This is just a plain stupid. There is only one thing more stupid - to
buy it.
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gizek
1st : Transporter Adcom GFP-750 Citation tube monoblocks Proac
Response D2; Cardas Neutral Reference
2nd: SB Touch TA2020 Fostex FE207E; Cardas Crosslink
3rd:Ipod Touch with PlugPLayer Grado
HumanMedia;620416 Wrote:
From memory the site mentions that it uses a (ferrite) choke and (a
series of) capacitors (in parallel).
couldn't find that... but it does make it clear it isn't just a
passive filter so would seem to be more than a classic c+l+c design,
If there's a choke in there it
Curt962;620403 Wrote:
You have to give this guy his due where his aesthetic sensibilities are
concerned.
He's definitely taken the road-less-traveled.
From what appears to be a fossilized spleen hanging from an RCA
connectorto an Isolation stand that has the WOW factor of the
Kuja;620283 Wrote:
Soundcheck,
Can this mod be separated in two mods? :)
Plase? :)
Why the Alsa plugin output mode tweak, had to go together with
activating/deactivating spdif/analog outputs and USB?
I would like to have only spdif output active,
but at the same time,
I
garym;620370 Wrote:
I've just rebuilt the TOUCH entirely in Wood. The results are
unbelievable!
paint the edges of the case green...makes for more organic mids.
(btw happy Soundcheck Mods user here)
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Gazjam
Gall bladder..Spleen. You say tomato, I say tomAHto... :)
A weakness in the design from where I can see is that the designer of
this crap failed to invoke Mayan prophecies in his product execution.
Perhaps in a future revision this shortcoming will be addressed.
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Curt962
slate;620384 Wrote:
been up in here before
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81454highlight=s-Booster
Yeah it looks like 2 or 3 people liked it, and one didn't. The one
that didn't got the Best of Two Worlds solution with SBooster +
linear power supply.
I just got the
earwaxer9;620408 Wrote:
Are we being a little TOO sensitive! - Who cares what other people
think!
Anybody who says or writes something, or in any other ways uses
language to express themselves.
earwaxer9;620408 Wrote:
I like what I like. I dont care what other people think! Call me an
SB3 can use 24/48 .
You don't have to limit it the server can transcode 24/96 to 24/48 on
the fly.
Provided it has enough cpu and nobody has messed up the file types
settings etc to much.
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Mnyb
Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS
The big difference is that you lose the ability to have an analogue-in
card.
However, you gain 2 subwoofer cards and an analogue out card (to
connect to analogue amp), which aren't standard on the big XP.
If you are sure you want the TACT and are sure you don't need analogue
in, then buy the
Thanks firedog - but WAF is an absolute necessity!
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twheatley
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Stratmangler;620356 Wrote:
Some people use a magical thing called google. ;)
garym;620370 Wrote:
I've just rebuilt the TOUCH entirely in Wood. The results are
unbelievable!
I think you are exaggerating. We don't take kindly to those who
exaggerate on this forum.
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magiccarpetride
JLorenzo;620336 Wrote:
Canada HiFi Magazine (canadahifi.com, has a review of RegaDac - free
download)'
Lorenzo
Thanks for posting about this review.
I'm going to try and visit my nearest Rega dealer this weekend to
finally have a listen, provided they have a sample unit there to try
out.
eeagle;620072 Wrote:
Everything just gets smaller, more efficient, and in most cases, sadly,
BETTER.
Why 'sadly'?
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magiccarpetride
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The testimonials have some careful wording: Whatever the Shakti does the
VibraPortal does so more effectively, and
in a smaller and more attractive looking package.
That is about one notch up from If you like this sort of thing, this
is the sort of thing you will like.
Ah well. Someone has
magiccarpetride;620551 Wrote:
How much does that shit cost?
It was like 50 Euros shipped to the US.
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says something, there is now 3 brands of pet rocks for audiophiles :)
people that buy this stuff votes and drive cars ? You cant dismiss
driving in the -other- lane without trying it yourself first...
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Mnyb
Main hifi:
darrenyeats;620195 Wrote:
one of their aims is to introduce a dynamic range label for music - what
a good idea.
http://www.dynamicrange.de/
you can sign up to show your support. Regards,
darren
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callesoroe
Callesoroe
SB-duet, Transporter, Tact RCS 2.2X digital preamp, Martin Logan
darrenyeats;620195 Wrote:
One of their aims is to introduce a dynamic range label for music - what
a good idea.
http://www.dynamicrange.de/
You can sign up to show your support. Regards,
Darren
I love the idea! Just yesterday I was lamenting the loss of beauty that
many contemporary
Mnyb;620572 Wrote:
says something, there is now 3 brands of pet rocks for audiophiles :)
people that buy this stuff votes and drive cars ? You cant dismiss
driving in the -other- lane without trying it yourself first...
