Forgive me for posting again here, but I had no response in the
'General' forum, and the post has now scrolled off the bottom. I'm
assuming that there are more users of linear power supplies in this
Audiohphile section.
Having just built my PSU, I am somewhat concerned by how hot it gets,
even
The more I think about it, the more I can see that an audiophile version
could fit into Slim Devices product line with hurting sales of their
basic model. The hot version would need to be priced well above the
basic version though (3 to 4 times)
Having a hot model may well get audiophiles to
Depending on how you define an audiophile, i really am not one. For
example, the most i have ever spent on a single piece of audio gear is
£300, and that was my Panasonic surround reciever (perhaps my DVD
player was £350 about 6 years ago). So paying $2000 (for the sake of
argument) on a high end
Yep, there's definately guys who would buy it but I agree it would
always be a low volume seller. All the activity on the audiophile
internet forums I look at seem to be based around to the SB.
Remember that this type of buyer is likely to have many SB's throughout
their house so there
Hello All, does it make any difference what input channel I connect my
SB3 to ? , I have a Meridian 551 amp , thanks
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Also if it is mostly based on the regular SB3 (same firmware, processor,
case etc) then support and inventory isn't going to increase *too* much
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mortod Wrote:
Is it worth fitting a mains power switch for safety's sake ?
Sure, if you think you will be there to manually flip the switch
when/if the wires start melting :-) Otherwise a fuse would be a great
safety feature.
Mine doesn't get very warm, hard to even tell it's on unless I
might as well ask this as well ?, I've ordered a DAC Lite 60 which
should arrive some time this week, which output should I use (optical /
coax ) ? also any tips on interconnects greatly appreciated, I take it
it's coax or optical from the SB3 and RCA's into the 551
regards
Pete Kane
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Mine has been on non-stop since I built it (March). Case temperature
with SB3 in standby is currently 34c. If your case temperature is in or
around this figure then no need to worry.
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Whichever you like, the SB3 has both optical and coax outputs.
As to which is 'better'... they're the same, but some people swear by
one or the other.
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of course I guess you know that these fuses won't be good for sound
quality ...
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I agree - we really need a reasonably priced fully loaded official
SB+ and some favourable reviews to blow the whole upmarket CDP sector
wide-open.
However - and I know this isn't where SD are at - to really make this a
mass market revolution we'd need to get rid of the dependency on an
external
Phil Leigh Wrote:
of course I guess you know that these fuses won't be good for sound
quality ...
Well, you could always get an audiophile fuse for $30 (sorry, i don't
have a link to a supplier). Then you'd have to get an audiophile fuse
holder too, or hard wire it. I may try hardwiring a $2
I was thinking of the DC fuse (and my tongue was somewhat in my cheek)
:o)
It's just that some people will obsess about the quality of the mains
or DC cable but ignore the teeny weeny little fuse and rubbish
fuse-holder that's in-line
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However - and I know this isn't where SD are at - to really make this a
mass market revolution we'd need to get rid of the dependency on an
external computer and its CD drive - let's have a one-box
No, no, no! This isn't Sonos here. We all already have computers. At
least,
Phil Leigh Wrote:
It's just that some people will obsess about the quality of the mains
or DC cable but ignore the teeny weeny little fuse and rubbish
fuse-holder that's in-line
Speaking of rubbish, I would highly not recommend the fuseholder or DC
connectors from RadioShack.
Here's
ezkcdude Wrote:
No, no, no! This isn't Sonos here. We all already have computers. At
least, that should be the assumption. If you don't have a computer in
today's world, you're not part of the mass market. I'm not going to
spend $1000 for an all-in-one solution, when I already have
I agree with ezkcdude. It's that we already own the PC that makes the
SB marketable.
-Ben
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snarlydwarf Wrote:
As to which is 'better'... they're the same, but some people swear by
one or the other.
I seem to recall a difference in the jitter measurements (?).
pkfox, I ordered a digital RCA from bluejeans cable last night. It was
$14 for a four foot cable, probably not the best,
yes - marketable to us...we're the early adopters of combining computers
and hi-fi in a domestic replay setting...in 10-20 years time I guess
it'll be the norm (unless Apple, Sony and the record companies kill it
with DRM, AAC etc).
Surely you know I think the SB is the best thing since sliced
You need to try both - the outcome is heavily system dependant. You
cannot assume that one or the other is always better. There are too
many variables at play (cables plugs, earth quality, AC quality,
stray RFI etc).
You may need to consider attenuating the Meridian line input if the SB
is too
mortod Wrote:
I have fused both the input and output, .25 and 2A respectively. A
switch would just give me peace of mind whilst not at home.
Are you measuring 34C inside the case or on the casing ? If I touch the
transformer itself then it reads 50C. Do you both have the sensing links
in
Thanks for the replies. After reading them and then spending a
ridiculous amount of time on bulliten boards, it looks like I will
either rip to FLAC or AIFF for native playback on the SB3. Right now
I'm leaning slightly towards the jriver software as a no hassle
solution which could eliminate
An option to keep the heat and the power consumption down is to use the
AmpSwitch plug-in and a relay to switch the power source from the
PowerOne supply and the stock PSU when the system goes into standby. A
small cap across the DC lines shoud keep the SB alive during switching.
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Jitterbug
Phil, the problem with the one-box solution here is that it is one
*expensive* box! You must have heard of the Law of $500, right?
That's the threshold price that consumer electronics devices, for the
most part, must fall below before being widely adopted. Just look at
two very current examples:
One of you guys should start a thread in the DIY forum about making
these power supplies. I'm thinking about getting one of the
triple-output Power One models (+5,+/-12 or 15 V) from Digi-Key as the
PSU for a DAC I am working on. It would be nice to know what
connectors, cables, etc. everyone is
To answer your questions i'd
say
1) it takes a little bit longer to transcode to mp3 but not
unacceptably so maybe 20% more though i havent timed it
2) as good as EAC - now thats a big subject - I think I'm safeish
saying this
a) On an unproblematic disc anything decent (like jriver and the flac
Thanks gandt. I'll take your advice, download the free trial jriver and
not sweat the details unless a disk starts laboring. Thanks again.
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ezkcdude Wrote:
Phil, the problem with the one-box solution here is that it is one
*expensive* box! You must have heard of the Law of $500, right?
That's the threshold price that consumer electronics devices, for the
most part, must fall below before being widely adopted. Just look at
two
mauidan Wrote:
A small company like SD may not be able to make Do-it-all Squeezey
(server, GUI, wireless network) that sells for under $500., but that
doesn't mean the big guys like Sony, Pioneer,etc which already have DVD
recorders w/HDs that sell for $500., won't simply convert these units
There are one-box solutions that are pretty close to what is being
described here. Look at the Olive servers -- the low end sells for
$900 and does pretty much everything described here. The high end
sells for $3000, but that's another beast altogether. www.olive.us.
- Eric
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ehart
Howdy Slim Folks. Well I took your advice and installed a more robust
power supply for my SqB3. This is a super regulated supply sold by the
local electronics surplus shop here in Pasadena, CA.
They were having 'power supply' blowout day, so I picked up a Lambda
for $10. Not bad eh.?.?.. The only
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