Like Pat, I've been using the beta controller for months with my
Transporter. It works fine and just keeps getting better.
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I'm confused. I thought that the OP didn't want to spend $2000 on a
Transporter? Now it seems he has one.
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haunyack;250017 Wrote:
as sometimes the .flac track sounds worse than 192k track and
visa-versa.
I think we need to define 'better'. Properly ripped, the flac will be a
replica of the original. The MP3 will not.
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nothing that can't be taken care of with some chewing gum and silver
spray paint.
I followed this advice but the mod seems obvious on my black
Transporter. Did I do something wrong?
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You sprayed the whole thing, right?
:o)
Tried that. Now the displays don't work?
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will and intention in the world, mucking about with
digital files in this way can and does introduce audible distortion,
even if it is not intentional. Isn't that what started this thread in
the first place? Isn't that what you want fixed?
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Phil Leigh;248350 Wrote:
I've seen that video too...if you look very carefully I believe the
gorilla is weearing an iPod :o)
I missed that the second time round too. ;)
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and file
sizes (as they have done since the dawn of computing) will continue to
increase in size. Lossy compression algorithms for music will become
obsolete.
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No, I think he meant analogue. ;)
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mvalera;245654 Wrote:
Moving this to the audiophile forum...
Mike
MP3? Audiophile? Are you in a mischevious mood today Michael? ;)
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music. I could have a lot more if I
was more interested in quantity.
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It's all about the music.
Isn't it ... ?
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the receiver volume control for AV use (but
please check, I haven't tried this).
As always, what's good for my ears may not be for yours, so do try to
audition the amp with the Kefs if possible. A good dealer should let
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successfully pressed for the amp being replaced with a brand new model
(even managing to get me a change of colour as my black Transporter had
arrived in the interim).
That's what I call service.
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Mark Lanctot;242044 Wrote:
Whatever happened to listening/demoing speakers before purchase?
I assumed the OP was asking for recommendations to audition, but I
could be wrong.
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Aligning the slots in screw heads.
Align the slots in all screw heads so that the slots are parallel to
the earth's surface.
I've used posidrives for some shelves. Which axis should I align? Does
anyone stock polarised versions?
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With the SB3/TP, you'll need a PC running to proxy some radio stations.
Not if you use squeezenetwork.
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If someone comes into this hobby, listens to that Linn CD player and
actually has the strength of mind to recognize that it sounds just the
same as their $100 Sony ...
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attributes being monitored by the test. It's very difficult to measure
every parameter which might influence the sound reaching the ear
simultaneously. At my age, I will concede your point about the limits
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I give up.
Why? I'm agreeing with you that there are differences.
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I 100% agree with all you said.
I agree with most of it, except the bit at the end where Phil claims
he's rambling ... ;)
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start to play). I had to press 'play' (a couple of times I
think) to start it but when it did, everything was full of life,
vitality and music. I thoroughly enjoyed the next hour as everything
seemed to sound so much better.
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buy on-line and the £1100 price (ex-VAT) is only
£80 more than the US price which doesn't seem too unreasonable.
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Patrick is correct. The UK price of £1300 includes 17.5% VAT. The ex-tax
price in the US and UK is very similar.
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equivalent still another separately usable Top D/A transducer
available.
I think we get the drift. Perhaps someone can provide a better
translation?
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- they sounded magnificent) but they are bigger and it was just a
WAF stretch too far. The Quad 21L2s (£699) sounded wonderful with the
Audiolab, but failed the WAF test too.
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required for testing it.
It's the same in the UK (maybe all over the EU?). I've had no dealings
with Bel Canto, but this seems pretty poor practice and would make me
wary of dealing with them.
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in the sales splash, thinking they were
untrustworthy.
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Ah thanks. I've voted for it.
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I've noticed a minor issue with information displayed in 'extended text'
mode on my Transporter. For a few albums, the album title displays fine
in small text on the RH display, but the artist (large text) is blank.
The tag data seems to be correct. Any ideas?
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Speakers and headphones are the most likely components to benefit from
burn-in, being electro-mechanical. My Grados sounded pretty damn good
from the offset, but better after a good few hours.
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house, the leakage is considered to be fairly
irritating by DW.
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SD#8217;s excellent previous performance in this area. I seriously
hope it was a one of and is not indicative of any change in the
company#8217;s approach.
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Now if only WNA were still in business I could buy David's balanced
input modules or go the whole hog and buy a second Mk2 PCB for a fully
balanced headphone amp to use with the TPs balanced outputs. Shame.
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highdudgeon;160227 Wrote:
I've seen Benchmark and Lavry DACs beat $6 players ...
I'd hope they would. ;)
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cliveb;160972 Wrote:
Fifer: seems a very long time to wait - who did you order from? I
ordered direct from Progressive AV on 7th Nov, and it arrived on 8th
Dec.
Empty99: thanks for the clarification about the difference between RAW
and PCM.
I ordered from Progressive on 8th August. I
delivery of a Transporter so I really should eBay
the M-Audio (and the SB1).
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Four months to the day from ordering, mine is due for delivery today.
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As Greg suggests, most IR remotes will happily bounce a signal off a
white(ish) wall or ceiling and the reflected signal always seems to
have a wider field of view so is less directional.
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is replace
by tarragon. I call it Hollandaise+ but some competing modders have
taken to calling it Bearnaise (heathens!).
