Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Perception

2012-04-20 Thread Archimago
Wow, that's a sad picture of ol' Stevie. Nonetheless, I really do like his forum for general music discussion... Did he ever try to clear himself of that "endorsement"??? :-) Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Do ignore lists work on this forum?

2012-04-20 Thread CaptBeyond
magiccarpetride wrote: > I also like Iron Butterfly "Metamorphosis". I prefer In The Garden Of Eden. CaptBeyond's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Do ignore lists work on this forum?

2012-04-20 Thread magiccarpetride
CaptBeyond wrote: > " ... yes, right between [your] sound machine Fantasy will set you > free" I also like Iron Butterfly "Metamorphosis". magiccarpetride's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Do ignore lists work on this forum?

2012-04-20 Thread CaptBeyond
magiccarpetride wrote: > Aye, Captain Hindsight. " ... yes, right between [your] sound machine Fantasy will set you free" CaptBeyond's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55448 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] There is life after the Soundcheck TT mods..

2012-04-20 Thread pandasharka
Boy I didn't realise there was quite so much pent up negativity around here - chill pills chaps! I know there are trolls to be fed, but even so... Anyway, time for a goodbye. Am having a Linn Klimax DS and amps installed tomorrow - home trialled over Easter, and it was night and day over the SB,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Triode's USB 24/192 plug in - sound quality impressions

2012-04-20 Thread lake_eleven
JohnSwenson wrote: > ... The part of TT3.0 that seemed to make the difference was the kernal > settings, when I implemented just them I got the same sound > improvement. > John S. Can you give the details on how implement the kernel settings alone in TT3.0 -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel streaming, anyone? 'Transporter Ultimate' fantasy :-)

2012-04-20 Thread Archimago
Mike Sargent wrote: > Why not just use a $400 laptop (with HDMI out) and foobar2000 to drive > it? Cuz it'd be nice to integrate all the 5.1 music into one system like LMS... Mainly though, it'd just be cool :-) Archimag

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Triode's USB 24/192 plug in - sound quality impressions

2012-04-20 Thread Triode
JohnSwenson wrote: > I have a HRT Music StreamerII (not the +), it works very well with > Triodes plugin and a hub. Adding TT3.0 significantly improves the sound, > with this combination it's getting astonishingly good. (it's not the > best, my homebuilt DAC still blows it away). The II with TT3

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Triode's USB 24/192 plug in - sound quality impressions

2012-04-20 Thread JohnSwenson
I have a HRT Music StreamerII (not the +), it works very well with Triodes plugin and a hub. Adding TT3.0 significantly improves the sound, with this combination it's getting astonishingly good. (it's not the best, my homebuilt DAC still blows it away). The II with TT3.0 is sounding better than s

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mac audio players vs. SqueezePlay test...

2012-04-20 Thread Archimago
Hey guys, thought I'd crosspost a little test I did last night which I put up on Audio Asylum's Computer Audio section since it involves SqueezePlay. Can anyone tell me if the Mac SqueezePlay will actually play 24/96 or will LMS SOX convert it to 24/48 or 16/48 when it's streamed to my Mac? Orig

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind listening - TT3.0, HWmods and Teddy Pardo PSU

2012-04-20 Thread lake_eleven
Returned to vanilla STB wired to Windows 8 server. All Modem/Router/Switch have linear PS. SBT has CIAudio PS. WOW!, way to go until TT4.0. More organic sound, fuller lower end, no harsh...SBT sounds pleasant now! lake_el

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Triode's USB 24/192 plug in - sound quality impressions

2012-04-20 Thread magiccarpetride
SBGK wrote: > Think you will find that as the Touch is bit perfect that nothing can > change the sound quality, have you tried room compensation software eg > Inguz, moving your speakers or physical room improvements to stop sound > reflections ? These are all better solutions than any physically

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Do ignore lists work on this forum?

2012-04-20 Thread magiccarpetride
CaptBeyond wrote: > Obviously not. Aye, Captain Hindsight. magiccarpetride's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37863 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94315 _

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] There is life after the Soundcheck TT mods..

2012-04-20 Thread rgro
adamdea wrote: > Actually psychology has a lot to say about how human beings can delude > themselves into imagining things which are not there. The problem with > your flight of fancy is that it is anything but the most economical way > of explaining the observed phenomena. > There is no need to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Perception

2012-04-20 Thread andy_c
Soulkeeper wrote: > > Which makes me wonder, is there one single person in the "I defragged my > neighbor's cousin's wristwatch and now my system sounds 100x better" > crowd who has ever tried to stand behind a mixing console? Or record an > original musical sound track on any system? Well, the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Perception

2012-04-20 Thread Soulkeeper
> Knowing how to properly compare audio devices and methods certainly > makes one a smarter consumer, and learning even basic electronics helps > you to separate reality from magical thinking and fantastic advertising > claims. I believe him. > But it seems to me that accepting the frailty of ou

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Topping TP31 amplifier

2012-04-20 Thread Mnyb
why downgrade the amp ? is space so dear ? Cheap class-T amp's are a bit hyped to be "audiophile" nah "Speaker power output: 15W x 2 (4 ohms, 10% THD), 9W x 2 (4 ohms, 0.03% THD), 10W x 2 (8 ohms, 10% THD), 6W x 2 (8 ohms, 0.1% THD) IHF-IM Distortion 0.1% @ 1W, 4ohm" will 6w of not so clean pow

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Topping TP31 amplifier

2012-04-20 Thread fattybacon
I've been looking to replace my enormous Denon AV amp with a single source class-T amplifier as the only thing I feed it with is my SB3. Looking at the Topping range, the most affordable one that has a digital coaxial connection is the TP31 ($150), all the rest have RCA analogue inputs only. Is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] There is life after the Soundcheck TT mods..

2012-04-20 Thread adamdea
rgro wrote: > That's brilliant. You ask me for my explanation, I take the time to do > that, and the best response you can come up with is to point to, of all > things, a Wikipedia page that essentially says that my belief that human > nature does not adhere to the same laws and parameters as, s

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Triode's USB 24/192 plug in - sound quality impressions

2012-04-20 Thread SBGK
Think you will find that as the Touch is bit perfect that nothing can change the sound quality, have you tried room compensation software eg Inguz, moving your speakers or physical room improvements to stop sound reflections ? These are all better solutions than any physically impossible voodoo ma

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Triode's USB 24/192 plug in - sound quality impressions

2012-04-20 Thread AlexM
Dear All, I am temporarily using a Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 as a loaner while my modded 840c is off for repairs. I installed Triodes's superb USB plug-in, and am happily running in USB 2.0 high speed async mode. Playback seems very clean, and relatively free from HF hash that gives listeni