Robin Bowes;169007 Wrote:
geraint smith wrote:
If only FLAC worked with iTunes (or vice versa), or else that there
were another music ripping/tagging/labelling all-in-one product for
Mac
OSX that was as easy, and worked as well as, iTunes. But it doesn't,
and
there isn't - or if
lafayette;169093 Wrote:
I am an attorney, and...logic matters to me.
Are you sure you're a lawyer? I've never heard one say that before. The
ones I know say logic can go hang provided that they win.
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Eric Carroll;169167 Wrote:
Now, in your case,
http://www.krellonline.com/html/m_KAV_p_KAV400xi_spec.html says the
gain on your amp is a massive 35.8dB. So you definately will not be
able to run the SB3 into the Krell and run the volume control to full
scale (0dB) on the SB3. The SB3 6Vpp
I built a linear psu (Cheers to Heuer for posting the parts list) over
Christmas and first impressions were that the top was much brighter
than before, but in listening closer the top seems far more complete,
which I guess is why it is more promenant now.
Maybe a play with a linear psu may
I just registered so here goes.
I bought a SB1 shortly after they were released and was totally taken
by the experience. I had always been so so picky about sound quality,
and here was a piece of equipment that transcended all that. No it
didn't sound nearly as good as my CDP, but the
hi desertrat58,
I agree with the others suggesting a new PSU (not necessarily a linear
one though). On my system, I found the standard SB3 to be a little
disappointing, but a new PSU (or two) improved things considerably. I
have read others reckon there should be no difference, so its a matter
As others have said above, I think there's some confusion here. That
Krell is an integrated amp, meaning it has a volume knob. So there's
no need to permanently turn down the Transporter's volume or add any
passive attenuation.
Just set the Krell's volume knob to a point so that, with the
tomjtx;169120 Wrote:
even if I continue to use Itunes.
I really liked iTunes (especially as it was so much better than
MusicMatch, which my first iPod came with - what a shocker that was!).
However, its increasing focus on its music store (which I will never use
- DRM, low bitrate...) put me
I think the AppleTV has quite a bit of potential. The price here in the
UK is around the same as a wireless Squeezebox 3, which in my view
makes it pretty good value as it can do lots of other things too. It's
not a straight replacement, but (as someone said earlier in the thread)
it will have a
Thanks for the input ceejay. As I said, I didn't think you were wrong,
I'm trying to come up with ways to verify this myself as this is a
pretty obscure question to ask the manufacturers/sales reps - and only
a select few equipment designers really know for sure.
ceejay;169089 Wrote:
Quoting desertrat58 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
Sorry for the long post, but it is the synthesis of much perusal of this
forum, along with SB info available on Audio Circle, Head-Fi and Audio
Asylum forums. (My Asylum moniker is activeMKman).
I'm a new SB3 owner, and the WiFi server concept has
I stand corrected ; )
By the way, I think Apple TV has one serious disadvantage. Let's think
about those of use who have collections numbering in the thousands.
Browsing genres and scrolling, from the beginning of the alphabet,
isn't much of an option unless you're just noodling around. And
Robin Bowes;169133 Wrote:
tomjtx wrote:
Robin,
Do you have a way to easily convert ALAC to FLAC?
ALAC, I mean, alas no.
You may be able to do it with Foobar2000, but I suspect you're on a
Mac.
dbPoweramp can do it, but again, that's Pc-based.
Thanks dlite, for info on Benchmark and Lavry. These are the 2 I've been
considering heavily, and I read a shootout between the two where a pro
audio reviewer loved the sound of the Lavry over the wonderful features
of the Benchmark. Yes, the Bel Canto is another I should check out, as
well as
desertrat58;169272 Wrote:
Thanks dlite, for info on Benchmark and Lavry. These are the 2 I've been
considering heavily, and I read a shootout between the two where a pro
audio reviewer loved the sound of the Lavry over the wonderful features
of the Benchmark. Yes, the Bel Canto is another I
I sold my Lavry to keep my TP.
