Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Finally bought some new speakers

2008-11-21 Thread svtcontour
Congrats :) I've got a pair of red ones and I couldnt be happier. I listened to a lot of small speakers up to about $1000 a pair and IMO the little S-520 are better than speakers easily 2x their price. What I love most is the fluid midrange and delicate top end. I dont find them overly bright e

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Direct to power amp?

2008-11-21 Thread wolfzell
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Direct to power amp?

2008-11-21 Thread Shredder
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linear PS with Power Console?

2008-11-21 Thread tomjtx
About 2 years ago I "heard" a difference in my SB3 when I plugged the WW into my power conditioner as opposed to the wall outlet. It seemed to effect the same improvement I "heard" using the linear PSU I had bought. I am unwilling to argue that this wasn't placebo because I didn't do this parti

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Direct to power amp?

2008-11-21 Thread Labarum
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Direct to power amp?

2008-11-21 Thread Pneumonic
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is External DAC What I'm Craving?

2008-11-21 Thread darrenyeats
ashmore;357559 Wrote: > So I love the SB3. It's hooked up to a Rotel RA 05 + Quad 11L + a KEF > sub. But I notice from listening comparisons of CDs through a modest CD > player that the SB3 has less range than the CDs, particularly at the > bass end of things, and to my ears sounds 'thinner' some

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linear PS with Power Console?

2008-11-21 Thread amatala
Hello, Currently I am using my Squeezebox3 with the standard PS connected to a Belkin PF50 power console: http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=250844# I am using the digital outputs of the SB connected to an external DAC. The system sounds great as it is now and the Po

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Economist Article: Analogue or Digital

2008-11-21 Thread funkstar
Nonreality;362099 Wrote: > I agree with you. I don't buy the "gun to the head" argument anymore as > it's more of just not knowing better as the promotion team tells you > that "louder is better" and it's up to you to believe it or not. I > hope that musicians start taking matters into their ow

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Economist Article: Analogue or Digital

2008-11-21 Thread Nonreality
cliveb;361068 Wrote: > A few years ago I would have agreed with you. But I fear that we've > fallen off the cliff recently. The race for loudness at any cost seems > to have become recording industry dogma (at least in the pop & rock > world). I get the uneasy impression that there are a large nu

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound of Ripped CDs not good, what do I do?

2008-11-21 Thread Nonreality
honestguv;360698 Wrote: > If you prefer the sound of processed music as indicated by your > preference for valve amplifiers and the sound of internet radio then I > would suggest obtaining some suitable software and learning how to use > it. I would also suggest keeping your FLAC files unprocesse