Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192kHz considered harmful

2012-03-12 Thread TheOctavist
http://www.ethanwiner.com/dither.html -- 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 TheOctavist

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192kHz considered harmful

2012-03-12 Thread Wombat
TheOctavist;695549 Wrote: > Brother, I can't tell any difference with any of them. > http://www.filedropper.com/dithertest Yes, i also think it is in practice very unlikely you´ll notice a difference. Thats why i wonder when some audiophiles dig out the big vocabularies to describe all the audib

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] RC (Inguz etc.)

2012-03-12 Thread tonyptony
I posted over in 3rd Party Software about an odd problem I just had with ImpulsePrep. -- tonyptony tonyptony's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3397 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/s

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Coaxial fixed attenuator

2012-03-12 Thread SBGK
came across this on J Keny's site http://sites.google.com/site/hifacemods/home/rf-attenuators cost me about £17 with postage from minicircuits read that someone had found 10db works with the Touch, so thought why not try it. quite a nice effect if you use bnc coax for spdif to your dac, takes

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192kHz considered harmful

2012-03-12 Thread TheOctavist
Brother, I can't tell any difference with any of them. I just use the Samplitude 11 inbuilt one.. BTW. Dither Test. http://www.filedropper.com/dithertest -- TheOctavist Vortexbox>SBT(stock)>>Forssell MDAC-2>>>Klein and Hummell 0300D Sota Sapphire/Lyra Kleos>>Bespoke Valve Phono Stage>>Ma

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can anyone tell me how the wireless protocol works?

2012-03-12 Thread JJZolx
stop-spinning;695504 Wrote: > I am interested in how the wireless protocol works with a Squeezebox > Touch (or Duet I guess for that matter)? There is no 'wireless' protocol. The streaming protocol over the network is the same for both wired and wireless connections. > I noticed when I used one

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How low is low?

2012-03-12 Thread guidof
Jeff Flowerday;695516 Wrote: > Well I'm back to no subs today. Got my brand new Focal 1028BEs. > > [image: http://members.shaw.ca/jeffflowerday/Images/1028BEs.jpg] Congratulations! Guido F. -- guidof MUSIC ROOM: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge->Conrad Johnson Motif prea

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can anyone tell me how the wireless protocol works?

2012-03-12 Thread pippin
In every streaming system (digital) the music is first copied to the target, it's being delivered in packets. However, the SB doesn't have to wait for the full 15s buffer to fill, it can start to play as soon as the first decidable packet is there (depends on the codec) and will fill the buffer in

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How low is low?

2012-03-12 Thread Jeff Flowerday
Well I'm back to no subs today. Got my brand new Focal 1028BEs. [image: http://members.shaw.ca/jeffflowerday/Images/1028BEs.jpg] -- Jeff Flowerday Jeff Flowerday's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ADAM users unite!

2012-03-12 Thread Curt962
Pippin Mein freund.. Ich habe dein PM antwortet... Viele dank -- Curt962 Life is precious. I've been to the edge, and learned that God is my friend. Praise Him at every opportunity, and Celebrate every day! Curt962

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ADAM users unite!

2012-03-12 Thread Curt962
Pippin... My friend! Since you are using TWO separate outputs from your Transporter, your output signal levels are quite different! This could cause issues overall, but should be evident at any volume setting...not just loud-vs-soft. I'm thinking "Fletcher-Munson" here... No matter... Let'

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ADAM users unite!

2012-03-12 Thread Curt962
Ahhh so! We can figure this out, and the results would be helpful to others for sure! Ich habe Dich ein PM gesendet... -- Curt962 Life is precious. I've been to the edge, and learned that God is my friend. Praise Him at every opportunity, and Celebrate every day! ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ADAM users unite!

2012-03-12 Thread pippin
Just to avoid confusion: My sub "works", too. My living room is also open plus it's almost 4m (a bit more than 11 feet) tall. My problem is not to get a good sound with the A5s and the MicroVee, the problem is changing volume, I either have no bass at low volume or only bass at high volume or I h

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ADAM users unite!

2012-03-12 Thread Curt962
Hallo Pippin! Happy to Help! :) My listening room (Living room) isn't "large" by any stretch, but of a very "open" design...typical of homes in the US.Open to the kitchen, dining room, etc. Much to my delight, the Subs simply do not suffer from the problems I've had in other listening ro

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can anyone tell me how the wireless protocol works?

2012-03-12 Thread stop-spinning
I am interested in how the wireless protocol works with a Squeezebox Touch (or Duet I guess for that matter)? I noticed when I used one some while back that there was a large buffer in the Duet - when I disconnected the wireless link to the computer - the Duet was playing for about 15 or so secon

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ADAM users unite!

2012-03-12 Thread pippin
Argh. Did you have to say that ;) I've got a pair of A5s which are great but too weak for my living room since I moved. I combined them with a MicroVee which is also great but has the usual subwoofer problem: the setup only works fine for a limited volume range so I have to re-adjust the volume w

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ADAM users unite!

2012-03-12 Thread Curt962
Just a little past the two year mark with my trusty ADAM A7s, my dear wife (AKA: Human audio analysis system) decided that I'd like the newer ADAM A7X's to go with my equally new pair of SVS SB-13+ subs. I found myself in the rare situation of being TOTALLY in agreement with my Wife! The new

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192kHz considered harmful

2012-03-12 Thread Wombat
TheOctavist;695403 Wrote: > this makes no audible difference whatsoever. r8 brain free offers the > best phase performance with *zero* aliasing..even better than the pro > version!! All resampler that have a flat line there have perfect phase response. How is r8brian best then? Avoiding aliasing

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

2012-03-12 Thread pongagt
Mnyb;695416 Wrote: > As a card carrying audiophile you are not supposed to listen to internet > radio :) > > Only music from special audiophile labels are allowed it usually sounds > suspiciously similar to elevator music (but with greater dynamic range ) > but persist you get used to it ;) > >

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

2012-03-12 Thread Mnyb
pongagt;695399 Wrote: > Has anyone had a problem with some wma files playing like they are in > fast forward? The problem is with my touch and not the server since my > squeezeebox radio plays them fine. As a card carrying audiophile you are not supposed to listen to internet radio :) Only musi

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

2012-03-12 Thread TheOctavist
pongagt;695399 Wrote: > Has anyone had a problem with some wma files playing like they are in > fast forward? The problem is with my touch and not the server since my > squeezeebox radio plays them fine. the radio stations, some low bit rate, yes. this is a well known problem with the touch tool

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192kHz considered harmful

2012-03-12 Thread TheOctavist
Mynb... if you want to have some more fun, download 'THIS' (http://www.savioursofsoul.de/Christian/programs/measurement-programs/) Open your DAW, generate a 1Khz sine wave, then open up Christians tool and see what is going on. It is quite interesting to see the behavior of some of the analog

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 192kHz considered harmful

2012-03-12 Thread TheOctavist
Wombat;695127 Wrote: > I wouldn´t choose r8brain free, cutting as low as 18kHz is not > necessary. It even inverts phase. this makes no audible difference whatsoever. id bet that you couldn't id them blind.(r8 brain gratis vs pro vs saracon vs uv22 vs mbit maxx vs POW-R! Hell, I doubt that an