Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] sorry - its hot -

2011-07-09 Thread SuperQ
earwaxer9;639794 Wrote: 108F here - getting the monsoons now - thats good. How do you like the Diablo? Diablo was great until I hit about 3500' when the upper half of the quads on my right leg cramped. Hurt like hell. Doubled the electrolyte concentration of my water bottle, waited for the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Garage Conversion - Sound advice ?

2011-07-09 Thread JezA
You'll get the best out of the Touch by connecting it to a better DAC, imo. -- JezA JezA's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21219 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0

2011-07-09 Thread soundcheck
Hi guys. Router/network related issues are ususally causing some kind of rebuffering issues. We're talking about timeframes of a couple of seconds where crackling would occur. Alsa related underruns causing usually some kind of scratchy continous sound. Since I got my new router in place

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0

2011-07-09 Thread firedog
Covenant;639777 Wrote: Thanks chaps. The crackling is only when changing something-flicking between favourites for example. I guess I might just have to put the buffer back to 2. Sure you have all the sound effects turned off? Or is there some kind of plugin or something else you have

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Popping Sounds

2011-07-09 Thread shamanjr
I just purchased a Transporter with the tube output. I love the sound, but the unit has a loud pop whenever it switches from normal resolution to 24/96 or 24/88. It is very annoying, especially since my Duets do not do this (although they do not play the hi defs natively). Is this really a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Popping Sounds

2011-07-09 Thread callesoroe
shamanjr;639817 Wrote: I just purchased a Transporter with the tube output. I love the sound, but the unit has a loud pop whenever it switches from normal resolution to 24/96 or 24/88. It is very annoying, especially since my Duets do not do this (although they do not play the hi defs

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Popping Sounds

2011-07-09 Thread shamanjr
That's really a shame. Mine only does it when I switch from normal to hi res. Yours does not do this at all? -- shamanjr shamanjr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48112 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Popping Sounds

2011-07-09 Thread Phil Leigh
The standard, official Transporter does not do this. Your unofficially modded unit may be at fault. -- 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

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Popping Sounds

2011-07-09 Thread audiomuze
Mine's stock standard and doesn't make any noise switching between files of differing resolution. -- audiomuze *'Linux finally gets a great audio tagger' (http://www.ubuntugeek.com/linux-finally-gets-a-great-audio-tagger.html): 'puddletag' (http://puddletag.sourceforge.net/)*

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Garage Conversion - Sound advice ?

2011-07-09 Thread tank121
Pole fitted, curtains hung. It was worth all the stress oh yes. Butterfly couch seats from Ambient Lounge. http://photobucket.com/Tank121garageConversion No room for the table, shame! Now some tips for optimizing my setup please -- tank121

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Garage Conversion - Sound advice ?

2011-07-09 Thread JezA
Get a better DAC! -- JezA JezA's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21219 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85319 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Popping Sounds

2011-07-09 Thread callesoroe
shamanjr;639828 Wrote: That's really a shame. Mine only does it when I switch from normal to hi res. Yours does not do this at all? No. The standard Transporter is a very very fine equipment out of the box. It was way before it's time, and still today it is a fine player/DAC. A shame to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0

2011-07-09 Thread Covenant
firedog;639808 Wrote: Sure you have all the sound effects turned off? Or is there some kind of plugin or something else you have going that is trying to make a sound effect? Have you tried disabling all plugins and seeing if that makes a difference? Firedog thank you, it was a