Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Support for 24bit/92/192khz...?

2012-09-13 Thread Mnyb
And if you are using sync ,your least capable player sets the limit as all synced players uses the same stream. Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevice

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Support for 24bit/92/192khz...?

2012-09-13 Thread JohnSwenson
SB3 supports 44.1 and 48. Natively the Touch supports 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96. There is an applet for the Touch called EDO (Enhanced Digital Output) which will pass 176.4 and 192 on the digital outs, AND allows you to connect a USB DAC to the Touch and will go up to 192 if the DAC supports that over

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2012-09-13 Thread jh901
Wombat wrote: > Am i right that between your DAC and amplifier you use a Cary Audio > SLP-05 with Tube? Yes. I had the SLP-98 tube pre before (now in storage) and the SLP-05 tube pre, fully balanced and with tube power supply, does live up to its world class reputation. So my system is all Car

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2012-09-13 Thread Wombat
jh901 wrote: > That list is not comprehensive or "official". I'm sure we have members > here who prefer to believe that the Transporter is the best DAC ever and > if you are satisfied, then I have no argument. As for others looking > for far superior sound quality in all areas (transparency, fr

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Support for 24bit/92/192khz...?

2012-09-13 Thread pablolie
agillis wrote: > LMS has logic that knows the max resolution of each player attached to > it. If you try to play a file that is higher then the max sample rate of > the player LMS will down sample it and send the player a version that is > at it's max rate. The Touch can send 24/96 out its SPDIF

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Support for 24bit/92/192khz...?

2012-09-13 Thread agillis
LMS has logic that knows the max resolution of each player attached to it. If you try to play a file that is higher then the max sample rate of the player LMS will down sample it and send the player a version that is at it's max rate. The Touch can send 24/96 out its SPDIF port unaltered. If you

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Support for 24bit/92/192khz...?

2012-09-13 Thread pablolie
Is there a wiki somewhere that talks about high HD files are handled? Clearly, the SB Touch has a DAC in there that allows it to handle everything up to 92kHz, it seems. The other units will ultimately downsample? Furthermore, if I play a 24bit/92kHz file via an SB3 that is optically conntected

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2012-09-13 Thread jh901
Yes, I'm using Transporter as a "network music player" and files are stored on a ReadyNAS. I use the Cary analog outputs in this case and, with my current gear, the sound quality compared to the Transporter analog outs is night and day. So much so that my non-audiophile neighbor simply couldn't

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2012-09-13 Thread Archimago
jh901 wrote: > The top digital players are manufactured by dCS and their "ring DAC" is > pretty much the king. For redbook only, the Naim CD-555 is world class. > Those and many, many other players (excluding the many outboard DACs) > have sound quality that will surpass the sound quality of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2012-09-13 Thread garym
pkfox wrote: > Hi there, I notice in your signature you have 'Transporter as a server' > , would you mind explaining how you use it and what kind of server it is > ? As I said I've been away for a while. > > Kind regards I'm sure he means that the Transporter is the network music player (i.e.,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2012-09-13 Thread Wombat
I didnĀ“t look up all devices jh901 listed but on first sight none of them can serve as streamer for your digital music collection as the Transporter does. I doubt the Transporter will be considered as good enough transport for all these DACs even ;) --