SoftwireEngineer;137667 Wrote:
Paul, Mike et. al
I am using a Sound Professionals glass toslink ($50). I also have the
lesser priced one. I am told the same glass toslink is available on
partsexpress for $30.
Yes, I got my glass toslink from Parts Express, and I'm very pleased
with it.
tomjtx;137804 Wrote:
I did not compare the SB digital to SB analogue. Sorry if I was not
clear. I was comparing my cd transport digital out to the SB digital
out , both feeding my dac.
I heard no difference.
I have a Lavry10 and used the same Ayre as JA did as the CD
transport.
I
Thanks EZKC, I did search out the Endlers based on your post. But I
think I would like to not add another connection and another switch.
I want the convenience of using the digital control in the Transporter,
but want to get it into better range (i.e. three or four o'clock) by
using a high
Folks,
Those of you using the Lavry DAC - I guess, you are all not going to
hear any differences between transport. After reading the algorithm in
the pdf provided by opaqueice, I am convinced that it will be immune to
transport/cable introduced jitter.
Unfortunately, I use a lowly (but very
The Transporter has internal attenuators, so you don't need to buy
attenuating cables.
See page 23 of the Transporter Owners guide here:
http://www.slimdevices.com/documentation/Transporter-Owners-Guide.pdf
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Denon and, AFAIK, Yamaha AVRs have Direct and Pure Direct modes
which should let an analog signal straight through...
Ceejay
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cbemoore;137847 Wrote:
The Transporter has internal attenuators, so you don't need to buy
attenuating cables.
Only on the unbalanced outputs. The balanced outputs have no such
option, for good reason: it would increase the output impedance, and
balanced outputs are traditionally low impedance.
I got a reply back from Meridian -
Unfortunately it is not possible to undertake this. The input would
require separate circuitry so the main digital clocks are not
interferred with and some sort of switching. Basically it would not be
cost effective to even try to implement this.
Anyway I've
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atkinsonrr;137840 Wrote:
I want the convenience of using the digital control in the Transporter,
but want to get it into better range (i.e. three or four o'clock) by
using a high quality resistor or two placed somewhere
That's exactly what the Endler attenuators are. I plug them directly
highdudgeon;137785 Wrote:
It is certainly true for the Lavry, which is a re-clocker that does it
right. The issue really isn't perfecting transports. So long as they
are bit-perfect, they're fine; the point is perfecting the DAC and
devising solid re-clocking and de-jittering schemes.
Occasionally my SB3 goes ballistic and just can't receive a steady
stream of data over the WLAN. Music gets chopped up and plays slower
than normally. Nothing I do with the LAN itself or the server seems to
matter. Power-cycling the SB3 however fixes the problem.
Now, this time, subjectively, I
Here's an interesting review of the Monica2 NOS DAC:
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue27/monica_dac.htm
This writeup pretty much corresponds to my impressions of the
inexpensive Monica when used with an SB3. I sincerely recommend this
DAC, especially to those who, unlike the previous
mauidan;137837 Wrote:
Please explain to me how the the Lavry or any other reclocking DAC
can repair the damaging effects of jitter after the fact?
Maui, you seem to be confused about what jitter is. Rather than try to
unconfuse you, I'll just answer your question.
Here is a very easy
Phil Leigh;132004 Wrote:
Please tell me this is a joke?
If a 2Khz sine wave really looks like that staircase going into a wide
bandwidth amp it will sound 'orrible! If you think that sounds better
you've probably developed an affection for that particular type of
distortion.
Well 2kHz is
Very well said.
As for transports, well, everyone has their favorite. The Ayre is an
absolutely first-rate piece of gear and quite good enough for a senior
reviewer. Or, are we to assume that the person making the list of
high transports has tried each and every one in a perfectly
controled,
Yes, that's what I was looking for. Clean and simple. So it sounds
like one resistor in line with each of the two signal leads on each
channel (4 resistors in all). Also, thanks for the guidance on
possible value of resistor as well.
I may even try to find the input resistors in the amps or
How about just upgrading to 6.5.0 and the latest firmware? You get a
lot more flexibility and it works.
P Floding;137930 Wrote:
Occasionally my SB3 goes ballistic and just can't receive a steady
stream of data over the WLAN. Music gets chopped up and plays slower
than normally. Nothing I do
24/96 digital out pass through would be good. I want do digitize my huge
LP collection using a Goldmund turntable. I can't see hardware
limitation with the SB.
