tomjtx;150596 Wrote:
Greg, did you try plugging the SB wall wart into a power conditioner?
This made a significant difference in SQ. Next get a Bolder modded
Elpac. There are only a few elpacs left and Bolder is raising it's mod
price from 85.00 to 100.00 on Nov.1.
You can order the mod
I've always found Rotel gear to offer excellent value for money and very
neutral, un-coloured sound. I'd have a listen to see if it suits you
but I think they're often as good or better than many much more
'premium' marques at a substantially lower cost.
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The volume control is digital, though (as per many other threads here!)
you can use a decent range on it before you'll notice any quality
change.
The issue is more about protecting your amp and speakers from any
accidental surge - remember the transporter is entirely controlled by
software! You
tomjtx;150583 Wrote:
If Wayne will offer me a 30 day trial of his modded SB and Ultimate PS
I will jump on the offer. I would also like a trial of his modded TP. I
promise I will buy what sounds best to me. You can run my credit card
and charge what I don't return.
FYI, we're happy to do
Another vote for the Constantine (or the USB Plus Constantine).
The build quality, and the sound, of the Mhdt Labs DAC units is
absolutely fantastic. The open areas of the DAC (on each side) are
actually very narrow, no dust getting in there at all. Delivery from
Taiwan to U.S. (my door) was
tyler_durden;150373 Wrote:
The audio circuits inside the SB3 are powered by switching regulators
inside the SB3. Switching to a linear supply external to the SB3 does
not eliminate the switching regulators inside the SB3. There have been
many threads about this, and Slim Devices people did
I recently invested in a 12V lead acid battery - completely sealed so
'clean' for a domestic environment, purchased a DC-DC regulator and am
VERY happy with the result. How did it affect the music - In every way
an AC supply cannot. Take my advice and look at battery solutions. You
only use them
tomjtx;150401 Wrote:
you are absolutely WRONG about that. I am a professional musician,
trained to hear far more subtle differences than the PS makes. I can
listen to a piece of music and then write it down. I can identify
numerous clasical guitarists in blind AB with 100% accuracy simply by
My heart sinks when I see a reply to a forum thread which attacks
another member. Since my first encounter with Slim devices forum my
experience has been a pleasent experience of an exchange of ideas
between members, and generous gifts of good advice for those who need
it, from those who have
peejay;150624 Wrote:
No one blows hot air on these forums
If only! ;)
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ceejay;150630 Wrote:
If only! ;)
Well, sometimes..
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After Silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible
is music - Aldous Huxley.
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Has anyone tried messing about with the display configuration for the
Trasporter? I ask as I have spent a good deal of time trying to achieve
a certain set up for the displays and am finding it all a bit difficult
and confusing. I'm using Michael Herger's great MusicInfo plugin.
I'm interested to
tomjtx;150401 Wrote:
you are absolutely WRONG about that. I am a professional musician,
trained to hear far more subtle differences than the PS makes. I can
listen to a piece of music and then write it down. I can identify
numerous clasical guitarists in blind AB with 100% accuracy simply by
ceejay;150606 Wrote:
The volume control is digital, though (as per many other threads here!)
you can use a decent range on it before you'll notice any quality
change.
The issue is more about protecting your amp and speakers from any
accidental surge - remember the transporter is entirely
opaqueice;150644 Wrote:
Tom, have you actually done a proper blind test on the two power
supplies? I've several times considered buying one, but I'm a skeptic
on these things and have never seen any evidence or convincing reason
to believe that it's worth it. However if you have actually
Patrick Dixon;150610 Wrote:
FYI, we're happy to do that with the SB+.
Wouldn't there be high shipping and duty from UK to US?
Hmmm, I have 2 friends coming for a concert here, a British duo,
perhaps they coud bring it. I will PM you if it could work
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NewBuyer;150614 Wrote:
I just wanted to say thanks to tyler_durden for giving this honest
opinion, and for not being intimidated from expressing it by offensive
posts like that from 'tomjtx' above (unless that post from 'tomjtx' was
intended to be a joke post).
