ralphpnj wrote:
> I just quickly scanned the Roon review and, of course, there is no
> mention of the Logitech Squeezebox ecosystem, apparently vinyl and CD
> are acceptable forms of aging technology but LMS is not. Go figure.
Cheer up, Ralph - both turtles & crocodiles were around when there w
ftlight wrote:
> In a foreshadowing of many future audiophile devices, John W Campbell,
> the editor of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, and a big proponent
> in the 1950s of the Hieronymus Machine, the Dean Drive, the Scientology
> E-meter and other similar devices, showed by experiment tha
ftlight wrote:
> Ah, you mean like a Hieronymus Machine:
>
> https://josephmax.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/hieronymus_machine_1/
Wow, Bill, you nearly got me there!
I followed your link, & was enjoying the "weird science" & reflecting
that with all those low voltage DC probes I might be able to
ftlight wrote:
> So what *is* inside?
>
> Bill
Don't ask Bill, it's -technical-
:rolleyes:
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iPhone wrote:
> .
> Which is exactly why Richard Vandersteen designed his Subs the way he
> did. It is basically like adding an additional lower bass driver to any
> Speaker when used in pairs because the speakers base driver no longer
> goes all the way down as it is rolled off and crossed over
iPhone wrote:
> .
> Any low noise switching power supply with proper specs IE 5V DC
> regulated, Center positive, sleeve ground Connector: 2.5mm ID, 5.5mm OD,
> 11mm long Min supply rating: 1000mA. So as long as it outputs 5VDC with
> at least an Amp of current and is properly filtered (low noise
iPhone wrote:
> .
> Hi Dave,
>
> Apparently you don't have Vandersteen Speakers or Subwoofers. The reason
> one must have separates with Vandersteen Subwoofers or their Higher End
> Speakers is because the Vandersteen WX-2 or M5-HP is used to connect the
> output of the Pre-Amp to the input of t
drmatt wrote:
> Actually apart from the modern DSP-equipped digital amps with subwoofer
> outs I think you'll likely find that almost all "sub outs" on analogue
> two channel gear are essentially rebadged pre-outs with no frequency
> filtering applied.
>
>
> -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tap
iPhone wrote:
> .
> It is really hard to match/beat REL Acoustic or Vandersteen subwoofers
> if one is looking for musical truth and not just noisy BOOM. The huge
> advantage Vandersteen has is if one is using separates so that the
> Vandersteen subwoofer can be acquire its signal from being inst
I am disappointed by the lack of response by most forum members to
Arny's death.
Arny may have come across asa curmudgeonly old bugger, but he was a
knowledgeable & thoroughly decent block beneath the crusty exterior he
chose to use from time to time.
This forum will undoubtedly be a poorer plac
artee wrote:
> Like the curate's egg - good in parts. They were the diametric opposite
> of the Shure V15 III in terms of trackability, and I don't think that
> the turntable/arm suited it much at all. Having said that, the midrange
> was sublime. Tracking fell aprt on either side of the midrange
Hi all!
I had the odd ding-dong with arnyk, but learned a lot too.
I am deeply saddened to hear of his passing, & trust that he will not
give St Peter too hard a time before gaining his rightful access to a
better place...
Dave :(
-
artee wrote:
> I used to like the Shure V15 Mk III a lot - terrific tracking and a
> (relatively) neutral sound. I used it in a Philips GA212. A good friend
> at the time had the Linn Sondek & (I think) Liinn arm and Linn
> cartridge. He was often pissed off because he paid roughly twice as much
Mnyb wrote:
> I think thats the actual ritual about spining those discs, Im little
> sadened that i sold all my vinyls 20 years ago :-/
>
> It sometimes think about. create a retro hifi system of some kind, just
> for pure nostalgia .
Hi Mnyb!
I am already pursuing this very course: I have t
Hi Bill & Clive!
