Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is Boom good enough for audiophile use

2008-08-31 Thread Nonreality
pfarrell;334521 Wrote: opaqueice wrote: audiophile material (the shots on the 1812 Overture are the canonical example ;-) ). It's an issue with the physical characteristics of the drivers when driven hard, not the source. I blew out the drivers of four Large Advents on the early

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] is there THAT much difference betweeen SB3 ran through quality DAC and Transporter?

2008-08-31 Thread Phil Leigh
but squareloop clearly isn't a Linn cultist, since he has non-Linn gear... -- 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 + Good Vibrations S/W - MF

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Not all 24/96 flac's are created equal

2008-08-31 Thread sarwaz
As far as I can understand, in order to see any difference between 24/96 and 24/48 you will need to use a original sound that has much more dynamic range than 24 bits, so when quantizing to 24 bits, you will be able to create much better dithering with 96Khz than 48Khz... regards. -- sarwaz

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Virtual Dynamics Power 3 2000% Profit Margin

2008-08-31 Thread Deaf Cat
Story so far: I have a linear psu feeding a SB via coax to an AVR200 that I use as a dac and pre, feeding a Maia, into a couple of Ditton floor standers. Quite a basic system to some I’ve heard but I actually prefer it to some far more expensive kit I’ve heard, eg a Naim set up was wonderfully

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Virtual Dynamics Power 3 2000% Profit Margin

2008-08-31 Thread tomjtx
DeafCat, If you didn't do a blind comparison you can't rule out expectation bias. -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 320kbps Mp3's on a hi-fi system....

2008-08-31 Thread marlowe
Nonreality;333954 Wrote: Yes and no. I probably didn't put it right. I'm sorry. OK. Apology accepted. I'll elaborate. I wasn't as much trying to figure out what sounded better than as much what was not lossles (to see if I could tell a difference at all). I figured that the firmnes of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Trivia Question: Von Karajan and the CD

2008-08-31 Thread pablolie
Thanks a lot for the info! There is also http://books.google.com/books?id=EtDukgkiYUACpg=PA158lpg=PA158dq=karajan+cd+sony+philipssource=webots=tmuaMCdkRtsig=oZWVxNluTrfUo1hH-2aFyMshcb4hl=ensa=Xoi=book_resultresnum=7ct=result (see the snippet on the upper left)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Trivia Question: Von Karajan and the CD

2008-08-31 Thread Themis
pablolie;334846 Wrote: My friend and I decided to drink the bottle together while listening to Karajan's recording of the 9th with his Berliners Best choice ! :) -- Themis SB3 - Denon 3808 - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is Boom good enough for audiophile use

2008-08-31 Thread radish
pfarrell;334506 Wrote: Er, this is an audiophiles list, Bass heavy hiphop is not what most folks consider audiophile source material Hang on - audiophiles have to have certain taste in music now as well? Is there a list somewhere you could point me to of genres my Transporter is allowed to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is Boom good enough for audiophile use

2008-08-31 Thread Pat Farrell
radish wrote: pfarrell;334506 Wrote: Er, this is an audiophiles list, Bass heavy hiphop is not what most folks consider audiophile source material Hang on - audiophiles have to have certain taste in music now as well? Yes, of course, it has to be approved. I never considered Voice Of The

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] is there THAT much difference betweeen SB3 ran through quality DAC and Transporter?

2008-08-31 Thread tomjtx
Phil Leigh;334624 Wrote: but squareloop clearly isn't a Linn cultist, since he has non-Linn gear... hmmm, well , I guess I'll have to let him live then :-) -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Distortion

2008-08-31 Thread Pete W
Hi, I just hooked up my Duet and with most songs I have horrendous distortion at moderate listening levels. It is especially bad in the Live Archives but is present on all stations. I have the Duet going into a Monarchy DIP to a DAC and there is so much crackling and popping it verges on

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Distortion

2008-08-31 Thread ModelCitizen
Definitely a problem somewhere, but you probably need to play around a bit and provide more info before the problem can be identified. Does the receiver (SBR) have the same problem through the analogue outs and/or with local music (not radio)? What differentiates the songs that do distort

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] field recorder recommendations?

2008-08-31 Thread muski
I would also add the digital recorders from Sound Devices to your evaluation list. I had one of their audio interfaces and it was a beauty (if a bit expensive). http://www.sounddevices.com/products/7.htm -- muski Transporter via XLR-Bryston BP26DA-Bryston 4B SST-Wilson Watt Puppy 7s

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Distortion

2008-08-31 Thread Phil Leigh
Pete W;334996 Wrote: Hi, I just hooked up my Duet and with most songs I have horrendous distortion at moderate listening levels. It is especially bad in the Live Archives but is present on all stations. I have the Duet going into a Monarchy DIP to a DAC and there is so much crackling and