I might mention that
peejay;150624 Wrote:
No one blows hot air on these forums, these forums are for sharing
ideas. Egos are put aside and friendly exchanges of experience are what
happens here. Nothing else is welcome.
Again, Tyler's post was not a friendly exchange. He made a blanket
statement
there is no
Michael16oz;150554 Wrote:
Hi and thanks for any advice offered...
I would like to buy a transporter without preamp and run it straight
into a power amp (or activespeaker) Will this combination be
problematic... is the Transpoter volume control to be avoided?? What
do people think of
Exactly -- they are clearly marked and it is easy to do. You just need
a 1/16th hex wrench. They're right in front of the RCA outputs.
You'll notice the markings (-30, -20, -10, 0) for L and R. At O, you
will find a plastic coated jumper on each side. Just move those to
-30, see how that
tomjtx;150685 Wrote:
I've now made my position clear and don't feel a need to explain it
further.
I agree with your posts, but man you need to chill out a bit; there's
no point having perfect ears if your heart explodes before you're 40!
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SB3 and Shanling CDT-100, Rotel
adamslim;150705 Wrote:
I agree with your posts, but man you need to chill out a bit; there's no
point having perfect ears if your heart explodes before you're 40!
Don't worry, my blood pressure didn't go up when I was posting, that
happens when my girlfriend drops by :-)
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I've tested running the Transporter into my Naim NAC102 preamp and then
straight into my NAP250 power amp. I prefer it into just the power amp.
Your mileage may vary. :-)
MC
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Now what?
Transporter Naim NAP 250 PMC OB1s.
Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt
Yup I have a DVD 24 bit 192khz rip of Neil Young's Harvest. I thought
the Transporter would be able to play this, but it plays at half speed
which is not ideal (but does have it's interesting moments).
I thought the Transporter was flagged as able handle this but
obviously not.
MC
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I'd just like to give an update on the progress on these tweaks.
I eliminated one of the two analogue grounding interconnects, since I
figured nothing good could come from having more ground loops.
Generally I needed to move the connector often to maintain the improved
sound quality. The lazier
P Floding;150752 Wrote:
YMMV, but I haven't heard any CD playback system that approaches the
sound I have at the moment.
As before my preamp is a TacT RCS 2.2x with room correction in use. It
also has a power supply upgrade by Aberdeen, and some internal contact
treatment tweaks by
jhm731;150756 Wrote:
Try the Aberdeen Northstar transport and forget about the SB.
You obviously haven't head my setup!
Are you near Oxford, UK?
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Smiler33;150569 Wrote:
Thanks alot for your quality advice. I went to Singapore and tested a
few systems while I was there. At the Rotel distributor, I compared the
RB RC 06, the RA 06 and the RA 1062. I was amazed at the difference
the 10 series offered in quality! It was like listening to
I have been following this thread with great interest but seem to have
gotten confused a bit along the way. Ok, if understand correctly, you
are currently running the following:
1. All unused analog RCA inputs on the TACT shorted with shorting
plugs.
2. Digital coax from the SB to the TACT and
I use an Aberdeen modified TACT TCSMKII, RCS2.2.XP and BOZ 216/2220s in
my HT and 2.2 setups. I use an Aberdeen modified North Star transport
and Transporter in my 2.2 setup. Personally, I feel that the North
Star transport is the best redbook transport for the TACT units. I
moved my Esoteric
Sleestack;150787 Wrote:
While I feel that the Transporter is an excellent piece that I happily
use for 90% of my listening, the North Star via AES and w/ upsampling
on, achieves perfect transparency and adds a smoothness to the TACT
setup that I have yet to hear w/ any other transport.
I
Are you the other Korean Kim that loves his TACT gear?
I haven't tried that. I should take the time to try that with the
Esoteric P-03 as well, as I can output that signal at multiples of 48
or 44.1.
krochat;150789 Wrote:
I and other Tact owners think the sample rate converter in the TacT
Sleestack;150795 Wrote:
Are you the other Korean Kim that loves his TACT gear?
Sorry, I'm English/French. Kim was a popular name to give a baby boy
back in the 50's.