As I think I've mentioned (somewhere!) before, I had one of these
beasties, with an SME 3009 Mk2 (?) arm & a Shure V15 Mk III cartridge
before I got the LP12/Ittok combo: this originally had a cheap &
cheerful MM cartridge fitted (I can't even remember what it was now,
other than
Golden Earring wrote:
> Hi Clive!
>
> Just for nostalgia's sake (I -am- 63 now, so please indulge me... ),
> I've decided to create a 3-way system: analogue, CD & only 10 years
> out-of-date Transporter-based digital music streamer.
>
> Dave :cool:
I realis
cliveb wrote:
> Even fresh out of the bag brand-new LPs can have mold release agent that
> is worth removing. And apart from the Keith Monks (which is thousands to
> buy), vacuum cleaners can be had for a few hundred. They are the only
> *really* effective way to clean LPs.
Agreed.
I put my new
cliveb wrote:
> I've never heard a Koetsu, for the very practical reason that I didn't
> want to in case it made me need to afford to buy one. But IIRC, Koetsu
> cartridges share a lot of design features with the Supex ones, and I do
> remember them being a little more refined and less "in your f
ralphpnj wrote:
> As for music, jazz is my main area of interest. Lots and lots of jazz.
Hi Ralph!
I -like- jazz, & I have the obvious stuff in my eclectic 6500+ album
collection. BUT, I always find it difficult to know where to look next:
classical music is *much* easier to construct a decent
ralphpnj wrote:
> Thanks! By the way things are actually way worse than the quoted
> conclusions make them appear. To wit, there is no information given
> about the amplification circuit of the phone nor the headphone/audio
> output specifications. And no measurements. As I said, laughable.
Hi R
ralphpnj wrote:
> I know that many of us here find the high end magazines to be rather
> worthless as far as their equipment reviews are concerned but they often
> provide some good laughs. Here is small sample of the hilarity to be
> found in the latest (May 2018) issue of Stereophile:
>
> Equi
cliveb wrote:
> Been away in Australia for a few weeks so late to this thread. Thought
> I'd offer my take on it.
>
> Vinyl LP technology is outdated, seriously flawed and quite frankly a
> bit of a dog's dinner.
>
> And yet - it can sound bloody marvelous. Go figure. My personal opinion
> is t
Fizbin wrote:
> Or you could have just bought another original PS. The remote not
> working on the Touch is one of the first symptoms of PS failure. (But,
> hey, at least you didn't replace the IR module like a lot of others
> have)
I thought I'd skewed this one really well: are there really no
Mnyb wrote:
> ... As a lot of power is needed for the EQ alone making the sub even
> more ineficient by reducing size seems such a waste to me . why fight
> against nature .
I have quite a small room & it's nearly square (-not- ideal!!) - but
*that's* why I have 2 tiddly "aesthetic" subwoofers w
Mnyb wrote:
> But keep the suggestions coming .
Get subwoofers (plural!) with infinite baffle design, & let the
electronics + BIG Class D amps take care of the bass extension, if you
want musicality.
My B&W805S stand-mounts are themselves a hybrid 2-way design with
transmission line loading on
bakker_be wrote:
> The only non-musical sound (and I use the term liberally to include
> movie sounds) ever produced by my BK Monolith is the rattling of...
> ...one particular door from my living room to the hallway :p This
> happened when watching "Finding Nemo" at "reference level", when the
>
left channel wrote:
> :-) Everyone wants to date my avatar. https://youtu.be/urNyg1ftMIU
> Especially the blokes over on PinkFishMedia.
I don't look a lot like Jude Law (from -Sky Captain & The World Of
Tomorrow- vintage) or Eric Clapton (-c-. 2000 CE), both of whom I use on
t'interweb as avatar
Mnyb wrote:
> I will also consider dual subs , this is said to give smoother in room
> response .
