[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: "SB2" and "Audiophile" go together?

2005-06-03 Thread kronos
THX guys, now i get it; will report your replies to the appropriate thread i opened in the "beginners" section of the board, and stick to question number 2 of my post here ( about SB2 DAC quality comparisons ) to avoid mix-ups. THANKS !=) -- kronos _

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: "SB2" and "Audiophile" go together?

2005-06-03 Thread earthbased
kronos Wrote: > thanks for the tip Dan, do i take your reply as a NO to my 1 - question > ? > > =( > > EDIT - just checked the web for the KURO BOX, and found out the NSLU2, > as well the Netgear WGT634U. > > ...in particular, the NETGEAR would suit me just fine; can i use it or > the NSLU2 in

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: "SB2" and "Audiophile" go together?

2005-06-03 Thread Pat Farrell
On Fri, 2005-06-03 at 17:43 -0700, kronos wrote: > earthbased Wrote: > > Get a Kuro Box. It uses 17W power and is very quiet. > thanks for the tip Dan, do i take your reply as a NO to my 1 - question I'm not Dan, but part of the confusion may be that you asked if you need "a PC" and the answer i

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: powered/active speakers

2005-06-03 Thread audiofi
For the Squeezebox, I normally install digital cables as the difference isn't that noticeable between the two and as I sell as a small system, by using optical cables, the cable can be smaller and hidden away easier than a large RCA. Providing you don't mind a (tiny) decrease in quality, you coul

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: "SB2" and "Audiophile" go together?

2005-06-03 Thread kronos
earthbased Wrote: > Get a Kuro Box. It uses 17W power and is very quiet. > > Dan thanks for the tip Dan, do i take your reply as a NO to my 1 - question ? =( -- kronos ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.sl

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: "SB2" and "Audiophile" go together?

2005-06-03 Thread earthbased
kronos Wrote: > Hola ! fantastic brothers ( and sisters ) of the squeezebox > community... > > =) > > ...been reading AVIDLY and i'm wondering about TWO points : > > 1 - can i set-up a network drive to be used with the squeezebox 2 > WITHOUT a PC ? ( i would have two plugs on the drive etherne

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: "SB2" and "Audiophile" go together?

2005-06-03 Thread kronos
Hola ! fantastic brothers ( and sisters ) of the squeezebox community... =) ...been reading AVIDLY and i'm wondering about TWO points : 1 - can i set-up a network drive to be used with the squeezebox 2 WITHOUT a PC ? ( i would have two plugs on the drive ethernet port to connect the PC for data

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: powered/active speakers

2005-06-03 Thread takashi37
audiofi Wrote: > > The MA10D are good speakers and as they are being discontinued, can be > found cheaper if you hunt around. > > In my honest opinion, the replacement MA15D are much better made, more > solid switches and a slightly darker wood which looks more > professional. They are also sl

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: New HowTo on Audio Quality

2005-06-03 Thread street_samurai
Breaking news is that MusicGiants will soon start selling lossless tracks from major labels: http://www.musicgiants.com/ An extremely poorly written business week article covers some of the details... although its so absolutely wrong on the technical side of things, its hard to believe the busin

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: powered/active speakers

2005-06-03 Thread audiofi
I sell squeezeboxes over here in North East England and to most people, pair them up with Edirol active speakers (the general public seem to prefer small speakers and no amp). The MA10D are good speakers and as they are being discontinued, can be found cheaper if you hunt around. In my honest op

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: "SB2" and "Audiophile" go together?

2005-06-03 Thread Robin Bowes
Robin Bowes wrote: To right. The thought of all those hundreds of hours... ugh! $200 for a Ooops, call me pedantic but I did of course mean "Too right". R. -- http://robinbowes.com ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: "SB2" and "Audiophile" go together?

2005-06-03 Thread Robin Bowes
Pat Farrell wrote: I think your approach is fine. I dispense with the backup disk, and consider my 800+ CDs as backup. But I would rather not have to reextract and recompress them To right. The thought of all those hundreds of hours... ugh! $200 for a back up disk sounds cheap at twice the pri

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: powered/active speakers

2005-06-03 Thread street_samurai
Judging my the specs I found here: http://www.edirol.com/products/info/ma10d.html I'd say you could use either the analog or digital outs of the squeeze with no problem. Its hard to tell whether the volume control of the speaker controls both the digital and the analog but in a pinch you could u

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: "SB2" and "Audiophile" go together?

2005-06-03 Thread Pat Farrell
On Fri, 2005-06-03 at 10:58 -0700, rich spengel wrote: > > I have some thoughts on music storage. I am ripping my collection to > FLAC at minimum compression, and it is clear that > about 1000 albums will fit on my 300GB ($150) hard drive. A minor nit, the flac compression control is for control

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: "SB2" and "Audiophile" go together?

2005-06-03 Thread rich spengel
shermoid Wrote: > hi there, > > sorry for the late reply! i haven't checked all the messages for a > while, and just saw yours. > > i am using a fastora NAS-T4 device. the manufacturer is fastora > (http://www.fastora.com). they make a NAS-T2 box, which holds 2 > drives, and a NAS-T8 which h