I'd characterize my relationship with my TacT gear as more of a
love/hate relationship!
Regards,
Kim
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krell;150783 Wrote:
I have been following this thread with great interest but seem to have
gotten confused a bit along the way. Ok, if understand correctly, you
are currently running the following:
1. All unused analog RCA inputs on the TACT shorted with shorting
plugs.
2. Digital coax
krochat;150798 Wrote:
I'd characterize my relationship with my TacT gear as more of a
love/hate relationship!
Regards,
Kim
That goes w/o saying. I think all experienced TACT users share your
sentiments there.
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*headphone:* singlepower sds-xlr at, classe sacd2, hd650
This question is sort of off-topic, but I'm pretty sure some kind person
here will answer the question :)
I'm busy digitizing my LP's (slow.) - my nephew (who of course has
never even seen one before) was nice enough to drop the needle right on
the platter for me - toast! It's a JVC JL-F30
P Floding;150757 Wrote:
You obviously haven't head my setup!
Are you near Oxford, UK?
No, I haven't heard your set up, and you haven't heard a fully upgraded
Aberdeen 2.2X or an Aberdeen NorthStar.
I live in the USA.
Please see Sleestack's feedback on the Aberdeen NorthStar. He's tried
the
Thanks for the response Pat. I'm using Nero wave editor to look at my
recordings, which is where I notice that the peaks are running 15db
lower on the loud bits, whereas if there is any difference in the
silences, it is not as visible. This indicates to me that I've lost
S/N, but db is
This may be a dumb question, but I don't want to assume anything:
Did you set your record levels to similar points with both carts?
As pfarrell pointed out, carts can vary significantly in sensitivity.
If you left your record levels at the same point with the new cart you
may simply be
tomjtx;150656 Wrote:
...I have a lifetime of ear training... I got it right 10 out of 10...
Stock PS in wall = hash, grain and harshness in high frequencies
Stock PS in a power conditioner= significantly cleaner, sweeter
highs,better soundstage
Modded Elpac in Power cond.= Another
In fact a good question. I was recording at 100% with both cartridges -
I was up in the red quite a bit with the original cartridge, so maybe I
was overdoing it.
I think I'm probably OK from a S/N consideration - I've noticed that
it's actually finding the track breaks a little better now (with
NewBuyer;150810 Wrote:
Tyler did not seem rude. Nor was his statement in any way idiotic. And
he may be correct as well - in spite of your attack, and the pride you
have in your very special ear training.
If you did the tests you claim, it could simply show that you have very
poor AC
tomjtx;150816 Wrote:
I have 4 dedicated lines in my listening room. 10 guage romex and
hospital grade outlets. The rest of your post isn't worthy of a
response
Then why do you suppose the stock PS in a power conditioner sounded
better to you, as you reported above? Again, you just don't
nicketynick wrote:
Thanks for the response Pat
you're welcome
. I'm using Nero wave editor to look at my
recordings, which is where I notice that the peaks are running 15db
lower on the loud bits, whereas if there is any difference in the
silences, it is not as visible. This indicates to me
P Floding;150799 Wrote:
Yes. And the analogue RCA is especially adapted for this task as well,
with a short on the input side, no signal lead, and a 4.7kOhm resistor
on the output side. The SB's analogue output signal has been muted as
well.
Could you provide some detailed pics of this
Thanks to all of you for the varied suggestions.
I also appreciate the varied opinions and the attempts to qualify
these. However, this thread doesn't need to deteriorate into an
argument between those who believe that modded power supplies make all
the difference and those who do not. All
Some things are worth testing and others are not. It IS possible to use
one's intellect to deterimine which is which. For example, if I were to
suggest that the best mod you can make to improve the sound of your
stereo is to hold a loaded 44 caliber gun to your head and pull the
trigger, no one
tyler_durden;150825 Wrote:
Some things are worth testing and others are not. It IS possible (and
usually less costly) to use one's intellect to deterimine which is
which. For example, if I were to suggest that the best mod you can
make to improve the sound of your stereo is to hold a
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