These are your fellow Swedes! - I thought you guys were supposed to be
Mnyb;620572 Wrote:
You cant dismiss driving in the -other- lane without trying it yourself
first...
Actually, we Brits are quite fond of driving in the other lane... ;)
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Peter314
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thanks, but what about limiting 5.1 playback on specified SB devices?
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twheatley
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This is the best audiophool manufacturer ever!
http://www.coconut-audio.com/isotower.htm
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whoosh
*Server*: Ubuntu 8.04 Server on Intel 1.66GHz Core Duo Mac Mini, 1GB
RAM, 72GB internal for OS, 750GB Maxtor One Touch Firewire for media.
SC 7.3.1~24372
*Main Audio*: SB Touch Audio Research
I was blown away by the Ikon 5 mk2 at the Bristol Sound Conversion
show, again
I think they'll be too big.
So has anyone had any experience of the Dali Ikon On Wall Mk2 speakers
?
http://www.dali.dk/display_content.php/INT/Loudspeakers.html/322/2562
Specs any good ?
I intend to mount them
magiccarpetride;620552 Wrote:
I think you are exaggerating. We don't take kindly to those who
exaggerate on this forum.
I agree.
Garym... I've told you a million times, don't exaggerate!
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Percival Sweetwater
That's rather splendid! I'm warming to them.
The IsoTower can be ordered in the shape of a rock for an additional
cost of $1000 for the black version and $1500 for the marble version.
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Peter314
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twheatley;620594 Wrote:
thanks, but what about limiting 5.1 playback on specified SB devices?
AFAIK you can't.
Best bet is to put your 5.1 files outside of random playback (perhaps
by giving them a special genre tag - that way you have total control of
when/if they get played).
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Phil
Percival Sweetwater;620599 Wrote:
I agree.
Garym... I've told you a million times, don't exaggerate!
I don't exaggerate, I simply expand the truth soundstage so that it
encompasses extended boundaries of unmeasurable phenomena. Simply put,
I get truthier truth;-)
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garym
These guys -really- know their stuff! This comes from their free tweaks
page
We continued experimenting and created multiple partitions that were 900
MB in size. We found that the music track sounded different depending on
where on the SSD is was. When it was on the partition nearest the boot
whoosh;620607 Wrote:
These guys -really- know their stuff! This comes from their free tweaks
page
This has got to be an elaborate hoax. Sorta like the physics professor
that published in some critical literary theory academic journal by
throwing a much of mumbo-jumbo together and then exposed
Thinking about it we are getting closer to april fools day
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Mnyb
Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x
MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3
sub.
Howard Turkster;620570 Wrote:
It was like 50 Euros shipped to the US.
I find it makes a huge difference when I hop on one foot while plugging
it in. This diminishes the metacarpal static interference as indicated
in the development notes.
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pski
real stereo doesn't just wake the
Phil Leigh;620113 Wrote:
Caveat as per JS post: I have NO crossovers in my speakers.
You have to pick your poison! Cross it over before or after. It needs
to be done (unless you have a 20hz to 20khz driver - Not at all
ideal!). I like the passive route. So do many other VERY high end
speaker
pski;620654 Wrote:
I find it makes a huge difference when I hop on one foot while plugging
it in.
I don't.
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Howard Turkster
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magiccarpetride;620568 Wrote:
Why 'sadly'?
Guess I was being sarcastic. I think the Touch is a big and better
improvement especially for lossless listening.
As an audiophile of sorts, much of what we see in the smaller
convenient mp3 player world is low bit rate iTunes generation that has
earwaxer9;620657 Wrote:
This getting crazy! - Are we going to start saying that some defraggers
sound better than others?
Well...now that you've mentioned it... ;)
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Curt962
Transporter...TouchBoom..
Tourmaline crystals. I just don't think you can have enough of those
things if you're really serious about your sound.
Magic Pebbles are OK (a bit mid-fi sounding at times), but Tourmaline?
Wow.:))
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Curt962
Transporter...TouchBoom..
Ella's songbooks were astounding. The Jerome Kern Songbook is one of
my all-time faves.Eerily real at times.
The think the dynamic range labeling may or not be effective, but it
calls attention to a major flaw in recorded music today.
Increasingly people are demanding Hi-Rez in their
Yep , but as noted radio stations don't have problems with this they
have always used their own compressors and volume leveling techniques
to fix uneven song volume ?
Wich makes it even more bizzare ?
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Mnyb
Main hifi:
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