I thought that this was worth reading.
http://www.hifi-writer.com/he/dvdaudio/dvdvscd.htm
First, my preconceptions: I was inclined to think that there would be
no audible differences between the two media. For me at least. On the
other hand, I earnestly hoped that I would hear some difference
audioengr;147899 Wrote:
If you have either of these CD's below, I will write new a low-jitter
copy of one of them with my modded CD copier and ship it to you. Then
report back on whether you can hear a difference between your
commercial disk and my copy on a standard CD player. Then, I
Pat Farrell;148007 Wrote:
ntom wrote:[color=blue]
Was just giving some thought to recording my album collection for
SB3.
Anyone have a view as to whether it would be worth attempting 24/96
recording?
My personal opinion is that 16/44.1 is plenty good enough for vinyl
transfers,
krochat;144804 Wrote:
Starting with SlimServer 6.5, 24/96 material is downsampled on the
server side to 24/48 prior to sending it to the SB3. It still sounds
very similar to the 24/96 feed direct from my PC.
I think I've read that this is instead done on the SB side, the SB3 is
simply
Have you made sure that the volume is on? Try pressing the up-volume on
the remote and see if that does anything...
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some education guy's why does the signal begin to deteriorate?
I assume for the highest quality you are best to disable the digital
volume control and use an external amp to boost/lower the signal?
Michael
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Clearly, it was the earnings. I'm sure the analysts have no idea
whether $20 million for Slim Devices is a good price or a bad price
(and in fact, in most cases acquiring companies see their stock drop on
such announcements). I did see mention that LOGI is known for making
favorable
I am interested in this too. Living in an apartment room correction I am
sure will benefit me, I remember reading on here once about the
possibility of using room correction on a PC before sending the digital
signal to the sb3/transporter... don't know what happened with this.
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I'm just surprised that SD sold out so soon. Okay, twenty million is a
lot and I'm sure that Sean Company are popping bottles of champagne.
Still, the Transporter is very new to market and the company is bound to
revolve over the year. In terms of branding, they might have trouble
with the
it exists -- search for Inguz under these threads.
Still, I use an EQ in the digital domain between the SB3 and Lavry. My
Transporter arrives today and I would like to be able to use EQ with
it.
dlite;148126 Wrote:
I am interested in this too. Living in an apartment room correction I am
You mean integrated amp, right? There's a big difference between an
integrated amp -- it includes a preamp or line stage component -- and
an amplifier (or power amplifier). Not to be a pest, but it seems like
people on this forum confuse the two.
Anyway, yes: the commonly recommended method
highdudgeon;148139 Wrote:
I'm just surprised that SD sold out so soon. Okay, twenty million is a
lot and I'm sure that Sean Company are popping bottles of champagne.
Still, the Transporter is very new to market and the company is bound to
revolve over the year. In terms of branding, they
adamslim;148192 Wrote:
The Squeezebox is always gone to be the one that makes money - it's
actually somewhat perverse that SD have gone from mass-market to
upmarket. One would normally expect a high-end 'proof of concept'
first, followed by a mass-market product (often better than the
Excellent post Adam!
You've put into words what I feel since this deal was anounced.
-s.
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My concern is how friendly will Logitech be to the enthusiast scene?
Will they continue to put out the SlimServer for free? Will they try
and squish the SoftSqueeze?
These are my concerns, as this is what lead me to being a fan of SD.
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amthar;148233 Wrote:
Will they continue to put out the SlimServer for free? Will they try
and squish the SoftSqueeze?
They have no control over Slimserver, it's open source and they don't
own it. Softsqueeze is also GPL, although the primary (only?) dev works
for SD (now Logitech). But if
radish;148237 Wrote:
They have no control over Slimserver, it's open source and they don't
own it. Softsqueeze is also GPL, although the primary (only?) dev works
for SD (now Logitech). But if for some reason they did stop development
of it inhouse, there's nothing stopping someone else
If you plug in your Transporter and hold down the '1' button on the
remote, what happens?
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radish;145847 Wrote:
The answer is yes - it'll act as DAC and preamp. The inputs are
selectable via a menu.
Just out of curiosity, what menu is used for this selection? I don't
see it described anywhere in the Transporter manual.
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Re: the Prism test - I am not sure it is highly objective. Looks like it
must have been done with an agenda i.e. jitter rejecting DACs are a must
to have good playback. Saving grace, they say the work is on-going. Read
the part below -
None of the disc-related or servo-related artifacts was
opaqueice;148096 Wrote:
OK, I'm not an electrical engineer, so probably this is a stupid
question - but I still don't get it. As far as I understand, there is
a PLL locked to a crystal oscillator in the CD player.The data
stream coming from reading the disc will be jittery, as you're
Didn't notice those
Windows XP
Apple Lossless
Slimp3
Not using itunes to manage
Wired
Using Digital
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Just got my Transporter today. It was shipped 2 days ago and was
actually supposed to arrive yesterday but got caught up in customs.
It might have made it, both my SB2 and my SB3 got here within 18 hours!
