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Ben Diss Wrote:
It would be interesting to see the results of this test in an
enivronment with dirty AC power.
-Ben
I assure you our office power is about as heinous as it gets, with air
conditioners and dozens of computers flat-topping the AC. If I have
time tomorrow I'll measure and
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From personal experience:
1. Linear PSU with analogue outs is big improvement over stock
2. Standard PSU with external DAC is big improvement over stock
3. Linear PSU with external DAC is big improvement over stock and
smaller (but noticebale) improvement over mods 1 and 2.
ALAC and FLAC show
Sean- That would be great. It would be neat to see what your power
looks like compared to mine. I think I have pretty good power in my
home and I have looked at it on the scope, but alas I don't have a
scope with the resolution that lil' bad boy has.
How could you test to see if the AC noise
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Phil Leigh Wrote:
In the same way that the sound changes slightly as you move around the
room, the TACT correction is only accurate in your normal listening
position - however, in practice it works rather well regardless of
listening position...
Understood...yet there are DSP's used in the
SlimDevices do not announce products, or even talk about them, until
they are released. This has been their policy for as long as i can
remember (back to the SliMP3 days). The high end version is just a
rumour, and will stay that way until you can actually buy one, if it
ever happens at all.
From reading a lot of opinions on the subject, it seems to me that
high-end systems benefit most from including an external DAC. I guess
my gear is somewhat midrange: Cambridge 640A amplifier, System Audio
1750 speakers, and, of course, the SB3, which is the reason I began to
read about DAC´s. My
Roy2001 Wrote:
BTW, at this time, I plan to use coax cable to connect SB3 to an
external DAC. My question is, do I really need to mod it? Which kind of
mod do you recommend?
This is something that only you can answer. You're the one who will be
listening to the device. Let me say this:
Sean, at that bit rate (2.8224Mbps), one period is 354 ns. Obviously
that is several orders of magnitude greater than the jitter rates you
gave. I had always thought (or been told) that samples could occur at
any time during a clock cycle, which would mean the jitter should be on
the order of the
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On Jun 2, 2006, at 11:43 AM, krzys wrote:
I read the article in a store. They said that the Wi Fi password
can be
recalled from SB in clear text using the remote. The password can then
be used to access the computer. Rare issue IMHO . I'm using wired SB
;-))
Well, that's the problem with
azinck3 Wrote:
If I were to upgrade I'd be sinking money into my speakers long before
I ever touched the SB. There are other folks, however, who would not
be able to enjoy their SB's as they do without having modded them.
Exactly right. Forget about mods to the SB until you have a dream
extenso Wrote:
From reading a lot of opinions on the subject, it seems to me that
high-end systems benefit most from including an external DAC. I guess
my gear is somewhat midrange: Cambridge 640A amplifier, System Audio
1750 speakers, and, of course, the SB3, which is the reason I began to
krzys Wrote:
I read the article in a store. They said that the Wi Fi password can be
recalled from SB in clear text using the remote. The password can then
be used to access the computer. Rare issue IMHO . I'm using wired SB
;-))
Chris
Indeed, and a lot of routers will do the same thing.
Right before the PDF turns into gibberish, they say,
This article could turn out to be be one of the most important we have
ever published, and we can pretty much guarantee that it is different
from supposedly similar reviews, mostly uncritical, found in other
publications. We think youll want
So with my Panasonic SA-XR50 digital receiver, does the quality of the
CD player matter since it's purely digital from the CD player to the
receiver?
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There is no difference in sound quality between server side and client
side FLAC decoding IMHO. In theory (but I haven't tried) all lossless
formats should sound the same (ie good).
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In short (my English is average). They say what we already know: from
audiophile point of view, the SB is on par to the mid and upper mid
class players (let say up to 2k$ ) but not as good as the best ones
(what else can they say?).
They give some credit for the audiophile in and outs, the
NO you do not need to mod anything. Just enjoy it!.
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All very interesting and backs up my theory that the problem with the
stock SB PSU is NOTHING to do with the SB itself - rather, it's the
effect it has on other components.
Obviously, YMMV.
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Well - the internal DAC is very, very good but can be bettered - at a
price. If I were you, with that system, I'd worry about other things
rather than the DAC.
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Oh yes - and in so many ways!
Don't fall into the trap of thinking that bits are bits - it just
ain't so.
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Hi Fi World (one of the whackiest publications on the planet) has just
given the SB a 5 globe review - hurrah!...and this from a mag that
thinks anything not analogue is inherently wrong (how sad - never
mind).
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BB - I think we are basically agreeing.
I am not a fan of v. expensive interconnects/mains cables etc - but I
can hear a difference between OK cables and rubbish cables.
My amplifier remark was a bit flippant (I apologise) but I do strongly
believe that the cables are as much part of the overall
Do you mean as a source of RFI?
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Phil Leigh Wrote:
Yes agreed, but those systems are crude by comparison.
They seem pretty sophisticated to me (see a solution from Meyer Sound
here: http://www.meyersound.com/616/) but as I said, I don't know a lot
about these things.
But back to the FIR filters: does anyone know much more
Maybe - I have no means of telling - it's just a theory...
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azinck3 Wrote:
They seem pretty sophisticated to me (see a solution from Meyer Sound
here: http://www.meyersound.com/616/) but as I said, I don't know a lot
about these things.
But back to the FIR filters: does anyone know much more about these
and how they compare to what the TacT can
Phil Leigh Wrote:
Well - they are sophisticated in some ways - but not in the way we'd
appreciate! Pro sound reinforcement is a whole different bag of
spanners...
Haha, no kidding...
Phil Leigh Wrote:
and yes, FIR filters is part of the TACT proposition - some people will
disagree
It is an interesting idea, and a familiar one. I've heard of other
products with a switching PS that contaminate the sound quality of
other gear -- either placed nearby, and/or plugged into the same power
strip.
One thing I notice, however, is if I listen with headphones to the SB3
on the
ModMike Wrote:
One thing I notice, however, is if I listen with headphones to the SB3
on the standard switching PS, and then with the linear PS, the
difference is still very noticable, possibly even more so.
There may be something to that... the headphone amp uses an LDO
regulator from
Phil Leigh Wrote:
Maybe - I have no means of telling - it's just a theory...
Definitions:
http://www.answers.com/topic/theory says a theory is:
A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts
or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is
widely
I am -so- glad I'm not burdened with the understanding of an engineer...
:-)
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SlimServer Version: 6.5b1 - 6939 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252
Player Firmware Version: 41
SB3 Audio Note DAC 3.1x Sig Levinson 383 integrated Amphion
Argons
I refer the legal department to this URL:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=theory
I believe that definitions 4 6 support my choice :o)
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