Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] speaker advancements over 15 years?

2011-07-04 Thread Ron Olsen
esbrewer;639190 Wrote: > The MMGs would be high on my list if not for 3.5 year old child and > bullmastiff. The bookshelf location offers protection and is easier on > the eyes. I agree that they are reasonably attractive, but are > certainly not going to disappear to some degree in the room.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] speaker advancements over 15 years?

2011-07-04 Thread esbrewer
earwaxer9;639288 Wrote: > Barbed wire works well...smooth wire electric fence is a nice touch! For those that haven't experienced this - some dogs from the bull breeds respond very differently to pain stimuli. You can step on my dog's tail (accidentally) in a full dress heel and she won't even

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] LFD LE IV Signature (US version) integrated amplifier

2011-07-04 Thread bauer5152
rgro;637848 Wrote: > ...it was all the music I wasn't hearing! I don't have enough > superlatives to describe the sound improvement brought by the LFD amp. > While it doesn't have the look, ancillary features, and size of some of > the upper end units (Luxman, etc.) this baby absolutely kill

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox audio quality, really that good ?

2011-07-04 Thread garym
ralphpnj;639322 Wrote: > But then again using a Touch is not any more difficult than properly > cleaning an LP with a vacuum record cleaning machine, setting up a > turntable, tonearm and cartridge, setting up a phono pre-amp (moving > magnet or moving coil), cleaning the stylus, clamping down th

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox audio quality, really that good ?

2011-07-04 Thread ralphpnj
magiccarpetride;639310 Wrote: > Dunno. It could be what you've described above. Either he couldn't set > the external drive plugged into his PC to work with the Touch, or > couldn't get the Touch to work with the external drive that was plugged > in straight into Touch. Whichever it is, he ended

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox audio quality, really that good ?

2011-07-04 Thread magiccarpetride
ralphpnj;639302 Wrote: > Say what? I have a very large music library which is spread over two > external Drobo (http://www.drobo.com/) drives connected to the computer > (running Windows 7) which runs SBS. (Which, btw, is a very similar set > up to your SBS/Mac setup, which in turn is similar to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-04 Thread darrenyeats
magiccarpetride;639283 Wrote: > "reach-out-and-touch the performers" lol! -- darrenyeats http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/A3H57URKQB8AQO/ref=cm_pdp_content_listmania/203-7606506-5721503. SB3, SB Touch --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox audio quality, really that good ?

2011-07-04 Thread garym
ralphpnj;639302 Wrote: > Say what? I have a very large music library which is spread over two > external Drobo (http://www.drobo.com/) drives connected to the computer > (running Windows 7) which runs SBS. (Which, btw, is a very similar set > up to your SBS/Mac setup, which in turn is similar to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox audio quality, really that good ?

2011-07-04 Thread ralphpnj
magiccarpetride;639300 Wrote: > I don't think that UI is a big problem for them. What is a big show > stopper for the Touch is the fact that some of the features that are > apparently easy-breezy to set up tend to act up during operation. This > is what angers many Touch users. For example, a fri

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox audio quality, really that good ?

2011-07-04 Thread magiccarpetride
soundcheck;638659 Wrote: > All this is my personal impression after running those Logitech products > for a while. I don't think that UI is a big problem for them. What is a big show stopper for the Touch is the fact that some of the features that are apparently easy-breezy to set up tend to act

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] speaker advancements over 15 years?

2011-07-04 Thread earwaxer9
esbrewer;639190 Wrote: > The MMGs would be high on my list if not for 3.5 year old child and > bullmastiff. The bookshelf location offers protection and is easier on > the eyes. I agree that they are reasonably attractive, but are > certainly not going to disappear to some degree in the room.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-04 Thread ralphpnj
magiccarpetride;639283 Wrote: > "reach-out-and-touch the performers" I'll make sure to buy that system right before I get the new Lindsey Lohan CD! -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 (oops) -> Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/use

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-04 Thread magiccarpetride
ralphpnj;639118 Wrote: > While each of us has their own favorite high end audio nonsense phrase > my personal favorite is: > > "Front panel machined from a solid piece of aircraft quality > aluminum." > > What's yours? "reach-out-and-touch the performers" -- magiccarpetride

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-04 Thread Phil Leigh
ralphpnj;639265 Wrote: > Wow a double winner since first of all what the heck are micro-dynamics > and just how does something enhance something that may not actually > exist to begin with. tee hee "...three-dimensional soundstage..." -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] speaker advancements over 15 years?

2011-07-04 Thread SuperQ
esbrewer;639195 Wrote: > I was not aware any of the Sunfire gear was that compact. I think the > conventional driver on the side might cause some issues with my > bookshelf setup - but you definitely got me thinking about some > alternative approaches. I listened to these while helping an audio

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-04 Thread cliveb
ralphpnj;639118 Wrote: > "Front panel machined from a solid piece of aircraft quality aluminum." Have you ever looked closely at an aircraft body? It's nowhere near smooth and shiny - dents and rivets all over the place. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] speaker advancements over 15 years?

2011-07-04 Thread Kevin Haskins
esbrewer;639192 Wrote: > I guess the last paragraph here gets to the core of my question - how do > all of these advancements manifest in the quality of the sound produced > by a modern monitor? Let's assume companies like PSB, Paradigm and > Dynaudio do significant R&D and use new technologies t

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter EAC vs. CD audio... Throwing Down the Gauntlet !!!

2011-07-04 Thread ralphpnj
Phil Leigh;639262 Wrote: > There's NOTHING crazy about having 3,000 CD's. There's plenty crazy > about a $1,000 mains cord... There may be nothing crazy about having 3,000 CDs but there is something crazy about having 3,000 CDs in those little plastic jewel cases: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-04 Thread ralphpnj
Phil Leigh;639263 Wrote: > ... enhanced micro-dynamics... Wow a double winner since first of all what the heck are micro-dynamics and just how does something enhance something that may not actually exist to begin with. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transpor

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-04 Thread Phil Leigh
... enhanced micro-dynamics... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter EAC vs. CD audio... Throwing Down the Gauntlet !!!

2011-07-04 Thread Phil Leigh
There's NOTHING crazy about having 3,000 CD's. There's plenty crazy about a $1,000 mains cord... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Akti

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-04 Thread ralphpnj
kappclark;639187 Wrote: > The turntable w/o cartridge is a "bargain" at $30,000 Perhaps you mean "without a tonearm and cartridge" - now that's really quite a bargain. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 (oops) -> Touch 'Last.fm' (ht