Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A few words on "the second coming of DSD"!

2013-04-06 Thread Archimago
Mnyb wrote: > +1 nice blog well thought out , it does not really add anything we don’t > already have , good morning btw (07:20 here) time for - some music in > whatever format- to the coffee :) Happy Sunday, sir. It's still 22:30 Saturday night in this part of the world... Just right for dim l

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A few words on "the second coming of DSD"!

2013-04-06 Thread Mnyb
+1 nice blog well thought out , it does not really add anything we don’t already have , good morning btw (07:20 here) time for - some music in whatever format- to the coffee :) Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A few words on "the second coming of DSD"!

2013-04-06 Thread Archimago
Well, after measuring the Oppo in DSD mode and doing the writeup, I couldn't help but put together a few thoughts about DSD in general... http://archimago.blogspot.ca/2013/04/musings-on-sacd-dsd-audio.html Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone :-)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Has the vinyl revival gone too far? - Interesting perspective...

2013-04-06 Thread RonM
TimT wrote: > Those of us old enough will recall the 1812 Overture on a Telarc LP, one > of the first digital recordings. The company claimed that most > turntables couldn't handle the cannon shots that ended the piece. A > salesman at Nicholson's Stereo in Nashville auditioned the record for > m

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Some Squeezebox numbers to consider...

2013-04-06 Thread Archimago
Mnyb wrote: > Cool , when I replace my blue ray player I know where to look the oppo > people seems to actually know a thing or two about how to do this . > Impressive how they actually made this a mass-market product :) oppo > sells a lot of players over the net , you never see them in stores wh

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Some Squeezebox numbers to consider...

2013-04-06 Thread Mnyb
Archimago wrote: > Went back to my friend's place to check out Oppo's beta DSD firmware: > > http://archimago.blogspot.ca/2013/04/measurements-oppo-bdp-105-does-dsd.html > > Good to finally get some measurements from a "pure" DSD playback > system... Cool , when I replace my blue ray player I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Has the vinyl revival gone too far? - Interesting perspective...

2013-04-06 Thread Archimago
Julf wrote: > Related to this? > > 'Musical Provenance: Tracking the Tracks, by Mark Waldrep' > (http://www.audiostream.com/content/musical-provenance-tracking-tracks-mark-waldrep)? Nice. Seems like a good "no nonsense" guy.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Some Squeezebox numbers to consider...

2013-04-06 Thread Archimago
Went back to my friend's place to check out Oppo's beta DSD firmware: http://archimago.blogspot.ca/2013/04/measurements-oppo-bdp-105-does-dsd.html Good to finally get some measurements from a "pure" DSD playback system...

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Has the vinyl revival gone too far? - Interesting perspective...

2013-04-06 Thread Mnyb
Off topic : Waldrep is a nice guy . I must had the longest standing back order in history for the AIX Nicci Gilbert record , some difficulties prevented the release for years ( maybe 5 ) but AIX eventually delivered , if you believe the gossip on the internet ms Gilbert herself seems to be a diffi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Touch + DAC? to drive my power amps

2013-04-06 Thread guidof
alec_cat wrote: > > > At the end of the day, you have to try things out with your gear and let > your taste prevail. +1! If there is one thing I've learned in more than 50 years of audiophilia, it's that although specs, reviews, and recommendations are useful starting points, one's system, ro

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Has the vinyl revival gone too far? - Interesting perspective...

2013-04-06 Thread Julf
Archimago wrote: > Hey guys, was stroll the magazine racks this evening and looked at the > most recent (I think) The Absolute Sound. Essentially the last page > where Neil Gader interviews Mark Waldrep of AIX Records. > > Waldrep clearly talks about vinyl as "standard definition" and mentions >

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Which DAC to significantly upgrade the Transporter ?

2013-04-06 Thread karlhungus
Well my dear Transporter friends, I finally found the grail after comparing several DACs (Wadia 121, Bel Canto 2.5 and 3.5, NAD M51 and Hegel HD25) : the brand new Hegel HD25 (€2,000) brings the Transporter to another level on every aspect. It's like I had a completely new system and I just love