lozcs;146511 Wrote:
I reseated the ribbon and it's all working fine now.
Thanks for the hint - but I've gone through this too. Maybe I'm
clumsy.
lozcs;146511 Wrote:
It's a dead easy job to check - much better than being without your
fantastic new toy for a few days!
Before sending it back
Are you using wireless cnnection to SB? Dropouts can sound like that and
are unpredictable in frequency. Try using a cable connection temporarily
to eliminate the wireless variable. I have 15 foot line of sight
wireless connection and it still stutters with 802.1b router playing
wav files. cable
ModelCitizen;146457 Wrote:
Hello,
I want to run the Transporter directly into my NAIM Nap180 power amp
and do away with my Benchmark1 DAC and NAIM NAC102 preamp.
Something that hasn't been mentioned is that the circuit design of Naim
power amps relies on the input signal being bandwidth
There is ample evidence that digital cables do have an impact on sound
quality. I have read several articles about it that you can easily
find. Sorry I did not save the links. Cheap plastic RCA audio cables do
not sound as good as a well shielded cable.
Whatever cable best preserves a 75 ohm
richidoo;146555 Wrote:
There is ample evidence that digital cables do have an impact on sound
quality. I have read several articles about it that you can easily
find. Sorry I did not save the links. Cheap plastic RCA audio cables do
not sound as good as a well shielded cable.
I can back
If I remember correctly, the BNC networks cables are 50ohms, not 75ohms.
And the transporter wants 75ohms, I saw in one of the other threads.
This difference is enough to degrade signal quality, so a proper 75ohms
should be better.
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tomsi42
SB3, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, dynaBel Exact, Kimber
I run my SB+ straight into a power amp with +24dB gain and then into
Linn Isobariks. This gives me a useable volume control range which for
'normal' listening is set around -15dB(*) on the SB (but with some CDs
played loudly goes to around -3dB).
(*) On the 0-100 SB volume range, each step is
Did you try to reinstall your firmware?
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WSLam
WSLam
'Transporter' (http://www.slimdevices.com/) + 'SB3'
(http://www.slimdevices.com/) - 'EMM Labs DCC2 SE'
(www.emmlabs.com/html/audio/dcc2/dcc2.html) - 'Acoustic Reality
eAR1001' (http://www.acoustic-reality.com) - 'Magico Mini'
Patrick Dixon;146582 Wrote:
I run my SB+ straight into a power amp with +24dB gain and then into
Linn Isobariks. This gives me a useable volume control range which for
'normal' listening is set around -15dB(*) on the SB (but with some CDs
played loudly goes to around -3dB).
(*) On the
WSLam;146589 Wrote:
Did you try to reinstall your firmware?
Yep, been there and back. We're going to swap parts in a few days to
find out what's broken.
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mherger
Michael
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http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a
ModelCitizen;146591 Wrote:
Thanks Patrick. What amp do you run now (if not NAIM)?
You'll probably be surprised to hear we make one that matches the SB+.
It definitely beats a NAP140 to my ears and I don't miss the NAP135s I
used to have either. I'm currently running two of them (they're dual
highdudgeon;146525 Wrote:
Exactly. What he said.
To quote highdudgeon's signature, relax, it's about the music. All the
points made in this thread have been valid, and I admit that ambient
conditions affect the listening experience as much as the quality of
the equipment responsible for the
I have a four inch line of sight connection -- seriously! My computer
is in another room entirely, alone with an Aiport Extreme base station
with a Dr. Bot universal attena. That bounces over to another room
(although there is an opening with no wall) where my audio system
lives. I have an
seanadams;146532 Wrote:
You should open a bug for this. http://bugs.slimdevices.com
Are you selecting digital inputs when connected to SlimServer, or are
you doing it from the firmware's built-in menu? At any rate it sounds
like some unwanted reinitialization is happening when it
I have the Denon DM30, which is basically the same thing but a bit
older. It's an incredible mini system, with enough power for small
parties as i often take it out doors with my SB3 for BBQ parties and
leabe my main systen in the living room. The sound quality is great
(Mission made speakers,
max.spicer;146448 Wrote:
Can anyone recommend a supplier of T-Amps in the UK? I've got one
already, but can't find anywhere that sells them for anything like a
decent price now. I quite like the look of the Super T, but would be
equally interested in the classic t-amp.
