[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: TP changes with break in

2006-11-24 Thread CardinalFang
chinablues;157143 Wrote: Surface corrosion of copper cables would effectively make the cable slightly thinner...with the current now flowing in this thinner cable. This would make little difference until the cable got exceedingly thin. That's not exactly my point - if the surface is

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread CardinalFang
highdudgeon;157140 Wrote: To my English friends out there: I am kidding. Actually, it's an odd fact that some 4,000 words in our two versions of the language have taken on different meanings, or no longer even exist in one of the versions, and this is to say nothing of the spelling

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: TP changes with break in

2006-11-24 Thread chinablues
I guess in terms of the corrosive layer, I was thinking of this as a much higher resistance layer than the underlying copper. So much so that the current would preferentially flow in the low resistance copper, than in the higher resistance outer layer, even given the skin effect. Also, the gist

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread P Floding
highdudgeon;157141 Wrote: Please tell me that your grammar (and spelling) here is a joke of some kind. Really, Senor Floding, give the thing a rest already. Oh, that's a New York-ism. New York City is a really big place a few hours flight from London. Macy's, Central Park, and my

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread Robin Bowes
tyler_durden wrote: I have comtemplated a while and now understand the real question to be answered here. I put it to you thusly: Is God an audiophile? God doesn't exist, so what does that say about audiophiles? R. ___ audiophiles mailing list

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread adamslim
Robin Bowes;157157 Wrote: God doesn't exist, so what does that say about audiophiles? It says we are seeking a perfection that isn't there ;) -- adamslim SB3 and Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859, Living Voice Auditorium IIs, Nordost cables

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread tomjtx
Robin Bowes;157157 Wrote: tyler_durden wrote: I have comtemplated a while and now understand the real question to be answered here. I put it to you thusly: Is God an audiophile? God doesn't exist, so what does that say about audiophiles? R. we're not here, or we're

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Moderator, where are you?

2006-11-24 Thread tomjtx
Siduhe;157052 Wrote: Gentlemen, Congratulations. There was a moment when it all could have descended into insults, exclamations marks and hyperbole. I've seen it happen on a number of other forums with less cause. Instead, you've made me laugh out loud. Let me offer a

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Moderator, where are you?

2006-11-24 Thread ModelCitizen
Skunk;157130 Wrote: It's been remastered recently, so try your local retailer. My Life in The Bush of Ghosts has been remastered? About time too. I love this album.. but the dire production has always greatly annoyed me. Sorry. Impossible to stay on topic (Moderator where art thou???). MC

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Moderator, where are you?

2006-11-24 Thread Skunk
highdudgeon;157142 Wrote: Skunk, Look, there's a serious DRM problem with those files, right? You can play them in iTunes but you can't stream them to your Transporter. Get a refund on your goats. I didn't have any problems ripping via EAC and playing on SB3, plus I don't have a

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 -getting better with battery power

2006-11-24 Thread richidoo
genoaz;156764 Wrote: What if you just use four NiMH rechargable batteries, straight in - no regulators. [EMAIL PROTECTED] volts/2500 mAh. I wonder how that would sound? At 1A+ load, they would sag below 5V even with large cells. Figure 1 V/cell in operation, so 5V batt would be right, but

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread totoro
P Floding;157152 Wrote: Why don't you take a leaf out of your own book (your signature) instead? I haven't pointed out anyone in particular, and if anyone actually feels personally offended by my remarks I can only assume they must feel that the remarks in some way fit them? Maybe they

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: How to test linear power supply

2006-11-24 Thread kronos
Hello, Found this one : http://72.14.221.104/search?q=cache:C_DoDsNcw_MJ:www.mafianumerique.com/catalog/product_info.php%3Fproducts_id%3D174%26osCsid%3D95f55303656fe167ed8f9efcb665d106+alimentation+squeezebox+5vhl=frgl=frct=clnkcd=2client=firefox Is it suitable for the SB3 ? Anybody here can

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: How to test linear power supply

2006-11-24 Thread tomsi42
kronos;157210 Wrote: Hello, Found this one : http://72.14.221.104/search?q=cache:C_DoDsNcw_MJ:www.mafianumerique.com/catalog/product_info.php%3Fproducts_id%3D174%26osCsid%3D95f55303656fe167ed8f9efcb665d106+alimentation+squeezebox+5vhl=frgl=frct=clnkcd=2client=firefox Is it suitable for

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: TP changes with break in

2006-11-24 Thread tomsi42
chinablues;157150 Wrote: The real question is, does the drinking and savouring of 18 year old double distilled malt whisky versus the common or garden 12 year old, make a subtle difference to my perception of the sound? It should make me more mellow I'd assume. Why else would I pay for

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Moderator, where are you?

2006-11-24 Thread highdudgeon
Still, what about your goats? Skunk;157187 Wrote: I didn't have any problems ripping via EAC and playing on SB3, plus I don't have a transporter- so I'm not sure what you're talking about. -- highdudgeon Relax. It's about the music.