Heartily agreed - you can't hear the stereo effect, even so wiring up
dual subwoofers in parallel distributes the bass energy around your room
dynamically (with the recorded stereo effect) & *-does-
Mnyb wrote:
> Don't know but i think my audiophile card is revoked :D
I reckon that *-all-* of our cards have been revoked by now... ;)
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left channel wrote:
> Thanks for that, Golden Earring. Stayed with you all the way. I think
> the moral of the story is that an external DAC offers SQ improvement,
> even for the Transporter which is after all 12 year-old tech, and
> upgrading the power supply for an external DAC
Hi both!
I have an external Mytek Brooklyn DAC which I *insist* on using with my
Transporter, despite the scorn heaped upon me by the "experts" on this
forum, because it most definitely sounds better to me than using the
built-in DAC which was "magic" (per Sean Adam's own marketing hype in
2005 w
Man in a van wrote:
> 24540
>
> :)
>
> ronnie
>
> (no, seriously ;))
Hi Ronnie!
And when you've done the Otex trip, a nice hot soak in a whirlpool bath
followed by a careful alignment of your head with the neck jets is a
great way to do a DIY ear syringe (it's a lot gentler than getting some
Mnyb wrote:
> I do have a whole bunch of AIX records they are truly amazingly recorded
> , recommend them .they are a large part of my DVDA collection . You can
> get most of them as downloads at itrax .
>
> They are truly hirez ( not that it matter that much ) ie their technical
> resolution go
drmatt wrote:
> Our work here is done...
>
>
> -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk-
So now we shall be able to just kick back & savour "Dr Aix" 's GENUINE
high resolution recordings - in a minute... :D
It's been a bit of a wait, but we're -*nearly *-there at last!
Dave :cool:
-
Mnyb wrote:
> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1856656547/music-and-audio-a-user-guide-to-better-sound/posts/2013309
>
> Mark Waldrep is apearently preparing a book ebook blueray thing about
> audio .
> It could be an interesting read in its entirety.
>
> Here are the excerpts about MQA fac
Archimago wrote:
> Just reading from overseas... Thanks GE. Do you happen to have a link to
> the paper you're referring to? Maybe Arnyk can chime in here...
Hi Archimago!
Only just picked up your post, I've had a totally frantic week.
Arny gives the links at the end of his post (#395) on page
Archimago wrote:
> LOL... Don't think I *can* even convert to being a subjectivist if I
> wanted to at this point :rolleyes:.
>
> For one thing, I honestly find it remarkably -boring -writing about the
> subjective experience of what one hears. The reason being that when
> writing that stuff, on
drmatt wrote:
> Have you tried the Chord Hugo/TT and friends? Not mqa certified I think,
> but quite different sounding from others, IME.
>
>
> -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk-
This could be the moment for Archimago to affect a conversion to
subjectivism (even to the extent of writin
Archimago wrote:
> Love it man, send that $10K MQA DAC ASAP!
>
> I want to run a few impulse responses thru and see if I can verify the
> 16 MQA filters across the price points... I already have the measurement
> from the $100 AudioQuest Dragonfly Black, $2000 Mytek Brooklyn, and this
> $10,000
Wombat wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> here in germany we have a saying to tease someone who did something
> great. Under friends we say as i translate: "Now you can call yourself
> Sir"
> Cheers!
Hi Wombat!
I don't mind having my leg pulled.
Unfortunately, people invariably choose the same leg, so these
Mnyb wrote:
> The main features are 1. proprietary ( license revenue ) 2. and lossy (
> the record companies does not need to disclose a studio master ).
>
> Wonder if universal is going to embedd thier horrible watermark in a MQA
> file to :D
My gran told me , "Tell the truth & shame the Devi
Wombat wrote:
> I guess you had everything interpretring my post wrong but it is nice
> you still enjoy making long posts...
> It simply means that he shouldn't loose grip to reality by all the
> praise he receives for the many hours he spends with his blog (and
> absolutely deserves!!!)
