[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: External DAC?

2005-09-24 Thread PhilNYC
GreenMan Wrote: > The Benchmark may be too glaring in my system, but then again, with the > Krell and the Thiels and the SB2 feeding the Benchmark, that would be > real transparency all the way back to the music source. > > Any thoughts/opinions? I've demoed the Benchmark in a number of systems

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Dropouts ruining my Squeezebox dream

2005-09-24 Thread m1abrams
Do you by chance have 2.4Ghz cordless phones in the house or at a close neighbors? If you have the phones, unplug the power to ALL 2.4GHz cordless phone base stations so to insure they are off and unpowered. Now test to see if you get dropouts. Also make sure you dont use the microwave during t

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Dropouts ruining my Squeezebox dream

2005-09-24 Thread bec143
Dudes, I just can't get rid of my dropouts, no matter what I do. The major improvemnet of late came with the new Airport Extreme firmware, but even that is still plagued by bouts of skips that can last for minutes. Must say the internet radio is brilliant from the laptop (never a skip or dropout

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: External DAC?

2005-09-24 Thread Pat Farrell
On Sat, 2005-09-24 at 14:46 -0700, GreenMan wrote: > 1. Dac-ah from Poth Audio. > 2. Scott Nixon TubeDAC+ (I like the look of the mod w/blue backlighting > on the tube. > 3. Benchmark DAC1. > Any thoughts/opinions? Buy it from someone who will let you return it if you don't like it. These things

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: External DAC?

2005-09-24 Thread GreenMan
GreenMan Wrote: > I'm considering the Benchmark DAC-1. Why do you prefer the Audio Mirror > D1? As an owner of the D1, have you ever heard about the DAC-Ah > available from Poth Audio? It's supposedly essentially the same dac, > but at a much smaller price. I'd like to know if anyone has done an

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Ripping CDs in FLAC

2005-09-24 Thread street_samurai
As noted in the other thread. It doesn't matter because FLAC doesn't store ID3 tags, its uses OGG tags. ss. -- street_samurai ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 5.1 home theater systems...

2005-09-24 Thread Pat Farrell
On Sat, 2005-09-24 at 12:16 -0700, Maditude wrote: > No sound from the in-wall speakers when connected to the 5.1 theater > system (even fast-forwarded to a nice car-chase scene with lots of > explosions). When I connect those same in-wall speakers to a crusty > old stereo, they sound fine (to my

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 5.1 home theater systems...

2005-09-24 Thread Maditude
> A little? This is the slim audiophiles list. > Audiophiles hate home theater and everything it means. > I think, er Yeah yeah, I know. (I am planning on hooking up one of my squeezeboxen, however). ;-) > What makes you say this? Can you not hear any output? > did you try and the amp blew