Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New Amp for Transporter

2009-12-13 Thread NewBuyer
I would consider the Parasound balanced amps, and Bryston amps. How loud do you listen? -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mid-fi question regarding ABX TP to SB3 + DAC

2009-12-13 Thread Phil Leigh
kphinney;495422 Wrote: > Is comparing these the way I did fair? OR > > Does the SB Server "sense" the capabilities of the attached device and > cycle up the CPU or down covert accordingly? In other words, does the > file processing change if I'm running a SB3 only vs. a TP only vs. > both?

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mid-fi question regarding ABX TP to SB3 + DAC

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
Is comparing these the way I did fair? OR Does the SB Server "sense" the capabilities of the attached device and cycle up the CPU or down covert accordingly? In other words, does the file processing change if I'm running a SB3 only vs. a TP only vs. both? Or are the files always down conve

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mid-fi question regarding ABX TP to SB3 + DAC

2009-12-13 Thread Themis
This is the most sensible move, indeed. ;) -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Cyrus 8xp - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus Themis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14700 View this thread: http://fo

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mid-fi question regarding ABX TP to SB3 + DAC

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
Themis;495313 Wrote: > Well, you're in a "sound as a whole" mood. > To me, this is the best mood to be in if one wants to enjoy music. Some > may call it "low-fi", but who cares ? I don't. ;) > > Look, keep your SB+dac and never mind the specs. :) Thanks, I just may. I sold one SB3 and have h

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mid-fi question regarding ABX TP to SB3 + DAC

2009-12-13 Thread Themis
kphinney;495203 Wrote: > But the SB3 DAC seems to flow out side of that zone more than the TP, > giving me room to move yet still hear/see the stage. > > > I may be in a rare (or little spoke about) situation where my SB3 and > DAC sound better to me than my TP does. Well, you're in a "sound as

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mid-fi question regarding ABX TP to SB3 + DAC

2009-12-13 Thread SuperQ
kphinney;495203 Wrote: > I'm a Mac only house, but if anyone knows an OSX compatible program that > performs as AudioDiff Maker I'd be pleased to present the differences. Yea, I've got a Linux house, but I keep a windows VM for doing a few things. If you could make a 10-15 second clip (FLAC) an

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New Amp for Transporter

2009-12-13 Thread Themis
If I were you, I would get a Croft Acoustics Micro 25 pre + Series 7 power : http://www.croftacoustics.co.uk/main.html But they are not "warm" amplifiers : they are rather faithful, detailed, rich and engaging. -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Cyrus 8xp - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-13 Thread Pete Fowler
Phil Leigh;494790 Wrote: > If you do this test it will probably produce 19-25 dB Nulls - not > great. > However, this is not the whole story. Open the difference file in > Audacity (or similar) and look at the frequency spectrum plots. You will > find that actually the difference is more like -50

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New Amp for Transporter

2009-12-13 Thread Durberg3
I am new to this forum and am looking for some advice on the next step to take. I have an 18-year-old 2 channel stereo system that I use to listen to mainly classical music and soft rock that I am in process of upgrading. I have Paradigm Studio Reference 100 v5 speakers and have a new Transport

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mid-fi question regarding ABX TP to SB3 + DAC

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
SuperQ;495042 Wrote: > Personally I find very few noticeable differences between DACs. Mostly > I feel like (of course can't prove, I don't have the time or scope > equipment) the differences come from the opamp section after the DAC > itself. > > What I would love to hear from you is some Audi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] transporter as standalone dac

2009-12-13 Thread haxter1
In my opinion the Transporter does a fantastic job as a stand alone DAC. I connected it to the digital outputs of my Cambridge Audio 840 CD player, which had received rave reviews in an audio publication. Music played through the Transporter had more transparency and presence than it did through

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] transporter as standalone dac

2009-12-13 Thread badlyread
Makes a difference to be the helper rather than the helped. Your very welcome Tante. -- badlyread badlyread's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20233 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] transporter as standalone dac

2009-12-13 Thread Tante Cor
Arumer, also tried your suggestion. It worked. You guys have been of great help. Regards, Tante Cor. -- Tante Cor Tante Cor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34936 View this thread: http://forum

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] transporter as standalone dac

2009-12-13 Thread Tante Cor
Hi Neil, Great! I just tried it, shut down my laptop, while it played through it's toslink input. It kept on playing. Thanks very much. regards, Tante Cor -- Tante Cor Tante Cor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] transporter as standalone dac

2009-12-13 Thread Aurumer
Even with no network at all you can get it to work: Without network longpress left arrow until menu shows up. Search for "Digital Inputs" and activate. -- Aurumer Aurumer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] transporter as standalone dac

2009-12-13 Thread badlyread
Hi Tante Although I have not done this with mine I would imagine the procedure should be something like this: 1. Connect to squeezebox.com 2. Extras>digital inputs - select which is your input to the Transporter 3. Press PLAY. That should be it I think. Could try this when connected to Squeeze

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] transporter as standalone dac

2009-12-13 Thread Tante Cor
Hi everyone, A couple of weeks ago I got a Transporter. In the manual it said it could be used as a standalone dac, when not connected to slimserver. So far I have not been able to get this to work. As soon as I turn off my laptop, where squeezebox server is located, the transporter shuts down.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Suggestions for upgrade from ARCAM A85 Amp

2009-12-13 Thread Themis
norderney;494697 Wrote: > ok sorry if this seems a silly question, but what exactly is a sub? And > how does it connect to my system? sub=subwoofer -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Cyrus 8xp - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus --