Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Designing by "listening"= failure.

2012-02-13 Thread Archimago
andy_c;690539 Wrote: > There's an 'interview with Audio Note's Peter Qvortrup' > (http://hifi-unlimited.blogspot.com/2010/05/10-qs-for-peter-qvortrup-of-audio-note.html) > by a Malaysian blogger that I found quite funny :-). LOL, hilarious interview. This part is interesting: "PQ: It's not a qu

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Designing by "listening"= failure.

2012-02-13 Thread TheOctavist
im glad that guy kept asking him about price. hilarious. nothing justifies those prices. criminal, imo -- TheOctavist Vortexbox>SBT(stock)>>Forssell MDAC-2>>>Klein and Hummell 0300D Sota Sapphire/Lyra Kleos>>Bespoke Valve Phono Stage>>Mastersound Due Venti>>Link Audio K100 -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Designing by "listening"= failure.

2012-02-13 Thread andy_c
There's an 'interview with Audio Note's Peter Qvortrup' (http://hifi-unlimited.blogspot.com/2010/05/10-qs-for-peter-qvortrup-of-audio-note.html) by a Malaysian blogger that I found quite funny :-). -- andy_c andy_c's Profi

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HTPC vs Squeezebox?

2012-02-13 Thread c-eling
Ive had a touch for about a year now and have been very happy with it, TT3.0 buffer 4000, I just bought on onkyo 709, now I plan on running an hdmi cable from my pc to my avr for movies and using jriver media center to do it, of course it will do music also, now is there any differences in audio q

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Crackling only through server?

2012-02-13 Thread mashley
Thanks Phil for staying on this with me. Actually I'm using the Transporter not the Touch, anyway I'll work through your suggestions and post back over the weekend, it seems this hasn't happened to anyone else, however I guess it's good for this to go down in the archives. Thanks Mark -- mashl

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

2012-02-13 Thread mrbanks
Can you please help me. Got it installed but when i view status i get this. Modification WLAN: disabled Modification Watchdog: enabled Modification Jive2: grep: /usr/share/jive/applets/SqueezeboxFab4/SqueezeboxFab4Meta.lua: No such file or directory disabled Modification Buffer:enab

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Designing by "listening"= failure.

2012-02-13 Thread TheOctavist
Mnyb;690418 Wrote: > > The AN-E sogon speaker for $125,000 for example (but there even more > expensive versions ). > > Or the probably even more expensive CDT-5 cd transport with tube > rectifiers tube spdiff out and of course silver wire for the digital > signals ? > > DAC's have a transform

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Designing by "listening"= failure.

2012-02-13 Thread TheOctavist
DaveWr;690435 Wrote: > > The real key is that common sense applies, there are routes to good > design, but in the end the final arbiter is the listening experience. > > the problem is.. I don't really *care* what the designer prefers, listening wise..so designing by his ear solely is useless

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Theoretical benefits to hi-res if only max 20kHz signal?

2012-02-13 Thread TheOctavist
>From Mr. Putzeys. Nope. If there is absolutely no content above a certain f, any sampling rate of 2*f or over will reconstruct the exact same signal. Sampling theory proves that a correctly executed (=filtered before and after) sampling conversion system is indistinguishable from a lowpass filt

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

2012-02-13 Thread TheOctavist
the link for the ABX type thing is here http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93583 id REALLY like to see the TT adopters participate and see how they do Klaus? Guido? Bueller? -- TheOctavist Vortexbox>SBT(stock)>>Forssell MDAC-2>>>Klein and Hummell 0300D Sota Sapphire/Lyra Kl

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hey folks, please help me with getting Inguz/DRC/ setup on my SBT!!

2012-02-13 Thread TheOctavist
jesus, how do I change the custom convert files? where are the directions? what does this do? have not done the AL yet...will shortly. moving my KH speakers in here first.. btw, Adam, why dont you participate in Triodes blind listening app(in the touch forum) great fun. -- TheOctavist Vorte

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

2012-02-13 Thread TheOctavist
why dont you guys come to the touch forum and participate in Triodes blind testing app? :) -- TheOctavist Vortexbox>SBT(stock)>>Forssell MDAC-2>>>Klein and Hummell 0300D Sota Sapphire/Lyra Kleos>>Bespoke Valve Phono Stage>>Mastersound Due Venti>>Link Audio K100 --

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

2012-02-13 Thread ZMK
Interesting. I went back to stock in two key areas; priority and kernel mods, and closer to stock in the third; buffer size - so TT3.0 = 3400, Logitech = 2, and I like 12800. The buffer size makes a significant difference to bass notes using the internal DAC. The only way to disable the firs

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Tired of compression ruining your music?

2012-02-13 Thread callesoroe
steveinaz;689370 Wrote: > I know I am, join: http://www.turnmeup.org/ > > Do it now. All the high-end equipment in the world won't fix a poorly > mastered CD. Please share this site on any other hi-fi forums you may > be a member of. Audiophiles, lets do this! Just listning to my old Dire Strai

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hey folks, please help me with getting Inguz/DRC/ setup on my SBT!!

2012-02-13 Thread adamdea
TheOctavist;690396 Wrote: > yeah, Inguz is working, thank Goodness. I got rid of TT 3.0 and had to > reinstall everything, but yes.Ok great. Have you tried applying the changes to custom convert etc which Phil suggested ie the files he posted on the earlier inguz file. And have you tried play

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hey folks, please help me with getting Inguz/DRC/ setup on my SBT!!

2012-02-13 Thread lintweaker
Not to hijack this thread but can anyone point me to where I can find the files for Impulses and MatrixImpulse? I managed to get Inguz up and running on my Linux system running sbs 7.6.2 but I do not have any of the wav files to play with before a start making one myself. Thanks. -- lintweaker

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What Amp and Speakers Are You Using?

2012-02-13 Thread beetof
Squeezebox Touch --> Primaluna Dialogue1 (tubes) --> SonusFaber Cremona Auditor M. CD-player Ah! Njoe tjoeb 4000 (tubes). Tuner Micromega. Just updated from Duet to Touch. Didn't believe my ears, big difference. Now looking for a good DAC. I was thinking on a Lite 83 or Audio-gd. The Micromega t

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Designing by "listening"= failure.

2012-02-13 Thread DaveWr
TheOctavist;690402 Wrote: > bad design principles sound like this. > > http://www.audionote.co.jp/en/legend.html i dont know that ive ever > seen so much bullshit on a designers page. > > well, machina dynamica, but thats , I think a DaDa-ist ruse. If you had heard the stuff then your comme