Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: Computer Audio Part I: Demystifying "Computer Audio Demystified"

2017-03-05 Thread Mnyb
StephenPG wrote: > I spotted the link in your signature, after I posted... > > Try this link for the Audio Myths workshop. > > http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x59xvic Yes that works :) , Ethan Winer is also one of those who tirelessly writes about audio in a realistic way .

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: Computer Audio Part I: Demystifying "Computer Audio Demystified"

2017-03-05 Thread StephenPG
Mnyb wrote: > And the first link is another of monthy's very good videos . > > And the last link does not work , but I think it's a good one I've seen > too. > But it migth be regional and other may see the link . > > All,these are good :) I spotted the link in your signature, after I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: Computer Audio Part I: Demystifying "Computer Audio Demystified"

2017-03-05 Thread Mnyb
Wombat wrote: > Unfortunately you can come up every week and add some sentense like "*QA > is based entirely on science. Specifically, it is based on new findings > in Neuroscience" and all solid critics based on recent hearing is > ignored. > I like Archimago uses the most spot on word you can

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: Computer Audio Part I: Demystifying "Computer Audio Demystified"

2017-03-05 Thread Mnyb
StephenPG wrote: > Mnyb, > > Have you seen these? > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ9IXSUzuM=528s > > https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYTlN6wjcvQ=3058s And the first link is another of monthy's very good videos . And the last

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Quick question about DAC "filters"

2017-03-05 Thread darrenyeats
arnyk wrote: > This is conditionally and not uncommonly false. > So a part or all of what I wrote ("this") is sometimes not true? What exactly did you mean by "this"? arnyk wrote: > If the DAC is operating with an excessively high sample rate as is > common with audiophiles, say 96 KHz and

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] convert.conf command conditional on incoming sampling rate

2017-03-05 Thread darrenyeats
The below works on Linux. Not sure if it could be made to work on Windows. E.g. [flac] -dcs $START$ $END$ -- $FILE$ | [tee] /tmp/lms-track | ( sleep 0.5; if test $( [soxi] -r /tmp/lms-track ) -gt 48000; then bandwidth=74; else bandwidth=89; fi; [sox] -q -t flac - -t flac -C 0 - rate -v -b

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: Computer Audio Part I: Demystifying "Computer Audio Demystified"

2017-03-05 Thread Wombat
Mnyb wrote: > > Most of the real knowledge is often in dry reasearch papers . > Like our knowledge of human threshold for hearing limititations > distortion and such . > I simple can't find a good accessible laymans article about it . Science > was done with it decades ago and our organism has

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: Computer Audio Part I: Demystifying "Computer Audio Demystified"

2017-03-05 Thread Apesbrain
Meanwhile, over at -ComputerAudiophile- there's a 59-page thread on choosing the best linear power supply for your DAC. Thanks, Archimago; keep up the good fight! Apesbrain's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: Computer Audio Part I: Demystifying "Computer Audio Demystified"

2017-03-05 Thread Mnyb
StephenPG wrote: > Mnyb, > > Have you seen these? > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ9IXSUzuM=528s > > https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYTlN6wjcvQ=3058s I have a look ( not at home ) the one in the middle is in my forum

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MUSINGS: Computer Audio Part I: Demystifying "Computer Audio Demystified"

2017-03-05 Thread StephenPG
Mnyb, Have you seen these? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ9IXSUzuM=528s https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYTlN6wjcvQ=3058s StephenPG's Profile: