[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB mod on not mod, what to expect vs CD player?

2006-05-28 Thread Phil Leigh
Well Fredrick...you've managed to open more cans of worms than a major explosion in a worm-canning factory...in one post!. 1) why do you own the ridiculously expensive Audio Note? - did you audition it first? 2)Then either most people you know have substandard hearing (unlikely) or your system

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Grado or Sennheiser

2006-05-28 Thread SuzieQ
kanoot Wrote: I have been a headphone junkie for most of my life and the Sennheiser 650s are by-far the best sounding pair I have ever owned. And, yes, I have owned a few Grados. Just thought someone should lean toward the Sennheisers. I agree, the Sennheiser HD650 are very good

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Dual File Formats?

2006-05-28 Thread davegerke
Check out this thread. I've been working on this on an off for a while now. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23070 I didn't get much of a response from the Dev Forum but that dosen't mean people aren't keen. Like i mention in the thread I don't have the know how to take this

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB mod on not mod, what to expect vs CD player?

2006-05-28 Thread highdudgeon
Again...the audiophile version of the Squeezebox, which will be sold through dealers, is due out in the not-too-distant future. I think this is a semi-open secret at this point. Salient items are a digital input, improved DAC, power supply,etc. I'm sure it will be in a sleek, sexy, metallic

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB mod on not mod, what to expect vs CD player?

2006-05-28 Thread Phil Leigh
Yes HD...you are probably right. Interesting times ahead! -- Phil Leigh Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23948

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB mod on not mod, what to expect vs CD player?

2006-05-28 Thread ezkcdude
Maybe we need a Speculation and Rumors forum like they have over at AppleNova. (He says with a toothy grin.) -- ezkcdude SB3-Derek Shek TDA1543/CS8412 NOS DAC-MIT Terminator 2 interconnects-Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators (RCA-direct)-Parasound Halo A23 125W/ch amplifier-Speltz

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB mod on not mod, what to expect vs CD player?

2006-05-28 Thread Wayne1
opaqueice Wrote: What do you think of the Red Wine Audio mods? There was a thread (over at audiocircle maybe?) a while back comparing Bolder SB mods to RWA which concluded that the RWA mod sounded (slightly) better than the Bolder. Personally I would hesitate to buy a product from

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB mod on not mod, what to expect vs CD player?

2006-05-28 Thread Wayne1
opaqueice Wrote: I'm guessing (from the name and location) you're from Bolder Cable? Would you care to comment on those Bybees? I know it's a bit off-topic for this thread, but this (from http://www.bybeetech.com/ourtech.asp) is pure nonsense (and I _do_ know what I'm talking

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB mod on not mod, what to expect vs CD player?

2006-05-28 Thread highdudgeon
It has nothing to do with how he chooses to describe his widgets. The fact is, and I can also speak here with a respectable background in physics, it is pure baloney. Of course, you are free to like what you hear. People also like Tice Clocks and Mpingo disks and all the rest. There was, too,

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB mod on not mod, what to expect vs CD player?

2006-05-28 Thread opaqueice
Anyone ever dissect one of these purifiers? I suppose at $150 (or whatever) a pop maybe not, but at least hook one up to a meter... I'll bet there's just some material in there with a bit of resistance, maybe some inductance - just enough to screw up the frequency response a bit and change the