>
> Btw
Wombat wrote:
> This may be the reason that shortly he only responds to PM when "Sir
> Archimago" is used...
Hi Wombat!
I see that you have popped up for air again.
I would like to take issue with your cynical viewpoint (albeit disguised
as sardonic humour) since Archimago has (so far at least
badboygolf16v wrote:
> Now sold.
Nice work - you knocked it out in less than a week - & avoided eBay's
extortionate commission! :D
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Hi Archimago!
Tragically, because of reasons beyond my control, I was unable to
participate personally in your blind test of MQA.
I am nonetheless interesting in the subject matter of your investigation
because I own a Mytek Brooklyn DAC which is MQA-capable: this particular
functionality is in
drmatt wrote:
> If I could be bothered I'd try it out.. happy with what I have though.
> Like calibrating a TV, I can't see it ever being a bad thing, adding the
> finishing touch. Just wish it was easier to get right in a hifi context.
> A complete doddle in an AV context of course.
>
>
> -Tra
drmatt wrote:
> No, I do think that a well done room correction would always be a good
> thing. Like human perception of white balance (or rather colour
> constancy) though you always know what colour things are in a scene the
> overall white balance is perceived as a mood rather than a colour sh
JohnB wrote:
> I've dipped into this conversation from time to time and thought I would
> comment on this.
>
> That characterization of Digital Room Correction (if that is what you
> were referring to) is extremely misleading. Of course, it won't appeal
> to everyone but it can make a real and v
drmatt wrote:
> In truth whatever you choose your ears will adapt to it and unless it's
> chronically ill suited to your tastes it will be quite enjoyable.
>
>
> -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk-
H Doc!
We are in agreement about many things, & I endorse your statement that
if you sit
Fizbin wrote:
> Speaking of "cheap plastic blanking plate", my plate looks like it COULD
> have a protective label on it, sort of like the display did, before I
> peeled it off.
>
> Anyway, maybe it's just the way the cheap finish on the plate looks, but
> if anyone can tell me if theirs has (
Hi all!
I've got a few things to say (surprisingly!!), but my life is on fire
atm for reasons utterly beyond my control - my preferred approach to
life these days runs along the "manyana, but without the same sense of
urgency" lines. :D
I'll get back on this when I get a moment, lol.
Dave :co
drmatt wrote:
> Speaker drivers are incredibly reactive to input frequency and this is
> what dominates the varying impedance of most speaker cabinets. Physics
> dictates this. It's easy to push a cone that's oscillating at its
> resonant frequency and very hard to push it significantly faster th
badboygolf16v wrote:
> Thanks for the advice Dave.
Hi!
I'm going to blame my excellence at producing Bombay Sapphire G&T's for
missing your initial clue about the original Henry Ford colour scheme,
lol. It appears that I too have a production line in operation...
:rolleyes:
Don't think you'll
Antoniop wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> I've never heard of the Reynauds too, they 've an excellent reputation
> but there are not many in the auditoriums. Focal are quite easy to find,
> for the less expensive products.
>
> Choosing a pair of speakers will be a lng process for me, I'm not
> easy to ma
Antoniop wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> My first intention was to buy a pair of floor-standing, just because I
> thought it gives a better sound and I prefer the look of it, but then
> with your advice I'll try some stand-mount speakers, preferably from
> B&W, it seems to be your favourite brand in England,
Hi!
I'm fully stocked with a Logitech Trans-Nav + an original Slim Devices
one which I bought s/hand in 2009 (when it was probably already 4 years
old - I've used it practically every day since & the sound quality is
indistinguishable from the 2 unused SE's which I imported this year from
the US
Hi all!
I'm much relieved that no-one has taken issue with any of the points
that I have made about loudspeaker design, room acoustics & the art of
selecting the most appropriate type of speaker for your listening space,
which I must confess that I wrote seriously, but "off the top of my
head".
Hi Archimago!
