Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] *Cheap* 2-Channel Receiver for SB3

2007-07-01 Thread TCM
Or maybe the 'Trends Audio TA-10.1' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=192443postcount=536) -- TCM 'Squeezebox 3' (http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_squeezebox.html) - 'Trends Audio TA-10.1' (http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/trends/ta10.html) - 'QLN QuBiC 121'

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?

2007-07-01 Thread omega
Hi, everyone ! I have found a big problem with SB3 / slimerver Audio! The first audio track that´s being played after SB3 power on always sounds better ! Or more High END If i select another track / CD or play the same track again (Pressing PLAY on remote) The Quality of the musik gets much

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?

2007-07-01 Thread ezkcdude
Hmmm...Maybe you have the fastest case of listening fatigue ever. -- ezkcdude There are 10 kind of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't. EZ DIY AUDIO DESIGNS: '*Site*' (http://www.ezdiyaudio.com)| '*RSS*'

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Musical Fidelity X-DACv3 and X-PSU v3

2007-07-01 Thread gsrai
When I say forward sound of the Quad I dont mean bright like cyrus (damn this hifi terminology) I meant placement of the vocals in the soundstage. The Benchmark presents voices behind the speakers whereas the Quad vocals are level with the spekaers. Hope that clears up the confusion I've

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?

2007-07-01 Thread omega
Hi ezkcdude, This has nothing to do with listening fatigue... I can go back to the High End any time, Pressing the PAUSE on the remote, and Power OFF / ON the SB3 as described above. Does´s my friend suffer from listening fatigue to ? He hear the same thing as i do, here on my system and at

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?

2007-07-01 Thread amcluesent
You claim that an (X) audible ( ) measurable ( ) hypothetical improvement in sound quality can be attained by: ( ) upsampling ( ) non-oversampling ( ) increasing word size ( ) vibration dampening ( ) bi-wiring (X) replacing the external power supply ( ) using a different lossless format ( )

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?

2007-07-01 Thread darrenyeats
Mats, It isn't clear from the other posts whether anyone has bothered to listen for what you described. However, when I listened I couldn't hear this effect personally. Regards, Darren -- Monarchy CLD-M401 transport - Sony DAS-703ES DAC - Krell KAV-300i - PMC AB-1 (DIY room treatment and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?

2007-07-01 Thread omega
Hi amcluesent, Whay are you pepole not beliving me? This make me sad. Have any of you tried the PAUSE Power OFF / ON fix? I came just from my listening room, I can hear this on almost any track! My girlfriend hear this to.. And my Friend, so that´s makes 3 of us now! PLEASE TRY THIS AT

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Confused about Russ Andrews PowerPak II

2007-07-01 Thread bad . wolf
Hello all, Looking to update the power supply, it has to be said I’m not technically minded, but loving the SB3 and want to get the best out of it, (DAC will have to wait for now..) have been advised by Russ Andrews in the UK to try their PowerPak II which they claim “is specifically for the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Confused about Russ Andrews PowerPak II

2007-07-01 Thread S-Man
NO!!! The SB3 needs a 5V not 12V. It also uses a 2.5mm connector not 2.1mm. Applying 12VDC will most likely result in pop, crackle and smoke. -- S-Man S-Man's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Confused about Russ Andrews PowerPak II

2007-07-01 Thread Simon
Actually RA do produce a version for the SB3, however when I tried it it was no improvement on stock. I replaced it with a home built linear, which was miles better, and cost me less than half the price. -- Simon Simon's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Confused about Russ Andrews PowerPak II

2007-07-01 Thread valeite
Russ Andrews seems to go hand in hand with snake oil -- valeite valeite's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10755 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36511

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?

2007-07-01 Thread omega
Hi Again! I forget one thing, Default i think the SB3 Optical output sounds more clearer / Better than the coaxial. But i have modded the Coaxial output with a digital isolation transformer and now the Coaxial output is the best digital output. You easiest hear the bugg from the Optical

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] *Cheap* 2-Channel Receiver for SB3

2007-07-01 Thread parfour7th
Thanks for the responses/food for thought. My rationale for going the receiver route was the ability to occasionally switch over to FM radio to pick up the ball game out on the deck on a lazy Sunday afternoon (like today ;-). Chris -- parfour7th

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?

2007-07-01 Thread hammer65
Hi, Omega! Thanks for a nice demo at your home. I was really sad to discover that a nice product like the SB3 has a bug like the one you described in your thread. I went home and tried my SB3 and heard the same difference in soundquality when I repeated the track again. The first track always

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?

2007-07-01 Thread seanadams
Hi, Omega and Hammer65! I find it fascinating that you both share a nearly identical writing style, that you both log in from the same IP subnet, and that hammer65 has chosen just this occasion to chime in with his first post to the forum. Are you twins and/or room mates? Please do not troll

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Nice feature on why modern music sounds bad

2007-07-01 Thread Timothy Stockman
Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkkqsN69Jac -- Timothy Stockman Timothy Stockman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8867 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] *Cheap* 2-Channel Receiver for SB3

2007-07-01 Thread swhite58
parfour7th;211877 Wrote: Thanks for the responses/food for thought. My rationale for going the receiver route was the ability to occasionally switch over to FM radio to pick up the ball game out on the deck on a lazy Sunday afternoon (like today ;-). Chris Can you get that station over

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] *Cheap* 2-Channel Receiver for SB3

2007-07-01 Thread parfour7th
swhite58;211920 Wrote: Can you get that station over the net? If so you can stream via the Squeezebox. I believe that Major League Baseball blacks out the games from a team's flagship station over the net so that they can sell their exclusive packages on their website. WRKR (97.1) is the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Confused about Russ Andrews PowerPak II

2007-07-01 Thread Phil Leigh
valeite;211868 Wrote: Russ Andrews seems to go hand in hand with snake oil Sorry to disagree but his cables and power conditioners are both good. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... ...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Design miss in SB3 digital output? or Slimserver problem ?

2007-07-01 Thread omega
Hi seanadams. Hammer65 is a friend of mine. (We work at the same Office) We are not the same physical person, Do you think we write this becasue it´t fun? I found out the SB3 bugg, and i demostrated this at my home for Hammer65, then he found out the same problem at home. Told him about my