[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 into Power Amp - Suggestions?

2006-08-10 Thread arge
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[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Good article on Room Acoustics

2006-08-10 Thread Skunk
PhilNYC Wrote: > > I also use the "rigid fiberglass behind the painting" trick...most of > the paintings I have only allow for a 1" fiberglass board to fit, but > they are still effective. > Where might one purchase rigid fiberglass? -- Skunk

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Ripping to FLAC selectively: good or bad idea?

2006-08-10 Thread MrD
dwc Wrote: > Neither did I and I have no explanation for the way this this particular > CD's foil layer disintegrated. It eventually became unplayable. You > could hold it up to a light and see through the disc in many places. > Unfortunately I have tossed the CD a while back and so I can't >

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB2 playback interruted

2006-08-10 Thread Jitterbug
Recently , my SB2 stops playing in the middle of a track periodically. Hitting pause,play does not resume. If I fastforward I can play the next track. It appears to happen with some albums and not others. More than that I have not been able to narrow down the problem or reliably reproduce it. Ever

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread seanadams
sbjaerum Wrote: > What is the difference between the terms 'master clock' and 'word > clock'? > Is the frequency of a word clock equal to the sample rate, while the > frequency of a master clock is equal to a (possibly large) multiple of > the sample rate? Correct, the word clock is equal to the

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Is max volume really max?

2006-08-10 Thread TiredLegs
seanadams Wrote: > One tool which you may find helpful is the built-in full-scale sine wave > test. Press "3" on the splash screen to activate. Are there other secret key presses that perform other interesting feats? Are these documented somewhere on the web site? -- TiredLegs

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Good article on Room Acoustics

2006-08-10 Thread PhilNYC
IMHO, bass traps are far more important than absorbing first order reflections, and there are some bass traps out there that pass as "nice enough looking"...check out the "Bass Busters" and "Phase 4" products here: http://www.echobusters.com/pages/descriptions.html You could put them in the corn

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread seanadams
Patrick Dixon Wrote: > Can your word clock scheme cope with both 44.1KHz and 48KHz SPDIF data > streams? Yes, also 96KHz, but you have to tell it manually. As yet it is not smart enough to look at the sample rate info in the s/pdif data and set the clock rate appropriately, but this could be add

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread Patrick Dixon
seanadams Wrote: > The effect of the word clock is to change the s/pdif interface from > sending "timing plus data" to just sending data. Timing then becomes > the responsibility of the receiving unit, and jitter performance is > determined only by the DAC unit's internal clock. > Can your word c

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread sbjaerum
seanadams Wrote: > No. A DAC should have a clock _output_ (whether word, mclk, or other), > not an input. You want the clock source in the DAC. > > Have a look at this: > > http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/diginterf2_e.html > > You should read the whole thing, but what we're talking about here

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread sbjaerum
ackcheng Wrote: > Thanks for you answer. But that's get me even more confused. I thought > the use of an external clock source i.e. master clock is to synchronise > all the digital equiptments? So the word clock output of the master > clock is connected to the word clock incput of various digital

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread ackcheng
Thanks for you answer. But that's get me even more confused. I thought the use of an external clock source i.e. master clock is to synchronise all the digital equiptments? So the word clock output of the master clock is connected to the word clock incput of various digital devices. Isn't this arr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread seanadams
ackcheng Wrote: > I am getting a bit confused. How about linking the Transporter, and > external DAC by a master clock like Big Ben. Would this be the best? Definitely not. You want the clock IN the DAC chassis. You do not want to send it across long cables between units. As long as the clock i

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread ackcheng
Thanks! This is what I thought :) Pitty I cannot find the jitter spec for the Big Ben. It is interesting to note that most of the studio audio equiptment namely RME do not have pico second jitter spec. RME products are about 3ns -- ackcheng -

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread reeve_mike
ackcheng Wrote: > I am getting a bit confused. How about linking the Transporter, and > external DAC by a master clock like Big Ben. Would this be the best? This is what you would do if both the DAC as well as the source (e.g. Transporter, 'SB4', CD transport etc.) have only word clock inputs; y

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread ackcheng
I am getting a bit confused. How about linking the Transporter, and external DAC by a master clock like Big Ben. Would this be the best? -- ackcheng ackcheng's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=133 V

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread sbjaerum
seanadams Wrote: > No, not if a word clock is used. > > The effect of the word clock is to change the s/pdif interface from > sending "timing plus data" to just sending data. Timing then becomes > the responsibility of the receiving unit, and jitter performance is > determined only by the DAC un

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread seanadams
sbjaerum Wrote: > Ok, I fully understand your reasoning. > > But would the sound quality be compromised with a two-device system > having word clock communication? > I guess the jitter performance could potentially be affected? No, not if a word clock is used. The effect of the word clock is t

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output

2006-08-10 Thread sbjaerum
seanadams Wrote: > True, there are a lot of ways to potentially slice it into two boxes. > But the costs don't work the way you think - a good chunk of it is the > chassis itsef, and there are many other cost savings as well as > functional advantages to having everything in one box. > > That s