Sorry that I've missed the boat on your survey - my life has literally
been on fire for the last fortnight for reasons totally out of my
control. Nevertheless, I hope that you got a good response & I look
forward to seeing the results...
In the meantime, I now have an "as new" Path
Hi Antonio!
I'm gratified to hear that you appreciate my (slightly droll!) English
sense of humour & equally that you find my posts, which are based upon a
lifetime's interest in music reproduction which started in my teens &
has continued unabated up to my present rather advanced age of 62,
help
Hi Antonio!
I fully concur with Mynb's last 2 posts & would simply note that the
stand-mount style of loudspeaker which I have suggested for your room
tend to be simple 2-way designs, usually with equally simple passive
crossovers which present a relatively benign load for the amplifier.
So go l
Antoniop wrote:
> Hi Dave !
> You seems to be an endless source of knowledge regarding hifi ! Very
> interesting post indeed.
> Sorry, I was posting an answer to iPhone, and I'm very slow, my english
> flows too slowly.
> My room is a little sitting room, about 20 m² (67 ft), rectangular, I'll
>
Antoniop wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> I see that you're an expert regarding hifi and you're quite hard to
> please, but what do you do about "gear fitting", I mean, I'm not an
> expert myself but it seems to me that for example some speakers give a
> better sound with some amplifiers than some others, reg
Antoniop wrote:
> Hi Dave!
> That's very interesting, thank you for sharing your experience !
> I'll consider differently buying second hand or not!
Hi Antoniop!
I just thought it was helpful to set out the arguments on both sides.
Some of my gear was new (or ex-demo, which amounts to the same
Antoniop wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> you're excellent !
> Maybe you'll find me a bit snobbish, but I don't like much used thinks.
> My father used to almost never buy something new, always used things:
> (very) used cars, used clothes, used furniture... Not only a question of
> money. I like to buy ever
Antoniop wrote:
> Hi Dave, I suppose they're asking $1000 because it was the price when it
> was still current product !
> Could be worse, there's a new touch at 800 for sale !
> Yes it's a bit too much.
> BTW, nice piece of technology, this Pathos Acoustics Endorphin CD
> Player. I love the nam
Antoniop wrote:
> You're perfectly right : I like the look and knowing it's an old piece
> of technology pleases me too. But it's not really a reasonable choice in
> your opinion, moreover at 1000 $. I agree with you about the look of the
> SE : it looks like a cheap piece of plastic, at least on
Mnyb wrote:
> Another thougth active speakers ? Or active digital speakers ? Provided
> one can find speakers that otherwise satisfy taste and acoustiscs .
> Important caveat the xover should be digital or analog before the amps
> showing the amp in the speaker box and still have a passive filter
Mnyb wrote:
> Replace the micro , only bad ones leak rf , they are usually better than
> that .
I totally agree with that!
In any event leaky microwaves are a health hazard.
Panasonic make good ones, no need for turntable + metal casing. Had mine
for about 7 years now, no problems with it...
ralphpnj wrote:
> Only when listening to this:
Cool!
Dave :cool:
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ralphpnj wrote:
> With everything being said about Ethernet versus wi-fi I must confess
> that I have been using my Transporter via wi-fi as my main music source
> for my "big rig" for over 10 years so I guess that wi-fi does work
> pretty darn good even with the occasional microwave interference
ralphpnj wrote:
> No worries since the cable will be run in a crawl space below the main
> floor of the house and not in the attic, aka loft space, above the main
> floor.
>
> And I stand by my assertion that a wired connection, aka Ethernet, beats
> a wireless connection, aka Wi-Fi, for any and
Archimago wrote:
> Wow Dave. Interesting description of the week there... Gotta be careful
> about taxes :-). Don't talk about it cuz the forum has ears directly
> linked to the HMRC.
>
> Had a peek at that Pathos amp. Lovely looking! Hope you got a good
> score.