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread tomsi42
highdudgeon;157221 Wrote: That's an interesting point. The same goes for the US, too -- we're absorbing a healthy dose of Spanish, for example, and I'm sure that is leading down a different course. One of the beauties of English, though, is precisely the fact that it absorbs or

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread CardinalFang
tomsi42;157223 Wrote: English has been under the influence of many languages from before it was even English! Even us vikings have done our part! I guess that makes it more difficult to express us in English at times, because it sounds right to us, but it actually isn't... That's because we

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Moderator, where are you?

2006-11-24 Thread ModelCitizen
ModelCitizen;157163 Wrote: My Life in The Bush of Ghosts has been remastered? Wow. It's very good too... a lot more bo** than the original. Right in yer face. I guess some might say it's over-compressed though. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter Naim NAP 250 PMC OB1s. Music

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread totoro
The chav/charva thing is interesting, if a little depressing. -- totoro squeezebox 3 - mccormack dna .5 - audio physic tempo 4 totoro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5935 View this thread:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Moderator, where are you?

2006-11-24 Thread tyler_durden
You know, when the moderators come back from the long weekend we're all going to get spanked. Prepare your fingers for pointing... TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Moderator, where are you?

2006-11-24 Thread tomjtx
tyler_durden;157260 Wrote: You know, when the moderators come back from the long weekend we're all going to get spanked. Prepare your fingers for pointing... TD It's obviously P. Flodings fault. Surely we all agree on that. -- tomjtx

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Moderator, where are you?

2006-11-24 Thread highdudgeon
You never know. A certain individual might like a good spanking. tomjtx;157261 Wrote: It's obviously P. Flodings fault. Surely we all agree on that. -- highdudgeon Relax. It's about the music. highdudgeon's Profile:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] WMA lossless native support

2006-11-24 Thread dmsmit1
Is native WMA lossless supported in slimserver v6.5.0? -- dmsmit1 dmsmit1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30005

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: TP changes with break in

2006-11-24 Thread Jenks
perhaps its the sand in the ears -- Jenks Jenks's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3413 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29025

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread tomsi42
totoro;157244 Wrote: The chav/charva thing is interesting, if a little depressing. Now, what the heck is totoro talking about? was my immediate question. Looking back at the reference in this discussion left me just as clueless ;) If any of you feel the same, wikipedia comes to the rescue:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: WMA lossless native support

2006-11-24 Thread dmsmit1
JJZolx;157284 Wrote: No, assuming by 'native' you mean decoded by the player. WMA lossless can be played by being transcoded by SlimServer to WAV or FLAC, but only if SlimServer is running on Windows. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26133

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread totoro
P Floding;157290 Wrote: Yeah, well, try to keep it short and concise, and I might read it next time. it was concise, if not terribly short. -- totoro squeezebox 3 - mccormack dna .5 - audio physic tempo 4 totoro's

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread highdudgeon
Go have a beer. P Floding;157290 Wrote: Yeah, well, try to keep it short and concise, and I might read it next time. -- highdudgeon Relax. It's about the music. highdudgeon's Profile:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread totoro
tomsi42;157294 Wrote: Now, what the heck is totoro talking about? was my immediate question. Looking back at the reference in this discussion left me just as clueless ;) If any of you feel the same, wikipedia comes to the rescue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charva. Tom sorry, I

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread tomsi42
totoro;157298 Wrote: sorry, I should really have provided a link. That's ok. I'm still getting used to the expression Bling... -- tomsi42 SB3, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, dynaBel Exact, Kimber Kable 4TC and Timbre.

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread totoro
tomsi42;157299 Wrote: That's ok. I'm still getting used to the expression Bling... And I can't get used to the idea of associating Burberry plaid with young hooligans, rather than very proper Japanese women. :) -- totoro squeezebox 3 - mccormack dna .5 - audio physic tempo 4

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread tomjtx
P Floding;157290 Wrote: Yeah, well, try to keep it short and concise, and I might read it next time. Hey P, are you not getting any? Is that it? Go have 5 beers and tell her: Soy esclavo de tu sonrisa Let us know if it works, we're all rooting for you! -- tomjtx

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread P Floding
tomjtx;157307 Wrote: Hey P, are you not getting any? Is that it? Go have 5 beers and tell her: Soy esclavo de tu sonrisa Let us know if it works, we're all rooting for you! Well, that was short at least. -- P Floding

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread P Floding
tomjtx;157312 Wrote: I guess that's a compliment since it didn't come from my girlfriend. Once she, or whomever it will be, is your wife, it will be a compliment. Only now it will refer to time taken.. -- P Floding P

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: How to test linear power supply

2006-11-24 Thread kronos
Thanks for feedback TOM; back at looking for a linear 5V french power supply than... -- kronos kronos's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=728 View this thread:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-24 Thread highdudgeon
Generalissimo Floding, Your lack of humor, poor come-backs, and inability to take a joke are a marvel. Again, go have a drink, get a girlfriend, or just relax. Since the second and third options are remote, I recommend steady drinking. Thank goodness for Alexander Hamilton. P Floding;157314

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stereophile 2006 Editors Choice Product of the Year!

2006-11-24 Thread sleepysurf
Congrats to Sean, and the Slim (er, Logitech) team on the Squeezebox getting not just one, but TWO, Stereophile Products of the Year awards in the Dec issue... 1) Editors Choice Award 2) Co-winner as Budget Product of the Year 3) One of nine Runners-Up as Digital Source Component Product of the