Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] KEF X300A's and the Squeezebox Radio's output - A good fit?

2015-03-29 Thread Scott Crawford
Apesbrain wrote: > Not sure. "Settings" > "Advanced" > "File Types" indicates WMA Lossless > is "Native". Copy an album or two to your library and try it out. Will Do. :-) Scott Crawford's Profile: http://forums.slimdev

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] KEF X300A's and the Squeezebox Radio's output - A good fit?

2015-03-29 Thread Apesbrain
Scott Crawford wrote: > Is there any conversion that occurs on the fly that might put a load on > things? Not sure. "Settings" > "Advanced" > "File Types" indicates WMA Lossless is "Native". Copy an album or two to your library and try it out. -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] KEF X300A's and the Squeezebox Radio's output - A good fit?

2015-03-29 Thread Scott Crawford
Apesbrain wrote: > Can't hurt but not sure this is necessary. I'm running LMS 7.9 and it > allows my Radios to play WMA Lossless. (Squeezelite, however, does not > seem to like the format.) Hi Apesbrain, Thanks for the information. If I could just use my WMA Lossless files that would be easie

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] KEF X300A's and the Squeezebox Radio's output - A good fit?

2015-03-29 Thread Apesbrain
Scott Crawford wrote: > Next up - and I'm not sure in what order: > > Converting my WMA Lossless library to FLAC for use with the LMS library. Can't hurt but not sure this is necessary. I'm running LMS 7.9 and it allows my Radios to play WMA Lossless. (Squeezelite, however, does not seem to li

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last words on PONO...

2015-03-29 Thread Mnyb
Apesbrain wrote: > Another recent review and some measurements here: > http://www.stereophile.com/content/pono-ponoplayer-portable-music-player Thanks that put even more insigths to it . Where to start , if you for religious reasons resorts to filters that re-introduce aliasing artifacts in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] KEF X300A's and the Squeezebox Radio's output - A good fit?

2015-03-29 Thread Scott Crawford
Hi All, Just a quick update to let you know how my home audio system is progressing. I just added a more robust set of speakers (3 pairs actually) to my home system. After much thought, investigation, and a bit of cost compromise, I chose to go with 3 pairs of JBL LSR305 Powered Studio Monitors

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last words on PONO...

2015-03-29 Thread Apesbrain
Recent review and some measurements here: http://www.stereophile.com/content/pono-ponoplayer-portable-music-player Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.sli

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last words on PONO...

2015-03-29 Thread paulster
stroom wrote: > http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/pono-player-and-promises-fulfilled The trouble is you read that and you think it's going to sound amazing with well-matched headphones, based on the fact that they've used the DACs in fully differential mode, have +/- power supplies, and separ

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last words on PONO...

2015-03-29 Thread Mnyb
stroom wrote: > http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/pono-player-and-promises-fulfilled Interesting review a lot off things about which headphones to use . So the designer is of the zero feedback faith and apodising filter faith . Any one used the store yet to buy some music . -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last words on PONO...

2015-03-29 Thread stroom
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/pono-player-and-promises-fulfilled == Squeezebox 3 // Squeezebox Touch // Squeezebox Boom// Squeezebox Radio// Sheevaplug stroom's Profile: