highdudgeon;162240 Wrote:
Am I better ripping at a lower rate? Does it even matter, so long as
it is above MP3?
What is above MP3 but below lossless?
If you're a retailer for SD, using lossy files does not do the
Transporter nor the customer justice. They can't exactly bring their
own
opaqueice;162993 Wrote:
It just goes to show - yet again on this forum - that percieved quality
in non-blind tests has much more to do with expectations than it does
with the intrinsic character of the sound.
Are you saying that they sounded exactly the same, and his mind
invented the
Thanks a lot for your replies. It seems that a portable amp would be a
good place to start, and the Total Airhead looks nice. Of course, the
Headroom Micro Amp and Micro DAC are probably a world of difference,
but the change in price is a bit steep. I'm not sure if I should get
in-ears or a good
Just a cautionary tale, but here is where this thread went in the 3rd
brane.
Patrick Sticks-em
ADH137 and
Robin Bows-to-no one
They offended Get-High-Dungeon and he had them kidnapped and put in
his dungeon where he made them listen to 64kbps MP3 files for a year.
To add insult to injury the
I use a Rockbox ipod with Etymotic ER6i headphones. It sounds good
enough - there is so much background noise that I'm sure I couldn't
tell the difference between decent MP3 and FLAC, although the ability
to play gapless is crucial to me.
I couldn't really justify paying more than I have - I
Scanning this thread for the first time today, I was struck that nobody
posted the obvious (which should be said, even if everybody knows it):
EAC supports ripping to the WMA Lossless format. The generated files
are not copy protected. The difference between using EAC and WMP for
ripping is
Au contraire, mon frere -- actually I'm not advertising anywhere or, for
that matter, representing SD products. I strongly support the company
and believe in the products and people. However, I don't have the time
for this, my schedule is slippery, audio is far from being a significant
income
I've got a SB3 feeding a high-end DAC (dCS Elgar).
Another thread suggested that an improved power supply could help the
sound because it would reduce noise passed between the components, and
might stabilize jitter in the SB3.
Would a linear power supply to the SB3 improve the sound vs the
RobertH;163030 Wrote:
Would a linear power supply to the SB3 improve the sound vs the wall
wart assuming both were to be plugged into a high quality power
generator that isolates the power fed to the components (such as PS
Audio makes)?
In my opinion, yes. You should only use the wall
Storage is very cheap so why even listen to mp3's when lossless is there
for the taking?
Raja
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My MPs'sound better on my PC speakers as on my my stereo set, so i
decided to buy the external soundcard from Crative (Xmod) to have it
between the Slimdevice and my amplifier.
ACtually the sound is better, but sometimes the amplifier clips (shuts
off), does anyone have experience with this set
rajacat;163043 Wrote:
Storage is very cheap so why even listen to mp3's when lossless is there
for the taking?
Raja
The only sensible answer to that would be that you already have ripped
to music once, and couldn't be bothered to do it again.
I also have a large collection (~1250CD's) but
Do you still rip to mp3's and at what bps? I suppose another reason to
rip to mp3 would be if the songs were downloaded from various internet
sites.
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opaqueice;162801 Wrote:
Foobar's ABX is indeed the best antidote for audiophilia. But not all
of the sick want to be cured...
I'd like to try this.
Can you tell me how you can use this Foobar2000 ABX test with a
dedicated audiophile set up (i.e. not via a computer sound card with
associated
rajacat;163053 Wrote:
Do you still rip to mp3's and at what bps? I suppose another reason to
rip to mp3 would be if the songs were downloaded from various internet
sites.
I only rip to FLAC - I only care about quality so I can't stand the
thought of what the missing bits does to my music.
I don't care, but some of you apparently do, so here's a link:
http://www.herbach.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PRODStore_Code=HARProduct_Code=TM94PWS2647Category_Code=PWS
5VDC 6A, 12VDC 2.5A, 100-240VAC in, 50 or 60 Hz, linear all the way.
$17. You'll need to put it in a box because it is
If you're paranoid enough about the noise conducted from the power lines
to go to the trouble and expense of using a power regenerator, then you
should also be paranoid enough to use a linear power supply instead of
the switching wall-wart.
Using the marketing BS from the power regenerator
I've read here you can get some loss of quality if the volume goes below
40. I have my SB going into a modded Ack Dack, and then into my Monarchy
SM-70 Pro monoblocks. For normal listening levels the volume does not
get above 20 and is usually lower.
I was thinking about getting some Endler
kmcdonou;163121 Wrote:
I've read here you can get some loss of quality if the volume goes below
40. I have my SB going into a modded Ack Dack, and then into my Monarchy
SM-70 Pro monoblocks. I use the SB to control the volume and for normal
listening levels it does not get above 20 and
Tyler,
That is a terrific post especially since you don't think these PS's
make a difference.
It is very interesting how cheap they are.
I got my Elpac for 17.00 when everyone else was paying 40.00
Why? The electronics store I bought from didn't yet know about the
Audiofool demand for the Elpac
A quick question. Are the 5 pin DIN connectors plug-and-play compatible
with the Squeezebox? I am referring to the power supply referenced in
Tyler's second link. I have an aversion to any soldering/fiddling that
may be necessary. Thanks in advance.
El Duderino/OtoDoc
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El Duderino;163137 Wrote:
A quick question. Are the 5 pin DIN connectors plug-and-play compatible
with the Squeezebox? I am referring to the power supply referenced in
Tyler's second link. I have an aversion to any soldering/fiddling that
may be necessary. Thanks in advance.
No. A 5-pin
Well.. there is crimping, which isn't soldering- but you'd need a
multimeter to check polarity, which is fiddling.
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ModelCitizen;163057 Wrote:
I'd like to try this.
Can you tell me how you can use this Foobar2000 ABX test with a
dedicated audiophile set up (i.e. not via a computer sound card with
associated computer electrical noise and ambient noise).
I probably couldn't tell the difference between a
Thanks for the rapid replies. I would like to give a linear power
supply a try at some point but I am not entirely convinced by the
arguments put forth in support of the Bolder modded Elpac. That is not
to say that no difference exists...
Ideally, I'd like to test out any potential improvement
Skunk;162998 Wrote:
Are you saying that they sounded exactly the same, and his mind invented
the preference for one over the other?
Had he picked the cd player in a blind test, would that have made the
sound intrinsically better?
I'm saying the sound from the CD player went through D-A
ModelCitizen;163057 Wrote:
I'd like to try this.
Can you tell me how you can use this Foobar2000 ABX test with a
dedicated audiophile set up (i.e. not via a computer sound card with
associated computer electrical noise and ambient noise).
I probably couldn't tell the difference between a
Evanus;162735 Wrote:
Hi. I'm curious, do any of you know of any portable (pocket) stereo
player that can yield really precise and good sound?
Your best bet would be to take the player out of the equation entirely.
The iRiver H140 (which has been discontinued for a while) has a digital
output
El Duderino;163144 Wrote:
Thanks for the rapid replies. I would like to give a linear power
supply a try at some point but I am not entirely convinced by the
arguments put forth in support of the Bolder modded Elpac. That is not
to say that no difference exists...
Ideally, I'd like to
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