El Duderino wrote:
iPhone;409297 Wrote:
If you are going to use FLAC or some other lossless format and can
afford the Transporter, keep it and enjoy the music instead of wasting
time setting up incorrect/incomplete testing procedures.
Not sure what prompted such an unpleasant reply.
Oh,
ralphpnj;409303 Wrote:
Man does my head hurt. After trying and trying to get some of my fellow
audiophiles over at the Stereophile forum to see the light regarding
music servers
What light is that?
Why do you feel such an overwhelming desire to convince others that
your approach to audio
cdmackay;409325 Wrote:
Given these caveats, I can't really state anything more than a
personal
preference. The problem would come if I tried to make an absolute
judgment about it.
that's my problem with some of these discussions: we see quite a lot of
these absolute statements.
better make sure the tea-cups are matched for level then.
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El Duderino:
I think that a two channel audio system should be in balance. I believe
that a financial ratio of 50% for speakers, 33% for amplification and
17% for sources is about right.
I am very familiar with Aperian speakers and have purchased the 5T's
for my daughter. They provide
someone wrote:
These blanket assertions of superiority of one source over another
w/o some rigorous testing are quite invalid and boring.
Robin Bowes wrote:
I agree.
Mainly because the language used is inevitably some thing like X blows
Y away, or similar. For example, in this case:
Luddites were people who tried to stop the dehumanizing aspects of
technology. They were not opposed to technology, per se. The equivalent
in an audiophile might be someone who embraces advances that actually
advance high fidelity, but opposes the world being forced into 128 kbps
MP3s whether we
Hello,
The user interface from Linn is a different story, but I have
seen some promising things from some of the third party developers
Could somebody give me more info on that? I am just now deciding if a
customer gets an akurate DS from Linn or a transporter from logitech.
Usability is
boxerboy;409542 Wrote:
El Duderino:
I think that a two channel audio system should be in balance. I believe
that a financial ratio of 50% for speakers, 33% for amplification and
17% for sources is about right.
I am very familiar with Aperian speakers and have purchased the 5T's
for my
Robin Bowes;409580 Wrote:
someone wrote:
These blanket assertions of superiority of one source over another
w/o some rigorous testing are quite invalid and boring.
Robin Bowes wrote:
I agree.
Mainly because the language used is inevitably some thing like X
blows
Y away, or
duderino,
how are you level matching?
Are you using your preamp to chanege the level or are you lowering the
volume on the TP.
You should set both the SB and TP to max volume and use the preamp to
change the volume to match.
You raise the noise floor if you use the digital volume and might
jaysung;409586 Wrote:
Hello,
Could somebody give me more info on that? I am just now deciding if a
customer gets an akurate DS from Linn or a transporter from logitech.
Usability is one of the biggest concerns.
The idea is that he has the UI on his lcd Sony 40 inch screen.
Linngui runs
tomjtx;409614 Wrote:
duderino,
how are you level matching?
Are you using your preamp to chanege the level or are you lowering the
volume on the TP.
You should set both the SB and TP to max volume and use the preamp to
change the volume to match.
You raise the noise floor if you
Some time ago I noticed a theme in some audiophile posts.
My wife uses iTunes to fill her iPod. I don't use a computer for
music at all.
so I posted survey questions on the audioAsylum digital drive forum
asking 1) if audiophiles used a computer to play music and 2) did any
family member use
I'll just throw in my two cents on this subject. I auditioned the
Transporter under their trial offer and ended up keeping my SB3 to use
with a Lavry DA-10 external DAC. I could find no audible difference
between them to justify keeping the Transporter. That was about two
years ago and I've had
Robin Bowes;409472 Wrote:
Thank *you* for a superb riposte to a typical audiophile post.
:)
R.
It was my pleasure. ;)
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El Duderino:
I am going to share with you the way that I audition equipment. You are
cerainly free to use other selections that you may find more in tune
with your tastes.
I have used the same four tracks to test different audio systems for
several years. This enables me to establish a base
Listener;409634 Wrote:
Some time ago I noticed a theme in some audiophile posts.
My wife uses iTunes to fill her iPod. I don't use a computer for
music at all.
I wonder if this is a 'macho' response. As in ...no I don't do it, but
not because it is too techie (my wife can), but it is
WhatsNext;409624 Wrote:
You are looking at two different levels of product both from usability
and sound. Logitech does a much better job of usability with SC7 and
the Squeezebox Controller. You have cover art, easier playlist, and
more intuitive controls. You also have a lot more
One argument for the Transporter: It is able to play 96kHz files.
As long as the most common way to get digital music is ripping standard
CDs it's not a big advantage. But the more you can buy music online the
more I would love being able to play the best quality offered.
I'm extremely happy
Quad;409695 Wrote:
One argument for the Transporter: It is able to play 96kHz files.