I'm trying to get
Check ebay.
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arge;146498 Wrote:
this may create an opinions storm, but that is part of the fun...
For normal HIFI listening in a midsize room you need at least 120W
ch/8ohm. Yes I mean minimum. And do not even expect 120W to be able to
reproduce a single violin or grand piano (without obvious
Kyle;146682 Wrote:
Check ebay.
Wow, they're so rare one shop is selling them for $100 (plus PP)!!!
I think I might give him mine and get a Charlize from
www.diyparadise.com - gives me something to do...
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adamslim
SB3 and Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859,
As FLACing was going slow I decided to play some wellknown stuff.
160kbps MP3 that i had previously converted to a CD for listening. Well
the stuff is a revelation. The dynamics have improved and also
separation. Musicality (my version of intelligibility only for musical
instruments) is
Does anyone have a spare Scientific Conversions SC916-01 1:1 that they
are not using? I would love to complete these mods myself.
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tf1216
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Hi all,
I have used several amps and an interesting check is to bi amp some
speakers. This approach doubles the power available and there are
definate benefits to the sound quality in my opinion but not twice as
good. I listen to the double power system at the same volume as I do
with half the
Well, first, if you're using a low quality source like an MP3 then don't
even think about an expensive piece of kit like a Transporter!
So, consider instead playing back a lossless format such as FLAC - what
difference can the player make? Enormous!! The biggest difference will
be in the
Only in playback quality, specifically the D to A conversion accuracy. I
am currently using an external DAC (Musical Fidelity A3-24) to the SB3,
playing simple net radio MP3 128K streams, the results are still very
good.
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empty99
Depends what you mean by network cable. Old ethernet cable and much
lab stuff is 50 ohm characteristic impedance. Patch cables used for
telco transmission links [1.5M, 2M, 34M, 45M etc] is 75 ohm.
The bnc connectors should match the cable impedance - normally the 75
ohm ones don't have
The outdoor speakers and environment may not allow you to hear the finer
details and resolution provided by the Transporter. In your case the SB3
is plenty good!
SB3MF A3.24DACNak PA7sBW N802Nice!
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empty99
empty99's
Thanks for that - I'm pretty certain it's 50ohm cable going by those
diagrams and descriptions.
I asked an electronics mate of mine and he said he didn't think it
would make much difference. He reckoned the most likely effect was
that it would lose signal strength (my words, not his) on account
Yes, quite correct, it is the 50 ohm type which has the fatter pin.I
well remember being told off by more experienced colleagues years ago
for putting 50 ohm leads on to oscilloscope inputs ( always 75 ohm )
compared with RF signal generators etc which were generally 50 ohm.
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holmsn
cliveb;146116 Wrote:
What do you mean, if my statement is true? This is how CD players
work, and always have done. You can't argue against it by raising
personal doubts over the engineering feasibility and citing empirical
observations about sound quality. There are plenty of reasons why an
richidoo;146549 Wrote:
Are you using wireless cnnection to SB? Dropouts can sound like that and
are unpredictable in frequency. Try using a cable connection temporarily
to eliminate the wireless variable. I have 15 foot line of sight
wireless connection and it still stutters with 802.1b
pvadbx;146813 Wrote:
Also, even though I'm very skeptical of these kinds of things, my CD
player does sound better when I put those stupid ISO pads under it
(reducing error rates?).
That's in your head... really - have a friend move the pads in and out
while you're blindfolded.
From all
pvadbx;146813 Wrote:
Fundamentally, why are network based transports like the SB3 better
than CD trasnports?
They're more convenient.
Part of Clive's point is that there are rarely any errors reading from
a CD. This is certainly true in my experience - my cheap CD-ROM drives
can read a
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