OK guys, can I respectfully suggest that we let this one drop? The
last two pages of posts have created only heat, no light.
IMO.
Ceejay.
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)p(;172835 Wrote:
My suggestion, add 2 little high quality class-d amps inside the
transporter case. Icepower based modules and power supplies can be
really small and still sound very very good. Result one very great
integrated network player amp...all what one needs in one nice package.
95bcwh Wrote:
If you don't know how to change your pm, that shows your lack of basic
IT skill..you can't be that stupid are you?? :))
95bcwh;172838 Wrote:
When I said you're being disrespectful, I refers to the language you
used, the way you laughed at the guy trying to sell Bolder's
One possibility is to make a boombox or headset with wifi built in,
allowing you to access squeezenetwork, internet radio, pandora, your
own networked music, etc. As streaming music services and public wifi
continue to spread, I think such a thing could become very, very
popular - it would be
opaqueice;172933 Wrote:
With posts like these appearing, I second the suggestion to let this
thread die.
It's quite apparent what's going on here (the emperor has no clothes),
and nothing is gained by continuing this. If anyone's aim was to
defend the reputation of Bolder mods,
tomjtx;172836 Wrote:
Yes Raj, Wayne contacted me . You did make that sugestion , but I did
not contact him. He must have been following the thread and contacted
me re: an audition. In fact, he PM'd me twice before I was able to
respond.
This was not a case of me requesting to audition
95bcwh;172946 Wrote:
Of course, you're in the same camp as Tom, it's easier for you to make
that judgement. And you don't know the full story.
My aim is not to defend the reputation of the Bolder Mods. My aim is to
expose why Tom is behaving like what he has been. I couldn't have cared
I have a recently purchased an SB3 that I use with a modest NAD
integrated and NHT speakers in my study. I like it so much that I would
like to purchase another SB3 for my family room.
The family room system is primarily HT, but with components a step up
from the Big Box Stores. I am using a
rajacat;172951 Wrote:
Tom,
Does this look familiar?
Congrats Wayne,
As I said in my Slim forum review , you have done a great job with your
mods.
Anyone who already has you modded SB with Ultimate PS doesn't need to
buy a Transporter.
Raja
Your point being?
Of course the
Bill,
I have heard a lot of the mods and I can give you my opinion for my
system: Rowland
Watt/Puppies. These things can be system dependant and personal
preference.
Please note the following is all IMO
The biggest improvement to the SB is the stock elpac PSU. Probably any
decent PSU will give
Bill,
I would suggest that you go to
http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?board=46.0 and submit the
same post. That forum has many more participants so the odds are that
you will find more useful and objective information.
Raja
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Guys:
Do you want this thread locked?
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Mark Lanctot;172986 Wrote:
Guys:
Do you want this thread locked?
I think that's a good idea.
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tomjtx wrote:
Mark Lanctot;172986 Wrote:
Do you want this thread locked?
I think that's a good idea.
Any thread that degenerates into name calling and insults
has no place in civilized society. Dragging out ancient records to
bolster the argument is a sign that soon Goodwin's law will be
rajacat;172984 Wrote:
Bill,
I would suggest that you go to
http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?board=46.0 and submit the
same post. That forum has many more participants so the odds are that
you will find more useful and objective information.
Raja
Sadly, no. They have many
What are buff books? Is this a Britishism?
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totoro;172992 Wrote:
Sadly, no. They have many more participants, yes. More objective? Well,
you think so because more people there agree with you, as far as I can
see. But objective? I wouldn't say so.
The size of the forum has nothing to do with the mean objectivity of
the posts. This
rajacat;173009 Wrote:
Now reallythis is a manufacturers forum which is bound to be
populated by Slim Devices fanboys whereas AC is an open forum. BTW have
you ever auditioned Bybee filters or conducted a double blind test. I
doubt it, so therefore your opinion really does not mean much
tomjtx;173012 Wrote:
The AC forum has manufacturers circles as well. On the Bolder forum you
will of course see a lot of positive remarks about Bolder.
It should be noted that the moderator (Bolder) can delete posts at will
and it is considered bad form to say something negative about a
sc53 wrote:
What are buff books? Is this a Britishism?
Not if I wrote it, I live in the US.
It is a magazine trade phrase. For reasons long lost in the history,
magazine folks call them books. Buff books are for fans of an area.
