inguz;157513 Wrote:
Those graphs look great. They're not hitting digital-clipping. (For a
more realistic look, try click the drop-down arrow beside the
filename, and select Waveform (dB) instead of Waveform; the default
scale is linear)
Some interesting asymmetry, with the mid-region
tomsi42;157220 Wrote:
Now, that is a test I can relate to. Unfortunately, the only whiskey I
have at the moment is a cheap Irish one that is barely usable in an
Irish coffee!
What a coincidence, I just got a Jameson for the Irish coffee. I did
not like the Bacardi Gold with my rum cake and
I like the idea, as long as I can make jokes. :-)
Back to the drawing board, then..although they did always say that
the 12 step could work miracles...
(I know, I know! Cheap shot. Just couldn't resist!)
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atkinsonrr;157724 Wrote:
atkinsonrr;157716 Wrote:
Do I dare entertain the thought that this indicates a budding consensus
on the relative placement of Transporter? Just taking into account
these two 'direct-comparison' reviews (the only ones I've seen), a
ranking would shape up like
GaryG;157769 Wrote:
Given that ACM reported that his stock Denon 5910 was better than the
Transporter I'm not sure the updated list looks so impressive (assuming
of course that the Meitner is better than the Denon).
The Denon 5910 retails for $3800, if we're going for the more $$$ =
better
LejfK;157737 Wrote:
Vote three
Make that four.
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A classic cartoon I saw many years ago had Ghengis Khan sitting slouched
over a pile of rugs outside his tent. Looking kind of rough after a
hard night and in no fit shape to do any more raping looting or
pillaging. Facing him was a whole bunch of Mongols, spears and bows at
the ready with the
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
SoftwireEngineer;157743 Wrote:
What a coincidence, I just got a Jameson for the Irish coffee. I did not
like the Bacardi Gold with my rum cake and did not like it. So I thought
a few bucks more for the Jameson is worth it. I did not try the stuff
directly. But my sniff test and the irish
acm-
If you're interested in upgrading your Transporter or Meridian G68,
Mauimods.com (Aberdeen)is the one to contact.
It would be interesting to compare an upgraded Transporter to a
aplhifi.com upgraded Denon 5910.
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rajacat;157808 Wrote:
I suspect that many people couldn't identify the various scotches in
your test. Indeed, the same could be said for the tasting of fine
wines, if fact, many prefer a cheap sweet wine to the best dry
Cabernet's.
It follows that the appreciation of high end audio gear
tomjtx;157731 Wrote:
we have to make sure the audiophile is centered in front of us in an
equilateral triangle so that our greeting is in stereo
And the objectivists and subjectivists,
We'd all be there
But oh the sound--it'd be so dynamic!
It would make us so electrostatic!
That none of us
I'm hoping to purchase my first 'real' hifi equipment, which will be
something like this:
Rotel RA05 amplifier
Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 speakers
Reasonably priced speaker stands
Is it likely I'll hear a difference between the Squeezebox and the
Transporter with a budget system like that? I'm no
tomsi42;157804 Wrote:
Lucky Guy ;) If I remember correctly, it is Jameson that is the
recommended Whiskey for Irish Coffee. And it is quite drinkable on its
own as well. My personal favorite Irish whiskey is Bushmills Malt -
straight.
Yes, I got the Jameson as it is the recommended one for
Impeller;157835 Wrote:
I'm hoping to purchase my first 'real' hifi equipment, which will be
something like this:
Rotel RA05 amplifier
Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 speakers
Reasonably priced speaker stands
Is it likely I'll hear a difference between the Squeezebox and the
Transporter with a
Impeller;157835 Wrote:
I'm hoping to purchase my first 'real' hifi equipment, which will be
something like this:
Rotel RA05 amplifier
Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 speakers
Reasonably priced speaker stands
Is it likely I'll hear a difference between the Squeezebox and the
Transporter with a
tomsi42;157840 Wrote:
I think the transport would be overkill for that system. If I were in
your position, I would use the price difference between the SB3 and
the transporter in better amplifier and speakers. Staying with Rotel, I
can recommend the Rotel RA-1072 amplifier.
