MadScientist wrote:
In their favour, I will say that Ripcaster, when forced into a course
of action, act very efficiently. However, I’m singularly unimpressed
with their after sales service.
and yet you reward them by allowing the to keep the sale, instead of
demanding your money back?
I
bhaagensen wrote:
MadScientist;423299 Wrote:
Draw you owns conclusions from that! What a way to treat a customer
who has spent £1000 on a product.
Interesting story since they so clearly messed up. Ripcaster seems to
have a good reputation.
not anymore :)
ralphpnj wrote:
You're right, if nothing short of a full blown ABX will make you happy
then don't spend the money. However, just for the record, what does
your audio system consist of right now? Are you using the analog
outputs of the SBR or the digital outputs into an external DAC or
Phil Leigh wrote:
I'm takign the analogue output of the SBR into Quad pre/power amps, and
thence to Quad bookshelf speakers, which is the best I can fit in my
crowded office, which itself doesn't have ideal acoustics. no doubt.
I'm also considering getting a headphone amp and some nice cans,
ralphpnj wrote:
You might want to consider one the combination headphone amp and DAC
interesting, thanks...
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thanks CatBus,
Better than that--I can point you to the samples themselves. But
first--you weren't clear which you wanted...do you want the 320k MP3
that's indistinguishable from RedBook or the 320k MP3 that's easily
distinguished from RedBook. It's a kinda important difference.
Looks like
Teus de Jong wrote:
Lets make a comparison here. If someone has read Umberto Eco's novel
'The name of the rose', the impact of this novel will totally depend on
the background knowledge of this person. The beautiful thing about this
novel is that you don't need any background knowledge to
to me, it comes down to a simple issue of justifying cost.
I hear that the Transporter might be a very good upgrade from my SBR.
And it looks great. And I can have my beloved old-fashioned analogue
VU*, and still have text info. Marvelous! :)
But it costs over a thousand quid, which is a huge
thanks for the recommendations Ralph, I'll look those that Eco, and some
Pynchon.
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CatBus wrote:
darrenyeats;411499 Wrote:
Is that true? I thought I'd read about some blind tests where people
could distinguish between MP3 320 and red book?
It depends on the sample. There really are tracks have not yet been
distinguished with any certainty from RedBook at 320k, and there
Goodsounds wrote:
ralphpnj;410074 Wrote:
I consider the interference caused by microwave ovens to be one of
SqueezeBox's dirty little secrets.
You must be saying that Slim/Logitech is responsible for your microwave
leaking radiation? Hmmm, mine doesn't, maybe you need a new one (and
not
Quad wrote:
meter is needed. Would you really consider blind-testing scotch single
malt vs. bourbon? ;-)
If you're ever in the area, let me know and we can find out :)
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JezA wrote:
darren, if the only way to make valid judgements about a musical
experience is with a double-blind test, how can you make a judgement
about a live concert?
we're not talking about judgements of a single event - I believe - we're
talking about comparing two events.
you could, of
that's a great analogy, Darren :)
I suppose I could do a blind test versus my usual supermarket Yorkshire
tea but I haven't got round to it, I'm just enjoying my tea. :)
Given these caveats, I can't really state anything more than a personal
preference. The problem would come if I tried to
JezA wrote:
cups of tea. If I'm interested, I'll try the teas myself, and draw my
own conclusions. What else can you do?
exactly; but where that final test might result in spending a lot of
money, I'd like to know that I'm not fooling *myself* into thinking that
it really does sound better
Wombat wrote:
He obvioulsy has a decreased noise spectrum at the exit of his DAC with
better mains supply.
the differences here seems to be down at the -140dBV level. Are we
seriously expecting to be able to hear changes at this level?
cheers,
calum.
Wombat wrote:
Well the consructor himself says:
Soundwise there is also a more 'black' background. It amazes me how
there seems to be always room for improvement, a little darker
background, one more veil removed. Some songs seem to last a little
longer because you can hear just a little bit
this is most interesting...
What I'm not seeing is the link between the small levels of DC noise
apparently present, and audible differences to the music.
And especially differences described in terms other than increased
audible noise (i.e. reduced SNR).
Is there any evidence around this
omega wrote:
I Have tried with a true ONLine UPS from APC APC SMART-UPS RT
I thought that could be a shepher solution than PS audio Powerplant
and vs Products.
But the APC SMART-UPS RT in my system only make things worse.
Sounded noisy and added harmonics to the mains frequency.
I wonder if
Kuro wrote:
cdmackay;404725 Wrote:
I wonder if that model supplies power normally from the battery, or
whether the battery is only there for backup?
It seems to me that a simple battery really ought to be the cleanest
source of power, and the cheapest. Has anyone tried this, for low-power
thanks for the link, Kuro.
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how would a UPS - one that provides full-time power via its batteries -
perform in comparison?
Or even just a battery, come that? e.g. house alarm type.
That might seem a much cheaper way of providing clean 5V (or 9V) DC?
cheers,
calum.
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thanks both, I didn't realise modern sources had such high outputs.
I believe my Quad pre-amp has the option to install resistor flags -
if Quad still sell them - for customisable attenuation, so that's yet
another option.
thanks again.
cheers,
calum.
Is it me, or is the SBR's analogue output level very high?
According to the specs, it's 4.8Vpp, which I make to be about 1.7Vrms.
My aging pre-amp's spare input's sensitivity is 300mV, and I thought
that was fairly standard (or even high, the tuner input is 100mV).
So why is the SBR so high?
I'm not sure that most people recommend the Rothwells... but even so,
the Endler attenuators are significantly better sounding to me. No
idea why, as it seems they should be similar (just attenuators after
all) - just going with the ears on this one! :)
thanks.
on a related note: if
thanks very much, all...
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Kuro;403381 Wrote:
You do not hear noise per se in your music, the noise manifests itself
as loss in micro dynamics, less sound stage depth, loss of bass
tautness, loss in harmonics and increased high frequency content in the
music.
I always struggle somewhat with these descriptions, sorry
hi all,
would anyone be able to please recommend a good attenuator for the
analogue output of my SBR?
At the moment it's feeding into a Quad pre/power, and small Quad
speakers. With the SBR's digital vol locked on max, it's a little loud
even on the lowest Quad pre volume setting (which are
SuperQ wrote:
No bit errors will be introduced between your PC and your squeezebox.
There are several layers of checksums that prevent this. Both TCP/IP
and wifi/ethernet (they're basically the same thing bit-wise) have
internal checksums.
but they're very weak; it's not impossible to find
thanks much, Dave.
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SuperQ wrote:
Yes, I know all about getting bit errors across the network. TCP
checksums and ethernet frame CRCs can be corrupted in subtle ways
especially when your switch is doing vlan tranlations and the frame
checksums are being recalculated. This type of thing doesn't happen on
home
Phil Leigh wrote:
Yes - I suggest you keep the money in your wallet :)
Unless your stock supply is faulty there is no point in changing it for
a plugplay replacement to achieve better sound quality IMO.
thanks Phil :)
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hi all,
Are there any recommendations for a sensibly priced Linear Power Supply
for my new SB Receiver, please?
I'm currently running it through Quad 34/606, if that's relevant. Will I
even notice a difference?
anything else I should be considering...?
thanks very much indeed.
best regards,
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