I think they are so close it is a matter of preference, not qualitative
difference.
However, if you go the Lavry route you really should get a PSU for the
SB. IMO.
It made a big difference to me even with the digital out.
There is speculation thet the stock PSU
A nice freebie upgrade (I'm sure this has been mentioned around here
before!!) is to let your server do the decoding and stream raw WAV.
I've no idea how reliable this is wirelessly as I'm wired only but I
found a noticeable difference between FLACs decoded by server vs SB
itself.
And a vote
desertrat58;169272 Wrote:
Thanks dlite, for info on Benchmark and Lavry. These are the 2 I've been
considering heavily, and I read a shootout between the two where a pro
audio reviewer loved the sound of the Lavry over the wonderful features
of the Benchmark.
This may not be a popular
opaqueice;169238 Wrote:
That Krell is an integrated amp, meaning it has a volume knob. So
there's no need to permanently turn down the Transporter's volume or
add any passive attenuation. Just set the Krell's volume knob to a
point so that, with the Transporter at max volume, the sound is
tomjtx;169270 Wrote:
Yes , I have OS 10.4
Thanks for the info. I'll look at the links,
Tom
A me too, I'm afraid, but I really do want to thank Robin for that
Max link. Now I can have a little play with FLAC and find out for
myself what can and can't be done on the Mac with it. Thank you,
Hi,
I have just ordered a SqueezeBox3 (not arrived as yet).
My main system is a pair of Mordaunt-Short Avant 914 speakers and a
Kenwood KA-3020SE amplifier.
I would like to add a cheap music system to another room. I'm not at
all concerned about the sound quality in this room (it's mainly used
Are you planning on doing a ucd400 version as well, or as an option?
regards,
Micahel
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I plugged headphones in and hear nothing.
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Yes, we're planning a high-power UcD option for March. It needs some
testing and a more powerful PSU.
Regards,
Michael
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Cool. What are the modifications you do on the se version?
I'm assuming you use the AD version of the ucd modules only on this
version?
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Can anybody suggest a good amplifier to go with the Vandersteen 2Ce? I
have the speakers and will get the SB3 as a source. Later I may (or
maynot) get a DAC, or the DAC could be included in the AMP. Don't care
as long as it is simple, sounds good, drives well my Vandies and cost
less than 1K (new
It's very encouraging to see other audio products being designed with
the Squeezebox in mind. Here's hoping this cottage industry takes off.
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We have totally customized the UcD amps, even in the Basic version
(includes replacing/adding surface mounted parts, too). In the SE
version we add several add'l tweaks that brings out the best in them.
As for the AD input buffers, they're in the SE edition - yes.
We have found that they did not
Any of these will work, and it looks like you've made good choices. If
you just want a cheap amp for the Jamos, the Eltax looks fine. I can
report that the Aego-M is a great-sounding system and well worth the
money. It mates well visually and sonically with the SB3. I haven't
heard the
I sold my last SlimServer 2 to a friend and he asked me what he should
run with it. I told him that on these forums the Aego-M had been
recommeded and he bought it. He's very pleased. We were both surprised
by quite a few things about it:
The weight of all the speakers - they are heavy!
The sound
Looks like a great product. Does it have the ability to automatically
power down (auto sensing) for a hidden type set up?
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very cool. what is the lead time?
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Pale Blue Ego;169355 Wrote:
If you do go the Aego-M route, it could be dangerous to your wallet
because you'll soon want the SB3/Aego combination in every room!
Indeed, this is a problem ;)
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Hi thought these may be of interest to my fellow Squeezers..
http://www.avihifi.co.uk/index.html
While searching the Internet found AVI's new active Hi-Fi Loudspeakers
(not yet for purchase)... They seem perfect for a SB3 or similar...
Remote volume for speakers, two input switching, all AVI
soupdragon;168855 Wrote:
for a stylish and minimalist setup have a look at eclipse-td system
probably the 508pa would be the best !
They do look very nice. The success of the iPod seems to have created a
wide variety of small, attractively designed products.