There are many
Actually, I'm kind of into wine (it helps that my father-in-law runs a
highly regarded winery) and definitely into single malts. In my
experience, while novices couldn't identify specifically what it was
that they *liked* about a particular drink, they could always pick out
the better one from
Okay, thanks for saving me from myself. It's just that the 'free
Squeezebox with a Transporter' promotion caught my eye!
If you have any suggestions for the power supply and external DAC I'd
appreciate hearing them. Thanks again.
Edit: I see you've already put some forward, although those terms
Gosh what agreement, and I shall add to it. The SB3 is fine to drive a
£2k system.
I would get the SB3, plus an amp and speakers that use up only 75% of
your budget. Live with it for a month, and tweak (PSU, DAC, better
cables etc) only if you actually really want much better sounds. Get
into
Impeller;157835 Wrote:
I'm no audiophile (yet)
Think twice boy! Joining the dark side may end your well sorted
lifestyle you may be in atm. Me thinks destroyed more synapses from
finding the holy audio grail than from excessive drinking!
One recommendation though is you really take your time
I absolutely concur.
tomsi42;157840 Wrote:
I think the transport would be overkill for that system. If I were in
your position, I would use the price difference between the SB3 and
the transporter in better amplifier and speakers. Staying with Rotel, I
can recommend the Rotel RA-1072
Mark Lanctot;157782 Wrote:
The Denon 5910 retails for $3800, if we're going for the more $$$ =
better argument. It's their flagship player.
Mark, take a look at the Slim Devices home page, you'll find the
following quote:
Transporter's sound quality surpasses even the most exotic compact
Why not? Because of the brand name?
GaryG;157879 Wrote:
Mark, take a look at the Slim Devices home page, you'll find the
following quote:
Maybe we have different expectations on the meaning of exotic but to me
the Denon 5910 isn't exotic, flagship maybe, but exotic, no.
Regards
Spent a few hours over the weekend and got the following results
ROOM PLACEMENT - done with just one ESL 988
- I moved it around to all obvious places and sure the response
changed, but not really for the better. Just different peaks and
troughs. Top to bottom is still about 28dB, and much the
I have switched the jumpers between pin 2 hot and pin 3 hot and still no
results. I also do not get a sound out of the headphone jack with any
of these configurations.
I am beginning to think that it is my connection between the SB3 and
the Lavry DA10. I am curious what cables others have used
rbl wrote:
- If I put the 988s way into the room then I did get a better frequency
plot, but sadly it is completely unrealistic to use them there.
Sadly, most speakers sound much better out in the room, and that tends
to have a terrible, if not totally unacceptable WAF.
Quads, Maggies, etc
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GaryG;157879 Wrote:
Mark, take a look at the Slim Devices home page, you'll find the
following quote:
Maybe we have different expectations on the meaning of exotic but to me
the Denon 5910 isn't exotic, flagship maybe, but exotic, no.
Well yeah, but that's kind of a marketing statement.
One of the definitions for extoic is: Intriguingly unusual or different;
although in the case of Slim Device's marketing my interpretation of
that statement was to imply 'the best', in other words the Transporter
can rub shoulders with the best CD players.
Regards
Gary
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Mark
What it boils down to is I'm too honest for my own good, I ordered my
transporter on the basis of the marketing and am disappointed to read
about it's relative ranking.
Regards
Gary
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It's obvious, but you never know:
Did you make sure the digital output of the SB3 is activated at all?
(See Player settings!)
Tobi.
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GaryG;157897 Wrote:
What it boils down to is I'm too honest for my own good, I ordered my
transporter on the basis of the marketing and am disappointed to read
about it's relative ranking.
But reading isn't hearing and discerning for yourself what you
prefer.
