Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A/B SB3 vs Transporter

/ConnectToPowerAmp) wiki page. So level matching with a sound meter as you have done is critical for testing, and you should not expect equal settings on the two devices for different connection types. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Pass Labs X2.5-Bel Canto Evo6 Gen II-Paradigm Signature S8 SB3-Bryston

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] To pre or not to pre

/index.php/ConnectToPowerAmp) wiki page, which outlines most of the issues/questions/concerns/justifications for attenuation. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Pass Labs X2.5-Bel Canto Evo6 Gen II-Paradigm Signature S8 SB3-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Kingrex T20-Paradigm

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital Preamp w. Remote Volume Control

Didn't know about the DA11, thanks. Bel Canto, yes, I want, but the price... sheesh... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Pass Labs X2.5-Bel Canto Evo6 Gen II-Paradigm Signature S8 SB3-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Kingrex T20-Paradigm Reference Studio 20 v.4

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] T class amplifiers

why - Cirrus Logic bought the IPR of Tripath (whereas Tripath the corporation disappeared in an odd reverse take-over, presumably for its stock listing). But Cirrus doesn't appear to list the tripath chips that I can find. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Pass Labs X2.5-Bel Canto Evo6 Gen II

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] T class amplifiers

So are all these little low power amp manufacturers living off old stock or something? -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Pass Labs X2.5-Bel Canto Evo6 Gen II-Paradigm Signature S8 SB3-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Kingrex T20-Paradigm Reference Studio 20 v.4

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Thoughts on using Transporter as Digital Pre-amp

Phil Leigh;392643 Wrote: You can use ANY TACT room correction pre-amp just as a very HQ 24-bit digital level control+input selector (with remote!) Good idea, thanks. How about using a Transporter? Any current opinions? -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Pass Labs X2.5-Bel Canto Evo6 Gen II

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Thoughts on using Transporter as Digital Pre-amp

What's the status on using a Tp as a digital preamp these days? I believe you still can't name inputs. Are there any notable bugs left in firmware related to this use? Thanks. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Pass Labs X2.5-Bel Canto Evo6 Gen II-Paradigm Signature S8 SB3-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital Preamp w. Remote Volume Control

headphone and RCA variable outputs only. I also found the noise floor on the RCA variable to be unacceptably high for my purposes (XLR was great). A used Transporter crossed my mind as well as another alternative... Any other suggestions? I am trying to keep this $1500 MSRP. -- Eric Carroll

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Behringer DEQ2496 in Transporter digital loop for room correction?

. It is just the 100 Hz area I need to treat. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Krell Showcase-Bel Canto EVo6 GenII x2-Paradigm Signature S8/C1/C5/BD 500 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Preamp w. unity gain bypass

never heard a coherent technical explanation of burn in on things without tubes, and I prefer my physics grounded in actual science, but hey, that's just opinion right? I have pretty much settled on a Pass Labs X2.5 for myself... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Behringer DEQ2496 in Transporter digital loop for room correction?

Robin Bowes;307650 Wrote: Eric Carroll wrote:[color=blue] fw40, and fw42 are not production grade, i.e. there are known issues Thanks very much, it looks like it is time to upgrade then. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Behringer DEQ2496 in Transporter digital loop for room correction?

Robin, I thought fw40 was still unstable, is it safe to go into the water now? Is there anything special to getting this going? I have a DEQ2496 and want to wire up the Tp through it using AES in a digital loop configuration. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Preamp w. unity gain bypass

Unfortunately does not suport HT bypass... That's unfortunate as otherwise it looks excellent on paper and was well reviewed. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Krell Showcase-Bel Canto EVo6 GenII x2-Paradigm Signature

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attenuators-recommendations

and use the built-in attenuation of the Transporter. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Krell Showcase-Bel Canto EVo6 GenII x2-Paradigm Signature S8/C1/C5/BD 500 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attenuators-recommendations

-in attenuation on the Transporter. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Krell Showcase-Bel Canto EVo6 GenII x2-Paradigm Signature S8/C1/C5/BD 500 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Preamp w. unity gain bypass

as possible, so perhaps HT bypass is not as critical as I initially thought especially if the SSP is using a digital volume control like the Tp does. Need to think more on this. I was not aware of the JC2, so thanks for the reference. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Preamp w. unity gain bypass

jdh500;273208 Wrote: I'm considering the Bel Canto Pre3 at the moment, it has an HT Bypass feature, balanced input/output etc. I am a big Bel Canto fan - I have the Evo6 Gen II amps and love them. Except for the price the pre3 and predecessors look amazing. -- Eric Carroll Transporter

