Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread Timothy Stockman
Nonreality;312578 Wrote: > A lot of people will pass on accurate sound when given the choice the > choice of crisper highs and louder lows. The days of dolby nr on > cassettes proved that to me. Tapes were encoded with it but nobody > ever hit the button. It would lower the highs and lows back

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Posible bug in built-in MP3 decoder - please verify

2008-06-16 Thread seanadams
Some notes have been added to this bug. Basically it is the difference in precision between MAD's portable fixed-point multiplier and the x86-optimized version. There is possibly a better multiply routine we could be using which would get closer to the X86 version. Nenad, please relax. This does

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DRC version 3.0.0

2008-06-16 Thread htrd
Possibly of interest to any Inguz or brutefir users who have room correction filters generated with Denis Sbragion's drc: version 3.0.0 was released today including: "A new method for the computation of an optimized psychoacoustic target response, based on the spectral envelope of the corrected i

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter V.43 with knob fix

2008-06-16 Thread seanadams
Forgot the URL: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/latest/7.1/ -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter V.43 with knob fix

2008-06-16 Thread seanadams
TP V.43 is now in the SqueezeCenter 7.1 nightly builds. Please give it a try if you are experiences issues with the knob in V.40+, or any audio issues in versions prior to 40. This build does not have any known, critical bugs. If you find anything new, please let us know ASAP as the goal is to pu

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread bigfool1956
And I still want to upgrade the Orbe / SME. Someone should put me in a padded room for my own good :) -- bigfool1956 David Ayers Music is what counts, hifi just helps us enjoy it more bigfool1956's Profile: http://forums.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread Phil Leigh
bigfool1956;312623 Wrote: > I think the answer lies in my post(s) on the 'photos of your transporter > setup' thread. > > :) ys - as I suspected :o) -- 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 -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread bigfool1956
Phil Leigh;312599 Wrote: > Hmmm...possible. My system is very well "isolated" so maybe I won't see > the differences that David refers to - but I'm pretty sure David is > using some suitable mains conditioning... I think the answer lies in my post(s) on the 'photos of your transporter setup' thr

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread Phil Leigh
I wonder if Sean ever put the scope across the spdif whilst trying different streaming/transcoding combos... :o) -- 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 RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread Phil Leigh
Themis;312594 Wrote: > In my opinion, the differences between the SB and the Cambridge Audio > transport simply come from the (poor) SB isolation. The CDT drive is > very well isolated, while the SB is not : it needs explicit isolation. > > I experienced similar differences in the past and i was

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread Themis
In my opinion, the differences between the SB and the Cambridge Audio transport simply come from the (poor) SB isolation. The CDT drive is very well isolated, while the SB is not : it needs explicit isolation. I experienced similar differences in the past and i was obliged to change the power sup

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread Phil Leigh
bigfool1956;312584 Wrote: > Hi Phil, > > Yes, indeed I am, and my son agrees with me. > > Actually I was a bit surprised, because not only was I dubious there > would be a difference, but also I thought that if there were a > difference, then the nod would go to transcoding on the server (i.e.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread bigfool1956
Phil Leigh;312572 Wrote: > David - are you saying that you can clearly hear (and prefer) native > FLAC streaming and conversion over server-side conversion and streaming > as WAV? > Regards > Phil Hi Phil, Yes, indeed I am, and my son agrees with me. Actually I was a bit surprised, because no

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread Nonreality
Rodney_Gold;312511 Wrote: > As far as I can make out , Im now doing the decoding on ther server > rather than the TP, dunno why it makes a difference , perhaps cos im > not doing DSP in the TP? > Who knows..audio is sometimes unpredictable, I have compared 2 > or more transports side by s

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread Phil Leigh
bigfool1956;312566 Wrote: > Native vs server decoding - yes > > Display off vs display on - yes, but such a minute difference that even > someone as anal as me doesn't worry. > > First song better than the rest - not in my system with a Transporter. David - are you saying that you can clearly

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread bigfool1956
omega;312528 Wrote: > Johan73 & Rodney_Gold > > There's another thing you can try: > > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36503 > > Regards Native vs server decoding - yes Display off vs display on - yes, but such a minute difference that even someone as anal as me doesn't worry.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread darrenyeats
Yeah native decoding means more processing on-board...but it means less network traffic too. So if you're looking for rationalisations that works both ways. Until it's confirmed with a bit of blind testing *I'm* not going to lose a jot of sleep over it though. Oh yes...the B word again. :) Darren

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread Phil Leigh
funkstar;312545 Wrote: > oh no, not again. oh yes :o) btw Omega, what did your friends at the lab conclude? -- 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 RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread funkstar
oh no, not again. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48900 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread omega
Johan73 & Rodney_Gold There's another thing you can try: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36503 Regards -- omega omega's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9336 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] CD Player as DAC recommendation?

2008-06-16 Thread alexdemaet
alZmtbr;312247 Wrote: > Alex, you might get better results over at the Asylum... > > http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/etv.mpl?forum=pcaudio > > SlimServer, now SqueezeCenter playing thru the > SB's/Controller/Transporter is a slightly different animal then using > the PC as the source itself. >

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread Rodney_Gold
As far as I can make out , Im now doing the decoding on ther server rather than the TP, dunno why it makes a difference , perhaps cos im not doing DSP in the TP? Who knows..audio is sometimes unpredictable, I have compared 2 or more transports side by side to find differences between em...

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB for Bathroom--Need Big (Budget) Sound

2008-06-16 Thread SomeChap
The internet is a strange place. You can find people who like hifi so much they would contemplate ... well ... -- SomeChap SomeChap's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15878 View this thread: http:/

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread bigfool1956
Rodney_Gold;312494 Wrote: > Kjg, I just tried your suggestion and can clearly hear a difference , > especially in the bass. didn't think it would affect things in the > digital domain , but it doesBass inst as thin..Switched > back to the old system to see if I was perhaps imagining i

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac vs. CD

2008-06-16 Thread Rodney_Gold
Kjg, I just tried your suggestion and can clearly hear a difference , especially in the bass. didn't think it would affect things in the digital domain , but it doesBass inst as thin..Switched back to the old system to see if I was perhaps imagining it , but no , def an increase in low

Re: roll up! roll up! Get your �350 network patch cable here!

2008-06-16 Thread honestguv
Nonreality;312401 Wrote: > $500 at Amazon and you really need to read the reviews, great fun. > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I1X6PM Great fun indeed but who is going to look at a Denon receiver in the same way again? -- honestguv