Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet And Transporter Sound Comparison

2009-01-28 Thread Rocket
The transporter with a good powerchord, -filter and AES/EBU digital connetction to external DAC with master wordclock, really outperforms the SB3 SPDIF digital output in my setup. -- Rocket Rocket's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Improving quality of original Squeezebox

2009-01-28 Thread SlimboJimbo
All you do is put them across the capacitors already there. Are you saying that you connected the new caps in parallel with the old ones? If so, how come that the resulting 110.1 is making a noticeable difference in audio quality? Am I missing something here? -- SlimboJimbo

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet And Transporter Sound Comparison

2009-01-28 Thread radish
Rocket;390162 Wrote: The transporter with a good powerchord Ahh - a Pete Townshend fan I see ;) -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter on the way vs my exsisting SB3

2009-01-28 Thread jdbaker
SJobson;385365 Wrote: While I've not heard a Transporter, it is readily apparent that DACs do not all sound the same. My SB3 sounded better using my old Sony MD deck as a DAC, and really excellent through my current Musical Fidelity X-DAC V8. I'm sure it will be quite apparent whether

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Improving quality of original Squeezebox

2009-01-28 Thread neskor
FYI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decoupling_capacitor -- neskor neskor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23401 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58554

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Improving quality of original Squeezebox

2009-01-28 Thread Deaf Cat
dpuopolo - would you mind, posting a pic? so the ones of us that are interested and not knowing much about electronics and have a soldering iron, may be able to follow a picture while not understanding the electronic words. Many thanks :) DC -- Deaf Cat

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox upgrades

2009-01-28 Thread adrianh1960
ModelCitizen;365952 Wrote: If you want 24/96 you'll have to get a Transporter, but if 24/48 will suffice I can recommend the AT Tunes modded SB3, known as the SB+. It does sound much better than the SB3 (via it's own analogue outs, no need for a third party DAC).

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Improving quality of original Squeezebox

2009-01-28 Thread DeVerm
neskor;390270 Wrote: FYI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decoupling_capacitor If the OP means the electrolytic capacitors on the analog outputs, than it has nothing to do with decoupling capacitors. A decoupling capacitor always has one end connected to the return-path of the signal... which