cliveb wrote:
> I'd not heard of that one, but from the picture it looks very similar in
> operation to the original Keith Monks machine, with the spool of thread
> guiding the vacuum pickup.
> I wonder who copied who? The Keith Monks has been around for at least 45
> years - I can remember
slartibartfast wrote:
> It's also enormous.
... and very noisy! I had not checked on the current price of them. Back
when I bought mine they were a niche product and rather basic in design
and build as can be seen; bottle strapped to the side of the cabinet,
brass tubing and a cotton reel with
I use a Loricraft PRC3 cleaning machine which I have owned for about 20
years. I have cleaned every album in my collection with it and also use
it on new vinyl to remove the mould release agents they use. Distilled
water works well but I have experimented with various cleaning fluids.
Great
There are three 'folds' IIRC that MQA makes to the file, two of which
can be unfolded by software and the third fold requires MQA hardware.
It is a solution to a problem that really no longer exists for most of
us - they were trying (in 2013) to reduce the size of high quality files
like FLAC
I also notice the E30 display will not switch off when the Touch EDO is
off no matter what settings I choose. It worked properly with an SB3.
Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX Decade>Audio Research LS22>Krell
FPB300>Wilson Benesch Act 1's + 2 x Velodyne SPL1000 sub's
Kitchen:
I have an E30 running off my Touch and the sound is really excellent
running into Anthony Gallo Micro speakers and sub.
Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX Decade>Audio Research LS22>Krell
FPB300>Wilson Benesch Act 1's + 2 x Velodyne SPL1000 sub's
Kitchen: Touch>Topping DAC>Arcam
I see Radio Paradise are offering a MQA stream via Bluesound. Hopefully
it won't impact the normal FLAC service.
Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX Decade>Audio Research LS22>Krell
FPB300>Wilson Benesch Act 1's + 2 x Velodyne SPL1000 sub's
Kitchen: SB3>Topping DAC>Arcam Solo>Anthony
Ahh, I can see where your thinking is going wrong. An audiophile looks
at the 0's and 1's, not the other way around. ;)
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FPB300>Wilson Benesch Act 1's + 2 x Velodyne SPL1000 sub's
Kitchen: SB3>Topping DAC>Arcam
>From what I have read these super switches sit upstream from the source
(NAS, Tidal, Spotify etc) and act like a noise condom. From Uptone:
"The heart of what makes our switch so unique is use of ACTIVE,
HIGH-SPEED, LOW-JITTER DIFFERENTIAL DIGITAL ISOLATOR chips in
conjunction with ULTRA-LOW
d6jg wrote:
> Thats a switch not a router!
> I still havent seen a router claimed as audio grade
> I.e. one that claims to deliver better than perfect 1s and 0s from
> Qobuz, Tidal etc with no noise
There are none; these magic switches sit between router/switches on your
network and your
d6jg wrote:
> Ive never seen an Audio Grade Router but no doubt someone claims one
> .
Here you go:
https://audiopc.shop/en/winkel/network/reference-audiophile-switch-quad-switch-ocxo-ppa-studio-paul-pang/
Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX Decade>Audio Research LS22>Krell
It does not stop with the switch, you also need to spend £70/metre on
thernet cable:
https://www.mcru.co.uk/product/meicord-audiophile-ethernet-network-cables/
Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX Decade>Audio Research LS22>Krell
FPB300>Wilson Benesch Act 1's + 2 x Velodyne SPL1000 sub's
We are being told to earlier in the digital chain by spending £2,500+ on
an "audiophile grade" ethernet switch:
https://shop.martinshifi.co.uk/products/phoenixnet-audiophile-grade-network-switch-1
This one is $5,000:
No idea what the answer is but this paper seems to attempt to cover the
topic. Interesting reading!
http://photos.imageevent.com/cics/v03theartofbuildingcomputertrnsp/The%20art%20of%20building%20Computer%20Transports%20v0.3.pdf
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feature Sean. Had you not done it I would not
have been able to run an SB3 and TP together with my 24/96 music.
