Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For the objectivist/empiricists in the crowd

2011-04-20 Thread SuperQ
It sounds like they're using something like audio diffmaker. It should be easy to reproduce their results. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.s

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For the objectivist/empiricists in the crowd

2011-04-20 Thread rgro
This study details some measurement techniques that seem to confirm the theory that some "accessories" (power cords, conditioners, etc.) actually do make a difference... http://www.vertexaq.com/images/stories/pdfs/ka%20paper%20-%20feb%202011%20v%201.3%20vertex%20only.pdf or if that doesn't work:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Rega DAC - Has anyone auditioned one yet?

2011-04-20 Thread rgro
SteveVai;626699 Wrote: > Hi, > > Bought a SBT a few days ago...and love it ! So i'm new to this forum > also. Pardon my English, i'm Dutch. > > Please could you give me you're opinion about something because i'm in > doubt. I ordered the REGA DAC because of the great reviews (it was not > possi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hearing the differences

2011-04-20 Thread konut
magiccarpetride;625616 Wrote: > My question: if you can hear a difference, does it, according to the > First Audiophile Asshole Law, always mean that something about that > component is broken? No. magiccarpetride;625616 Wrote: > Trolling over and out! I doubt it. -- konut

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Rega DAC - Has anyone auditioned one yet?

2011-04-20 Thread SteveVai
Hi, Bought a SBT a few days ago...and love it ! So i'm new to this forum also. Pardon my English, i'm Dutch. Please could you give me you're opinion about something because i'm in doubt. I ordered the REGA DAC because of the great reviews (it was not possible to audition first). Because the dist

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hearing the differences

2011-04-20 Thread mlsstl
firedog;626606 Wrote: > found in at least several responses here. You simply don't want to > listen to anyone but yourself. Careful. Don't make the classic mistake of assuming that page 5 of an internet discussion has anything to do with the original topic ;-) -- mlsstl -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] S-Booster

2011-04-20 Thread Tom186
michael123;626600 Wrote: > Listening few times myself and my friends to Squeezebox/Touch > (plain/moded) with TeddyPardo PSU.. Transporter beats them all :) > FYI > You're wasting too much energy IMHO That's a good point, I never tried a Transporter, just marveled at the raging debates around th

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hearing the differences

2011-04-20 Thread firedog
found in at least several responses here. You simply don't want to listen to anyone but yourself. -- firedog GIK Acoustics Room Treatments. Tranquil PC fanless WHS server running SqueezeServer; SB Touch slaved to Empirical Audio Pace Car; MF X-DACV3, MF X-150 amp, Devore Gibbon Super 8 Speaker

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hearing the differences

2011-04-20 Thread adamdea
mlsstl;626553 Wrote: > The phrase I've heard is "Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you > down to their level and then beat you with experience." Very good point. > Closely related to "never get into a fight with someone uglier than you, as they have less to lose." I have always told my kid

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] S-Booster

2011-04-20 Thread michael123
Tom186;626598 Wrote: > Hi everybody, > > here comes my (I guess final) word on my series of comparisons. The > Teddy Pardo PSU has in fact changed over the last 10 days, it appears > that the sound has become somewhat fuller and richer and possibly > clearer. Not a big change, but anyway, it was

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] S-Booster

2011-04-20 Thread Tom186
Hi everybody, here comes my (I guess final) word on my series of comparisons. The Teddy Pardo PSU has in fact changed over the last 10 days, it appears that the sound has become somewhat fuller and richer and possibly clearer. Not a big change, but anyway, it was important to not evaluate this th