phillipk Wrote:
I have a couple comments:
First, exactly what is the benefit of doing the tracks selectively?
Save a little disk space? But it will cost you a lot of work. You can
always down-transcode it later.
Second, there are plenty of bad CD recordings where a FLAC is going to
Hi Colin,
Having bought one of Patrick's SB+s I can categorically say that the
weak link you need to deal with is the SB itself. As good as it is it
can be significantly improved through modification or the addition of
an external DAC (witness the launch of the Transporter).
I also use
inguz Wrote:
Multiple squeezeoxes each get their own settings (because presumably
they're in different rooms or driving different systems).
Tonite I'm setting this up on a friend's reference system, and ...
hmmm, something's very wrong (muddy, no top end at all, everything is
off). So
You need to be able to record at 44.1kHz (same as CD). The sweeps are
44.1kHz FLAC. Be sure to measure with equipment which really does
record at 44.1. Some of the cheap equipment will only record at 48kHz,
and you won't get a good measurement that way.
(For now, 44.1 is the only sample-rate
I ripped all my CD's (and all my wife's) to FLAC. Primarily to have a
backup so that regardless of what the next format that comes along is,
I can just convert from the CD-equivalent FLAC's.
I also converted everything to MP3's, moving the FLAC's to offline
storage and using the MP3's for
Nikhil Wrote:
Has anyone used the digital output of a higher end (24 bit) audio card
to feed an external HDCD compatible DAC? In such cases will the HDCD
logo on the extrnal DAC light up along with the WMP HDCD logo, or is
the HDCD information only processed when D/A conversion takes place
This looks like great work. And the documentation is even pretty good,
to boot!
But I haven't installed it yet (I don't have a reference mic) and in
reading through the docs I had a question. The docs state The
inguzDSP system turns everything (even low-btrate MP3s) into 24-bit
FLAC to send to
Sorry, I don't think the current version will work with SB1. Added to
the bug list.
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I went through a phase when I first got out of college back in the early
90's where I bought every CD I could get my hands on, about 800 in all.
That was around the time every artist in the world began releasing
greatest hits CD's and various artist compilations took off.
Rick Springfield,
inguz Wrote:
Sorry, I don't think the current version will work with SB1. Added to
the bug list.
Thanks for the quick response. SB1 support would be greatly
appreciated. But if you don't add it then I suppose Slim will probably
sell another SB3...;)
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azinck3
... from, say, using a powered mic and Room Eq Wizard?
(http://www.hometheatershack.com/roomeq/)
I know you seem to have developed a SB-specific solution. What are the
advantages over other methods at this point, in your view?
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GreenMan
My computer - SB2- Krell KAV-300i - Thiel CS2
TiredLegs Wrote:
If you rip your HDCDs to lossless files that produce data streams
bit-for-bit identical to the original data, the digital output of a
16-bit audio card should be properly decoded by an external
HDCD-compatible DAC. You don't need a 24-bit card, since the original
data on
GreenMan Wrote:
Thanks for the feedback everyone. I've been using Apple lossless.
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GreenMan
My computer - SB2- Krell KAV-300i - Thiel CS2
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Well if it's lossless, by definition the end resulting bitrate won't
matter.
You can see it vary, depending on the track, anywhere from 500kbps to
1440kbps, but that all depends on how compressible the audio is. (Just
like if you use zip to compress a text document or something -really-
GreenMan Wrote:
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Happy to help, but what sort of further info were you looking for,
GreenMan?
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...what lossless format I was using. I actually haven't done any in
awhile, but I'm pretty certain it was the Apple lossless codec embedded
in iTunes I was using to rip with. I don't know that that makes any
difference to what others had to say, but again, several people had
asked and I was a bit
GreenMan Wrote:
... from, say, using a powered mic and Room Eq Wizard?
(http://www.hometheatershack.com/roomeq/)
I know you seem to have developed a SB-specific solution. What are the
advantages over other methods at this point, in your view?
I know this was for Hugh, but I couldn't help
GreenMan Wrote:
...what lossless format I was using. I actually haven't done any in
awhile, but I'm pretty certain it was the Apple lossless codec embedded
in iTunes I was using to rip with. I don't know that that makes any
difference to what others had to say, but again, several people had
This link to an AudioAsylum thread describes a method for decoding HDCD
to LPCM http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/t.mpl?f=dvdam=20504
In combination with a plugin for SlimServer that could route the output
from a player like WMP or Foobar to SB as discussed in this thread
GreenMan Wrote:
We've passed the $300 threshold for this free solution already.
I bet you could get it all closer to $200 on the 'low side', and it
WILL be free in the next room (should you have more than one room).
The expensive part for me will be the Server upgrade... Is it XP only
or will
GreenMan Wrote:
I wonder though. Starting from scratch, I'll need an audio interface,
which look like they run about $250 on the low side. An adequate
Berhinger mic looks to be about another $60 - $80. We've passed the
$300 threshold for this free solution already. Granted, the Behringer
Olav Sunde Wrote:
This link to an AudioAsylum thread describes a method for decoding HDCD
to LPCM http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/t.mpl?f=dvdam=20504
Olav
Thank You !! This is what I was looking for.
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Nikhil
azinck3 Wrote:
What's not clear to me is if a filter that's generated with the Room EQ
wizard could be plugged into InguzDSP or if you have to use the tools
Hugh provides...
Any stereo WAV file in the impulse folder (C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\InguzEQ\Impulses\) can
What is news to me is that the Arcam CD player can be used as an
external DAC like some Wadia and Cary players. Do newer Arcam players
still do HDCD decoding or have they discontinued this feature?
N
I cannot tell you whether any other Adcom CD players have this feature.
The model I own is the
Nikhil Wrote:
If I had an HDCD capable DAC but I don't ...
Sorry, I thought that was what your earlier question was asking.
Nikhil Wrote:
Has anyone used the digital output of a higher end (24 bit) audio card
to feed an external HDCD compatible DAC?
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TiredLegs
RalphO Wrote:
Maybe we should start a thread to help identify available HDCD's.
there's this database:
http://www.hifimusic.se/hdcd/index.php?p=base
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Skunk
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azinck3 Wrote:
Ah, well, our responses about bit-rate apply to any format, really.
If you're up for it, you may want to consider trying FLAC. It's better
supported by the SB3 (natively decoded in hardware) and is a more open
format which may make it easier to do bulk re-encoding in the
azinck3 Wrote:
Yeah, I hear what you're saying. There are plenty of perfectly fine
interfaces for $200, but even so, I know what you mean. For me, I
have an interface already and can probably find a place to borrow the
mic. The advantage is that you only need the equipment for a one-time
Here's a question: I only have one SB to be concerned with, but for
those who have multiple SBs around the house, isn't getting the mic to
the audio interface near a computer something of a problem? Many
(including myself) don't own a laptop, so that won't help.
I wonder, are there any
GreenMan Wrote:
Would you kindly name a few of those interfaces here?
I also failed to include the cost of 30ft of mic cable that I need to
get my mic to reach my computer in the next room, which adds about
another $30 onto the price tag
You can pretty much take your pick from this
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