CFP Wrote:
This thread took a dive into incredulity a few pages back.
when it was proposed WAV sounded better than FLAC :P
We here have been over this before, and unless you simply search the
archives, I suggest we start a new thread if you'd like to discuss it.
(Short
highdudgeon Wrote:
So, I've been following the discussions, reading and investigating the
specs, thinking about what I know and think about Slim Devices and how
I rate their competence and honesty, etc., etc., etc., and, naturally,
I have to think to myself: what about the cottage industry
highdudgeon Wrote:
So, I've been following the discussions, reading and investigating the
specs, thinking about what I know and think about Slim Devices and how
I rate their competence and honesty, etc., etc., etc., and, naturally,
I have to think to myself: what about the cottage industry
I ordered the SB3 on Monday and received the package on Wednesday itself
(as I live in the Bay Area). I had earlier installed the Slim Server and
Softsqueeze and had the setup ready with some 10 or 15 CDs worth of
music on the harddrive. Thanks to this thread, I had disabled digital
and the
highdudgeon Wrote:
So, I've been following the discussions, reading and investigating the
specs, thinking about what I know and think about Slim Devices and how
I rate their competence and honesty, etc., etc., etc., and, naturally,
I have to think to myself: what about the cottage industry
ezkcdude Wrote:
Is there any reason at all that this setting should change the digital
output?
Here are two possible reasons: Reduced power demand on the power
supply; reduced source of EMI/RFI from the analog circuit.
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PhilNYC
Sonic Spirits Inc.
http://www.sonicspirits.com
PhilNYC Wrote:
Here are two possible reasons: Reduced power demand on the power
supply; reduced source of EMI/RFI from the analog circuit.
Hmmm... if the analogue outs aren't being used as a source, neither
one of those sounds very plausible. No current would be flowing down
the RCA cables
opaqueice Wrote:
Hmmm... if the analogue outs aren't being used as a source, neither one
of those sounds very plausible. No current would be flowing down the
RCA cables (if they're even connected), so there shouldn't be much
additional power demand or source of EMI.
What makes you think
davidcotton Wrote:
Want tube sound? Go add something like the mf x10v3 tube buffer.
Sorry, I misspoke -- yes, that it would be higher SNR, not lower. And,
yes, the MF is just such a unit. That's why I dropped tubes a long time
ago.
As for looking at diagrams and what-not, of course,
PhilNYC Wrote:
No guesses? Ok, here's a big hint...Momma's got a Squeezebox...
Daddy never sleeps at night!!! Now 'WHO' would have though that?
It took a while for the cent piece to reach ground!
Greetings from Brussels
Robert
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audiomaniak
I also have a HTPC running RME9632. Comparing the HTPC setup with the
SB2/3 (Both with digital out to DAC) I have also noticed that SB2/3
does not have the HF extension that I can get with the RME. Now,
whethere this is digital glare, I don't know. But I like the sound of
RME better.
Waiting
I tried this today. I really cannot notice a difference. I must point
out that I think my system sounds pretty damn good both ways :)
BTW I am using coax to a modifed assemblage 2.7 signature.
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BeerCan
BeerCan's
Well, according to my TACT measurements, there is no rolloff of HF with
the SB (2 or 3).
I think what you're hearing is correct - the SB has a smoother top end
than many digital sources/CDP's.
YMMV.
--
Phil Leigh
Phil
can someone put a scope on the spdif and try it? - should be a visible
difference of some sort...
Also, there could be a difference if using the stock supply or not.
--
Phil Leigh
Phil Leigh's Profile:
H maybe the difference would be more with a linear psu, Interesting
stuff this,
I have not got round to making one yet, but the difference was quite
apparent as it is.
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Deaf Cat
Deaf Cat's Profile:
May also be a 110 vs 220 ac difference...?
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Phil Leigh
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View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26436
I would not have believed it, but I tried it and there was a noticeable
difference (improvement for me). It seemed smoother and more real.
-- Martin
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mschiff
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P Floding Wrote:
What makes you think an amount of current would flow through the RCAs
normally that would be large enough compared to the currents inside the
DAC? The interconnect interface is a voltage interface -meaning that the
receiving component is expected to provide at least 10k ohm
seanadams Wrote:
I assumed the transmitter was hard wired. Now we learn that it probably
has a microphone pickup. I bet it's a fluke.
Oh dear, I'll have to read these threads more carefully :). If that
doorbell circuit uses a microphone, well, that's a recipe for all kinds
of false alarms.
I am just getting into classic jazz and I want a good, very good, cd
player to compliment my Magnepan speaker which are very revealing.
Will the Squeezebox hold an advantage versus say a Denon, Pioneer Elite
or other expensive redbook CD player?
Thanks for the help
Cory
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colleycol
Here's another: seperate DAC. Oops, that was two words.
While I can understand the rationale behind the analog SB mods, I am
curious about the digital mods that have performed by RWA, Boulder
etc. to their SB's when they only use the digital output.
Exactly which property of the digital output
Well, I spent a couple hours investigating this further tonight. In a
nutshell... RANDOM result.
First off, I had pulled the transmitter off the top of my permanent
doorbell chime, trying to determine how it works, what frequency, etc.
When I put it back tonight, I couldn't (initially) get
I predict that within a week's time, almost everyone on the audiophile
message boards will be insisting that this is an essential change that
must be made to realize the full potential of the Squeezebox with an
external DAC :)
Ya think?! ;-)
--
Kurt
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colleycol Wrote:
Will the Squeezebox hold an advantage versus say a Denon, Pioneer Elite
or other expensive redbook CD player?
Yes, it will hold an advantage in the dept. of convenience.
If you don't like the sound out-of-the-box you could:
a) have it modified
b) add an external DAC
c)
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