Have you just put up your christmas decorations ?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/06/no_wifi_for_xmas/
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crooner;162284 Wrote:
Right now I am getting fantastic sound out of my SB3+DAC combo. But
given the quality of the rest of my equipment, would it be worthwile to
upgrade to a transporter? If so, I would have little need to keep the
Lite Audio DAC.
I have no idea whether a TP would sound
highdudgeon;162262 Wrote:
As far as I know, it does.snip..
What should be the ideal conversion for aac?
As far as I know, too, it does, and as a fellow Mac-head, I use iTunes
and have problems with dropouts only when 't' folk next door are using
their cordless phone or their
The only way to know is to try a TP in your system. Don't they still
have the 30 day trial?
Right now I am getting fantastic sound out of my SB3+DAC combo. But
given the quality of the rest of my equipment, would it be worthwile to
upgrade to a transporter? If so, I would have little need to
JJZolx;161594 Wrote:
Also, not long after, the whole thing locked up and could only be
recovered by that uniquely convenient Slim Devices method of unplugging
the unit.
Sounds like the unit is running on ms windows :-)
That's rather unconvenient though. Does this happen consistently?
jan
It's worth noting that in the post you link to, he says the
intereference was there whether or not the SB was attached to the
wallwart (it only mattered if the wart itself was plugged into the
wall). Therefore the interference was caused by RF waves, which
radiate in all directions from the
It's the same because attenuation is done digitally by changing the
24-bit samples resenting the volume.
Edit: oh, I see, you mean if you change the internal jumpers. Ah.
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Does anybody have any experience regarding the WAF of a Faraday cage?
:-P
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Mike Anderson;162283 Wrote:
I'd bet that only the most golden ears are capable of discerning any
difference at that level (and by golden ears I mean people with very
active imaginations).
I actually find hearing the differences in my system to be quite
easy...no need for golden ears, but
jeffmeh;162373 Wrote:
Does anybody have any experience regarding the WAF of a Faraday cage?
:-P
I've heard of people building chicken wire or metal screens into the
walls of their houses, although I think it was the result of a disease
different than audiophilia (hypochondria about the health
Doesn't a Faraday cage work the other way round too, so putting the SB
wallwart into a small cage quieten it ?
That has a higher WAF too.
Tom
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SB3, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, dynaBel Exact, Kimber Kable 4TC and Timbre.
I don't have the exact numbers handy, but it's on the order of 1K to 3K
depending on the setting.
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tomsi42;162390 Wrote:
Doesn't a Faraday cage work the other way round too, so putting the SB
wallwart into a small cage quieten it ?
Good point - that would work, at least so long as the wire coming out
doesn't mess things up. So now all of us with stock PSUs should wrap
them in copper
opaqueice;162406 Wrote:
Good point - that would work, at least so long as the wire coming out
doesn't mess things up. So now all of us with stock PSUs should wrap
them in copper foil...
EMI tweaks really need to be tested - if you just take a stab in the
dark like that, it's quite possible
That's hilarious! Actually, we DID put up a 9' tree and the damned
thing is covered with shiny baubles, garlands, you name it...and it is
in line of sight.
bpa;162293 Wrote:
Have you just put up your christmas decorations ?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/06/no_wifi_for_xmas/
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highdudgeon;162411 Wrote:
My reasoning is pretty simple: space. I don't mind not being able to
fast forward and rewind, and I do like being able to fit a lot more
music on hard drives. When you have 1,500-odd CDs, this becomes an
issue.
1500 CDs, FLACed, take maybe 400gb, which will fit
highdudgeon;162411 Wrote:
I wonder if there is any way to shield from other networks???
Choose a different channel - you ideally want to be 5 channels apart,
eg 1, 6, and 11. More info here:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/prod_technical_reference09186a00802846a2.html
seanadams;162206 Wrote:
Just for completeness: I've also suggested that replacing the external
5V feed is silly, because it does not reduce noise at the internal
power rails - those are internally linear-regulated _down_ from the
output of an internal switching _step-up_ supply. Changing the
All the stuff is here now (apart from the new interconnect cable) and
I'm looking forward to trying it out when my brother gets home and
opens the speakers (they're his, amp's mine).
However, if someone could clarify the speaker wiring situation that
would be great...
The Epos M12.2 speakers
tomsi42;162390 Wrote:
Doesn't a Faraday cage work the other way round too, so putting the SB
wallwart into a small cage quieten it ?
That has a higher WAF too.
Tom
Or , you could put the Wife in a cage, should make listening more
pleasant:-)
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Sean,
Thanks -- Apple support tipped me off to that one. I'm on channel 1
now. I guess 6 and 11 are the next stops.