This is especially true in
GaryG;157897 Wrote:
Mark
What it boils down to is I'm too honest for my own good, I ordered my
transporter on the basis of the marketing and am disappointed to read
about it's relative ranking.
Regards
Gary
Has it arrived yet? If not, ignore the relative ranking bit for now.
When you
I ordered it shortly after the pre-order started, but hedged my bets on
the marketing being over enthusiastic and had it shipped directly to
Bolder Cables for Wayne to modify it.
Now to avoid getting jumped on by my fellow members my expectations are
high, I want to replace my GNSC 'Statement'
I think this thread may have just broken the record for longest thread
without any disagreement on this forum... ;)
Ceejay
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tomsi42;157840 Wrote:
Staying with Rotel, I can recommend the Rotel RA-1072 amplifier.
Was it the RA-1062 you meant? The 1072 seems to be the matching CD
player.
Would the amp upgrade really make much difference at this level?
Wouldn't I be better off sticking with the cheaper amp and
Is the Mauimods PS still available or did you sell it? Is it plug and
play with Squeezebox 3?
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Cheaper amp, better speakers, cheaper amp, better speakers. The
differences between amps is nuance compared to the differences between
speakers and even the same speakers differently positioned within a
room.
You've got a respectable source; get the best speakers you can; think
about optimizing
I also would like to chime in with a request for Mac support for Inguz
room correction. Once ported to Linux, I hope it wouldn't be be too
difficult to bring it to Mac OSX. Are there any other DRC developments
that could work on Mac OSX? Thanks!
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atkinsonrr;157526 Wrote:
A while ago, P.Floding started a thread called something like Moderator
where are you?. In it, he makes the following point:
The biggest problem is the SNR (signal-noise ratio). It is really easy
to do wisecracking and post the 50th variation on the same old joke
I'm selling my Bolder modded Elpac to upgrade to the bigger PS. I paid
$40 for the Elpac $85 for the mod (Wayne's now charging $100 for the
mod). I'm asking $110 plus shipping.
I also have a wireless Squeezebox(the original model) that I'm going to
list on ebay as soon as I receieve my new SB3.
Impeller;157919 Wrote:
Was it the RA-1062 you meant? The 1072 seems to be the matching CD
player.
You are right. It's the RA-1062 I was thinking of.
Impeller;157919 Wrote:
Would the amp upgrade really make much difference at this level?
Wouldn't I be better off sticking with the
I'd be very interested to get a copy of your sweep recordings to
analyze. Can you email them (hpyle at cabezal dot com), or up by ftp?
ftp.inguzaudio.com
user: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
pass: inguz
Thanks!
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Interesting room. I suspect the right-channel nulls really are the
right wall/window. Are there heavy drapes on that window?
There are probably some rear-wall reflections from the front of the
tv/console. I've played with a similar setup (fireplace, not tv) and
some absorption on those front
Powersupply is sold.
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I been thinking: what if I buy a transporter for my main stereo and
reassign the SBs to the bedroom(1) / kitchen(2) what would these
compact systems look like?
So I moved my SB to the bedroom and did run some tests using three
different sets of powered computer speakers:
- Cheap $15 Altec
P Floding;157929 Wrote:
The main problem is really that a few select people have taken upon
themselves to define what is acceptable thinking, and what is stupid
-hence bullying anyone who is stupid enough to have idéas that are
not confirmant enough for this crowd.
This is just
P Floding;157929 Wrote:
T
So, so long, and thank you for the fish!
This is (at least) the second time you've announced your permanent
departure from this forum... let's see how long this one lasts.
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opaqueice;157968 Wrote:
This is (at least) the second time you've announced your permanent
departure from this forum... let's see how long this one lasts.
maybe P. will leave for a long time. I kinda hate to say that, I really
think all should be able to say what they want but his last post
highdudgeon;157847 Wrote:
Of course, there is the UC Davis oenology department black cup
test...where in, yes, double-blind tests experienced tasters scored 50%
in distinguishing reds from whites. In another experiment, cheap and
expensive wines were poured into different bottles. In a
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