[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Fanless solution

2006-04-07 Thread Mark Lanctot
bullethead Wrote: > I bought the VIA Epia-N 8000E. It comes with an 800mhz processor > embedded into the board. As for the board pictures, I took them with > the heatsink mounted. The entire board is basically covered by a > heatsink. > I wish VIA would indicate that the Epia-N is availabl

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Fanless solution

2006-04-07 Thread bullethead
Mark Lanctot Wrote: > Very cool! > > Which VIA board did you use? Neither one of the Nano-ITX boards listed > on their site indicate a fanless option. > > In fact - is it a VIA board at all? Doesn't look like either of those > boards, and they usually put a prominent VIA logo on it. I bought

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Fanless solution

2006-04-07 Thread Sam Lowry
bullethead Wrote: > I posted this in the Linux/Unix forum. I thought some of you might be > interested in a silent solution for the slimserver. > > I setup a new Nano-ITX fanless system since I have my slimserver in the > same room as my stereo. It's really wonderful. > > See here: http://s

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Fanless solution

2006-04-07 Thread Mark Lanctot
Very cool! Which VIA board did you use? Neither one of the Nano-ITX boards listed on their site indicate a fanless option. In fact - is it a VIA board at all? Doesn't look like either of those boards, and they usually put a prominent VIA logo on it. -- Mark Lanctot -

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeezebox as pre-amp?

2006-04-07 Thread opaqueice
A few things to be aware of - since you'll be using the digital outputs, your volume control will be digital, which I think most would agree is less than ideal, because it can introduce rounding errors etc. (unless of course the DAC-1 has a volume knob, in which case you can use that). In genera

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Fanless solution

2006-04-07 Thread bullethead
I posted this in the Linux/Unix forum. I thought some of you might be interested in a silent solution for the slimserver. I setup a new Nano-ITX fanless system since I have my slimserver in the same room as my stereo. It's really wonderful. See here: http://stevevarga.googlepages.com/nano-it

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeezebox as pre-amp?

2006-04-07 Thread ezkcdude
Nick25 Wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm thinking about buying a squeezebox to stream wavs over to my hi-fi > and it appears to look like the squeezebox can be used as a pre-amp. > > I would have the squeezebox going into a dac-1 then into a pre/power > however obviously if I can use the SB3 as the pr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox as pre-amp?

2006-04-07 Thread Nick25
Hi guys, I'm thinking about buying a squeezebox to stream wavs over to my hi-fi and it appears to look like the squeezebox can be used as a pre-amp. I would have the squeezebox going into a dac-1 then into a pre/power however obviously if I can use the SB3 as the pre then I can save money and c

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Poor listening environment, any point upgrading?

2006-04-07 Thread tomsi42
Kyle Wrote: > Just don't tell us you're a big fan of the Village People. I can confirm I am not a fan of Village people. And Meatloaf is only played when I am partying... And in that case, speaker placement is not what I am thinking about ;) -- tomsi42 SqueezeBox2, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, dyn

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Analog output volume and audio quality issues

2006-04-07 Thread P Floding
AndreasG Wrote: > I have little experience with the Squeezebox but quite some experience > with audio gear... > > 1. > If you say that the output level of the Squeezebox is lower than that > of your CD player, this makes a comparison very difficult. If you want > to compare the quality of two so