Has anyone heard this system?
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They should sell well. Any idea about pricing?
I anticipate many other manufacturers will be releasing similar gear in
the future as the server based systems really hit the mainstream.
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I'm more and more sympathetic with the school of thought that says
source + powered speakers - and as little else as possible - is the way
to go. And the amp-per-driver design with active crossover also seems
ideal.
Anyone have any experience with the Linkwitz Orions? The material on
the
Jeffluckett, What did you split the rca outputs with? I too want to
synchronize mt upstairs and downstairs, therefore I do not want to
switch to a tape in for instance.
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@jjazz:
Symphony doesn't automatically shut down or enter suspend mode
as of yet (firmware release 1.12) - although you can enable standby
using
the SB3 or the Symphony remote. However our software is upgradeable.
We will certainly add this feature in 1.13. Firmware in the amp can be
easily
I think you can infer from the website they are probably looking at or
just under £1000...
I really think true active speakers are the way to go... With the AVI
speakers I could plug straight into the server in one room and use my
squeeze box in another to access the server...
Michael
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I heard some small bookshelf active AVI's fed by a Creative mp3 player
at a hifi demo a couple of months ago. Very impressive, blew away many
of the larger systems costing ten times more.
But too bad they did not include a SPDIF coax or toslink to use the
digital outs from the SB. It already has
The Linkwitz Orions are my next targeted component for upgrade
investigation...
I plan to arrange an audition as soon as I can.
Linkwitz seems to go further than AVI. Linkwitz has an active powered
crossover ahead of the amp and one amp channel for each speaker. 8
channels of 60 watts each,
chiefersone;169338 Wrote:
I plugged headphones in and hear nothing.
Press 'Play'?
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Any news on this feature?
Quite a few prospective Transporter purchasers asked about this
feature, and I believe Sean indicated that such a feature was not
unlikely to be forthcoming.
I think this was mainly of interest for TacT RCS users.
I believe that in practice, unfortunately, the TacT
I asked this very question of tech support. They said it was impossible
because the Transporter lacks sufficient memory for the additional
process -- or something like that.
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The problem is that iTunes does not support FLAC. As far as I know,
anyway. Otherwise, converting to FLAC would be nice -- the RW/FF
feature is, well, a good feature.
tomjtx;169270 Wrote:
Yes , I have OS 10.4
Thanks for the info. I'll look at the links,
Tom
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lafayette;169399 Wrote:
The problem is that iTunes does not support FLAC. As far as I know,
anyway. Otherwise, converting to FLAC would be nice -- the RW/FF
feature is, well, a good feature.
http://playlistmag.com/news/2006/07/11/ogg/index.php
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Out of interest, what kind of sound characterizes dipole?
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Hi Peter,
Regarding the digital output mod - we're basically re-routing the
internal signal path
and replace the stock RCA with a 75 Ohms BNC connector. We found the
difference
to a stock SB3 worthwile. Yes, upgrading to the 400 version at a later
time and protecting
your investment is no
lafayette;169397 Wrote:
I asked this very question of tech support. They said it was impossible
because the Transporter lacks sufficient memory for the additional
process -- or something like that.
ok, that's bad news!
I was hoping for future jitter-free signal processing that sit in just
Just wanted to let anyone interested in purchasing Bel Canto gear about
the False advertising of their no Risk Purchase plan.
I was interested in their Dac3 as an upgrade to the Dac2 I currently
own. I purchased it directly through their website to audition in my
system as there are no dealers
opaqueice;169401 Wrote:
http://playlistmag.com/news/2006/07/11/ogg/index.php
Cool, thanks for the link
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tomjtx wrote:
opaqueice;169401 Wrote:
http://playlistmag.com/news/2006/07/11/ogg/index.php
Cool, thanks for the link
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I am very fond of Bel Canto. They make good products, they are
professionals, and they are extremely friendly and flexible with
customers.
