[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Active Speakers

2006-09-18 Thread opaqueice
I just purchased a pair of these (along with a second SB) for my office, and they're decent: http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/1101/swanm200.htm I haven't compared them to the Aego-M's - actually I was a bit torn deciding between the two without first hearing them. After reading

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Active Speakers

2006-09-18 Thread sleepysurf
The Swan S200A's are pretty close to audiophile class, both in fidelity and finish. Swan has also introduced a new triangular active monitor with remote, forget the model number, but audioholics.com has pix of both in their Cedia coverage. I am using the S200A's in a secondary Squeezebox

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Using Transporter with DVD-A, SACD, HD DVD, Blu-Ray, etc

2006-09-18 Thread gharris999
regalma1;136223 Wrote: When I bought my 60GB player and realized what I could do with it I went on a CD buying spree. I bought more CDs in the 6 months after I bought my player than I had in the 3 years before it. And they want to stop me from doing this? So true! BTW, my cd buying REALLY

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter already generating Buzz!

2006-09-18 Thread Jez
Skunk;136927 Wrote: The choice of setup seems a little questionable to me. I can picture the high-end installers scratching their heads. There certainly were some 'old school' custom install guys at the show who simply didn't get it. But my croaky voice proves that there were a LOT of folks

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeezebox Class D!

2006-09-18 Thread SoftwireEngineer
highdudgeon, When did you get your Lavry ? Recently ? or you had it already ? Any comparisons ? reviews ? -- SoftwireEngineer SoftwireEngineer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7000 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 1K Balanced impedance

2006-09-18 Thread cunobelinus
I have to agree with this, at least on my own account, the more so since I once (a long time ago) did know, at least, what was state of the art in broadcasting studios in the UK. Then, though I was involved in the business. I don't now find the information is that easy to acquire. Neither record

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeezebox Class D!

2006-09-18 Thread mauidan
tomjtx;137236 Wrote: JA didn't use the coax out, he used the optical and used apple lossless. Using a high grad coax cable with aaif files the SB is indistinguible from my class A DAC. For 300.00 So there JA :-) How can a SB used as a transport with high grad coax cable with aaif

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Ship Dates

2006-09-18 Thread FZfan
I called in today to check on my Transporter ship status. A courteous and professional representative looked up my order and said I should expect the unit to ship in approximately three weeks. I ordered it on August 24th and I'm halfway down the list. Demand was much greater than expected and

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Active Speakers

2006-09-18 Thread getprogs
Cheers, Having supplemented the SB2 attached to my stereo with a SB3 in the kitchen I listened to several active speakers and found the Genelec brand to be very neutral and very much to my liking. Not that cheap, but very good IMHO. BR, Claus -- getprogs

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter Ship Dates

2006-09-18 Thread patrick
All, We expect to start shipping Transporter this week. Demand has been greater than anticipated and it will take us a few weeks to work through the backlog. If you place your order today, I would expect a 3 to 4 week delay in shipping. As promised, the special offer will end the day we

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 1K Balanced impedance

2006-09-18 Thread Pat Farrell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't now find the information is that easy to acquire. Neither record companies nor broadcasters exactly encourage the public to mooch into a studio and play around. Any suggestions, Pat? Get subscribed to some trade rags. Mix is free to those in the trade, as

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter Ship Dates

2006-09-18 Thread Walleyefisher
And I want it tomorrow...sigh Impatience is my virtue. Oh well it gives me time to order some more cables -- Walleyefisher Walleyefisher's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7122 View this

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter questions

2006-09-18 Thread P Floding
Phil Leigh;136362 Wrote: I was specifically talking about the digital volume, not the attenuators. I don't know where they are in the circuit, so they may or may not affect output impedance. The issues are connected, since relying on digital volume means using the analogue attenuation. The

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeezebox Class D!

2006-09-18 Thread tomjtx
let me clarify, It bothers me that JA compares 2 digital transports without taking out other variables. He should use the same cable from each digital transport, eg. his Ayre and the SB into the Levinson with the same brand, type etc. He should compare AIFF to the CD, rather than apple

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeezebox Class D!

2006-09-18 Thread Nostromo
But both the SONOS ZP80 and ZP100 are class C. JA seems to think that the ZP80's analogue output sounds better than the Squeezebox's. But, IRC, the ZP100 doesn't even have a digital out. That alone should even things out between the ZP100 and the SB3. OTOH, the ZP80 has a digital out. --

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeezebox Class D!

2006-09-18 Thread highdudgeon
Whoever claims to hear a difference between Apple Lossless and AIFF, or pretty much anythign else, is smoking something funny. tomjtx;137329 Wrote: let me clarify, It bothers me that JA compares 2 digital transports without taking out other variables. He should use the same cable from

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Anyone care to take a guess as to how much one may have to spend on a pre-amp to impr

2006-09-18 Thread JohnSwenson
cbemoore;137006 Wrote: Hi John, Is that 40/40, or 40/100? (The volume control now goes from 0-100 in Slimserver 6.5). Thats 40/40, the oldfashioned way! John S. -- JohnSwenson JohnSwenson's Profile: