What about headphone outputs?
Can't find any information about this on the web page...
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Hiya,
Just wanted to check - I'm sure I read somewhere that the SB2 3
produced even better sound if the volume was fixed and a good pre amp
was used.
I guess from all the added bits and bobs in the transporter this volume
fixed vs variable thing is no longer an issue to fussy ears?
And for
Hi Sean,
1. I remember you stated in one thread that you did not discern
significant difference between the SB3 using Benchmark DAC1 and SB3
straight out.
Just wondering, with your newest slick box with SOTA technology, do you
personally hear significant differences that makes you jump for
Has anyone asked what the knob's for?
Craig
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The Transporter is big news, check out the BBC website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5212396.stm
There's also a vote Are you happy with the audio quality of MP3
files? It's currently 60% yes, obviously not the audiophile vote.
Andy
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amrace
Just popped on to the Slim Devices website this morning to be greeted
with the new Transporter.
Looks a fairly amazing bit of kit. Imagine plugging that into a few
grand's worth of glowing bottles. ;-)
Unfortunately not quite what I'm looking for... but then it's always
best to start with the
Ali-M Wrote:
I'm probably the only one here to give the design some criticism. What
do you guys think about the design?
I did pass comment on the general forum in one of the threads.
I actually don't like it that much. Too many buttons and why two
displays? It adds to the cost and a
Not at the moment no, and not without permission either (remember no one
has an official version of this product yet).
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$1999 doesn't sound too bad, if it sounds good. Anyone know what the
new Naim Net system retails for?. I'll bet it's more than this.
Derek
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$1999 doesn't sound too bad, if it sounds good. Anyone know what the
new Naim Net system retails for?. I'll bet it's more than this.
Derek
I've no idea what the Naim Net system would cost but when i went a few
years ago for an interview and was talking about my wish (i
The Naim system is VERY pricey. Google the retail price on the net. It
sure as hell costs more than $2000.
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CardinalFang Wrote:
I did pass comment on the general forum in one of the threads.
I actually don't like it that much. Too many buttons and why two
displays? It adds to the cost and a serious audiophile would switch
them off when listening to music, they're a distraction and potential
Ali-M Wrote:
EDIT: Just checked out the Sonos. It looks very nice - kinda iPod-ish,
but nok really what I'm looking for.
Yes, the style isn't exactly what I want either, but it is discrete.
I've become obsessed with the remote, I'm trying to get Flash working
on a PSP using OpenLazslo to
aberdeencomponents Wrote:
The troll does not realize he bought in to it allready
lol
I know, I know...my audio life is just self-deluded misery. I should
sell everything -- my Harbeths, my Quads, my Bel Canto, my amp, my
Squeezebox, my DAC, etc. -- and immediately go down to Radio Shack for
Hi,
Got my SB3 a few weeks ago and is so far very pleased. There is
actually only one issue I am struggling with.
I've connected my SB3 using a digital optical output to a NAD L-53 DVD
receiver which has two BW M-1 speakers and a BW PV-1.
The quality is usually excellent (I am not really an
It won't look the same in my media cabinet with the doors closed.
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Cabinet doors - missing the boat.
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I just looked more closely at the specs for AK4396, and it appears that
it is not a current output DAC. Why was the decision made to go for
this DAC, as opposed to a current output DAC such as PCM1794? I would
think at this price point, you should get the absolute best money can
buy, since DAC
Cabinet doors - missing the boat.
Funny
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is the screen the same size? I need to use the largest font size on the
SB3 to read the track info :-) I'd buy an SB4 with an even bigger
display :-)
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bgrounds Wrote:
In other words, they need to offer a screen that connects to the
transporter that you can place on the wall or on your media cabinet.
To be fair, screens aren't [my perception at least] Slim's area of
expertise. Perhaps this is something they could / should look at in
future,
How strange those are the same (nearly 4393instead of 4396) dacs as used
by those, said el chipo by many experts, Behringers units, pro sound
card etc. How can they be put in a high end (high price) product? A
hint, maybe because they are very good?
But seriously those DACs have a voltage
rick's cafe Wrote:
The mock up looks good and interesting... think there are a lot of PSP
users out there that would like to use it as a good remote...ala sonos
style .. which I know u are a fan of anyway.. do keep us updated on
how you go... i'd happily help test out if you want
My
PS,
This is just a personal thing...but...one thing I really like about the
SB3 is how, after the appropriate delay, the song title/etc vanishes and
you just have the screensaver. Again, in a darkened room, the effect is
pleasing. In a way, I would rather NOT be looking at information
(title,
highdudgeon wrote:
just a thought. For me, there is too much happening on the front of
the box (ditto for the buttons and knob; who's going to use those
instead of the remote?).
Real audiophiles don't use remotes.
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bgrounds Wrote:
Cabinet doors - missing the boat.
Funny
I apologise :) It was just a little too easy. I'd certainly be
interested in any kind of remote display for the SB, maybe touchscreen,
like a coffee table mounted 770 kind of thing. That would be cool. But I
just think it's a little
John,
Yes, I'm a no BS person and that's intended to carry through 100% in
this design.
While a few things in transporter were done strictly for aesthetic
flair, the use of thin film resistors, gold plating etc have proven
advantages regardless of whether I can personally hear each of those
would you mind to disclose a bit on what you meant by much higher
materials budget
Thanks like caddock resistors, teflons caps?