Having said that, you have got to be kidding, right? You didn't bother
reading the page on the policy? You know, the page that specifies the
return
opaqueice wrote:
lafayette;169399 Wrote:
The problem is that iTunes does not support FLAC. As far as I know,
anyway. Otherwise, converting to FLAC would be nice -- the RW/FF
feature is, well, a good feature.
http://playlistmag.com/news/2006/07/11/ogg/index.php
From the release notes:
Hey, this is really cool. I'm tempted to back-up my library (again),
convert the whole shebang, and give this a try.
opaqueice;169401 Wrote:
http://playlistmag.com/news/2006/07/11/ogg/index.php
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Robin Bowes;169431 Wrote:
From the release notes:[/color]
FLAC - FLAC decoder and importer for Ogg FLAC (no support for native
FLAC file format yet);
So, close, but no cigar!
The difference seems to be a few bytes at the beginning of the file and
the .ogg extension on the file name.
i would recomend the brilliant t-amp (tripath amplifier) there are so
many raving reviews about this new class of amp. i have gone for a kit
version sold by 41hz.com (i went for the amp4 for £37 quid!)
you could go for a ready made one sonic impact super t-amp
I got an RMA. Why would a company call something a NO RISK Purchase
plan then charge a 5% restocking fee? What does no risk mean to you
smart guy?
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wshields;169421 Wrote:
I emailed Matt over a week ago asking for some info or the contact info
of their CEO to discuss this with. I have not received any reply.
Matt has been at CES all week...
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Phil,
I emailed Matt on Tuesday January 2nd. My belief at this point is he
has no intention of replying. My main goal at this point is to get them
to remove the Big No Risk Purchase Plan banner on their how to buy
page. I just think it is dishonest to call something no risk and then
charge a
I have to agree on this one. A 'No risk' policy would make me think
there is no restocking fee. I understand the reasons for a restocking
fee and realize it says there may be one in the fine print. Still, I
think it is a bit misleading.
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PhilNYC;169442 Wrote:
Matt has been at CES all week...
what, no email access there? ...
sorry, could not resist that :)
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wdrazek;169449 Wrote:
I have to agree on this one. A 'No risk' policy would make me think
there is no restocking fee. I understand the reasons for a restocking
fee and realize it says there may be one in the fine print. Still, I
think it is a bit misleading.
I have no experience with Bel
I think the lesson here is to support your local dealer...
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I agree that local dealers should be used if possible. I don't know of
any in my area that carry Bel Canto Dacs. I was taking a couple of
weeks off from work so I wanted to get the Dac right away to try it out
while I had time. That probably also contributed to my less than
complete review of the
The 2Ce's love power. It's gonna be hard to find something decent for
them under 1K. Try to get a McCormack DNA series, perhaps an older
model, with at least 100 watts per channel. The Belles 150A seems to be
another good option around your price range.
Anything cheaper than this will be a sonic
I'd take a look at the Dussan DS99 solid state integrated amp. At $500,
it's hard to beat...
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Eric,
Opaqueice,
thank you very much for clarifying this, and sorry if I have caused any
confusion.
teq
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I agree that no risk is very misleading. Bel Canto should be ashamed of
itself.
The shipping is misleading as well. They don't get to that till the end
either.
The fact that they say may be charged and later say will be
deducted leads one to believe that their misleading is intentional.
It
Eric Carroll and dlite's responses address my post, 7 people have no
clue. A power supply is a mod because I can't buy one, I have to make
one, or have a carpet-bagger tweaker-modder make one. A cable and
worrying about its connections is not a mod, it is a tweak, and you
won't hear the effects
desertrat58 wrote:
Eric Carroll and dlite's responses address my post, 7 people have no
clue.
Wow, you sure know how to turn folk on to helping you.
A power supply is a mod because I can't buy one, I have to make
one, or have a carpet-bagger tweaker-modder make one. A cable and
worrying
wshields;169437 Wrote:
I got an RMA. Why would a company call something a NO RISK Purchase
plan then charge a 5% restocking fee? What does no risk mean to you
smart guy?
It means no risk to THEM, silly!
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