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Preamp w. unity gain bypass

looked at the Parasound preamp (no balanced connections). Any suggestions welcome. For those using preamps, I am interested in hearing what people chose. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Krell Showcase-Bel Canto EVo6

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Preamp w. unity gain bypass

teejay;273002 Wrote: I posted a 'similar question' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39320) a while back. Thanks for the reference, I will look through the thread. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Preamp w. unity gain bypass

of the Tp. Has anyone got any suggestions in this area for preamps to investigate? If this has been hashed over before please provide some links to threads. Thanks. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Krell Showcase-Bel

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Which integrated Amp should I get?

amp, 150wpc, integrated preamp, and an amazingly compact 8.5” W x 12.5” D x 3” H. If they are as good as my EVo6s this will be my perfect SB3 amp... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] High Frequency tone in the noise floor on SB3 R channel

NewBuyer;227722 Wrote: Does anybody know, if the Transporter has any similar issue? It does not. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] High Frequency tone in the noise floor on SB3 R channel

to the wiki page. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] High Frequency tone in the noise floor on SB3 R channel

amp - either turn down your preamp or add passive attenuators. See the ConnectToPowerAmp wiki page in the Other Power Amp direct connection problems section. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is there going to be a bang when I do this?

?ConnectToPowerAmp for issues and considerations. Passive attenuation may be recommended. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is there going to be a bang when I do this?

. In the OP's case, the difference is about 2.5 dB. This is small enough you might want to use the Preamp Volume Control. But as the OP correctly stated, listening levels are lower, so he might want some attenuation to bring listening levels into the top end of the digital volume control scale. -- Eric

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Small profile amp recommendations?

, I think I found it, finally. Check out Bel Canto's Class D switching amp, the e.One S300 http://www.belcantodesign.com/prod_eOneS300.html. It comes both with and without an integrated preamp. Feedback appears very positive on it. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

to do it, but if someone else would prefer, go for it. (Nikhil, I will respond to your thread seperately... gotta run now) -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter and Nuforce monobloks

://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToConnecting http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?ConnectToPowerAmp -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Repost: High definition downloads

See the following thread for some of the issues/questions/answers: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32951 Hopefully we will get it written up in a wiki page for reference - its a popular topic right now. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital or Analogue to fully digital receiver?

livelock;185544 Wrote: should I connect my SB3 via analogue or digital to my receiver? Or do both if your receiver supports it; mine does. Then switch back and forth and decide which you like best. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

encoding. I will run them through the 24b capture process and examine the waveforms. The expected results will be to see the waveform difference. That will be 100% conclusive. In the meantime I think Olav has nailed it... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

ago so its not surprising they went initially with custom silicon. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

get the single post url using the post number in the top right corner of the posting... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] digital domain volume control - that bad? (for DCX2496 use)

to be found on the 'Connect to Power Amp' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?ConnectToPowerAmp) wiki page. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

have does not use all the features. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

match levels digitally and using ABX software, decide if its the difference is in fact audible. Maybe I should write an ABX slimserver plugin ;-) -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can you tell the difference between mp3 and wav?

available DBT tools for Unix and Windows currently available. They have links to sites that have test results for various DBT codec compression comparisons, and tests underway. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDTT new download store

So how do people find the quality of the transfers? -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

Marantz? My Pioneer does not. Sadly, my PC does not have digital in, just analog... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

confused, so could you clarify something for me? Do you mean the following chain: HDCD - 16b rip - SB3 - S/PDIF out as 16b - HDCD Player/decoder (e.g. DAC w. HDCD) - S/PDIF out as 24b - PC S/PDIF in - recorder - disk Is this what you mean? Thanks. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

Andy's posting for the subthread you were having with pablolie? I suggest a quick look backwards - I am just forcing the clock resync. :-) -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter as two-channel pre-pro

currently have -20dB passive attenuators on one system and am about to put -10dB passive attenuators on the other. Check out the list of passive attenuators you can use in the wiki page. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter as two-channel pre-pro

level matching and attenuation. The Tp has built in adjustable passive attenuation on unbalanced connections so if you do go direct you can use these to set your top end level. I consider the V4s excellent. They are my primary music listening loudspeakers. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

