[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Experience with Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grands?

2010-06-15 Thread rgro
Hi.. Am about to take delivery on a pair of Mozart Grands this SaturdayI know these are not quite "audiophile" speakers but I figured they were close enough that this forum was the lesser of the evils as far as where to post, heheh. We auditioned Maggies, Definitive Technology Mythos SBL,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB hardware hangs with surround/5.1 FLAC files... Needs hard reset.

2010-06-15 Thread michael123
You can also configure SOX to downmix into stereo automatically -- michael123 michael123's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23745 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=796

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] "bit-perfect" malarky?

2010-06-15 Thread michael123
pski;554803 Wrote: > What about these little (and $400) gizmos that are claimed to correct > the "clocking" of winders/OSX USB and convert to coax optical out? I had M2Tech hiFace (BNC version) for a month, and I can say it is at least no worse than my Transporter via Ethernet input. I even like

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB hardware hangs with surround/5.1 FLAC files... Needs hard reset.

2010-06-15 Thread mswlogo
Archimago;555114 Wrote: > Hi guys. No, it's not an issue with DTS surround bit streams; rather an > issue with multichannel lossless compressed FLAC files. These are > accepted by SqueezeCenter/Server and show up as music to play. > > Just attached a short 30-sec 6-channel FLAC-compliant file

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] "bit-perfect" malarky?

2010-06-15 Thread mswlogo
pski;554816 Wrote: > Thanks. All the music is already apple lossless (which I understand IS > compressed.) I tried EAC before setting-out but it took FOREVER. I've > been using dbpoweramp for conversions. > > As a summary: it sounds like USB might be better than spdif because > it's synchronous.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] "bit-perfect" malarky?

2010-06-15 Thread JohnSwenson
Any DAC with an asynchronous USB interface will proudly announce that fact, since the DLIII does not mention anything about its USB input other than that it has one, my guess is that its a run of the mill adaptive mode interface. I would just stick with the Squeezebox, its guaranteed to be bit p

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] "bit-perfect" malarky?

2010-06-15 Thread mswlogo
cliveb;554859 Wrote: > That is not necessarily so. USB DACs *can* operate in asynchronous mode > (where the master clock is in the DAC and controls the transfer from > the computer host), but many USB DACs (especially the cheaper ones) > operate in adaptive mode where the DAC has no control over

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB hardware hangs with surround/5.1 FLAC files... Needs hard reset.

2010-06-15 Thread Archimago
Hi guys. No, it's not an issue with DTS surround bit streams; rather an issue with multichannel lossless compressed FLAC files. These are accepted by SqueezeCenter/Server and show up as music to play. Just attached a short 30-sec 6-channel FLAC-compliant file to the bug report above. It's 6 ch

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can Squeezebox play streaming radio at 320 kbps?

2010-06-15 Thread basslover
Glad to hear no drop outs. A while back when I had it set up, there were a bunch of stations, many in Eastern Europe, that advertised high bit rates, but they never played without dropping out every few seconds. -- basslover -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox Touch and Beosound 9000

2010-06-15 Thread avl06
Hey - I know, I know, blame the ex-wife, it looks great :) Digital out only, I believe Thanks for the fast reply! -- avl06 avl06's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38717 View this thread: http://fo

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox Touch and Beosound 9000

2010-06-15 Thread funkstar
A £1,400 CD stereo really doesn't have a digital input?!?! wow! Yes, you can connect a Touch to the AUX no problem. -- funkstar '[project log] funkstars digital lifestyle' (http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-lifestyle/179882-project-log-funkstars-digital-lifestyle.html) - 'hexus.community' (http:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox Touch and Beosound 9000

2010-06-15 Thread avl06
Hi All I hope this is the right place for this question. I'm interested in jumping into this world and getting the Squeezebox touch. I'd be looking to hook it up to the Beosound 9000 via the Aux connection. Is there any reason this would not work - would I need an amplifier as well? My iPod c

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] "bit-perfect" malarky?

2010-06-15 Thread cliveb
mswlogo;554807 Wrote: > The whole reclocking over USB is a joke. USB is TWO-WAY so any USB > device should not have jitter issues getting out to that device. That is not necessarily so. USB DACs *can* operate in asynchronous mode (where the master clock is in the DAC and controls the transfer fro