Careful there. I'm assuming your Transporter will be non-RoHS
compliant. Don't eat too many Transporters or you may end up with lead
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Just had an email update. Next week hopefully. :)
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Mine was the 8th.
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Any sign of that update SalesMac? It's little comfort to know that
mid-September retail orders are shipping when some of us ordered in
early August and are still waiting.
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Chander, if you ordered direct from Slim Devices, have you tried
emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're mor likely to get a response
that way than waiting here.
Fifer;146866 Wrote:
Any sign of that update SalesMac? It's little comfort to know that
mid-September retail orders are shipping when some
It seems they must be very busy. Bump again?
Fifer;146866 Wrote:
Any sign of that update SalesMac? It's little comfort to know that
mid-September retail orders are shipping when some of us ordered in
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Patrick, now that we are half way through 'next week', are you still on
track with this hope? Any news at all on an ETA for UK distributor
orders? Thanks.
Bump, bump ...
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Does anyone have any experience of or opinions on 'Orb Audio'
(http://www.orbaudio.com/) speakers?
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Who did you order from Robin (and when)?
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That's what I'm finding frustrating. I ordered mine, but through
official UK channels, on 10th August.
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it arrives, one it take it easily, but pride of place (and my
preferred location) would be our AV cabinet and the spaces are 1/8th of
an inch (3mm) short of 17. :(
Will it fit?
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PhilNYC;145107 Wrote:
Eh...park in the driveway... ;-)
I've already got a plan B. The driveway's fine. ;)
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.* Amazing!
MC
Patrick, how does this square with the statement that -all- orders are
shipping in chronological order? Does this mean that the UK
distributors have not yet placed orders? I placed my order on 10th
August. I can't think of any other explanation.
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Thanks Patrick and apologies for casting aspertions. Do you know yet,
when stock will arrive in the UK to fulfill orders place with official
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It's got an X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer and CNSS 3-D! Looks like the
Tranporter's already obsolete ...
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It's a wee bit disappointing that SD seem not to be fulfilling orders on
a first-come, first served basis. :(
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Robin Bowes;142444 Wrote:
Fifer wrote:
It's a wee bit disappointing that SD seem not to be fulfilling orders
on
a first-come, first served basis. :(
Erm, they are. All orders direct to Slim Devices are being shipped in
the order they were received.
R.
That's not quite the same
utilises ultra low
noise circuitry and super-regulators, the advantage might be lost
introducing a converter at the amplifier end which was not similarly
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Dave, would Craig's suggestion of adding the CD input to favourites not
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for either a balanced input module or to be converted into a
full balanced amp for balanced headphones (which I could do with my
Sennheiser HD650s). Unfortunately, the company producing the amp kit is
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I'd tend to spend most money on the source believing that garbage in
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max.spicer;140465 Wrote:
Try going round in person with several crates of beer...
Max
N! He might get mine!
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Utilising the case/chassis as a heatsink is a much more elegant and
efficient design solution compared with drilling lots of holes on the
case which let a little heat out and a load of dust in.
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reluctantly willing to sell my Transporter for $5000
as soon as it arrives (purely in the interests of advancing the state of
the audiophile art ... )
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with your tracking number. Stay tune.
Thank you for your continued support.
Patrick Cosson
VP Sales Marketing
UK deliveries when?
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future products. I suspect it will do all three.
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capability as this machine. Doesn't EAC do something like this?
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is always towards understatement in design and
I like the Transporter. The front panel buttons (to my eye) are fairly
discreet giving (particularly the black model) a unified appearance;
just a black box with a single knob. I agree that black rack handles
would have been an improvement though.
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Of course using MP3s is not a crime, but sharing them with others is.
Not in all cases.
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Check your file type settings under 'Server Settings' to see if your
FLAC files are being sent as MP3.
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WAV. You need to do a blind listening test between FLAC and WAV through
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speakers? (Apologies if you
think this is a thread-jack, I'll start another thread if you wish to
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Paypal, but in this
instance I'll risk the £25. I'll let you know what happens.
Those 41Hz audio amps look interesting. I might just spend another 25
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Radish Wrote:
There needs to be a big disclaimer on audiophile talk
Like a pop-up stating Abandon hope, all ye who enter here when you
click on the 'Audiophile' forum?
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Nah, that's riovolution :)
Very true ... ;)
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housings. These are
evolutionary technological improvements rather than revolutionary new
technologies I admit, but major improvements nonetheless.
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might be overdriving the input electronics of your amp
causing clipping and/or other distortion.
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the degredation. A better amp doesn't
improve the sound, it just screws it up less.
Sorry, I know nothing about Apple products so cannot advise on
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feature where you
can adjust the output level so you can comfortably use the entire range
of the SB2 volume control (or did I dream that?)
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Without time-base and amplitude-range settings for the scope, this tells
us very little. I assume (and hope) that the settings were the same for
both pictures.
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some time to figure out why though.
FLAC is also perfect as an archiving format too. You can easily
transcode from FLAC to any format you choose, but once it's in MP3,
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but The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's seque from Uncle
Charlie and His Dog Teddy into Mr Bogangles is also classic
Thanks Pat, I haven't listened to 'Uncle Charlie' for ages. Sing 'The
Old Rugged Cross' now, chord with this ...
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There's a good reason for this effect. If you read the label, you'll
find that San Pellegrino is a mild diuretic and the perceived
improvement is a result of taking the p**s.
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Thanks for the link Neal. Looks interesting. I'm just back from a long
weekend away so I'll have a good read through it tomorrow.
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