Downsampling on the SB3 is OK and for serious listening I use the TP.
Imagine the complaints had you stuck to 24/48!
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will allow you to add tags. Clickrepair is superb at getting rid of
clicks an pops: http://wwwmaths.anu.edu.au/~briand/sound/
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As I now have a Transporter feeding the DAX the linear PSU I built is
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future proof. You can always use Audacity to downsample if required but
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it sound like a CD!
Recording at 24/96 gets very close to capturing the original sound of
an LP.
Oh and FLAC does support 24/96.
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is an amazing device and I feed it via an SME 20/2
and Koetsu Rosewood Platinum. Results are 'interesting' if you are into
such things.
Your second comment did bring a smile to my face though!
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Google will give you the links.
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great out of the box and you
can always try it with your XDAC before deciding to get rid of it.
I use a Audio Synthesis DAX Discrete for my TP and previously the SB£.
The TP was a big step up.
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sounds very good.
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comparing 24/96 ND's made from my SME20/Koetsu
Platinum/Sutherland Ph.D to the FLAC files via Transporter (my passion
is vinyl) and they are fairly close in terms of sound quality. A little
loss of 'air' but impressive none the less.
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Although they do have to cope with the various problems of synchronising
clocks over the S/PDIF link.
In which case you could always add one of these:
http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/bigben.php
Their ADC's and DAC's are'nt bad either.
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other than from the high profile audio logos which simply link to the
manufacturers site. There does not appear to be a link back though!
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The 1's and 0's are not the problem - converting them to analogue is!
The SB3 has an onboard DAC and built to a price. External DAC's usually
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a slight loss of 'air' but other than that it sounds damn good.
As to finding 24/96 music it is a case of making it yourself from vinyl
rips or finding a Tracker that specialises in it.
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The SB3 will only do 24/48 regardless of f/w - I have 81 installed. My
24/96 FLAC files play at 24/48. The Transporter does do 24/96 according
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is for the 24/96 capability (I use an external DAC). Maybe SD are
deliberately clamping down the resoultion to avoid impacting TP sales.
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I am not seeing a problem with 24/96 FLAC on my SB3 but then I do not
use the screensavers - just artist name and the small graphic analyser.
I will try playing a file with the VU meters on and see what happens.
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lossless
standard.
So a case of an easy Apple life or follow the 'in-crowd' for a bit of
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ALAC
native.
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in my BMW) or chuck the old car radio away and
install one that has iPod integration built in. I bought the Alpine for
another car and it works a treat for £99.99 e.g.:
http://www.alpinecaraudio.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/1051
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http://www.intellexual.net/bose.html#intro
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the files to 48k/24.
In my case my 44.1k/24 FLAC files will not be recognised by Nero or any
CD player and will only play on a PC or when burned to DVD-A. The Red
Book (CD audio standard) is 44.1k/16 bit.
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Try Audacity - it seems to offer most up/downsampling options and is
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Without wanting to start another Power Supply 'flame war' I suggest you
plug the new supply in, leave it running for a week then try again.
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to Logitech?
Unsurprisingly, due to recent events, Sean has taken his eye off the
ball (take-overs do take an inordinate amount of everyone's time) but I
think it is time he intervened to break the International supply log
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They intend to release 6.5.1 as soon as it is released by SD and this
will just be a SS add-on, but you will still need the beta firmware
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Happening with a lot of US sourced kit (I am waiting for a Lumagen
Radiance which I ordered a year ago) so not entirely unexpected.
Getting hold of other hi-fi equipment is also a nightmare. Personally
imported goods are exempt, obviously too much work for the bureaucrats!
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will be in for a big disappointment - practically
unusable - but you can't have everything!
But for happiliy listening to music and not interacting with the NV too
much it is fine.
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(and cheaper) to use transformed mains although I seem to recall
one of the SB3 modifiers offered a battery PSU, but maybe I am thinking
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batteries but as they are for portable use it is not surprising.
