Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stontronics 1.5A linear PSU (UK)

2009-03-09 Thread afblaster
I bought two of these supplies and both failed with the same fault. One of the 5v regs had blown, so the 5v output was still present with no load but collapsed when connected to the SB3, so your proposed solution share the load between the regs probably won't work. See this thread for my

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 16-44 vs 24-96

2009-03-09 Thread GuyDebord
fun... this is the next generation endless argument of lossy vs. lossless -- GuyDebord Kharma CRM 3.2 - v/d Hul Inspiration. PRE: Lyngdorf DPA-1 - Kharma Grand Reference XLR's - AMP: Halcro MC20. ANALOGUE: Clearaudio Ambient CMB, Satisfy Carbon Lyra Helikon SL, ASR Basis Exclusive phono pre

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread omega
Hi! Yes good clean power, is in my opinion where to start. In my setup i have 2 regular isolation transformers 1:1 wiring. One Feeding the Analog equipment, and one for the digital stuff. Some Ferrit Magnets / Cores to reduce HF. (Only on the Main power cords) I have removed the Ferrit on the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stontronics 1.5A linear PSU (UK)

2009-03-09 Thread Glenn2
Thanks for that! With two regulators in parallel, one is carrying most of the load current, but this won't happen if the series resistors are added I think. The issue I'm facing is that the single 2A 7805 is shutting down thermally after a few minutes. I was just looking at the PCB thinking it

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread Calum Mackay
omega wrote: I Have tried with a true ONLine UPS from APC APC SMART-UPS RT I thought that could be a shepher solution than PS audio Powerplant and vs Products. But the APC SMART-UPS RT in my system only make things worse. Sounded noisy and added harmonics to the mains frequency. I wonder if

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter doesn't like 'Consolers Of The Lonely'

2009-03-09 Thread PBA
gg ... :-) -- PBA Transporter - Dual Connect - Thorhauge Audio Tube I. 270 - Dual Connect - modded Magnepan PBA's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15836 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread omega
cdmackay;404725 Wrote: omega wrote: I Have tried with a true ONLine UPS from APC APC SMART-UPS RT I thought that could be a shepher solution than PS audio Powerplant and vs Products. But the APC SMART-UPS RT in my system only make things worse. Sounded noisy and added harmonics to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread Kuro
cdmackay;404725 Wrote: I wonder if that model supplies power normally from the battery, or whether the battery is only there for backup? It seems to me that a simple battery really ought to be the cleanest source of power, and the cheapest. Has anyone tried this, for low-power

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread Calum Mackay
Kuro wrote: cdmackay;404725 Wrote: I wonder if that model supplies power normally from the battery, or whether the battery is only there for backup? It seems to me that a simple battery really ought to be the cleanest source of power, and the cheapest. Has anyone tried this, for low-power

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread darrenyeats
Kuro;404656 Wrote: The inductor core does not work well. It is far from the performance of the PPP. If PPP scores 100, your power filter probably scores a 5. Just my $0.02 Maybe I should ask the question more specifically. By score 100 vs 5 do you mean: 1. The power filter filters all but

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Album art via Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread Mark Lanctot
The cover art comes from the server software, SqueezeCenter. Since the Controller communicates with SqueezeCenter, it will get cover art. The Controller doesn't control the Transporter directly, it directs SqueezeCenter to control the Transporter. -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Album art via Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread cybervision_
But the controller connects through the Transporter? I don't have any other Wifi connection... -- cybervision_ cybervision_'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13023 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Album art via Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread Mark Lanctot
cybervision_;404819 Wrote: But the controller connects through the Transporter? I don't have any other Wifi connection... No, you need a wireless network for the Controller to work. You can use a Squeezebox Receiver, it will act as a limited AP for the controller. But since the Transporter

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter doesn't like 'Consolers Of The Lonely'

2009-03-09 Thread seanadams
Great! Glad it's working. You can add yourself to the cc list for that bug if you want to be notified of progress. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter doesn't like 'Consolers Of The Lonely'

2009-03-09 Thread Phil Leigh
technobear;404578 Wrote: That was it! Turned off inverse polarity, pulled the mains plug out to reboot, started up again and it now plays the track fine. Well, when I say fine you can still hear that the bass transients are well overloaded, but no more nasty crackles. Guess I'll just have

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread Kuro
darrenyeats;404783 Wrote: Maybe I should ask the question more specifically. By score 100 vs 5 do you mean: 1. The power filter filters all but 10% of the noise, but a power generator filters all but 0.5% (20 times better)? or 2. The power filter filters only 5% of the noise and the power

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread Kuro
cdmackay;404778 Wrote: Kuro wrote: cdmackay;404725 Wrote: I wonder if that model supplies power normally from the battery, or whether the battery is only there for backup? It seems to me that a simple battery really ought to be the cleanest source of power, and the cheapest. Has

