You don't lose anything in S/N when you use the SB volume control as
long as you don't go below a certain level - which I believe is 40 on
the current scale of 0-100. If you search the forum you can verify
that number.
So you could buy some attentuators such that with the SB on max volume
and wi
ob,
If I understand the purpose of the attenuator would I then be able to
have the SB volume on max, thereby improving the the S/N ratio while
being able to lower the volume with the attenuator?
If so the only challenge I face with that is that I am constantly
adjusting volume for many number of
Another low cost option you could consider is using a passive preamp or
simple attenuators between the SB and your amp.
I've heard great things about the Endler attenuators:
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4c5pt/
I decided on the Luminous Audio passive because I wanted a "knob". A
little more expen
Thanks SO much for the thoughtful and concise reply richidoo.
When I had the HK hooked up I did indeed use the pre-outs into the ATI
and THOUGHT I heard a bit of degradation in the highs. Maybe not as
much sparkle (now that's an audiophile term) but again the A/B system
was not very easy to realy
I encode my files to FLAC format via EAC. The problem does not appear to
be file specific, as the problem is common across new and old material.
Interestingly, having run the system all day with the volume turned
dowm it is now very stable with no sign of the spikes. Could it be
related to the ti
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richidoo;155982 Wrote:
> Glad you have found the holy grail in your system, sounds like it was in
> their all along waiting to get out! When I tested a Tact it had no
> analog inputs but made that kind of imporvement right off the bat,
> using a borrowed super high end digital coax cable.
>
> Tw
I noticed an improvement when using the analog output, but not so much
when going into an external DAC.
Reading about the C2 I noticed a couple things: It uses a SMPS, and
converts all but balanced input to digital. Therefore, IMHO you would
not get $140 worth of improvement. The good news is I
Glad you have found the holy grail in your system, sounds like it was in
their all along waiting to get out! When I tested a Tact it had no
analog inputs but made that kind of imporvement right off the bat,
using a borrowed super high end digital coax cable.
Two tongue in cheek comments:
1. Are y
Hey JD, your equipment in your main room is certainly worthy of the
upgrade. I bet that room sounds awesome on HT. Quality of in wall
speaker wire and crossover linearity may diminish the effect of the
upgrade, but maybe you have already covered those bases with good wire
and well tweaked bass. Ch
Yesterday I tried my SB direct into my Rega power amp (attenuation set
at 8), must say it sounded better to me at high volumes ( I now know
why :) ).
Also, I think my AV amp (pre-outs) looses quality at a certian volume
level that I don't really go over, so it was wonderfull to have loud
sofa sh
The ATI amp is better than the smaller receiver amp, so will sound a
little better, especially at higher volumes ad/or larger more
complicated music or heavy low frequency music. The power supply and
output devices of the ATI are more robust than in the HK receiver.
But using the SB's built in vo
Newbie,
Just wanted to share my experiences and ask a question. I was looking
for a way to stream the music from my computer to my home theater
system and to the the 3 sets of speakers in various rooms of my house
that are powered by zone 2 of the HT system. I ran across a great
review of the SB3
PhilNYC;155912 Wrote:
> I've been listening to Tommy Emmanuel's "Endless Road" CD (uh...ripped
> CD... :-)) a lot recently. Really tremendous stuff, and quite amazing
> what a guy can do with a solo acoustic guitar...and the percussive
> stuff he does with the guitar body on the last track on th
If you see it on the spectrum analyzer then it is not an electrical
issue, but a problem decoding the file. Have these files ever played
correctly? What format are they?
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I am not an audiophile but seem to be able to hear slight differences in
sound but also seem to continually fall for the placebo effect. So
here's my question.
I have a SqueezeBox currently hooked directly via the audio outs to an
ATI 1502 Amp, no pre amp, no receiver. From there I am running my
thelaurels;155937 Wrote:
> I've had my wireless SB3 since January, I'm running build 6.5.0 - 9916
> Windows XP. In the last couple of months I've been experiencing
> frequent electrical splikes and glitches. In more detail these are loud
> pop/clicks/scratches which are overlaying any music. They
I've had my wireless SB3 since January, I'm running build 6.5.0 - 9916
Windows XP. In the last couple of months I've been experiencing
frequent electrical splikes and glitches. In more detail these are loud
pop/clicks/scratches which are overlaying any music. They are also seen
on the SB3 spectrum
Check out this one by Justin King:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GabWtq6Lsbg
...and the two video clips here:
http://www.justinking.com/media.html
Admittedly, I have not liked his CDs nearly as much as his video
clips...
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Sonic Spirits Inc.
http://www.sonicspirits.com
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Kaki King is great, especially her first two albums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbXZJEOtXVs&mode=related&search=
CardinalFang;155895 Wrote:
>
> If you love acoustic guitar, try some Antonio Forcione, Tommy Emmanuel,
> Clive Carroll, Michael Hedges or Eric Roche - I particularly like Eri
I have a compilation CD set (3 off) called Accoustic Songbook, which has
an incredible number of good tracks (for a compilation). Since I've had
the Transporter I've been playing this set much more than previously.
If you can get hold of it try to check it out.
MC
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ModelCitizen
Now what?
Tr
CardinalFang;155895 Wrote:
>
> If you love acoustic guitar, try some Antonio Forcione, Tommy Emmanuel,
> Clive Carroll, Michael Hedges or Eric Roche - I particularly like Eric
> Roche's version of Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground. Sadly he died
> recently, but his work is outstanding, as are the ot
davber;155842 Wrote:
> Mr. P Floding,
>
> I am thinking about getting a TacT RCS for my SB3 and also intend to
> use it from both SB3 (digitally) and from my AV system (analogously
> ;-)), so I wonder:
>
> 1. Does the TacT (with an A/D module installed...) provide a "no gain"
> mode so the volu
Mark Lanctot;155774 Wrote:
> For some reason my Transporter really plays acoustic guitar songs well.As I
> remember, a lot of acoustic guitar is in the midrange, so the
Transporter must particularly excel at that.
If you love acoustic guitar, try some Antonio Forcione, Tommy Emmanuel,
Clive Car
How odd, I was just thinking the same thing last night whilst listening
to Fleetwood Mac's The Chain and then a remaster of Jiohn Martyn's
Solid Air.
Mind you, everything seems to sound goood on the Tramsporter. I must
have had it three weeks now and it still constantly surprises me with
it's
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