, but a) it is more expensive b) not all my gear has optical connections c) not all my gear has coax connections d) some of my gear has more of one than other So I use both. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

would be smaller? -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

is the intrinsic differnece between the two. Its a fair question. It just doesn't answer the reason for all the audiophile comments about toslink. I had somewhat the same questions myself when I first started looking into this area. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

back, we should all pick the same HDCD and try it and see if we get the same result, and triangulate on PC config as Skunk suggested. I want to be able to do this too. Its annoying me that I cannot get this to work. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

the plugin and we know the captures really are successful decodes. Right now we are concluding that solely on waveforms of the capture. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

any of the tracks that the other two posters (headfi and hydrogen audio) used? If so you could check against that too. I don't have them I would have to purchase them. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

the HDCD icon on the CDP, run a line out into a 24b soundcard, 24b digitize it and look at the waveform. Compare to 24b capture. As I said above this is in essence what Olaf said he was going to do. Are you able to do this? Sheesh this is a lot of work. ;-) -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

Skunk;184183 Wrote: I planned to ask him about this topic on the list, I am very interested in this. Please ask and let us know even if only by PM. I think we need a confirmed everything enabled track and any thoughts on using WMP. Thanks! -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

325xi;184373 Wrote: I don't remember I ever posted anything on Wiki pages. I normally don't consider myself knowledgeable enough... I was refering to 'this posting of yours' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=182368postcount=1) -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

II of the HDCD sampler which has both HDCD and regular tracks on it. I am going to order it to see what I can see. If you make progress on this let us know, please. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

Courtesy of the wayback machine, 'here' (http://web.archive.org/web/20020124220637/www.hdcd.com/partners/proaudio/AES_Paper.pdf) is a technical paper on HDCD from the 2001 web site. It takes a while to load. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

suggested that some HDCDs dont use the compression feature in the mastering process. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

it. Its all in the requirements you believe a TOSLINK has to achieve. I'll do a little research and check some numbers here on this to confirm my intuition on this. Hopefully this is a better answer... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

Cool! So now I have to go buy a different HDCD and decode it for real. Then I have to ABX it to see if all this was worth anything ;-) -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

is measurable. Anyway, I have said my piece on this and I will go back into my hole now. I really do know better... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

a seperate clocking system. But now we just shifted the discussion to BER and audibility of that, which I was not speaking to. I was addressing the question of whether optical is inferior to coax by default. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

from a reputable patch cable manufacturer should be more than good enough. Same goes for the coax cable. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

or not) and Transporters and how great the resulting music is (I know we can agree or we wouldn't be posting here). So I need to unwind from a stressful day in the SD Audiophile forum and go listen to some exceptionally rendered music. :) Enjoy the music! -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blown away by Transporter

out. I will think about leaving my valuable data with an online organization when that organization has existed for a similar amount of time. And I love my transporter. The Transporter has caused me to start buying CDs again. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

Skunk;184169 Wrote: Sometimes you seem to ignore my posts, then repost what I said as epiphany found elsewhere- so even though I'm not phil I'll jump in :-) . Whoops, sorry about I must have missed your posting. Its only 12 pages of thread... Let me go back and look. -- Eric Carroll

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

from the originator of the hydrogenaudio thread. Just checking. I do appreciate your guidance and help in this. Its been a bit of a learning experience for me. I have to admit I have way more cool audio tools installed now. Again, thanks. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linn Records Studio Masters on Tp SB3

interests you), it is drop every other sample. I will try to dig up the reference. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] An end to A/B/X (DBT) debates? (No, but...)

cliveb;183944 Wrote: AES Preprint 3137 - Towards a Definitive Analysis of Audio System Errors; Chris Dunn Malcolm Hawksford, Sept 1991. This is a very interesting paper, thanks for pointing it out. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

mentions since he claims a positive result on it. Any other suggestions? We need one with a known positive result in the audio domain... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDTT new download store

agentsmith;184181 Wrote: Also, I read about a sampler with extracts, but cannot find it on your web site. I downloaded the sampler and it worked fine on my Transporter. The SB3 will downsample it to 48 KHz and should play fine. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

just knowingly stepped on the ABX/DBT/SBT landmine and offended or annoyed several forum readers, so I this will be my last comment on the issue. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDTT new download store

it and understand the quality of that particular transfer. Just a suggestion. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDTT new download store

tests to see if you can eliminate this as the issue. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

