Robin Bowes;225780 Wrote:
P Floding wrote:
seanadams;225730 Wrote:
Yes. I have presented a plausible explanation which is supported by
100%
of the evidence at hand, and I have explained why it is so. I have
also
explained why other mysterious phenomena, such as jitter, would
opaqueice;225827 Wrote:
This is at least the second time you've declared in a huff you were
leaving the forum permanently and then come back a little later. I
see the time off hasn't improved your personality.
Is it?
Nice to see you too!
And you haven't changed a bit.
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to do here? If so, how would
you suggest I go about it even if I wanted to?
Your best course of action is, obviously, to tell the customer off for
being an idiot, and that you have better things to do than listening to
BS like that. That's part one in 101 in customer relations.
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P Floding
No, I
NewBuyer;225451 Wrote:
P Floding, I am trying exactly the same thing as you. What sound card(s)
do you have in mind please?
Hi there!
I'm using a modified E-MU 0404 (PCI). I bought it modified, so I bought
a couple of non-modified 0404 as well so I can compare and do my own
modifications
PC is not the actual HTPC.
I have had bad experiences before with connecting too much stuff to the
audio system. (Collapsed sound stage, squashed highs, fatigue.)
An HDMI-breaker would be a possible solution, if there are such things.
Pulling the HDMI plug is not a very nice solution..
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P
a problem.
I agree that placebo is the most likely casuse here, but the initial
discovery is less likely to be a placebo effect since it seems like one
of those unexpected findings.
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No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me
option a
static function only? (I haven't used this feature much.)
Just a couple of thoughts while we wait for the results of that double
blind test.
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you ask me
that may be particular to just a few users.
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if
there actually is a bug. And asking end users to provide proof, or else
tell them there is no problem, is bound to piss users off. (Not to
mention let loads of bugs linger.)
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No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me
was in making the
Windows Experience what it is.
They certainly wouldn't silently discard all those reports, would they.
Jeee...
I think I'll leave it at that.
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No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me
multitasking device, just like a PC. It can have
hard-to-diagnose issues just like a PC.
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is the issue here?
Placebo, user error, what's the difference?
They at least didn't tell me that I must have pressed the accellerator
instead of the brake pedal..
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No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me
test) guys discovered that a brake hose had a
flaw in the wall that allowed a rubber balloon to form outside the hose
at certain pressures -thus instantly reducing hydralic pressure to zero.
Scary stuff!
So just because sometimes things seem impossible, it ain't always
necessarily so.
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empty99;172084 Wrote:
I tested my setup per P Floding request, a brief description of room and
equipments is needed here:
SB3-SS ver 6.5.2-WAV audio
Musical Fidelity A3.24 DAC
50Kohms Alps volume pot
IC all RG59 or RG6 terminated with gold plated Neutrix plugs
Two Nakamichi PA7s 200w/ch
Mark Lanctot;193293 Wrote:
The WAF must be through the roof on that mod! :-)
FÖck the WAF! (literally)
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me.)
P Floding's
.
Just wanted to share.
It's all in your mind, matey! ;-)
Did you try reconnecting your Denon, with clean contacts?
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me.)
P
USB clock recovery chip
that brought down jitter to extremely low levels -better than existing
SPDIF receivers. Seems that the harder the problem the better the
solution. SPDIF looks simple, so hasn't been properly engineered (quick
lock-on being top priority, it seems).
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P Floding
No, I didn't
RCS
equipment is generally sensitive to EMF noise issues. Potentially any
type of equipment can be sensitive however.
Let's just stress that a negative AB or ABX means very little.
Certainly proves nothing in the general sense.
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No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me
Pat Farrell;191340 Wrote:
jeffmeh wrote:
P Floding;191291 Wrote:
Let's just stress that a negative AB or ABX means very little.
Certainly proves nothing in the general sense.
Agreed, but let's also stipulate that it does prove that the SPECIFIC
subject of the test CURRENTLY cannot
Anne;191395 Wrote:
I guess the blind guy for testing comes free of charge ?
