very helpful if and when it can be implemented. It is > easier to justify the Transporter's price, if I can demonstrate that my > wife and friends can easily select the source they seek. It is > currently a sticking point in others using the Wadia as our digital > pre-amp. Labels that could read "Black Denon DVD Player" rather than > "AES/EBU" --or "Comcast DVR under TV" rather than "S/PDIF" sure improve > the SOAF (significant other approval factor). > > > 3) Will any given Transporter digital outputs be able to be > selected > > as a "Servo Output" - outputting what the Transporter is receiving > > from > > it's ethernet ports? > All of the outputs will have the same data on them, namely what is > decoded from the CPU. > > Good. > > > 4) Will any given Transporter digital output be able to be > > selected as > > a Tape Loop type output - which is to say whatever input > > is selected will be looped through this output when configured as a > > "Tape Loop"? > > I believe that when you switch to one of the digital inputs, it will > automatically be passed through to the digital outs. It should be > possible to disable the digital out too. > [color=blue] > > Good > > Disabling the digital outputs not in use should further reduce the > background noise. This is a nice design feature for folks who care > about wringing every last bit of signal to noise possible from their > equipment. > > I think the "tape loop" feature on my Wadia works differently than my > understanding of the method you propose. > > I am on the road and so can not check my recollection. Please forgive > me if I am not recalling correctly... In any case, I think that the > "tape loop" feature allows the Wadia to use a DAT or other Digital > Recording Device to record what is being decoded by the CPU -- OR > WHATEVER is connected to the input currently selected. > > An additional use of the "tape loop" function would allow one to > connect an equalizer or room correction device to the Transporter. In > other words, when using the "tape loop" mode for a pair of > output/inputs would loop the signal being decoded by the CPU through > the room correction device. That is to say CPU -> ethernet -> > Transporter -> Transporter's AES/EBU output -> Rane Equalizer -> > Transporter's AES/EBU input -> out Transporter balanced / unbalanced > audio outputs. > > Thanks again for sweating the details. /Daniel -- daniels5 daniels5's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3969 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26077 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
