Wombat Wrote:
I read about the ones from Scientific Conversations. I bet they cost a
leg and are hard to get here in Germany.
btw. some isolator transformer implementations aren´t that straight.
Many units still have some kinds of capacitors crossed and some people
call this evil.
I will
I think it should be pointed out that, given the way the squeezebox
functions, the fact that both formats are lossless, and the way a
computer network operates, it's close to impossible for there to be any
difference in sound quality. Just about the only way I can see this
could happen is due to
Has anyone actually done any comparison of Lossless Wma vs Flac Or is it
the assumption that flac must sound better?
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The assumption is that they should be the same, as both are lossless.On 3/27/06, steelee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Has anyone actually done any comparison of Lossless Wma vs Flac Or is it
the assumption that flac must sound
steelee wrote:
Has anyone actually done any comparison of Lossless Wma vs Flac Or is it
the assumption that flac must sound better?
On the contrary, I believe the assumption is that they should sound
exactly the same.
Each file format is storing a compressed, but fully retrievable,
ezkcdude Wrote:
I am using MP3Gain to make the adjustements, and wonder whether I should
set the Target volume to a high (100 dB) or low (90 dB). The main
issue I see is clipping. As was discussed in another thread, many of
the CD's nowadays are so loud (100 dB), that it would seem that you
Case looks great Jabberwockie!
Quick question
1. I see the yellow circular (capacitor?) still soldered in place
between pins 1 and 2 on the input side. What purpose does it serve?
Thanks,
Dan
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1. I see the yellow circular (capacitor?) still soldered in place
between pins 1 and 2 on the input side. What purpose does it serve?
It's a varistor, for surge protection. Mine came with one too, but I
removed it for better or worse.
The case does look
Back to something mentioned higher up this thread. What do people think
of a SmartII replay gain mode - which only uses track gain and if it
detects multiple tracks from an album it defaults to 0db.
My ideal (from an audiophile point of view) would be to use track gain
when playing a random mix
What would be nice is a plugin that could do the ReplayGain algorithm
on-the-fly, without changing the actual file.
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ezkcdude wrote:
What would be nice is a plugin that could do the ReplayGain algorithm
on-the-fly, without changing the actual file.
That would take too long to compute - it involves scanning the whole file.
R.
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Robin Bowes Wrote:
ezkcdude wrote:
What would be nice is a plugin that could do the ReplayGain
algorithm
on-the-fly, without changing the actual file.
That would take too long to compute - it involves scanning the whole
file.
R.
That only takes a few seconds on my computer, but
steelee Wrote:
Right shut everything and restarted, Ripped dire straits to Wav Flac
and Wma used the excellent track private investigations as a reference
and wma still sounds the best (much brighter)
Bitrate
wma = 654VBR
wav = 1411
flac = 563
What is going on?
Brother in law has done
abdomen Wrote:
a perceptible volume difference, is improbable in the extreme when
comparing lossless against lossless.
Let's put it this way: If there is a difference, and the difference has
nothing to do with gain, then there must be a bug somewhere, ipso facto.
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steelee Wrote:
Has anyone actually done any comparison of Lossless Wma vs Flac Or is it
the assumption that flac must sound better?
No, the assumption is that all lossless formats sound the same, and it
doesn't matter if they are unpacked on the server or in the SB (when
possible).
It is
considering that Microsoft says that WMP -does- do Volume levelling,
my bet is that the WMA files have been adjusted.
This value is automatically added to the files that are created when
you rip (copy) music from CDs.
http://tinyurl.com/pacj2
So, yes, it sure sounds to me like the it is
From the MS web page, I don't see that. It looks like it is -always-
encoded with the equivalent of replay-gain turned on. I don't have
Windows, so no idea what's in the menus.
I just have google. :)
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snarlydwarf
snarlydwarf wrote:
It looks like it is -always- encoded with the equivalent of
replay-gain turned on.
Any idea of whether this is accomplished by storing gain adjustment tags
in the file header data, or actually applied to the audio data? If it's
the latter, then WMP Lossless isn't.
with the digital amps, why do we need to be concerned with a DAC ? I'm
gonna get the Panasonic XR55 soon and I'm gonna hook up the SB3 Digital
Out to the Panasonic and get the DAC out of the equation. No more
wondering if Benchmark is gonna cut or is it the Lawry's.
I see the DACs getting
that convert bits to high power analog waveform energy to drive your
speakers, it should work. I looked at the Panny XR55 that you
mentioned, it doesn't look it though...
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snarlydwarf Wrote:
From the MS web page, I don't see that. It looks like it is -always-
encoded with the equivalent of replay-gain turned on. I don't have
Windows, so no idea what's in the menus.
I just have google. :)
I encode all my files with WMA Lossless - the option to employ
Skunk Wrote:
Did you hide a fuse in there somewhere?
Didnt Fuse it it..Its plugged into to some pretty hihg end Power
Protection. I suppose if something happens in between the Power-one
circuitry and the SB..it could be nasty but I just didnt see the need.
Maybe I'm wrong.
Patrick
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Skunk Wrote:
Have you even read much about the Lawry's? It's touted as a 'feast for
the senses', probably well worth the money: http://www.lawrys.com/
He walked right into that one ;)
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jabberwockie Wrote:
Didnt Fuse it it..Its plugged into to some pretty high end Power
Protection and it has a simple surge varistor. I suppose if something
happens in between the Power-one circuitry and the SB..it could be
nasty but I just didnt see the need. Maybe I'm wrong.
Patrick
I'm
I'm using MP10 and can't find anywhere to turn it off, have logged a
support call with MS via a select account we have at work!! so will
wait to see what they have to say..
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