Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter next model?

2009-02-03 Thread Jaco
the Denon and Onkyo amps were rated to sound the best, but I believe that had more to do with their amplifier sections than the jitter and pre-amplifier/processor sections. -- Jaco XP Wi-fi Transporter SPDIF Denon AVR-3808 Linkwitz Labs Orion

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Improving quality of original Squeezebox

2009-01-31 Thread Jaco
/12to16e.pdf). One would expect the designers to at least select the components better for this effect not to matter that much... Regards Jaco -- Jaco XP Wi-fi Transporter SPDIF Denon AVR-3808 Linkwitz Labs Orion

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Improving quality of original Squeezebox

2009-01-30 Thread Jaco
will a total capacitance of 110uF + 0.1uF = 110.1uF could make such a large audible difference??? So please provide a picture or a more detailed description of how you bypassed the original capacitors! -- Jaco XP Wi-fi Transporter SPDIF Denon AVR-3808 Linkwitz Labs Orion

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Trasnporter display flashes while idle

2009-01-18 Thread Jaco
: 5.8.8 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt Total Players Recognized: 1 And my Transporter information: Player Model: transporter Firmware: 71 Wireless Signal Strength: 83% Voltage: 234 Regards Jaco -- Jaco

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Trasnporter display flashes while idle

2009-01-18 Thread Jaco
I've removed all remotes from the room and any possible source of IR or RF interference I can think of, but the problem still persists. Like clockwork the display flashes/glitches every 20 seconds when the Transporter is idle, but not while it is playing... -- Jaco

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Trasnporter display flashes while idle

2009-01-18 Thread Jaco
I'm not so sure it is a hardware problem. Why would it behave like this only while the Transporter is not playing music. I can play music and the display is fine, then press pause and then the flashes will start happening every 20 seconds, press play again and the problem disappears... -- Jaco

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Trasnporter display flashes while idle

2009-01-18 Thread Jaco
could be sorted out that may sort out the flashing behaviour too... -- Jaco XP Wi-fi Transporter SPDIF Denon AVR-3808 Linkwitz Labs Orion+ Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10726 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Powered Speakers Recommendations

2008-12-24 Thread Jaco
speakers I've heard in my system so far. -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10726 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54559

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 + Cambridge DacMagic ($400) Review

2008-12-24 Thread Jaco
The Computer Audiophile has also posted a review recently. Here it is: http://www.computeraudiophile.com/Cambridge-Audio-DacMagic-Review -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10726 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hi-Fi critric reveals their limited vision

2007-10-20 Thread Jaco
though I'll still seek out and spin vinyl for personal pleasure, there's no doubt in my mind that computers and servers represent the future of hi-fi for the majority of consumers. So, in my opinion he completely gets it... -- Jaco

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Empirical Audio Pace-Car Reclocker

2007-08-28 Thread Jaco
of the PaceCar. Statements like the one quoted above does not contribute anything other than showing ignorance. The owner of Empirical Audio knows more about clocking of DAC's and digital sources than most people and has a real passion for the subject. -- Jaco

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Empirical Audio Pace-Car Reclocker

2007-08-15 Thread Jaco
shows that people are able to hear very low levels of digital jitter, and yes, I realise that I've opened up a Pandora's box by saying that! :-| Regards J -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Really controversial idea...

2007-07-25 Thread Jaco
/). By the way, the latter web site is a useful resource of information regarding jitter with some nice animated pictures of what it looks like. -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10726 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Really controversial idea...

2007-07-25 Thread Jaco
towards the more elegant and more economical solutions... -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10726 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37044

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How to use the world clock input on the Transporter?

2007-07-22 Thread Jaco
, e.g. 33.8688, 16.9344 or 11.2896 MHz (called Superclock) Which one of the above is supported by the Transporter's external clock input? -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10726 View

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How to use the world clock input on the Transporter?

2007-07-13 Thread Jaco
, or is there something I'm missing? -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10726 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36779

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter vs. Resolution Audio Opus 21 CD Player

2007-07-09 Thread Jaco
believe that the Transporter could be improved significantly. What would happen if we could get a Transporter+ with the same audio qualities of the Resolution Audion Opus 21 CD Player? Jaco -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

2007-04-06 Thread Jaco
for my SB's digital audio. When I play any of my ripped and FLAC encoded HDCD's, e.g. Dreamland by Madeleine Peyroux, the Denon 3805 indicates that it is playing an HDCD. -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] HDCD ripping

2007-04-06 Thread Jaco
:-( That's too much of a schlepp. So, here's my feature request for the Transporter: please, please add HDCD decoding! -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10726 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Flac

2007-03-22 Thread Jaco
You can also give Magnatune a try. See http://www.magnatune.com/ -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10726 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33813

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Review in Hi-Fi News (UK)

2007-03-21 Thread Jaco
and feedback on my questions. -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10726 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33276

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] my ripping tool of choice

2007-03-21 Thread Jaco
is a really good piece of software, and it's for free. What would be really nice is to use MediaMonkey to control slimserver instead of the really slow and clumsy web-page approach. -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Review in Hi-Fi News (UK)

2007-03-19 Thread Jaco
hear the difference in a split second,... -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10726 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33276

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Review in Hi-Fi News (UK)

2007-03-18 Thread Jaco
ratio just doesn't sound right to me. If that is the case then there are some serious issues with the jitter reuction in the Transporteer's design. So, would Slim Devices like to enlighten us please??? -- Jaco Jaco's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Review in Hi-Fi News (UK)

2007-03-16 Thread Jaco
in the region of 20psec. So, in my mind the Hifi News review was objective and very honest - that's something that can't be said of many other Hifi magazines! -- Jaco Jaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php