Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audio Myths!

2012-01-15 Thread TheOctavist
adamdea;683643 Wrote: If you are interested in thud I recommend Watkinson http://www.amazon.co.uk/Introduction-Digital-Audio-John-Watkinson/dp/0240516435 I am not an engineer but got bored listening to BS from people who have no idea what they are talking about. So I read this book and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audio Myths!

2012-01-15 Thread chill
sckramer;684022 Wrote: I just got mad at the bickering, but people must have banned me cause they though I was sbgk, didn't mean for that to happen Indeed - I think a few people put 2 and 2 together to make 5. My apologies for being among them. -- chill

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audio Myths!

2012-01-15 Thread Mnyb
Octavist thanks for the reading list :) I do like to read , so why not something related to my hobby. this looks very interesting. Now an half oftopic dilemma I have a closet of crap from my former life as audiophool . should i just recycle it ? I'm reluctant to sell it even if has a value ,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread HumanMedia
My own particular settings that I've gone backward and forwards on and I'm happy with (at least for this week) are: * default logitech priorities * 4096 buffer * processes 'watchdog', IRQ-37, IRQ-8 killed on startup -- HumanMedia

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread SBGK
picture now in diy section http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=684103postcount=18 -- SBGK SBGK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52003 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread Jacky
HumanMedia;684108 Wrote: My own particular settings that I've gone backward and forwards on and I'm happy with (at least for this week) are: * default logitech priorities * 4096 buffer * processes 'watchdog', IRQ-37, IRQ-8 killed on startup Please explain us how actually come you on the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread jmschnur
What does the IRQ do? -- jmschnur Joel jmschnur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8604 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Replacing existing cables

2012-01-15 Thread tank121
went for this coaxial in the end as it seems to be the same specification as the Blue Jeans one. Great feedback too. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400261951656?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1608wt_1163 They don't do analogue Stereo interconnects though any other suggestions

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Replacing existing cables

2012-01-15 Thread Mnyb
tank121;684165 Wrote: went for this coaxial in the end as it seems to be the same specification as the Blue Jeans one. Great feedback too. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400261951656?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1608wt_1163 They don't do analogue Stereo interconnects

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Replacing existing cables

2012-01-15 Thread aubuti
Mnyb;684169 Wrote: even at BJC's UK site ? I most be conditioned to live at fringes of civilsation is that really that much for shipping ? The UK site is just a web site. The cables are still coming from Seattle, and they ship via FedEx. -- aubuti

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread Jeff Flowerday
Something you know intimately. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk -- Jeff Flowerday Jeff Flowerday's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15883 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audio Myths!

2012-01-15 Thread Soulkeeper
Mnyb;684076 Wrote: Now an half oftopic dilemma I have a closet of crap from my former life as audiophool . should i just recycle it ? I'm reluctant to sell it even if has a value , moraly i consider it fraud/scam now when i'm not a believer myself. Think demand and supply. Sell it on

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audio Myths!

2012-01-15 Thread ralphpnj
mherger;683990 Wrote: Guys - when will you learn that religious wars can't be won? So please either stop this stupid discussion, or at least stop complaining about each other. This thread and its relatives have caused more reports than all the last few months worth of spam... it's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread jmschnur
Jeff Flowerday;684054 Wrote: Default logitech priorities and 3800 buffer is what I'm at right now. Try the 2 extremes on the buffer, 2 and say 3600 and tell us if you hear a difference and if so what. It seems we can't all see ear to ear this one. Bottom line 1 is best for me: I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audio Myths!