Silly me: I imagine my airport extreme base station (in the computer
room) and airport express (sound room) should be on the same
channel...I'll experiment.
seanadams;162415
Impeller;162417 Wrote:
Speaker A row of 4 terminals:
Left-
Left+
Right-
Right+
Speaker B row of 4 terminals:
Left-
Left+
Right-
Right+
Here's how I *think* the connections should go:
Speaker A Left- and Left+ OUTPUTS to left SPEAKER
Speaker A Right- and Right+ OUTPUTS to
highdudgeon;162431 Wrote:
Silly me: I imagine my airport extreme base station (in the computer
room) and airport express (sound room) should be on the same
channel...I'll experiment.
The router or access point determines the channel for all the
clients... when a client starts up it looks
Got it.
Back to FLAC: I have 2 external drives, one 320gb and one 500gb.
Needless to say, I can fit a lot of music on there (and home huge
photoshop files).
Still, I've tried and tried, but I can't hear any difference between
FLAC and Apple Lossless. So, why not save the space? That's my view
highdudgeon;162445 Wrote:
Got it.
Back to FLAC: I have 2 external drives, one 320gb and one 500gb.
Needless to say, I can fit a lot of music on there (and home huge
photoshop files).
Still, I've tried and tried, but I can't hear any difference between
FLAC and Apple Lossless. So, why
highdudgeon;162445 Wrote:
Got it.
Back to FLAC: I have 2 external drives, one 320gb and one 500gb.
Needless to say, I can fit a lot of music on there (and home huge
photoshop files).
Still, I've tried and tried, but I can't hear any difference between
FLAC and Apple Lossless. So, why
Well, you would if you manage to sort out those neighbours of yours!
Don't you have an axe?
In the 3rd brane Get-High Dungeon's name is Forge. He actually has a
forge in his dungeon and thats how he cremates the neighbors. His
neighbors are the dropouts in the literal sense.
We could live in a
Sorry... one last question:
What do I clean the contacts with, and where can i get it?!
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And now the one thing I am sure of is how confused I am. These have been
some very excellent, informative, and occaissionally entertaining
comments. I am beginning to think the Transporter may be the more
elegant solution, BUT an SB3 with a good DAC might sound just as good,
and allow for more
FunkyMunkey;162481 Wrote:
Sorry... one last question:
What do I clean the contacts with, and where can i get it?!
Craig D Oxit followed by Craig Pro-Gold. You can buy it at Fry's
Electroncs (cheapest prices) or online @ MusicDirect
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The majority of my collection is in Apple Lossless, not AAC -- I've just
been doing that lately, for the heck of it. Honestly, I can't tell any
difference.
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highdudgeon
Relax. It's about the music.
highdudgeon's
They are both good options. The Squeeze Box packs a remarkable amount
of bang for the buck. $300 for a Squeeze Box, a grand for a Lavry or
Benchmark, and you will have great sound. I can't imagine wanting to
swap out either DAC.
The Transporter has other things going for it: two sets of
Impeller;162417 Wrote:
(I feel embarrased posting this in the audiophiles section, but it
seemed appropriate to keep it in this topic of mine.)
Unless the Rotel has two separate amps inside it, one connected to the
A outs and one to the B, biwiring won't make the slightest bit of
highdudgeon;162496 Wrote:
The majority of my collection is in Apple Lossless, not AAC -- I've just
been doing that lately, for the heck of it. Honestly, I can't tell any
difference.
Argh! You're throwing away bits for the heck of it? On the
audiophile list?? Quick, nurse, the screens!!
I know, it is awful.
Thankfully, I keep my collection in nice boxes, alphabetized by genre.
I've be rescanning some stuff and it hit me that I can actually zero in
on some thing faster with my eyes and fingers than with a remote
control. Go figure.
At some point I would like to back up my
Thanks Tomsi42. It's all set up and working - Embrace currently playing.
Even at this early stage and low volume, the detail, clarity and stereo
imaging is brilliant. I'll leave the speakers playing for most of
tomorrow.
Thanks for all the help and advice everyone - I'm certainly glad we
spent
Thanks for the advice!
Yeah, why change it if it sounds great as it is?
However, I have a few 96 KHz files ripped from DVD-As (from my own
collection) and I believe the TP will be able to reproduce them.
In any case, can't complain about 2006, it has been good to me.
Looking forward to another
I am now running my SB3 with a Bolder-modded Elpac linear power supply.
The SB3 Digital mod from Bolder is about 2 weeks old. I have not done
any A-B blind testing, but going by memory the sound of the SB3 digital
out (with my poor-man's TACT viz. Panasonic XR55 digital amplifier
receiver) is
Impeller;162535 Wrote:
opaqueice - are you saying that two amps are always required for
biwiring to make an appreciable difference, or just that we could've
used only speaker A outputs with biwire cable?
Both, actually. Most amps with an A/B speaker option just have the A
and B terminals
I used this calculator* to get values of 3.3k for R1 and 1.5k for R2
equating to 10.1dB attenuation. Thanks for the fun project clive!
*http://www.audiotic.com/Tools/VDC.htm
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