. The lower track is the 24b capture via Chronoton plugin to WMP9 in WAVEX format. Note the substantially lower amounts of dynamic range in the 24b trace. This conflicts with the results found 'in the headfi thread' (http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2747203#post2747203). -- Eric

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

Ok, yes, its scaled down. But why? Did you see the same thing or something different? -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

Hydrogen Audio postings suggest any benefit is going to be minimal though... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linn Records Studio Masters on Tp SB3

I found a 'another thread here' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32098) that claims to have gotten this to work... but I am still not having any luck. I keep ending up with white noise. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linn Records Studio Masters on Tp SB3

=183025postcount=17). I currently have 44 96 versions the test WMA in WAV FLAC format. WAV causes 'some kind of crash in SS' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=183043postcount=18) and FLAC generates white noise. Is there some level of firmware you have to have to make this work? -- Eric

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linn Records Studio Masters on Tp SB3

. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linn Records Studio Masters on Tp SB3

other sample to play it at 48KHz. Thanks for the insight on dbpoweramp. Gotta write this all up on a wiki page... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

if I could get the same result (based on converting the 16b rip to 24b for example), but my results are not conclusive to me. I will keep looking. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Interconnect recommendations

a wide selection of cables at good quality and reasonable prices. I am just a repeat Canadian customer that is happy to recommend them. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

while I am using WMP 9... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

Hmm. MS wouldn't let me go to WMP 10... Did you deinstall WMP and try reinstalling it clean? What application did you use to look at your HDCD waveforms? I will take a look at mine and see if I can confirm the extra range. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

I have read about problems from other users trying to use WMP 10, so this might be the issue. I know for sure WMP 11 does not work at all with HDCD. I never get a HDCD icon, no matter what I did. When I deinstalled WMP 11, I was left with WMP 9 already there. -- Eric Carroll Transporter

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

the HDCD to a clean WAV and try this again with FLAC 1.1.3. Likely operator error... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

WAV to 16b FLAC, same song... there is visibly less dynamic range on the 24b WAV file. The FLAC file has more range and higher peaks. Ok, next step: Softsqueeze played back a very staticy mess. There was music in there, but it was totally overwhelmed by the static. I will try flac next. -- Eric

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

P Floding;182941 Wrote: Have you been able to locate any peeks to see if they go above the 16 bits? I believe the answer is yes. I wish I could figure out the attachment upload here. But it really looks like I have lower average levels and higher peaks on the 24b WAV. -- Eric Carroll

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

. This makes me think the FLAC is not encoded as a standard format. This is bizzare. Why would FLAC do such a bad job? Do I need additional FLAC command line options? -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

Phil Leigh;182961 Wrote: Eric - Flac 1.1.3 works fine for me on an SB3 - but Audacity can't handle the 24-bit FLAC Whoops. I have both versions of audacity loaded here. Let's make sure I am using the right one. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

The 24b WAV gets the same result on the SB3 and SSQ. The FLAC from the 24b WAV does not play at all on the SB3 or SSQ or Transporter. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

with WMP 9 -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

the file as of type WAVEX when it imports. Some googling suggests this is a different format than WAV. Not sure if thats good or bad -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

on the WAV file the plugin created... -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's Profile

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

at the 16b 24b file side by side in audacity I see no difference other than levels. The 24b file has considerably more headroom (ie. average levels are lower). -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

this on Tp/SB3 tomorrow. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linn Records Studio Masters on Tp SB3

sample format to 24b - set FLAC export to 24b - export As FLAC This results in a 24b 44KHz file confirmed by dbpoweramp. I can play this successfully on winamp and mediamonkey. But it comes out as static on SSQ. I will try SB3 Tp tomorrow. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linn Records Studio Masters on Tp SB3

for resampling? -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV+ Eric Carroll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

however, that the Tp/SB3 would support the 24b FLAC files and play them. -- Eric Carroll Transporter-Bryston 3B SST-Paradigm Reference Studio 60 v.4 SB3-Rotel RB890-BW Matrix 805 SB3-Pioneer VSX-49TXi-Mirage OM7+C2+R2 ReadyNAS NV

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