I tend to do that.
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input (or clock input) to the SB3, and
a wordclock output from the DAC?
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making
reviwers have silly preconceptions.
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Skunk;189170 Wrote:
Only if you underpower the Sb3 to disable the display and analog
circuitry :)
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32398
I seriously doubt that would make SPDIF, problem free. Especially not
in the general sense.
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No, I didn't ABX it. And I
I would NEVER buy knowingly from a company that SPAMS. Idiots.
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as low as ~128kbps.
In the end it just goes to show that lossy is not to be trusted to
sound indistinguishable from lossless. I'd never archive material for
the future in a lossy format. (Unless originally recorded as such, of
course.)
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me
and needs
more work, but if there's a place to upload it so that others can
improve it or change it to their suiting, then I'm happy to do that.
Finding such a place won't be a problem.
I can put it on sourceforge.net for you, or you can start your own
account there.
Rgds
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No, I didn't
killie99;188967 Wrote:
Personally I found the midrange background accoustic noise floor ceiling
lacking with this wall socket. Much preferred this one
http://www.toolstation.com/search.html?searchstr=10119 :)
Well, it's even cheaper, so I'd say -go for it!
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX
any digital redundancy that might be added to the signal would be easily
overcome. I thought RB made a valid and craftily worded point.
Not sure what you are trying to say.
That SPDIF is problem free?
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask
. But the Beolab
5 sure are weird and intriguing. Unfortunately, they're $16K :(
He he..
Monkey coffins are really bad, but open monkey coffins are the dog's
bollocks!
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me
the important stuff
(sound-wise) out of the computer.
Adam
Well, the SB3 is a computer too...
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A buffer, such as a pre-amp may well improve sound if it presents a
lower impedance to the next stage (normally a power amp). A passive
pre may instead degrade sound by makeing the audio signal dependent on
the input impedance of the next stage.
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't
. It's not as if
an electrical signal is sound.
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Seems that this upgrade (the new unswitched power outlet) was more
significant for sound quality than I thought. The sound improvement has
been fundamental. Of course, it could all be placebo, but then again, we
might all be imaginary as well.
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't
/Free_Techniques/Free_Techniques.html
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Here is some more fun:
http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina64.htm
Even Schrödinger's Cat gets involved in this one!
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you ask me.)
P
heard my moddified tact millennium mk3 with my owen
tempoary speakers that cost me 1000 dkr (system audio ) before the
audio physics
regards
Which Calderas did you listen to?
The current model or the previous one?
Rgds
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me
.
jan
Well, it could all be imaginary, I suppose.
I'm generally sceptical about paying a lot for mains electricity
connectors.
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you ask me
harmonic;188445 Wrote:
Dont know but the shop i new so i ges its the newest model i must say
the sounded awsome (with both amps)
regards
ok, I have the previous model of the Calderas.
Bit too big for my room though, so not in use at the moment.
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I
, Superswitch unswitched, ironically:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A441565ts=50002id=75828
About $4.
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me.)
P
. I guess they are intelligent compared to the
purchasers..
How about this one:
http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina41.htm
Seems the jokes never end on this kind of sites.
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me
loony tunes :-)
I wouldn't mind the Belts coming over here. I might even change my
signature to _promote_ ABX if that happens!
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P Floding
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you ask me
by
adjusting, especially, the 3 kHz region.
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the
difference? I'm planning for the future. I'd hate to finish this
project, upgrade my system and then realize I've made a mistake.
Could you describe the applications and system things (mixers etc)
involved in playback, and how they differ, if at all, between ALAC and
WAV?
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collection!
It isn't so.
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And Jim's Frykleaner product for helping accelerate burn in is here:
http://hagtech.com/frykleaner.html
I have no connection with Hagerman or Hagtech.
---Gary
Unfortunately the scientific explanation contained no real science.
Better then to admit to not knowing what is going on.
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power they can emit and the size of
room used for listening.
My mini Warfdale Diamond 8.1 and a T-Amp sound very good in my small
office, but I'm sure they would sound puny in a larger room.