>
> Remember everyone: *less th
RonM wrote:
> I have a Transporter in my what was in theory my main location, wired
> via ethernet to the router. I also have a Touch in a secondary listening
> location, which turns out to be used as much as the Transporter. The
> Touch uses wifi.
>
> I've noticed absolutely no difference in r
ralphpnj wrote:
> Well the Transporter arrived a few weeks ago and has been operating
> flawlessly in my system since its arrival. I also upgraded my wi-fi
> router and so far so good. With the new router in place just about all
> of those annoying wi-fi glitches that reek havoc on one's media
>
didjean wrote:
> I am now a happy owner of a Transporter. This represents the Icing on
> the cake on my Squeezebox collection of devices :-).
> I only tried it for an hour. This is definitely good compared to my
> Touch and Cambridge DACMagic :-).
> Can't wait to be back home to further test... :
Wombat wrote:
> Me suffers from sticky weather here also.
Morning Wombat!
I presume that you've abandoned any plans for a last-minute vacation in
Sicily... :D
Dave :cool: (Pleasantly sunny, but 21C max here today)
Gol
Wombat wrote:
> I stick to my Transporter also. I love it. When you think otherwise we
> must have misunderstood. I stopped fiddling with the DAC part because it
> doesn't come any better imho. Some tasty voicing in sound aside.
> I played with my speakers to optimize them for my room for some ti
Wombat wrote:
> Debating S/PDIF in the times of USB is a bit of nostalgia. Get a
> rasberry pi and a good USB DAC. No need for 2000$ toys.
Hi again Wombat!
Again you are of course correct.
Don't really understand why you haven't unloaded your Transporter (that
you don't seem to like much) on t
That post certainly woke this dormant thread up!
I've stuck this up before, but since it's a new enquiry, here again is
Sean Adam's take (& technical reference source):
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?39770-Setting-Transporter-to-Slave-for-World-Clock-Input/page3
& http://www.tnt-aud
Wombat wrote:
> I am long enough in other forums and people know i am from germany i
> guess. Crazy weather here these days.
> Cheers!
Hi Wombat!
With your surreal sense of humour I wouldn't have guessed that you were
German (unless you just happen to live there now... ). Congratulations
on tra
Wombat wrote:
> Me suffers from sticky weather here also.
Hi Wombat!
Other points noted.
Thanks for your kind wishes: it's a downward spiral sadly, but at least
I'll die of something else! I'm surely reminded that I'm still alive
every morning... ;)
However, my days improve with medication &
Wombat wrote:
> Since we both don't know how it was measured my guess is that the
> measured distortion is added by purpose with parts of the analog output
> stage. Maybe some audiophile voiced op amp to simulate pleasant sound.
> When clipping is a problem you might consider the digital volume
Wombat wrote:
> Some simple measurements for the Mytek Brooklyn fanboys.
> http://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-mytek-brooklyn-dac.1828/
Hi Wombat!
Since the nice night-nurse couldn't be bothered to read the clear manual
(or even make a phone call
Julf wrote:
> Yes. No. Maybe. But mostly No. Digital volume control, by definition, is
> never "bit perfect" - any attenuation in the digital domain changes the
> bits. But likewise any volume change in the analog domain changes the
> signal voltage, and normally decreases signal-to-noise ratio.
drmatt wrote:
> More comments when I have more time, but iirc the digital volume control
> is only "bit perfect" when volume is reduced by less than 8 bits. If you
> lower it further it truncates even 16 bit sources. (I forget what this
> translates to in dB.)
>
> Documentation suggests both the
arnyk wrote:
> I'm searching for a reason why this anecdote should be given much
> weight.
Hi Arny!
I'd categorise it as a rant rather than an anecdote - I can get
cantankerous when my back is screaming...
Feeling more comfortable now, hope you're having a good weekend.
