Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What to upgrade next to improve sound quality ?

2007-10-21 Thread auronthas
Iphone, ivan, riffer, thanks for sharing your view. I may consider Sonus Faber Concertino Domus bookshelf speaker (USD 1150) as it was introduced to me when I visited audio shop last week. I heard good review about this speaker and it delivers best sound for jazz, classical music which match my

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What to upgrade next to improve sound quality ?

2007-10-21 Thread Pat Farrell
auronthas wrote: I may consider Sonus Faber Concertino Domus bookshelf speaker I have a pair of Sonus Faber Concertos, and love them. I would not call them bookshelf speakers, rather they are monitors. The big difference is that you don't want them on a bookshelf, they belong on stands out from

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What to upgrade next to improve sound quality ?

2007-10-21 Thread iPhone
Speakers are a personal choice. The Sonus Faber Concertino Domus are nice starting monitor speakers and pfarrell is correct that to get your moneys worth out of them you need stands. You also need to be away from the rear and side walls. My suggestion would be to do some listening to your type

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter - Face Plate Issues....?

2007-10-21 Thread jaysung
Tporteruser, you have Dali Helicon 400 speakers in your setup. So do I. What sort of amplifier do you use? Integrated or mono blocks? I don't know the amp you mention so I am asking. I have a Marantz PM-11s1 and thinking about replacing with two mono blocks. -- jaysung

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] My experience implementing John Swenson's Synchronous Reclocking Circuit

2007-10-21 Thread RioTubes
Here's a link to a website with basic guidance and pics for anyone who wants to implement a synchronous reclocking interface for Squeezebox and an external Dac that meets the requirements for the specific circuit posted in this thread (the requirements are also covered). Please post questions,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter - Face Plate Issues....?

2007-10-21 Thread jaysung
We could do this discussion via pm if you like since it is a bit ot but if you are OK with it: Did you ever run other amps with those speakers? How do you like the sound of the Dalis? Do you have the speakers bi-wired? What DO the Primare Power cost? Thanks Myself running TP into a Marantz

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter - Face Plate Issues....?

2007-10-21 Thread IvanSlade
This is silly just send it back. It is an alu frame and plastic front nothing can go wrong unless it has not been manufactured correctly or misused. -- IvanSlade IvanSlade's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 -getting better with battery power

2007-10-21 Thread dancemanster
richidoo;157191 Wrote: At 1A+ load, they would sag below 5V even with large cells. Figure 1 V/cell in operation, so 5V batt would be right, but then regulator might be needed when batt is fresh charged. NiCad and NiMH would be quieter than lead acid. They will self discharge much faster than

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 -getting better with battery power

2007-10-21 Thread peejay
dancemanster;236956 Wrote: I have learned most of what i was looking for in this and one other thread. I never expected to hear about noise in a battery. I had bought a 6v 12ah sealed gel lead acid battery that we use for back-up for fire alarms etc. I could add another and use 12v and build

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)

2007-10-21 Thread iPhone
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)

2007-10-21 Thread iPhone
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)

2007-10-21 Thread iPhone
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)

2007-10-21 Thread pablolie
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)

2007-10-21 Thread muski
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MicroDac

2007-10-21 Thread muski
I have not heard the Micro series products from Headroom, but have owned the Total BitHead, the Desktop Portable Amp w/DAC (from 2006), and the Headroom Max Balanced Amp (my primary listening system). I have listened to the above with Sennheiser 650HD and AKG701 headphones in both normal and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter - Face Plate Issues....?

2007-10-21 Thread tporter_user
They have been duley emailed -- tporter_user tporter_user's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13629 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39509

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital Amps

2007-10-21 Thread dancemanster
I new I couldn't be all alone. One thing that hinders my progress in educating myself is all of the acronyms. Is there a glossary somewhere that would define some or all of these cryptic terms? -- dancemanster

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital Amps

2007-10-21 Thread DCtoDaylight
dancemanster;236814 Wrote: I new I couldn't be all alone. One thing that hinders my progress in educating myself is all of the acronyms. Is there a glossary somewhere that would define some or all of these cryptic terms? Ya, the acronyms and abreviations used in the electronics world can

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter - Face Plate Issues....?

2007-10-21 Thread dennis55
tporter_user, you've mailed Slim support so things should be sorted out for you . once you got over the shock and awe of the defect ,did you complete the original task you set out; to compare SB3 v Transporter?. dennis -- dennis55