As long as the most common way to get digital music is ripping standard
CDs it's not a big advantage. But the more you can buy music online the
more I would love being able to play the best quality
Phil Leigh;409699 Wrote:
...and a small counter-argument: 24/96 don't sound ANY different to
24/48...
:-)
Thats possible... never had the chance to try due to a lack of
Transporter. ;-) Maybe there some serious testing would be appropriate.
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Quad
Hey.
Im not happy with the sound my Duet produce vs my CD-player. There is a
huge difference in volume, details dissapair when playing flac rips
using my Duet vs the org. CD, there is much more punch in my CD-player
output.
Whats strange is that i feel the sound gotten worse lately. I feel the
El Duderino;409630 Wrote:
... I did find that the SB3 was somewhat fatiguing to listen to due to
unrefined/harsh highs. That seems to have resolved with the
Transporter.
In my eyes :-) that's not a small feat. I have seen all kinds of
phrases used to illustrate the quality of the
The internal DAC on the Duet is most definitely it's weakest point. Get
external DAC, like either the Beresford or Cambridge you mentioned, and
the sound will undergo a vast improvement and you'll love your Duet once
again.
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jaysung;409586 Wrote:
Hello,
Could somebody give me more info on that? I am just now deciding if a
customer gets an akurate DS from Linn or a transporter from logitech.
Usability is one of the biggest concerns.
The idea is that he has the UI on his lcd Sony 40 inch screen.
Linngui runs
Can you provide some more information?
Are you using the digital out or the analog out on the Duet? Do you
have replay gain turned on? If using the digital out, what is the
volume set at?
We need some further information in order to help you. I would make
sure you have everything set properly
An external DAC could of course help. But volume differences have
nothing to do with a DAC. I'm confused about this volume difference
part (the analog output of the duet is about the same as that of a
normal CD player). Are you using replay gain? This is not a bad thing I
use album gain all the
iPhone;409297 Wrote:
If you are going to use FLAC or some other lossless format and can
afford the Transporter, keep it and enjoy the music instead of wasting
time setting up incorrect/incomplete testing procedures.
First, common sense should tell you that you are wasting your time as
JJZolx;409474 Wrote:
What light is that?
Why do you feel such an overwhelming desire to convince others that
your approach to audio source components is better than another?
I suppose that I was being a tad harsh but it's really not about my
way or the highway, rather it's about investing
I use analog out on my Duet, my amp dont have digital input. My setting
was No Volume Adjustment. Ive tried track and album gain, i did not
notice any difference. Volume on my Controller is turned to max, still
it does not produce the volume i get when playing CDs.
Settings - Advanced - File
So turn up your amp? Sounds like a bug in the CD player to me. I would
try doing a level-match comparison between the DAC in the Duet and CD
Player (use an audio level meter with a white-noise CD track) before
you decide that the output of the Duet is worse. I'm going to bet once
you level the
Quad wrote:
meter is needed. Would you really consider blind-testing scotch single
malt vs. bourbon? ;-)
If you're ever in the area, let me know and we can find out :)
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Hello again cyber, have you seen this?
http://www.hifisentralen.no/forum/index.php?topic=32763.0
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I've been a satisfied SB3 user for over 5 years but still have problems
with the wireless signal cutting out. I am considering running a 50'
ethernet cable from my Verizon Fios router directly to the ethernet
input of the SB3.
Will doing this degrade the sound quality in any way and are there any
dtash123;409798 Wrote:
I've been a satisfied SB3 user for over 5 years but still have problems
with the wireless signal cutting out. I am considering running a 50'
ethernet cable from my Verizon Fios router directly to the ethernet
input of the SB3.
Will doing this degrade the sound quality
There is no... NO ... difference in audio quality using wired vs.
wireless.
Enjoy.
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
SB3 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF
Triplethreat(Audiocom full
I've a Cambridge Audio Dacmagic, which I use with a SB Duet. The
Dacmagic is superb,effortlessly listenable to; the SB on it's own is
just not really very good at all; squashed, congested, harsh.. fine for
the money, possibly, but the Dacmagic puts it and you in a whole
different league.
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ralphpnj;409768 Wrote:
So I guess the light we're talking about is the light of progress.
If you had expressed the same amount of enthusiasm for something like
set amplifiers as the only way to go, it would not have produced the
wave of defensive posts.
I've seen lots of threads like
Listener;409838 Wrote:
Hard to admit that the world is passing you by. Your wife is going
modern and your kids have been with it since they could walk.
I just love those two sentences - says it all very nicely.
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter -
boxerboy;409662 Wrote:
El Duderino:
I am going to share with you the way that I audition equipment. You are
cerainly free to use other selections that you may find more in tune
with your tastes.
I have used the same four tracks to test different audio systems for
several years. This
Well, I think I must be a Luddite... Tho I do load the wife's iPODs. I
very much enjoy what comes off of the big black discs. I occasionally
even hook up the LD player and the BetaMax!
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=404340postcount=928
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