I havn't subscribed to Stereophile in about 10 years mainly because most
of what they review is way above my price range. I'll occasionally
browse through a copy at the bookstore if something catches my eye in
the index. I've been blessed with having grown up through a time when
I've been exposed
KeithL;174572 Wrote:
I thought the sb+ was based on a sb2, not a sb3.
I'm not too certain it matters as I thought that virtually the only
difference between the SB2 and the SB3 was the box.
MC
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ModelCitizen
Now what?
Transporter Naim NAP 250 PMC OB1s.
Music catalog:
FatElvis2000;174702 Wrote:
Could someone point me to a negative Stereophile review of *anything*?
Seriously... I'm not being cynical. I've never seen one.
They have done several negative reviews in 06. Granted, not many.
One was a speaker. They will say things like..can't recommend this
The SB+ was based on the SB2, but is now based on the SB3. The SB2
SB3 are pretty similar anyway. The SB+ has been around since December
2005, long before the Transporter.
There are a few people who have heard both the SB+ and the Transporter.
So far they all prefer the SB+, however, I'm very
opaqueice;174505 Wrote:
If so it will be 60 Hz, right? In which case it will be clearly audible
if it's there and easy to identify. When I receive the adapter I'll
check for that.
In extreme cases it'll be clearly audible. In other cases it might add
a 60Hz component at a low enough level
totoro;174623 Wrote:
It's a decent amp. Doesn't seem like the weakest thing in the system to
me. If you haven't heard a really good, music-oriented (as opposed to
home-theater-oriented) sub, I think you'll probably be pretty amazed
when you hear one.
I used to have triangle celius
Thanks for your reply Patrick, and the additional info. I wish there
were some way to A/B the two, but we all know A/B tests are silly
anyway! Right now, I am enjoying my normal SB3 very much, but I use
Dac's. I love all the modding that goes on with these things, keep it
up!
--Sarah
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A/B, as far as I know, is short for comparing A to B. It doesn't
imply anything about for how long, blind or not, etc.
How can that be silly? How else can you possibly differentiate between
two options?
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cliveb;174747 Wrote:
In extreme cases it'll be clearly audible. In other cases it might add a
60Hz component at a low enough level that you may not consciously notice
it, but at the same time could smear fine detail in the affected signal.
If you suspect there is any kind of hum problem, the
I've had my SB3 for approximately one month now, and I'm loving it.
However, I can hear an odd whistle in the right channel. I've done a
bit of cable/port/source swapping and it would appear to be caused by
the Squeezebox. The whistle's also on the headphone output.
About the noise:
It's
You could try dimming the display - is the sound correlated with the
brightness setting?
Another thing is to move the SB around while listening with headphones.
Does the sound change depending on where the SB is located?
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opaqueice;174808 Wrote:
You could try dimming the display - is the sound correlated with the
brightness setting?
Bingo! A shiny pint for the man in lead boots and concrete trilby!
Thanks very much -- it was the display. Turning it off kills the noise.
I think I'll probably make the display
These two effects - amp clipping and digital clipping - really have
little or nothing to do with each other. Amp clipping in an analogue
phenomenon that occurs when the amp can't sustain the demand on it. It
has nothng to do with whether or not the original digital signal was
clipped; it just
Why would anyone want to spend all kinds of time and money reading about
all kinds of details and looking at all kinds of pictures about a
product they wouldn't want to buy???
Maybe they just need a brief list of NOT-Recommended components with a
quick summary as to why?
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SB3 - PS
Can't contribute to the SB+ vs Transporter debate since I have never
heard a Transporter. But I guess I do count as one of Patrick's
(nearly) silent SB+ owners who dont post here much.Might be worth
explaining why. FWIW Ive stopped changing front ends now the SB+ beats
anything else Ive had in my
peejay;173620 Wrote:
Not that I know a lot about this, but...
The price of equipment generally reflects (taking the introduction of
new technology out of the picture) the business model of a
manufacturer. So, containing RD, production, testing, and logistics to
a reasonable spend, then you
USAudio;174824 Wrote:
Why would anyone want to spend all kinds of time and money reading about
all kinds of details and looking at all kinds of pictures about a
product they wouldn't want to buy???
Maybe they just need a brief list of NOT-Recommended components with a
quick summary as to
Konig;174836 Wrote:
why would any1 buy mags filled with pretty nude woman they wont ever
have a chance to have sex with?
I read these mags for the same reason I read National Geographic
magazine, they both have beautiful color pictures of places I'm never
going to visit.
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jhm731
Well yeah if the track was mastered with clipping in it, gaining it down
wouldn't do anything. However what is the differential in power between
a quiet track and a loud track played at the same perceived SPL with
respect to the amplifier?
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CFP
Squeezebox 3 digital out Panasonic SA-XR57
My reason for keeping the cue files is to exactly recreate the CDs
should I ever need to. The cue sheet is a simple text file that keeps
the gap information. Just look at the EAC menus, you'll quickly find
the one for generating the cue file.
I always rip CDs so each track is ripped as an
Gandt
I have my SB+ plugged into one of these:
http://www.coherent-systems.co.uk/power.asp
which in turn is plugged into one of these:
www.jamesaudio.co.uk/
the improvement is 'astonishing'!
Regards
Gary
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I have paid attention to mains power with a very decent four way gang
(by Alner Hamblin)and serious mains cable but apart from the SB+ it was
room correction that was the last utterly blinding change - dunno if you
have had a look at the inguz stuff (which is free!) but the Tact
equivalent is a
CFP;174842 Wrote:
Well yeah if the track was mastered with clipping in it, gaining it down
wouldn't do anything. However what is the differential in power between
a quiet track and a loud track played at the same perceived SPL with
respect to the amplifier?
If I understand your question,
Thanks, MC. Just what I need to know. I will start saving .cue sheets
as my standard ripping practice.
Muski
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There is an enhancement request filed at http://bugs.slimdevices.com for
this. See #4172.
As for the problem with WMA, I sent an e-mail to Linn Records asking if
they would offer FLAC for download. Here is the answer:
..We will be offering Flac in the future,although I don't have a
schedule for
I haven't tried the plug-in but I used to have a Tact RCS.
Regards
Gary
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So anyway, on the SB+, two questions:
1 - How much is it? Website seems silent on this.
2 - Do you (Patrick?) have a nice 'borrow it for a fortnight' deal,
card secured of course? Adding a 'oh and feel free to test it against
this Transporter that you can also borrow on the same terms' deal
Interesting idea, a no risk [not the Bel Canto kind] trial for the
SB+. Course I am in the States so probably this couldn't be worked out,
but I would love to audition this against my SB3/Electrocompaniet DAC or
Benchmark DAC. Anybody in the States willing to loan out a unit? I will
offer some
adamslim;174882 Wrote:
So anyway, on the SB+, two questions:
1 - How much is it? Website seems silent on this.
2 - Do you (Patrick?) have a nice 'borrow it for a fortnight' deal,
card secured of course? Adding a 'oh and feel free to test it against
this Transporter that you can also
Hey, I have an idea.
Patrick once mentioned trying the SB+ here in the US.
maybe we could form a group audition in the states. We could compile a
list of our homes to audition the SB+ , each person gets a week or two
or three (whatever we decide on ) and then sends it to the next person.
we could
davis;174805 Wrote:
However, I can hear an odd whistle in the right channel
I reported exactly the same issue in
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32045.
My problem is exactly correlated to brightness display as indicated in
my post.
I am going to add -20dB attenuators because
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