Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Best Audiophile Rip and Store?

2008-10-30 Thread Nonreality
TheRooster2000;354391 Wrote: Hi Mark! I'd like to have a playlist because I also play my music with Winamp. Just makes things easier to play a whole album on one click ;) Does anyone know how to generate M3U playlists with dBpoweramp? Bye, Christian Is that what those are for? I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Looking at SPDIF with a scope...

2008-10-30 Thread darrenyeats
What equipment could be more useful at sea than...a sub! Anyway just put it on the left hand side of the boat (this is known as a bass port...) Now I'll be quiet too. Darren -- darrenyeats SB3 / Inguz - Krell KAV-300i (pre bypass) - PMC AB-1 Dell laptop - JVC UX-C30 mini system

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Looking at SPDIF with a scope...

2008-10-30 Thread Phil Leigh
darrenyeats;354991 Wrote: What equipment could be more useful at sea than...a sub! Anyway just put it on the left hand side of the boat (this is known as a bass port...) Now I'll be quiet too. Darren ouch ouch ouch my head is hurting now :o) Anyway a very nice looking Blue Jeans Digital

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile rescues masters: collector items!

2008-10-30 Thread Phil Leigh
Nonreality;354766 Wrote: Would this be musicals like A Clockwork Orange or like Cats? A lot depends on this answer. :) erm... I like going to see West End Musicals of all varieties... and I like the movie musicals too. I wouldn't sit and listen to the soundtrack of most musicals... the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile rescues masters: collector items!

2008-10-30 Thread Themis
DeVerm;354517 Wrote: Themis: You should check out Shocking Blue, like here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DBcbZc3ck This is the original version of the song. I like their single before that even more: 1969 Long And Lonesome Road (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d88iwmIpVUg) This is all

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile rescues masters: collector items!

2008-10-30 Thread DeVerm
cliveb;354655 Wrote: Kayak can be quite diverse. If you forced me to pigeonhole them, I'd say they sound a bit like a cross between Supertramp and Abba, with some Camel tendencies thrown in. Is that confusing enough? :-) (In fact Kayak's keyboard player was in Camel for a while - I know he's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile rescues masters: collector items!

2008-10-30 Thread DeVerm
Themis;355030 Wrote: Didn't know they still performed ! They surely still rock ! :) Should I get the couple of DVDs they made live ? I see also two CDs: Live in Panama and Live @amazon. What would you advise ? I think Live is very old and their 2nd album. I don't think either of those have

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile rescues masters: collector items!

2008-10-30 Thread DeVerm
Phil Leigh;354697 Wrote: Hey - I've just remembered George Baker (Little Green Bag).. That's where it's over the line for me... not like it at all! The band was called George Baker Selection. The Cats are the same genre but I can stand them somewhat more... how about Pussycat anyone? In 1975

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Looking at SPDIF with a scope...

2008-10-30 Thread DeVerm
DCtoDaylight;354791 Wrote: What you really need though, is to convert those sail's into electrostatics! Imagine hiking out in front of those puppies! I'll be quiet now Dave Friends with another boat use a projector to beam DVD playback into their mainsail while sailing downwind at

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Winter coming--Need an additional radiator?

2008-10-30 Thread gsawdy
DCtoDaylight;354796 Wrote: The Zalman case used in the tower is an off the shelf item, anybody can pick one up and build a PC into it. I hate a lot of noise from my desktop machine, and have considered using it myself www.zalman.com Dave Interesting, I couldn't find a price. Heat

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Winter coming--Need an additional radiator?

2008-10-30 Thread funkstar
gsawdy;355124 Wrote: What do you estimate a DIY system would cost? Are they using SSD? or is there a cheaper alternative? Seems like SSD's would be pretty expensive for a TB of storage! I just posted the link for grins but now I'm curious. Would it be reasonable to expect such a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Winter coming--Need an additional radiator?

2008-10-30 Thread archinaut
gsawdy;355124 Wrote: Interesting, I couldn't find a price. Heat pipes, guess Joe can stay on Mckanes bus, won't need him! VBG What do you estimate a DIY system would cost? Are they using SSD? or is there a cheaper alternative? Seems like SSD's would be pretty expensive for a TB of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Winter coming--Need an additional radiator?

2008-10-30 Thread DCtoDaylight
The bigger Zalman 5000 was around $1500 the last time I looked, the smaller 3000 was a bit cheaper They have heat pipes which replace the cpu fans, as well as north and south bridge, plus optional setups for the graphics cards. The power supply is fanless and is directly bolted to the heat

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Looking at SPDIF with a scope...

2008-10-30 Thread DCtoDaylight
DeVerm;355077 Wrote: Friends with another boat use a projector to beam DVD playback into their mainsail while sailing downwind at night! I like that! The ocean going equivalent to the drive in theatre! Pass the popcorn! PS, Brilliant Darren! -- DCtoDaylight Audiophile wish list: Zero

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox upgrades

2008-10-30 Thread cj3209
I use a Duet/Receiver with a Lavry DA-10 DAC and it sounds phenomenal for me. My limited understanding of the Transporter is that it would give me some additional options that my DUET receiver doesn't have but I, frankly, don't see how it could improve the sound of my current setup. ??? CJ :)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Whole house Amp

2008-10-30 Thread Skunk
lanierb;354435 Wrote: I don't think anyone is missing that. It's just that if you want neat, unobtrusive and cheap and you don't care much for sound quality, then it doesn't belong here. That begs the question, how short must the speaker cable be to merit discussion in the audiophile