2012-01-15 Thread Mnyb
ralphpnj;684211 Wrote: I disagree to a degree with first part of this statement. Several members have presented factual evidence to support their claims/beliefs. Believing in something based on factual evidence is entirely different from believing in something which goes against the facts.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread praganj
jmschnur;684224 Wrote: Bottom line 1 is best for me: 3600 to harsh, loss of sense of ambience 2 a bit fuzzy on bass and bell, but ambience very good. 5000 ambience not as good as 2, Jarret's piano maybe a little harsh. 1 seems to be best in my system. The soundstage was

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread jmschnur
It is wired via Ethernet but I am using a moca connection from Fios cable. The cable is split to the moca 1.1 device. Ethernet from this goes to a trendnet switch. and then to the Touch. My integra 80.2 is also on the switch . On the other end I have my whs 2011 server which is running lms

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread praganj
jmschnur;684232 Wrote: It is wired via Ethernet but I am using a moca connection from Fios cable. The cable is split to the moca 1.1 device. Ethernet from this goes to a trendnet switch. and then to the Touch. My integra 80.2 is also on the switch . On the other end I have my whs 2011

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread jmschnur
Yes but not easy to do in my home. -- jmschnur Joel jmschnur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8604 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread Jeff Flowerday
There's an easy test for network issues: unplug the Ethernet cable from the touch, if it sound better for the 20 seconds of buffered data there's something up down line. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk -- Jeff Flowerday

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Replacing existing cables

2012-01-15 Thread darrenyeats
aubuti;684177 Wrote: The UK site is just a web site. The cables are still coming from Seattle, and they ship via FedEx. I don't know exactly how their overseas shipping charges work, but for short cables I wouldn't be surprised if £9.00 covered anywhere from 1 to 5 cables. They charged me

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread jmschnur
Actually the sound is quite good. Only question is why I need buffer of 1 for the best sound in my system. -- jmschnur Joel jmschnur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8604 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread praganj
jmschnur;684262 Wrote: Actually the sound is quite good. Only question is why I need buffer of 1 for the best sound in my system. Because IMHO you have some network issues ;) -- praganj praganj's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread Jeff Flowerday
praganj;684263 Wrote: Because IMHO you have some network issues ;) tt -b isn't adjust the network buffer size it's adjust the jive also buffer. -- Jeff Flowerday Jeff Flowerday's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread jmschnur
Jeff Flowerday;684276 Wrote: tt -b isn't adjust the network buffer size it's adjust the jive alsa buffer. Ok. What affects this buffer requirement? -- jmschnur Joel jmschnur's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread Jeff Flowerday
jmschnur;684279 Wrote: Ok. What affects this buffer requirement? No clue. I just play around with it and see what I like. It might be in my head it may not. I just know from soundcheck's blog it's adjusting the jive_alsa buffer not the network buffer. -- Jeff Flowerday

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread jmschnur
http://equalarea.com/paul/alsa-audio.html I have a feeling the receiving DAC's characteristics are as important for the alsa buffer settings as the characteristics of the network. -- jmschnur Joel jmschnur's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread HumanMedia
Jacky;684155 Wrote: Please explain us how actually come you on the buffer 4096? What has it to do with usual memory capacity? I do not see the relevance… Jacky Its divisible by 64 (like 3200) so the buffer will most likely align with data word boundaries. -- HumanMedia

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Replacing existing cables

2012-01-15 Thread Stratmangler
The shipping ain't bad, considering the distance the cable has to be shipped over. It's not a significant amount less to purchase from a UK source http://markgrantcables.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_infocPath=40_3products_id=3 Chris :) -- Stratmangler There is no element of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread SBGK
fed up with having to start up fidelizer every time with the stupid web page opening and homepage setting led me to the following. using process lasso there is a setting to classify a process as multimedia what does this do, well it allows the settings associated with the mmcss audio profile to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread sally1987
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread magiccarpetride
sally1987;684301 Wrote: hi everyone, i am a newly man graduate from university , and i have just dispatched to learning SEO ,to improve our Page Rankings,the click rate, we just deal with google ,not yahoo.so for people like me to learn SEO well, is there any shortcuts ,pls some advices.thx~

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-01-15 Thread SBGK
SBGK;684300 Wrote: fed up with having to start up fidelizer every time with the stupid web page opening and homepage setting led me to the following. using process lasso there is a setting to classify a process as multimedia what does this do, well it allows the settings associated with