Dave (:)er now)
drmatt wrote:
> FWIW I don't doubt you can hear a difference between two DACs in a
> scenario like this. You may also actually have a faulty transporter (or
> power unit), which would colour the analogue output much more. A "DAC",
> to the consumer, is the combination of its immeasurably perfect
Wombat wrote:
> No reason to become huffy only because some of us don't take others
> daydreaming to serious. The internet is just to full of it already.
Hi Wombat!
I realised long ago that you & I would never see eye to eye.
AFAIR, the only time I called you on something, you got very huffy.
Julf wrote:
> So clearly there is a reason for the audible difference. Did you make
> sure the levels were matched?
Hi Julf!
Not to 0.1 dB, but close enough. It's not a small difference - I'm 62,
although my HF hearing appears to be holding up surprisingly well
judging from a sweep test. But th
Hi all!
I've recently been assembling some first-time music systems for my 2
daughters & their hubbies (well unless fiancé or my #1 daughter get the
collywobbles in the next 4 weeks... ), & got hold of some active studio
near-field monitor derived active bookshelf 2-way units off eBay brand
new a
Archimago wrote:
> That's a nice selection of devices Dave
Hi Archimago!
Thanks for the heads-up: I do my best to reduce the load on the world's
landfill sites. ;)
I have had a rather good week. Firstly I got an e-mail out of the blue
from the solicitors who dealt with my late mother's estate
didjean wrote:
> Always have dreamt to get an original Transporter (not the SE one)... I
> have just bought a second hand 7yo Transporter for 450 EUR. It should
> arrive soon home.
>
> Now, is this expensive and will it worth its price?
Hi didjean!
I still have a Slim Devices branded Transport
Archimago wrote:
> Well, here in 2017, I still consider 24/96 "hi-res" of course. Last I
> checked, my kids' ears apparently have not evolved enough to render
> 24/96 inadequate :-).
>
> Yes, the digital interfaces AES/EBU, TosLink, coaxial can be used for
> >24/96 but the Transporter does not s
Archimago wrote:
> Download the files, have a listen, complete my survey!
>
> INTERNET
> BLIND TEST: MQA CORE DECODING VS. STANDARD HI-RES AUDIO
> (\"HTTP://ARCHIMAGO.BLOGSPOT.CA/2017/07/INTERNET-BLIND-TEST-MQA-CORE-DECODING.HTML\")
> BTW: Test will close for survey entries on September 8th, 20
epoch1970 wrote:
> I am looking into compression, not sure yet how much heavy-handed it
> should be...
Have you considered using a low bitrate internet radio station as a
compressed music source?
They're obviously less than CD quality, but should be fine for
background music & they already use
epoch1970 wrote:
> I only measured the ambient noise level once, with an iPhone... I did
> not expect to have to disclose my findings here :) Anyways, there was
> little public in the store, and the quietest place measured at ~34 dB.
> In the "L" group, 1m away from the freezer I measured ~46 dB.
epoch1970 wrote:
> Of course, noise cancellation would be great... There are refrigeration
> units, quite loud and they produce what I think is stationary noise.
Hi!
Cancelling the noise of your refrigeration units may not be as easy as
you think - how many independent units are there?
Each on
MichaelJ wrote:
> Hopefully their new vinyl will be quadraphonic with a brilliant new
> analog MQA encoding.
> An audiophool's wet dream.😀
Hi Michael!
I'm old enough to remember Virgin's SQ release of Tubular Bells which
proclaimed that it was "for people with four ears"! At least they
apprecia
Wombat wrote:
> Aren't you in danger to get sued by apple when using the 'i' with
> something similar, another fruit? I suggest a vegetable like 'i'broccoli
> ;)
Hi Wombat!
I really think that my poor Brokklyx has taken enough stick!
Recalling the old definition of expert to be ex as in "has b
Shock! Horror!
Sony ceased vinyl production in 1989, so this is unexpected.
I am anticipating an apoplectic reaction to this revelation... ;)
Davex :cool:
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