Car and Driver, Road and Track, Automobile are US car oriented
I'll let someone else (rajacat?) make the last response to my last post
and bow out, since we seem to have hijacked this thread. I apologize
for taking part in the hijacking.
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squeezebox 3 - mccormack dna .5 - audio physic tempo 4
totoro;173013 Wrote:
It actually seems to be considered bad form to say anything about any of
the sponsoring manufacturers on _any_ of the audiocircle fora.
The reverence for pseudo-science and audio mysticism is certainly
higher there. But belief in the there are two sides to every story
totoro;173013 Wrote:
No, I haven't auditioned bybee filters. The technical explanation for
them is complete garbage. Based on that, I wouldn't even consider them.
I haven't auditioned magic pebbles, the blood of a black rooster
sprinkled on the floor, or the magic clock, either.
This is an
Limping_Pylon;173028 Wrote:
Can anyone (Sean?) explain how Stereophile even came to do a review of
the TP and was SD even aware that this was going on? Do SD marking
guys beat on Stereophile or does a phone call come out of the blue with
a 'hey can we borrow a unit to review' just kind of
To the OP - I agree with Skunk; if you're running the output of the SB
into a digital preamp, upgrades to the analogue path in the SB are
pretty useless (since you'll almost certainly be better off sending a
digital signal in to the pre).
One other thing to keep in mind is that the cost of
opaqueice;173045 Wrote:
If I had to guess, I'd say SD (or Logitech) sent Stereophile a unit to
review. As Pat points out, Stereophile reviews are almost never (if
ever?) negative, so SD wouldn't have had much to lose. Now that
they've given it a good review, SD will have a further
USAudio;173090 Wrote:
That's because they generally only publish reviews on equipment that
they recommend. It doesn't mean that if they accept your product for
review that it will automatically get a positive review or that review
would even be written up and published.
So we agree - SD
And...got my attention.
Where may we read more when this happens, gonna be interesting :)
Cheers
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Deaf Cat;173095 Wrote:
And...got my attention.
Where may we read more when this happens, gonna be interesting :)
Cheers
Your best bet is contact Wayne directly at Bolder Cable Company.
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On the other hand, I do not currently have an external DAC. Count me in the
camp of people who intend to purchase a Transporter someday because of the
quality internal DAC, so I don't have to put money towards that.
On 1/22/07, tonyptony
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The Smokester;172817 Wrote:
opaqueice;173040 Wrote:
I believe I've found the fabled plug-and-play linear power supply for
the SB. The unit is at www.hosfelt.com, click adapters, 3-5V, 4th one
down:
5VDC @ 2.4 Amp Regulated, Filtered and Grounded
$US 9.95
Mfg. - GLOB TEK
Mfg. # -
Is that adapter gold plated?
;)
TD
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tyler_durden;172737 Wrote:
I love it when people come to realize that the engineers who designed
the thing in the first place actually knew what they were doing.
Yeah, I love that too- but does it really apply here? The Monica is
offered as a DIY kit, and transformers on the S/PDIF input is
tyler_durden;173122 Wrote:
Is that adapter gold plated?
;)
TD
No, but it'll by cryo treated by the time it arrives here, in this
weather...
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Oh, cool, I never noticed that forum! Thanks!
btw, it's the AD1955
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That is a great forum. Dan Lavry is very active there and a prolific
writer. He offers a fascinating perspective and very detailed technical
info. One item in particular is he notes that a DAC is not just a
collection of parts. The critical issue is how they work together. I
can confirm that the
P Floding;173117 Wrote:
Well done!
I guess the tweak is not any longer a tweak now, but instead an
upgrade.
Just don't let them discover that it's audiophile approved or the price
will go up 10X...
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Limping_Pylon;173028 Wrote:
I guess I also assumed that SD would have seen the copy
and had a opportunity to put HUGE ads in the magazine at the publication
date...
I can't imagine any magazine doing that. It would be unethical
More importantly, it would be suicidal business
I believe you've found a cheap piece of crap that won't sound any better
than the stock SMPS wall wart.
I can't believe you wimps are so afraid of soldering the right size
plug onto a simple two wire connection. LOL!!!
opaqueice;173040 Wrote:
I believe I've found the fabled plug-and-play
Guys
I am following this thread for quite a while now and I was wondering
why nobody suggests a transporter sized box including some (100GB)
disk space and a running slimserver. Ideally including a SB3
functionality.
Dont know if this is an easy task because of computer/harddisks
interfearing
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