Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ground Loop and Transporter

2008-05-22 Thread geekguoji
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ground Loop and Transporter

2008-05-22 Thread Timothy Stockman
DCtoDaylight;241582 Wrote: An Isolation transformer like the one riffer mentions will fix the problem, but in the meantime Is the TV cable ground connected to your household ground? For example, in my house, the incoming cable goes to a connection block, which has a heavy wire from the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ground Loop and Transporter

2008-05-22 Thread chinablues
I had the same issue solved it the same way, i.e., with an RF isolator in the TV signal cable. Solved, insofar as the audible hum was eliminated. However, I am left with a suspicion that all is not totally fixed. I have a Denon 3805 AVR used as a 'pre-amp/mixer' feeding a Rotal RMB 1095 5

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] FLAC on a Mac with iTunes - CAN DO!

2008-05-22 Thread yooper
kphinney, Thanks a lot for the topic and explanation of getting everything to work. I too use flac, and would be interested to try this. I do have a question.. once iTunes picks up the flac files can you use iTunes to add album art to the flac files? My current flac library (also around 500

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Missing link? A little help please.

2008-05-22 Thread silverarrows
Hi, I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out what the weak spot is in my system. Right now I'm ripping my CDs in FLAC through EAC. I'm using CDex to rip the CDs into MP3s at 320 as well. From what I hear, I can't honestly find the difference between the two even though FLAC is supposed to be

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Missing link? A little help please.

2008-05-22 Thread kh6idf
The FLAC file played through the SB3 SHOULD sound the same as the CD transport. And I think anyone would find it difficult to tell the difference between the FLAC and a 320kb/sec MP3 - they should sound close to the same. The only problem seems to be why does the CD transport sound

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Missing link? A little help please.

2008-05-22 Thread duke43j
I had very similar experiences. First, my hearing isn't as good as it used to be, but I cannot tell any difference between Flac files and compressed files greater than say 180 Kbps. Secondly, I compared the SB3 with a Mark Levinson DAC to a low end DVD player with the Mark Levinson DAC. To my

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Missing link? A little help please.

2008-05-22 Thread silverarrows
kh6idf;304429 Wrote: The FLAC file played through the SB3 SHOULD sound the same as the CD transport. And I think anyone would find it difficult to tell the difference between the FLAC and a 320kb/sec MP3 - they should sound close to the same. The only problem seems to be why does the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New transporter firmware (v.40) in nightlies

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