Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] External DAC for SB

2007-02-17 Thread Ben Diss
Ron Olsen;181176 Wrote: Dunno, Ben; I bet the single biggest improvement was getting those exceptional BW 803d's! You would think so, but it didn't happen that way. I was running Energy C6's and they had always sounded like crap; muddy, boomy, etc. Started hanging out on the various forums

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lossless Downloads

2007-02-17 Thread Ben Diss
MusicDownloads.com uses DRM ... -- Ben Diss 'SB3' (http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_squeezebox.html) - 'Lavry DA10' (http://www.lavryengineering.com/productspage_da_10.html) - 'BAT VK-31SE' (http://www.balanced.com/products/line/Vk-31SE/index.html) - 'Halo A21'

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lossless Downloads

2007-02-17 Thread Skunk
pfarrell;181192 Wrote: I tried to see what selection they had, and got this: We're sorry, only Microsoft Internet Explorer is supported. so they clearly don't want my money. Should Read: We're sorry, it's much easier for us to scrutinize files on your hard drive and insert rootkits

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lossless Downloads

2007-02-17 Thread johann
seanadams;181147 Wrote: It sounds like these files are not really 88.2 khz. What is the size of the WAV file in bytes, and how long is the track in seconds? They are for sure, one of your support guys have one from me. His name is is Anoop, I think. -- johann

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lossless Downloads

2007-02-17 Thread johann
jmourik;181154 Wrote: When you use the wma - wav decode (wmadec) it will be 16 bits, not 24. Which is why I used truckfighters method, using wmal2pcm.exe, then wav - flac... I had slimserver setup to to wma - flac and wma - wav, both worked too. I'm not sure how you know it's 16 bit in any

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread chiefersone
I'm looking at achieving the most/best subwoofer response from an older Difinitive 1500 subwoofer through an older Adcom GTP600 tuner/preamplifier. My SB is attached to the Adcom of course... I have a large hard wood spacious room and I can't get the response from the sub that I could in my

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] time for a DBT-free zone??

2007-02-17 Thread P Floding
EFP;181076 Wrote: solipsism aside.. what makes you assume I believe in creationism? is there no third possibility, that humans have been here the whole time alongside apes, for millions of years? there is no fossil evidence that supports a monkey was my uncle. what really happened is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Modding the Squeezebox

2007-02-17 Thread P Floding
slimkid;180921 Wrote: I'm not asking for more details. I'm asking for the details that would quantify and/or qualify the findings. And yes, you right, no one here has to deliver anything. Just like the priest doesn't actually have to prove that god really exists. However, this is a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Mark Lanctot
Subwoofer placement is crucial. Bass frequency sound waves are big, on the order of several feet. They strongly interact with each other - if a peak hits a trough, they will cancel each other out. If a peak hits a peak, they will reinforce each other, producing overblown, boomy bass. The bass

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread P Floding
chiefersone;181318 Wrote: I'm looking at achieving the most/best subwoofer response from an older Difinitive 1500 subwoofer through an older Adcom GTP600 tuner/preamplifier. My SB is attached to the Adcom of course... I have a large hard wood spacious room and I can't get the response from

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Pat Farrell
Mark Lanctot wrote: Bass frequency sound waves are big, on the order of several feet. They strongly interact with each other - if a peak hits a trough, they will cancel each other out. If a peak hits a peak, they will reinforce each other, producing overblown, boomy bass. To reinforce what

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Anne
Put your sub in your listening position, thencrawl around and listen for the best response, thats where you put the sub. (ups, already mentioned, sorry.) You didnt reverse the phase on the sub by mistake ? -- Anne Anne's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Mark Lanctot
Anne;181352 Wrote: You didnt reverse the phase on the sub by mistake ? Good point - reversing the phase will cause constructive and destructive zones to trade places. -- Mark Lanctot It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response. - Jon Heal

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread P Floding
Mark Lanctot;181355 Wrote: Good point - reversing the phase will cause constructive and destructive zones to trade places. That sounds wrong to my scientific ears. Without researching the subject closer, I admit. -- P Floding No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Mark Lanctot
P Floding;181357 Wrote: That sounds wrong to my scientific ears. Without researching the subject closer, I admit. Well, where there's a peak, there will be a trough when you reverse the phase. -- Mark Lanctot It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response. - Jon

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread P Floding
Mark Lanctot;181359 Wrote: Well, where there's a peak, there will be a trough when you reverse the phase. No, there won't. There will be a peak of opposite polarity. -- P Floding No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if you ask me.)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] External DAC for SB

2007-02-17 Thread adrianh1960
sonofcolin;180663 Wrote: Bel Canto e.one DAC3 is a very impressive DAC to my ears (but not cheap). I use it with USB from itunes/powerbook and SB3 (Bolder mod) and is by far the best digital I have ever heard in my system. I have the Bel Canto DAC 2 which sounds good with my unmodded SB3

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] subwoofer reponse

2007-02-17 Thread Mark Lanctot
P Floding;181364 Wrote: No, there won't. There will be a peak of opposite polarity. Yes, you're right. Edit coming up. -- Mark Lanctot It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response. - Jon Heal

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Modding the Squeezebox

2007-02-17 Thread 95bcwh
P Floding;181325 Wrote: There is no general concensus on what sounds good and what sounds like sh*t. LOL...I wonder, what would it take for people to accept the fact that there is NO consensus in this hobby?? When you look for a wife, do you have to find consensus among people that your

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lossless Downloads

2007-02-17 Thread jmourik
johann;181314 Wrote: I'm not sure how you know it's 16 bit in any of the cases.wmadec.exe Wrote: D:\Purchased Musicwmadec.exe -help wmadec.exe: illegal option -- e wmadec [-dqhw] [ -b bits_per_sample ] [ -r sample_rate ] [ -n num_channels ] [ -o outputfile ] [input] -dAdd

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Modding the Squeezebox

2007-02-17 Thread Phil Leigh
95bcwh;181380 Wrote: LOL...I wonder, what would it take for people to accept the fact that there is NO consensus in this hobby?? When you look for a wife, do you have to find consensus among people that your wife is the prettiest in the world? :) LOL no, but you may wish to consider the