AV_Guy wrote:
One of the huge Roku advantages
is you don't need to run any proprietary software on your server. The
Roku players connect to Windows Media Connect which is essentially part
of XP SP2.
By proprietary, I guess you mean open source program, right? One of
Slimdevices huge
seanadams a écrit :
There isn't a simple answer to this. SB2 uses the PCM1748, but the DAC
chip alone does not dictate the performance of the whole system - it
can be somewhat better or much worse than the data-sheet specs
depending on the design. Since the DAC chip is only one component of
Patrick Dixon a écrit :
That would be enough, I guess! Are the improvements as obvious when you
only change the PSU?
I didn't compare A to B quite as dilligently with just the PSU, but I
feel that it's a relatively small improvement compared to the fully
modified unit. It tames the top end and
Robin Bowes a écrit :
It's the last one, isn't it? I've not listen to it yet. Do you remember
their debut album? That was a piece of bad mastering, in my opinion.
I've got this - it is a really good recording. The music's not bad too!
I love this CD but I find the mastering (I don't know if
Patrick Dixon a écrit :
No I can't. But one of my friend has a Denon 3805, which is not an
audiophile amplifier but is surely much better than mine. So I have to
convince him to bring it to my place so that we can test my speakers
and
also compare the internal DAC of the Denon with the SB2 one.
jazzfan a écrit :
That's ok, it's her room, I have mine. Mine requires tubes, planer
speakers, reference series, etc, her's demands pretty. She simply
said the SB2 had too much toy in it's overall look and turned it
down. In her words: it looks like a cheap clock radio, and costs
Patrick Dixon a écrit :
Since high-end audio is all about how it sounds... I can't fathom why
somebody would nix blind listening tests
Perhaps because they feel blind listening tests don't accurately predict
how music sounds when you listen to music, rather than equipment.
When your
Pat Farrell a écrit :
Of course both DVD-A and SACD were supposed to include DRM
and prevent copying, but as usual, that didn't happen.
Really?
yes. it really doesn't protect the data.
Well theoretically, you're right, but see below.
There is not much of a conceptual challenge to cracking