But if you want to have a go try a bit of googling for a design and let
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is designed as a RAID server so the disks spin 24/7 and so do
the fans. The Qnap TS-101 disk does stop (no fan) when not being used.
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no difference in sound quality but FLAC uses less
server processing, lower network bandwidth and added SB3 functionality.
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You would be better off buying one of these from RS:
Part no:173-1604
http://tinyurl.com/nr9ul
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Mine has been on non-stop since I built it (March). Case temperature
with SB3 in standby is currently 34c. If your case temperature is in or
around this figure then no need to worry.
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a metre will be OK if you adjust
the voltage with a testmeter on the plug. The fuse be should be 250ma
on the mains input end. Switches, neons and fuses on the output are not
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Synthesis, Wilson Benesch, Velodyne etc).
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supply with a linear one because the
former introduces high frequency noise. LED's can do the same - not
saying you will hear it but less is more!
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into the supply. It is not really required as if the PSU fails the SB
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bigger and better than yours war! Maybe that thread could be put into
the DIY section with some judicious pruning as it would be a shame to
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Have you compared the analog out from the SB3 versus the analog out
of the $10k CD player?
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No. The Theta CD transport runs balanced into the Audio Synthesis DAX
Discrete and has no analog outs. DAX runs balanced to the pre-amp and
power amp.
Biggest SB3
I have a $10k CD player and the SB3 (albeit with a linear PSU costing
$80) sounds just as good when both are fed through the same external
DAC. Result is the CD player is no longer used.
Vinyl still sounds way better than either, obviously!
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Yeah, I know. We all know that Apple Lossless sounds better than FLAC or
WAV ;)
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the one I used. If nothing else you can download the full PSU spec from
the RS site as a pdf.
Finished item:
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It is considered good engineering practice to double the supply capacity
to what is required. Reduces stress on components and gives plenty of
headroom. A 3a PSU is probably about right for best performance.
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Look at the tests Sean Adams did on the stock PSU and you will see a
spike on the graph which is the switching frequency of the supply. I
know Sean reckons it external noise but I beg to differ!
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My SB3 runs into an Audio Synthesis DAX Discrete and the results are
very good indeed. Locks on to 44.1khz, upsamples and is off. Never had
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This one is pretty damn close:
http://www.cascadesurplus.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/99/products_id/856
in the US and a lot cheaper!
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Agree on the short 5v cable - I used two core mains (pain to solder into
the plug) and kept the length to 12. Worth the trouble though.
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Pictures etc are in the 'Best Mod' thread.
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measurement was at the 5v side of the PSU I built. Varied
between 0.8a (standby clock display) and 1.3a (playing into digital
out) if I recall correctly. Happy to do a second set of measurements if
it is of value?
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I will recheck using a different meter - this time digital, calibrated
and made by Fluke. Last readings were using an old analogue meter as it
was to hand and I hadn't anticipated publishing the data!
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cost effective than buying an
external DAC.
Please bear in mind the same results may not apply to other makes of
PSU, just this Lambda unit. RS Components will supply overseas:
http://www.rs-export.com/cgi-bin/bv/home/Home.jsp?cacheID=gxnetscape
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Amazing anyone in this day and age would design something like that and
not even put a USB or Ethernet port on it. Software updates on
quarterly issued CD's? I think not!
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Unit now assembled and tested to give exactly 5v at the output plug.
Testing starts this evening.
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DC power connector - 486-634
Fuse 250ma slo-blow - 125-6204
Fuse holder - 359-5949
IEC socket - 488-191
Various spacers, wire, nuts and bolts - to hand
Don't shoot the messenger!
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Not tried the analogue outs but I easily can. I will have a play over
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measuring so the actual SB3 consumption would be less.
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, tweak it and get an instant answer which tends to be in
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, chestnut to bed.
I will report back on what I hear, if anything!
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