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Hi Sean,
Please post inside transporter pictures. Similar to the one below:
http://www.slimdevices.com/photos/inside_squeezebox2/
It always been a pleasure to see the details of your engineering.
Thanks,
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If you have a power amp with a lot of gain, you need external
attentuation to preserve S/N ratio. Without it, you will definitely
hear noise when SB volume is turned down and SB analog stage noise (of
which their is a lot) is still blasting at full crank. SB should be
cranked to 40 whenever sound
It looks like the Head-Fiers are on board, so I see this having a bright
future. Oh, wait, head-fiers get tired of new gear after a couple of
months, so maybe I spoke too soon.
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JohnSwenson Wrote:
First you need to find the right pad to use, I don't have it in front
of me, follow the traces to the 74HCU04 chip, one pad goes to an input
the other to an output, you want the pad that goes to the input.
Connect the 50 ohm resistor to the pad and the other side to a
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5212396.stm
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It would be nice to have a composite video output on the SB and TP that
displays data formatted exactly the same as the onboard plasma display.
SB4 maybe?
Also been wondering if a software plugin for slimserver could be
written to send some version of the SB display from slim server out to
PC
...but you get a free SB3!!! - use that as a synchronised remote
screen! - that's what I'll be doing with mine!
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...but you get a free SB3!!!
Judging by the price of the Transporter, it doesn't sound like the SB3
is 'free'.
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Sean,
It looks fantastic (in black) and the 3 people in my office with SB3's
all want one!
Can I use the digital in + out of the Transporter to loop through my
TACT @ 96/24 via its spdif, toslink (or AES) inputs? (if so I'm
ordering one for sure - I reckon I can offload $2k of gear and cover
the
What's with the wimpy speaker wire? Was the shop out of
audiophile-approved garden hose?
Just kidding, looks like a sweet, simple setup.
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Wayne Wrote:
Hi John,
I just follow your instrustion on the above,upon firing up, get a good
termination signal from the Big Ben, but no signal coming out from SB3.
So, may be my understanding of your instrustion was wrong. Would you
please clarify for me on the below points:
1, Do I need
Pale Blue Ego Wrote:
What's with the wimpy speaker wire? Was the shop out of
audiophile-approved garden hose?
Just kidding, looks like a sweet, simple setup.
Ahh, well, I've tried everything when it comes to speaker wire and have
found that no matter how much i've spent it makes no
Yes, both connected - but the SB3 can be connected wirelessly - only a
mains lead required...
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I was thinking about this new product some more. I think, in terms of
absolute sales, it won't be a best-seller. But, and this is a big but,
it is a statement product. The Transporter (even the name alone) is a
buzz-grabbing, eye-catching, head-turning, whopper of a statement
product. I think it
On Jul 25, 2006, at 1:25 AM, Craig wrote:
Has anyone asked what the knob's for?
Essentially, turning the knob is equivalent to pressing the up and
down arrows on the remote. Pushing the knob is like pressing the
right arrow, and the BACK button on the front panel is like pressing
the
OK Sean - that's cool. Once you've got the loop through working I'm
buying one! I presume it's a software thing...
Any thoughts on the word clock issue?
(I really appreciate you taking your personal time to answer my bozo
questions - but hopefully they'll be of interest to other folks too?).
dean Wrote:
It's a really cool bit of technology and I'm excited to see what
clever things our open source community comes up with for it!
It'll be interesting to see how many in that community will be forking
over $2000 for the opportunity to write software for it.
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Phil Leigh Wrote:
PS Did you get the RC working? - what did you think?
I have not spent much time with it yet - just did a quick setup to my
living room theatre system, which is in the most, shall we say,
acoustically challenging room I could think of. Square except for a
massive opening on
wow - that's interesting. I have the original 2.2 (not the XP) and it
only ever tries to cut my bass!. Mind you, at the same time it is
boosting the midrange by 10dB...definitely no boom here. One thing...I
do have a sub woofer though. Maybe you need to tweak the curve to avoid
overboosting the
Loftprojection Wrote:
You might under estimate the power of sound quality to ones ears!
I don't underestimate (one word, BTW) it, but most people don't care
too much about sound quality. Why are iPods so popular? It's not
because of sound quality.
Anyway, you're missing my point. I think the
I'm hoping for a remote with a knob (or maybe just a knob, for
developers, like an eval board)
:-)
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Phil Leigh Wrote:
Sean,
Can I use the digital in + out of the Transporter to loop through my
TACT @ 96/24 via its spdif, toslink (or AES) inputs? (if so I'm
ordering one for sure - I reckon I can offload $2k of gear and cover
the cost!)
Phil
Hi Phil,
I am a TacT user (I have a TCS mkII
I also use my computer to control my modified SB2 from the couch. The
Transporter really needs a graphical remote (perhaps as an option?)
that eliminates the computer. I recently visited an audiophile with a
mac mini running through the $3500 Wavelength USB DAC. He controlled
the whole thing
If the Transporter is aimed at adding a whole new group of audiophiles
to their customer base, they have far from missed the boat. The SB3 is
something I would put in my office, but not my main racks. It lacked
the connectivity I desired and looked a bit like a bedside clock.
Finally, a product
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