Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hum and Hiss

2009-04-25 Thread Phil Leigh
The hiss is most likely from the SB analogue outs - to test, select another source on the pre and see is the hiss stays - if so, then it is the pre itself. Or, disconnect the power to the sb - if hiss goes it is the SB. The hum is most likely to be induced 50hz mains hum from the cable to your pow

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hum and Hiss

2009-04-25 Thread musicexpression
most decently-built solidstate amps usually has no hiss at listening volume. some better ones even when volume maxxed out exhibit no hiss. whatever the case hum should never be present at all in any volume. there are many causes of hum, from the imperfectly-filtered power supply unit leaking into

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter with aftermarket power cord

2009-04-25 Thread Deaf Cat
Nonreality;416699 Wrote: > You sound like you have a killer system but you had noise in the silent > parts? I have to turn my average system up to the max to hear even the > slightest noise and even then I'm not sure. > A power cord (no fancy names here) made a difference? Over the ambient >

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hum and Hiss

2009-04-25 Thread Deaf Cat
Hiya, I understand it is quite normal to have a slight noise from your speakers when nothing is playing - please correct me if I'm wrong. When I have my ear next to the 6.5" drivers there is a slight humm, next to the tweeters there is a hiss. I have a pre amp processor that has the coax input

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Pop at the end of every track.

2009-04-25 Thread Wirrunna
This sounds a lot like this bug http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4366. I suspect it is caused by missing samples at the end of the file. They play fine in most players but click/pop/crack when played by the Squeezebox. More info in this thread http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Pop at the end of every track.

2009-04-25 Thread Nonreality
JJZolx;418070 Wrote: > I just downloaded the 160kbps MP3s that they have online for listening > (using FlashGot in Firefox) and they too have the pop at the end of > each track when played back in Winamp or Windows Media Player. You can > sometimes hear them in the online audio player as well. >

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Pop at the end of every track.

2009-04-25 Thread JJZolx
Nonreality;417986 Wrote: > I'm not hearing it on Mediamonkey. The tracks switch much faster than > SC. SC seems to add a bit of silence between tracks but this is the > only album that has the click or pop at the ends. It was a zip file > that contained mp3's at 320. I used mp3tag to fix the ta

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC comparison

2009-04-25 Thread Uluen
cutestpuppy;417515 Wrote: > My setup now is - Marantz out to a HSU powered sub and two BW's. Which B&Ws? > On proper stands (if bookshelf)? Positioned correctly? Decent cables? Source files lossy/lossless? (Trying to find your level of hi-fi-ness here.) cutestpuppy;417515 Wrote: > I could go

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Pop at the end of every track.

2009-04-25 Thread Nonreality
I'm not hearing it on Mediamonkey. The tracks switch much faster than SC. SC seems to add a bit of silence between tracks but this is the only album that has the click or pop at the ends. It was a zip file that contained mp3's at 320. I used mp3tag to fix the tags the way I wanted them. The guy