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Hi,
Anyone actually able to play digital streams that are higher than
either 16 bits and/or 44.1 kHz?
Oddly, I've never thought of the above feature until recently when I
encounter a more hi-res format. Let's say, I'm able to record in
16-bit (or 24-bit) rate and 48kHz sample rate. While I
highdudgeon;138002 Wrote:
How about just upgrading to 6.5.0 and the latest firmware? You get a
lot more flexibility and it works.
Good point - I did not notice the old software version.
This behavior sounds similar to some of the wireless bugs that were
fixed a long time ago.
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Thank you Jeff! I figure even audiophiles cannot go crazy on a clock
cable! =)
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Take a look at the specs for the Transporter. Vanishingly small. Silly
small. No cables, etc. Bit-perfect reception with low jitter into a
DAC that is, for all practical purposes, jitter-less. My guess is that
this is one of the very best sources on the planet.
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SB3-Lavry
You'll figure it out...! It's a quite a different.
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SB3-Lavry DA10-Nuforce 9.02s-Harbeth Monitor 30s/Skylan stands.
Simple and satisfying. In a larger room, I would move back to larger
speakers, subs, and probably RCS.
I am suffering the seeming hardware limitation of the SB2. It refuses
to play anything higher than 16 bits / 44.1 kHz.
OTOH, those who use the same AudioSector NOS DAC tested and verified
they have no problem feeding 16bit-24bit/48kHz to the DAC.
What am I missing? Should I more properly
2006-09-21-13:36:12 WSLam:
Thank you Jeff! I figure even audiophiles cannot go crazy on a clock
cable! =)
If you figure that, I think you assume too much...
...but clock cables (at least, marketed as such) are enough of a niche
market in the Land of Audiophilia that I don't think there's been
highdudgeon;137968 Wrote:
But the fact remains: the Lavry Blue, Gold, and now the DA10 are
essentially immune from jitter and, as expained, deal with it after
buffering incoming information.
I'm still dying to try one of these DACs. My Dodson DA-218 uses a
large memory buffer and uses
Bayview Pro Audio has them for $855.
PhilNYC;138069 Wrote:
I'm still dying to try one of these DACs. My Dodson DA-218 uses a large
memory buffer and uses state of the art re-clocking techniques, yet it
is still affected (ie. not immune) to jitter coming from the
transport.
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ceejay;137860 Wrote:
Denon and, AFAIK, Yamaha AVRs have Direct and Pure Direct modes
which should let an analog signal straight through...
Ceejay
Don't neglect the Arcam line.
I used a highish-end Denon, and it did admirable things where an
seanadams;138022 Wrote:
Good point - I did not notice the old software version.
This behavior sounds similar to some of the wireless bugs that were
fixed a long time ago.
ok, I upgraded the server and firmware to the latest.
The only problem so far was that I tested the Default2 interface
I ripped and encoded my collection (about 800 CD's) to VBR MP3's using
LAME (alt presets) and for the most part they are indistinguishable
from the originals on my equipment (I should probably add that my home
theater is not an audiophile system.) Please note that I said for
the most part
P Floding;138083 Wrote:
ok, I upgraded the server and firmware to the latest.
The only problem so far was that I tested the Default2 interface and
got stuck there, unable to change back, and unable to use it. I found
out how to get out of it from searching the forum here. I'd recommend
WSLam;138093 Wrote:
you can manually navigate to any skin by doing
http://slimserver:9000/skin_name, like /nokia7700/
Yes, thanks, that is what I found out. But the average user shouldn't
have to find this out because he/she gets stuck in an incomplete skin.
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I noticed the same thing.
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SB3-Lavry DA10-Nuforce 9.02s-Harbeth Monitor 30s/Skylan stands.
Simple and satisfying. In a larger room, I would move back to larger
speakers, subs, and probably RCS.
PaulB wrote:
With Slimserver 6.5 SB2/3 can play 24/48 through the digital out and via
it's DAC and will also downsample 96kHz to 48kHz so you can play up to
24/96 WAV and FLAC files.
Hi,
Anyone actually able to play digital streams that are higher than
either 16 bits and/or 44.1 kHz?
