Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MP3 VBR - Squeezebox or Transporter

2008-12-04 Thread SJobson
Before I bought my Squeezebox a year or so ago, I had been ripping music to VBR MP3s. I had a fair collection by then. I still haven't got round to ripping it all to FLAC now, so plenty of things I listen to are MP3. And my opinion is that MP3s do sound immeasurably better through decent

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] powered monitor recommendations

2008-12-04 Thread darrenyeats
Don't laugh - I realise this is an Audiophile forum - but you might consider one of the little JVC micro systems. I like the sound of the JVCs I've heard (and I love my old one mentioned in my footer). They use single driver speakers which I believe is one of the ingredients that make them quite

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter with Boulder 2020

2008-12-04 Thread mvalera
Mnyb;366107 Wrote: Ahem it's a DAC not a modifaction !! Boulder makes some quite serious audiophile gear... Ooops sorry! I see Boulder and images of Bybee Purifiers start dancing in my head. ;) Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Business

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter with Boulder 2020

2008-12-04 Thread Stratmangler
I wish that I could afford to buy this gear http://www.boulderamp.com/pdf/2020DataSheet.pdf Chris -- Stratmangler Stratmangler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20387 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Finally I can play my 2 Channel SACD's on Transporter

2008-12-04 Thread Veggen
DVDAExplorer can rip the lossless MLP files, downmix to stereo, and save as a 24/96 wav or flac file all in one go. DSOTM DVD-A sounds fantastic through the transporter done this way. -- Veggen Veggen's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MP3 VBR - Squeezebox or Transporter

2008-12-04 Thread th00ht
Themis;366507 Wrote: Which simply means that not all THD is the same, and that THD is not all, sorry to say. ;) What about the magnitudes, Themis? -- th00ht SqueezeBox v3 SqueezeCenter7 Quad 303 + Two Quad Electrostats 'last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/th00ht)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MP3 VBR - Squeezebox or Transporter

2008-12-04 Thread Robin Bowes
th00ht wrote: Themis;366507 Wrote: Which simply means that not all THD is the same, and that THD is not all, sorry to say. ;) What about the magnitudes, Themis? That is not relevant. The point being made here is that some signal distortions that measure badly do not significantly affect

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Finally I can play my 2 Channel SACD's on Transporter

2008-12-04 Thread agentsmith
This is extremely promising news! I could get rid of at least one SACD player and play my 100+ SACDs on my newly acquired Transporter. If I could ask a few rookie questions, I know nothing about PC pro audio so please excuse my ignorance. Modified Clux11SA What is being modified with this box?

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Finally I can play my 2 Channel SACD's on Transporter

2008-12-04 Thread mswlogo
agentsmith;366585 Wrote: This is extremely promising news! I could get rid of at least one SACD player and play my 100+ SACDs on my newly acquired Transporter. If I could ask a few rookie questions, I know nothing about PC pro audio so please excuse my ignorance. Modified Clux11SA What

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Finally I can play my 2 Channel SACD's on Transporter

2008-12-04 Thread mswlogo
Veggen;366502 Wrote: DVDAExplorer can rip the lossless MLP files, downmix to stereo, and save as a 24/96 wav or flac file all in one go. DSOTM DVD-A sounds fantastic through the transporter done this way. I find downmixes to 2 channel from anything sound just ok. The 2 Channel CD's usually

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Good sound from Squueezebox

2008-12-04 Thread maxrob200
Hi I am new to the forum and thanks to the info posted I have got my SB3 and QNAP NAS up and running nicely. In the quest for better sound I have taken the advice of the audiophiles in this forum and done the following 1. Grounded the co-ax digital out with a RCA plug terminated with 75 ohm

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Good sound from Squueezebox

2008-12-04 Thread seanadams
don't use shielded twisted pair... ethernet is designed for unshielded, and under 99% of circumstances you are more likely to increase EMI by using shielded. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter with Boulder 2020

2008-12-04 Thread Aldevio Le�o
In Brazil the number of listeners that use HTPC (Home Theater PC) grows a lot. Really MP3 doesn't satisfy me. Therefore the original sources .hehe. I prefer the whole work of lifting to change LP or CD, to clean, to keep, that is part of the show of the listens. I hear LastFm a lot through HTPC

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Good sound from Squueezebox

2008-12-04 Thread maxrob200
Ok, point taken. I will use standard Cat 5 or 6 I intend to use SB with NAS only once files are uploaded. How do I set a static IP for the SB. Is it in slimserver software or SSOTS? I have done it for the NAS -- maxrob200