[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: switching vs. linear - on a scope

2005-10-12 Thread Patrick Dixon
It seems to me that anyone bringing SBs to a wider market is only benefiting Slim Devices and their products. Every SB sold and modified is, after all, a SB sold by Slim Devices. Good though the SB2 is (and it is good), the 'audiophile' market will always demand something better. It's a small

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp Ceiling Speakers for SB

2005-10-12 Thread Fifer
max.spicer Wrote: Anyone know of a reseller that will sell it in the UK? MaxI found 'this supplier' (http://www.media-zone.co.uk/default.asp?so=Awelc=Zsearch1=Amplifiers) yesterday and have ordered one. I don't usually deal with vendors who only provide email contact details and only take

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: switching vs. linear - on a scope

2005-10-12 Thread CardinalFang
Patrick Dixon Wrote: I personally enjoy seeing and reading about the wacky ways people rehouse and customise their SBs. I'm still waiting for the SB with valve output stages - put it in a case like this http://www.soundlabsgroup.com.au/shanling/shanling_scd_t200c.htm and then we're talking

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: switching vs. linear - on a scope

2005-10-12 Thread radish
Patrick Dixon Wrote: It seems to me that anyone bringing SBs to a wider market is only benefiting Slim Devices and their products. Every SB sold and modified is, after all, a SB sold by Slim Devices. Good though the SB2 is (and it is good), the 'audiophile' market will always demand

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: switching vs. linear - on a scope

2005-10-12 Thread Fifer
Radish Wrote: There needs to be a big disclaimer on audiophile talk Like a pop-up stating Abandon hope, all ye who enter here when you click on the 'Audiophile' forum? -- Fifer ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: switching vs. linear - on a scope

2005-10-12 Thread radish
Fifer Wrote: Like a pop-up stating Abandon hope, all ye who enter here when you click on the 'Audiophile' forum? Nah, that's riovolution :) -- radish ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: switching vs. linear - on a scope

2005-10-12 Thread Davey
Fifer Wrote: Like a pop-up stating Abandon hope, all ye who enter here when you click on the 'Audiophile' forum? Perfect! Davey. -- Davey ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: switching vs. linear - on a scope

2005-10-12 Thread Fifer
Radish Wrote: Nah, that's riovolution :) Very true ... ;) -- Fifer ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: switching vs. linear - on a scope

2005-10-12 Thread Wayne1
I was asked questions and I answered them with MY opinion. I gave links to what a SB2 owner had to say about it. I am not dissing the SB2. I have said before and I will say again the I feel Sean Adams and company have produced an incredible product for the price. It has changed the way I listen

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Need Dual Amp inputs?

2005-10-12 Thread sleepysurf
I found the perfect (albeit non-audiophile g) mechanical switch at RadioShack... 2-Way Audio/Video Selector Switch Catalog #: 15-1982 $14.99 Hooked it up, and surprisingly, no deleterious effect on sound whatsoever! Now I'm in audiophile-hog-heaven! -- sleepysurf aerius i, nht sub two,

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: External DAC?

2005-10-12 Thread hifiresource
dogberry Wrote: I've paired my SB2 with a Channel Islands DAC and I think it sounds amazing. The SB2 by itself sounded pretty fair, but with the external DAC it's killer. Anyone else using an external DAC? I've got my Squeezebox connected via optical to a Wadia 301 with digital volumen

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

2005-10-12 Thread hifiresource
I had the same problem with dropouts where my squeezebox would just drop its wireless connection for about a second then come back up. This happend after I switched from a Linksys wireless router to a Motorola Surfboard 9000. This seemed random, but perhaps around every 15-30 minutes it would