So, does anyone know of a reasonably priced digital upsampler (ie uses a
sample rate converter) with selectable inputs, and a word clock input.
It would also be nice if it did as much electrical isolation as
possible. I'm thinking that could make a nice little accessory to the
transporter that
I might do that, although someone on this forum lives pretty near me and
has one, so I'm hoping that I might be able to try it first. One
question...on the rear panel diagrams, it shows only XLR-outs, but the
website mentions the availability of RCA-outs. Are there two different
models? Or is
Really? Beats me. Mine has only XLR outputs and I believe that is true
for the entire production run. The model I have is fairly early. I
spoke with Priscilla Lavry recently and she indicated there have been
no changes. Could be a typo or meaning the RCA input?
PhilNYC;138170 Wrote:
I
highdudgeon;137968 Wrote:
Very well said.
As for transports, well, everyone has their favorite. The Ayre is an
absolutely first-rate piece of gear and quite good enough for a senior
reviewer. What is lacking in it? Of course, one can take the time to
do exhaustive double-blind tests to
I've only owned recievers my whole life and want to replace my current
one. I will only be running my squeezebox into it. If I buy a basic 2
channel stereo amp do I need a preamp (and then obviously I may as well
buy an integrated amp)? Thank you.
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PhilNYC;138170 Wrote:
I might do that, although someone on this forum lives pretty near me and
has one, so I'm hoping that I might be able to try it first. One
question...on the rear panel diagrams, it shows only XLR-outs, but the
website mentions the availability of RCA-outs. Are there
I went back to look at the website, and it says The level of the analog
outputs (balanced or unbalanced) is controlled by an updown switch and
a 2 digit display. So it doesn't explicitly reference an RCA-out, but
I assumed that an unbalanced analog output was the same thing. Anyone
have any
dude wrote:
I've only owned recievers my whole life and want to replace my current
one. I will only be running my squeezebox into it. If I buy a basic 2
channel stereo amp do I need a preamp (and then obviously I may as well
buy an integrated amp)? Thank you.
Need? It depends.
A preamp
dude;138200 Wrote:
I've only owned recievers my whole life and want to replace my current
one. I will only be running my squeezebox into it. If I buy a basic 2
channel stereo amp do I need a preamp (and then obviously I may as well
buy an integrated amp)? Thank you.
Not necessarily. What
PhilNYC;138202 Wrote:
I went back to look at the website, and it says The level of the analog
outputs (balanced or unbalanced) is controlled by an updown switch and
a 2 digit display. So it doesn't explicitly reference an RCA-out, but
I assumed that an unbalanced analog output was the same
Thanks Olav Sunde. Ross at SD tried and verified teh SB2/3 does output
24/48 streams.
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On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:52:23 -0700, jtfields
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That said, I do want to rip my collection to FLAC anyway. Mainly so
that I can future proof my collection, have a nice backup and be able
to quickly transcode to other lossy formats. I just can't seem to
bring myself to
Thanks JRT, I didn't get around to downloading the manual, but had I
done so I would have been as well informed about the 540R as you are.
It seems to support a stereo direct mode after all. I can't wait to
listen to my SB3 through this unit. Cheers
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After Silence, that which comes
The only reason to rip to a lossy format is to save HDD space=$. At the
rate HDD prices drop, it is a false economy to try to save that space=$.
In another year or so, the only reason to rip to .flac will be to get
the tags, otherwise no one will bother with any compression at all.
When
Hi,
Here's the update for the 24/96 incident. Turned out the issue is with
the particular SB2 I am using. Vinnie of RedWine Audio will help fix
it. Any stock squeeze box 2/3 will play 24/48 fine. 96Khz will be
down sampled to 48Khz before being outputted. The AS NOS DAC, as
someone has
Gee, this the same reason why people buy expensive high end transports,
DACs, etc... or get mods/upgrades.
Note to all: Please read highdudgeon posts and you'll see he loves to
belittle these people's passion for their hobby.
Now, he cries baiting/trolling when someone asks him a question
adamslim;137938 Wrote:
Moshulu, did you build the Monica yourself? Easy? For well under £100
it looks close to a no-risk play.
I bought the whole board, peopled and tested. All I did was to add a
couple of 1.2Ah batteries, a charger, switches, a capacitor, a voltage
meter, and an enclosure
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