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

2009-03-09 Thread krabapple
Pale Blue Ego;276121 Wrote: Not logical. For that to be true we'd have to believe that CDs could have sounded fantastic all along, but they purposely kept the sound quality inferior until SACD came out, then used all the superior mastering techniques on the SACD layers. LOL. Would you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stontronics 1.5A linear PSU (UK)

2009-03-09 Thread seanadams
Glenn2;404347 Wrote: b) There is a large heatsink running around the perimeter of the PCB, which has a regulator on each side. They are both L7805CV (ST brand). They are 1.5A parts but both are connected directly in parallel, with their outputs shorted together. This configuration is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread Calum Mackay
thanks for the link, Kuro. ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The best power-amplifier for Logitech's Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread Kuro
misterburns;371870 Wrote: Thanks for the reply. I must admit that my knowledge in amps etc. is not as good as I would wish for. I have tried to find out about the Lyngdorf's: - input sensitivity (less than 1.5V (less than 1V even better) You'd be much better off to get the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Album art via Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread cybervision_
Ok, so I but I want to connect the Transporter to the NAS-drive running SC via ethernet because I have heard that is quite a bit more stable. How can I hook this up? - Transporter - Duet remote - Nas-drive? For NAS-duty I am considering the Netgear ReadyNAS 500 GB. -- cybervision_

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Album art via Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread Mark Lanctot
Just get a wireless router. They usually have 4 wired LAN ports as well. So use the LAN ports to get Ethernet to the NAS and the Transporter, use the WAN port to connect to the Internet and use the other LAN ports to connect computers, etc. Then the wireless portion of the router will serve

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Album art via Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread cybervision_
Mark Lanctot;404872 Wrote: Just get a wireless router. They usually have 4 wired LAN ports as well. So use the LAN ports to get Ethernet to the NAS and the Transporter, use the WAN port to connect to the Internet and use the other LAN ports to connect computers, etc. Then the wireless

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Album art via Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread cybervision_
Is Linksys WRT54G2 a good choice? GL - G2 at the end? -- cybervision_ cybervision_'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13023 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61018

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Album art via Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread Pat Farrell
cybervision_ wrote: Is Linksys WRT54G2 a good choice? GL - G2 at the end? The WRT54GL (its an ell) is a wonderful choice. I have one, have bought several more for work. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ audiophiles mailing list

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Album art via Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread Mark Lanctot
cybervision_;404879 Wrote: I see, are there any brands that work better/worse than others? Many here, including myself, have had good success with the Linksys WRT54GL. Note the L. The bandwidth is more than enough no matter what technology I take it when the only job 99% of the time will

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Album art via Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread cybervision_
Found it. It costs around 80$ over in Europe but thats not too bad, the G2 version costs 45$. The router I get internet through lies in the room directly beneath the setup, and my router will sit in the rack - 10 inches from the transporter and 8 feet from sweetspot so I don't think range will be

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Help with ampmatching - are these specs ok?

2009-03-09 Thread cybervision_
I am in the process of setting up my stuff and I have a Transporter as my source and pre and I need an amp in between. My speakers are Gallo 3.1s with subamplifier (for those who know the model) and I also have 2 Gallo TR-1 subs to give even more depth and output. I will be using the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread mudlark
I've just looked at the stereophile article regarding power supplies and there is a sentence In short, AC provides the raw material used by audio components to do their job. What a load of old bollocks. It seems to read to me that the author is suggesting that AC is required to power an

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Sizzling Sound of Music

2009-03-09 Thread snoogly
Tragic: http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/03/the-sizzling-sound-of-music.html -- snoogly snoogly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9155 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The best power-amplifier for Logitech's Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread iPhone
misterburns;371769 Wrote: Very soon my Logitech Transporter will arrive, and I am not sure which amplifier would be the best for this... I often see the combination of the Logitech Transporter and Lyngdorf SDA2175 (power amp). What do you guys recommend? For my money and in my

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The best power-amplifier for Logitech's Transporter?

2009-03-09 Thread Mnyb
I would recomend anything but a switched amp conventional amps still provides less distortion less noise and lower output impedance and better damping factor. I think Bryston puplished a white paper on that regarding the hype with class-D amps Switched, class D amps wins hands down when it comes

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] analogue attenuator recommendation

2009-03-09 Thread maxrob200
Glad someone has brought up the subject of attenuators. I am getting a pooping sound when using my SB into a Behringer SRC2496 and the output from the Behringer could be way too high and is possibly overloading my amplifier (Pioneer A9) thus causing popping sounds. If I use my aged Cambridge A60

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread c3p0
No AC is what comes into your home not DC. It is the noise and variable voltage and instability of the AC that can affect the conversion of AC to DC, also certain household items can send spikes and other noise onto the AC ring ie refrigerators kicking in. obviously the more you spend on HiFI

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power supply / conditioning

2009-03-09 Thread Pat Farrell
c3p0 wrote: It is the noise and variable voltage and instability of the AC that can affect the conversion of AC to DC, also certain household items can send spikes and other noise onto the AC ring ie refrigerators kicking in. The first thing any power amp does is rectify the AC to DC and put