Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-13 Thread amey01
Oh, and one more: "There's never been a better time to buy than now!" or [variation] "There never will be a better time to buy!" -- amey01 amey01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11274 View thi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-13 Thread amey01
Haha - love these. My favourite [in press release for new product] - "We've added all these profound and amazing new features to the new model, including a 1.3% thinner remote control, 3% more space around the RCA inputs, funky new logo, new design for the power inlet and an all new design for t

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-13 Thread ralphpnj
TiredLegs;640534 Wrote: > In the case of subwoofers at least "over hang" does have a measurable > meaning. If you envision a very brief pulse being sent to the driver, > after the pulse has ended, the driver continues to reverberate for a > period of time. For instrument strings, such reverberati

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-13 Thread TiredLegs
ralphpnj;640531 Wrote: > Don't forget "over hang", whatever that is supposed to mean.In the case of > subwoofers at least "over hang" does have a measurable meaning. If you envision a very brief pulse being sent to the driver, after the pulse has ended, the driver continues to reverberate for a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-13 Thread ralphpnj
TiredLegs;640520 Wrote: > For speakers, my favorite nonsense phrase is "fast bass". Don't forget "over hang", whatever that is supposed to mean. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 (oops) -> Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/j

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

2011-07-13 Thread ralphpnj
TiredLegs;640526 Wrote: > I'd love to see someone do a true ABX test of a $200 USB cable vs a > cheapo $5 one. Some of the nonsense about why one needs a $200 USB cable has to do with the fact a USB cable carries power as well as the digital signal so that in a cheap USB cable the power current

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

2011-07-13 Thread MCG555
Hi Frank, I have exactly the same issues!! -Live in Switzerland (Winterthur) -Know about the Distributor issue of Rega and have no solution to it either -Understand exactly what you mean with your description of the SB sound! -Want to correct that as well; however don't know 1) if a DAC really cor

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

2011-07-13 Thread TiredLegs
ralphpnj;638567 Wrote: > To those of us who live with and use computer based audio on a daily > basis the review was a sham. Mr. Atkinson's comment in post #95 that I > am "a a self-proclaimed computer audio expert" only highlights the poor > level of experience and understanding most of Stereoph

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-13 Thread TiredLegs
For speakers, my favorite nonsense phrase is "fast bass". -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88608 _

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

2011-07-13 Thread TiredLegs
Kevin Haskins;639701 Wrote: > My perfect small monitor design would use a coax design where the > midrange is the waveguide for the tweeter. Genelec does this on their > upper-end product and if implemented right... should work like a charm. Driver manufacturer Seas produces a very nice coaxial

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

2011-07-13 Thread frank_from_hh
Many thanks, there is some information in your post that I understand. Though, I never got what this "analog sense" really means ;-) I know records and had a few in the past, but believe it or not I never owned a turntable myself! My first system was CD only, no records, no cassettes. And my new s

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

2011-07-13 Thread earwaxer9
another way of thinking that I have come to trust is the idea of DIY. I havent done a DIY speaker since I built my Speaker Labs in the mid 70's. That was based on horns and a 8" and 12" woofer. With the drivers available today you could build a great set of bookshelfs for a reasonable cash outlay.

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

2011-07-13 Thread chris.mason
Dammit, I just read through this entire thread to see if anyone had attempted to answer Erland's questions! The debate here is very interesting, but I'd be interested if anyone has been able to make those comparisons Erland mentioned... -- chris.mason --