Anyway I was charged PST + GST. Maybe I should be quiet about this,
but no
When you playback Apple Lossless on Slimserver, it decodes it, either to
WAV, AIFF, or FLAC. You might try changing that setting.
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Thank you for the replies so far. Im busted right now but will try out
your suggested actions in the weekend.
I will give feed back.
Best regards
Flemming
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Mine just arrived! I'm taking photos but they won't look as good as
WSLam's. Besides, they're of the same thing - I got the black unit
too.
Haven't connected up yet, but I will shortly. I fear the rest of my
system is not up to the task though.
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Using Digital
It you're using digital out to a DAC or your receiver, it's important
to note that SOME devices have a delay from the time they first start
receiving a digital stream up until they start actually decoding that
stream.
Since you aren't using a native format, you aren't getting
TiredLegs;148271 Wrote:
Just out of curiosity, what menu is used for this selection? I don't see
it described anywhere in the Transporter manual.
I believe it's implemented as a plugin and so can be moved around, but
by default it's on the top level of the menu and is called (IIRC)
Digital
Mark Lanctot;148325 Wrote:
Mine just arrived! I'm taking photos but they won't look as good as
WSLam's. Besides, they're of the same thing - I got the black unit
too.
Haven't connected up yet, but I will shortly. I fear the rest of my
system is not up to the task though.
Hang the photos,
Sure, I was thinking about this at lunch time. They could indeed change
the slimproto implementation to lock out slimserver, but the firmware
upgrade can't be forced so those of us with existing units can just
stick with the existing firmware. Look at the Sony PSP - many people
are running old
ModelCitizen;148329 Wrote:
Hang the photos, what does it sound like?
MC
Gotta do some rearranging of my audio equipment first to connect it.
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radish;148331 Wrote:
Sure, I was thinking about this at lunch time. They could indeed change
the slimproto implementation to lock out slimserver, but the firmware
upgrade can't be forced so those of us with existing units can just
stick with the existing firmware. Look at the Sony PSP - many
Slim Server 6.5.
Under the Squeezebox device settings, audio tab, you've got an option
called preamp volume control, which attenuates output to the analog
outs only. Apparently this is to set a limit on how far you can turn up
the digital volume on Slimserver/Squeezebox remote; in other words,
adamslim;148192 Wrote:
I don't want to do SD down, but theirs is a new market, and there are
several players who will enter it when it becomes more mainstream.
They are probably making OK profits now, but they could easily collapse
in the future to a large entrant with serious resources.
Isn't Logitech Swiss? I don't think being successful is limited to the
US :) Although why there aren't more internationally successful tech
companies from the UK is a very valid question. Since the Amstrad and
Sinclair days it's all gone a little cold. Rio were UK based, and did
awesome stuff
radish;148357 Wrote:
Although why there aren't more internationally successful tech companies
from the UK is a very valid question. Since the Amstrad and Sinclair
days it's all gone a little cold. Rio were UK based, and did awesome
stuff until they went bust recently.
There are lot of
...well, what can I say that hasn't already been said?
I was hesitant that I wouldn't hear a difference on my system, but I
can. I played some tracks I know very well and I could definitely hear
a difference. For some reason I'm especially sensitive in the high
frequency region, and I heard
highdudgeon;148149 Wrote:
You mean integrated amp, right? There's a big difference between an
integrated amp -- it includes a preamp or line stage component -- and
an amplifier (or power amplifier). Not to be a pest, but it seems like
people on this forum confuse the two.
Anyway, yes:
You have a good preamp. Just max out the digital volume in slim server,
use the volume control on your pre, and call it a night. That's all you
need to know.
dlite;148394 Wrote:
Thanks I meant a pre amplifier actually, I do understand the difference
well but am a little unsure why the
As far as I understand there is absolutely no analog attenuation in the
squeezebox. The transporter has jumpers for analog attenuation.
-s.
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So, my Transporter arrived - sounds and looks great! One thing: because
I am not using a line stage before my amp, I immediately opened the case
and moved the analog attenuation pins to -30db.
Well, with the volume bar half way across, it is loud as sin.
I am using XLR outputs. Does this
Another silly observation, but it brought back memories - the manual is
spiral-bound. I did that for several summers back in high school. I'd
say an 8 mm spiral where a 6 mm would do. Very easy to bind, I could do
300 of those an hour. The person doing it was rushing - the ends are
barely
Answered my own question -- DUH. XLR is XLR and under a different
specification. The attenuaition thing is for RCA only. Good thing my
amp takes balanced or RCA.
Anyway, if anyone is curious, I set the attenuation to -30db. That's
too much. With the volume maxed out it's not exactly loud.
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Well, I would argue, that if someone wants the whole story, theres no
real need to keep it a secret!
The SB (and Transporter) volume controls work on the digital signal,
before it goes to the DAC. The usual problem with this, is that as you
turn the volume down, you decrease the number of bit's
Transporter has super regulators for its power supply. Does this mean
there is no need to hook it up to power conditioners like Hydra /
Richard Grays?
Any thoughts on this are welcomed.
Pat
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i just added the digital inputs as favorites. adding them seemed harder
than it should have, but it works fine now.
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