The noise floor of a recording is going to be determined ultimately by
the microphones used to make it - and most typical professional studio
mics struggle to attain a s/n ratio of 80dB...
--
Phil Leigh
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call
Like Pat, I've been using the beta controller for months with my
Transporter. It works fine and just keeps getting better.
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Fifer
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So what's the verdict here? It seems to get more confusing all the
time.
1. Transporter straight into amps?
2. Transporter into Endler Attenuators?
3. Transporter into higher quality preamp with Transporter set to
fixed output?
(all xlr if possible)
Thanks,
Bill
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mr_bill
Before spending any money, why don't you just try TP-Amp via XLR and use
the volume control on the TP?
I doubt you'll be unhappy.
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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+Stontronics PSU - Altmann
JISCO/UPCI - TACT
Phil Leigh;262925 Wrote:
The noise floor of a recording is going to be determined ultimately by
the microphones used to make it - and most typical professional studio
mics struggle to attain a s/n ratio of 80dB...
As well as the ambient noise in the recording venue. For clasical
recording
Phil Leigh;262999 Wrote:
Before spending any money, why don't you just try TP-Amp via XLR and use
the volume control on the TP?
I doubt you'll be unhappy.
That's what I'm doing now - but it gets pretty loud at -20 to -25db on
the volume scale. That's what is prompting my concern.
Am I
mr_bill;263006 Wrote:
That's what I'm doing now - but it gets pretty loud at -20 to -25db on
the volume scale. That's what is prompting my concern.
Am I losing too much resolution with my scenario?
I should have posted that originally.
Thanks,
Bill
I'm in the exact same scenario you
xand1x;263020 Wrote:
I'm in the exact same scenario you are in mr_bill. I have Endler's on
order and hopefully they'll arrive soon. As soon as I get them i'll let
you know if there is an audible difference between using the digital
volume control in the upper vs lower registers. I'm sure
Phil Leigh;262925 Wrote:
The noise floor of a recording is going to be determined ultimately by
the microphones used to make it - and most typical professional studio
mics struggle to attain a s/n ratio of 80dB...
In the recent comparison between 44.1/16 and SACD, the researchers
found that
Roy Gregory reviewed the unbalanced Rothwell attentuators in HiFi+, and
found them to be excellent. The balanced ones cost GBP 69, which is
about $140 dollars I guess. Shop here:
http://www.rothwellaudioproducts.co.uk/erol.html
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bigfool1956
David Ayers
Music is what counts, hifi just helps
mr_bill;262997 Wrote:
I am using Transporter direct to amp with digital volume control - but
it gets pretty loud at -20 to -25db on the volume scale. That's what
is prompting my concern.
Am I losing too much resolution with my scenario?
Even if you're not losing resolution or
Thanks for your responses. An education.
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kimballhouse
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Colleagues,
I'd like your opinion on whether the Transporter would be worthwhile
for my 2 channel system, or whether I should experiment with the SB3.
I have a modified Cary SLC-50B tube preamp and a Cary CAD-808
(Rocket-88) running in triode mode with QED Silver Anniversary biwire
cables and
kimballhouse;263064 Wrote:
Colleagues,
I'd like your opinion on whether the Transporter would be worthwhile
for my 2 channel system, or whether I should experiment with the SB3.
I have a modified Cary SLC-50B tube preamp and a Cary CAD-808
(Rocket-88) running in triode mode with QED
crooner;182708 Wrote:
Now...
Looking at the innards of my DAC-60 while upgrading the tubes, I really
don't know why people are modding the heck out of them. It comes with
top quality parts already!
All the stock electrolytics are audio/audiophile quality. There are
tons of Elna Silmic's
Timothy Stockman;261847 Wrote:
How would an -external- clock device give lower jitter (and thus
possible audible improvement) compared to an internal clock source?
You might be able to get better -long term- stability from an exotic
clock generator, but a decent crystal oscillator in the
I've little doubt your system is good enough to merit a Transporter, but
why not start off with a SB3 and see if you like it all? Trust me, if
you decide to get a TP later you'll find somewhere to use the SB3 -
very nice in a kitchen system :)
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adamslim
Those are my principles, and if you
Although I really like the Vienna speakers
(ref the lust object speakers...)
First order X-overs is what it must be. First order X-overs are the
only analog way of preserving the sound waves. Is that audible, YES
!!!
How can you say that a speaker that has a 360 degree phaseshift at the
X-over
audioengr;263081 Wrote:
There are much better caps available. These are only the widely-used
caps, not the best.
Steve N.
The best electrolytic is the fabled Rubycon BlackGate (I use the NX
version in my modded EAD DSP-7000 III), now unfortunately discontinued.
The ELNA Cerafine (also
I've owned an SB3 for about six months, and I think it's a great piece
of equipment and a terrific value. I also think it (via its analog
outputs) sounds quite good (especially given its low cost), but not as
good as good as my Rega Planet CD player. I haven't performed any blind
comparisons, but
I would suggest otherwise. Get the Transporter! your system will thank
you.
Sell your Planet, and get ready for the next upgrade, because the TP
will make you rebuild your system around it. If you can, invest on
something that will satisfyingly stay in your system for a while. Good
luck
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Any of you Beta testers using iTunes?
I'm curious, because I just started downloading album artwork, and
would like to know if it works with the squeezebox controller and
squeezecenter. I'd hate to do a lot of work setting up the iTunes
artwork files only to find they don't work with the new
If it shows up on the web interface it will show up on the controller,
if not, it won't.
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radish
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bigfool1956;263032 Wrote:
Roy Gregory reviewed the unbalanced Rothwell attentuators in
HiFi+...[/url]
The Endlers sound very significantly better than the Rothwells. Tried
them both, and the difference is huge.
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NewBuyer
My SB3 setup is giving me plenty of enjoyment, but time for a speaker
upgrade.
My current Monitor Audio S10s are OK but cannot keep up with my new
amps (Murano Audio IcePower based P-500S [EMAIL PROTECTED]#937;), show full
benefit of the DAC1 clarity, nor fill our large listening space.
Some
an off the wall solution [and not one that your asking ] would be to
swap dac's In a recent one on one the benchmark dac1 [mk1?] faired
very poorly against a unit 1/10th its cost. It may well be worth your
while auditioning better dac's first as it just would be a waste of
money to partner this
blind listening tests are as you have discovered very hard work to
the point that the music becomes secondary imo.
All the DBT's I've been involved with failed because of this even
the most obvious test a portable cdp against a high end unit was not
conclusive in the statistical results.
In my experience the black gates though good never gave there best
...they always seemed to be running in ie if you switch the unit off
for any period, on start up it would take some time days to get the
sound back.
I've found nothing better than paper in oils for this position ..yes
there big
zanash;263247 Wrote:
In my experience the black gates though good never gave there best
...they always seemed to be running in ie if you switch the unit off
for any period, on start up it would take some time days to get the
sound back.
I've found nothing better than paper in oils for
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