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me
engineering types. It doesn't make them
devious scammers, even though it might look like that in the eyes of
people with a different disposition.
The problem is that we all need mental models of the world, and
sometimes this model can become all too real. It happens to the
sceptics too.
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all cables.
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the sound. (And I always keep in mind
that it is easy to imagin things. Very easy.)
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system and any
other context that might be useful to know.
Unless SB3 handles ALAC natively it will be translated to WAV (I
believe) by SS before being sent to the SB.
Have you checked that you don't inadvertently convert any of the
formats to compressed (on SlimServer)?
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P Floding
No, I didn't
.
OK
Perhaps the MAC does something bad when decoding ALAC?
I know nothing about MACs, but since you don't mention any spcific
application I assume you are using something that comes with the
computer?
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you ask
and the resulting WAV. They should be identical.
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.he is too stupid to
find Great Britain.
Never mind, your outlets probably are better...
Please let us have something that is better!
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you ask me
if you give it a
lot more electrical power?
If someone writes something like this you might as well stop reading
immediately. It's a bit like how many volts does this amplifier draw.
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me
seanadams;187517 Wrote:
Hah! So the 2A rating is suspect because of the _size_ of the power
supply? He must really be suspect of things like tiny ethernet chips
which supposedly go at 1Gbps or iPods which claim to hold 10,000
songs.
As everyone knows, size doesn't matter.
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P Floding
, this tweak.
Makes me wonder why I put doing this off so long..
The replacement outlet is nothing fancy. Cost a couple of pounds at
Screwfix.
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you ask me
tyler_durden;187569 Wrote:
Is it hospital grade?
TD
I don't think you get hospital grade for a few pounds at Screwfix. I
suspect unswitched is more important than hospital grade anyway.
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P Floding
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you ask me
and a
CPU is full of amplifiers. Perhaps a calculator is also then an
amplifier, when you use the multiplication key...
So the panasonic doesn't accept an analgue input?
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P Floding
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you ask me
is an amplifier. Is anything electrical not
an amplifier (some with gain 1)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_amplifier
Check spcifically Class D.
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me
)!
You usually have to use quite some force just to remove the plugs.
Massive contact thingies (plugs, tounges?). Not sure why UK went with
such overkill in this area when everything else is built -ehrmm..- not
so well..
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially
specific
way has very little to do with anything. They just have to re-learn.
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-Neumann-IR-L30+R30-A or
Inverse-Neumann-IR-L30+R30-B (try them both - you'll need to rewind the
track before your selection takes effect).
That sounds pretty ultra cool! Seems I have missed some major trick
here.. Is there a webpage on this plugin?
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.
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Pat Farrell;186352 Wrote:
P Floding wrote:
In addition I don't think cranking out DACs is such an impressive
thing
compared to a lot of electronics engineering. It's a bunch of
standard
parts, after all.
Isn't that where we were in the late 70s, all amplifiers sound alike
because
Ben Diss;186290 Wrote:
Don't miss these two threads:
http://lavryengineering.com/lavry_forum/viewtopic.php?t=337
http://lavryengineering.com/lavry_forum/viewtopic.php?t=180
I don't have a login at Lavry..
But thanks anyway for the tip.
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even
Phil Leigh;186293 Wrote:
This thread is one of the funniest things I've ever read...
bit accurate apparently is the be all and end all...if only life were
that simple. Bits are easy - analogue is really the hard bit!
Seems bits are not so easy for some designers.
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P Floding
No, I
made by
its creator, or that there are some parts that are non functional?
I would care a great deal, as in one case I can forget about
interconnect problems, noise entering the SPDIF link, etc, etc, and in
the other case all things that should not matter suddenly do matter.
What a bummer.
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P
of standard
parts, after all.
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Phil Leigh;186009 Wrote:
? - I'm confused. My Sony DVD player upsamples DVD to 1080i and outputs
to HDMI...am I missing a subtlety?
It was legendary for a few months before everybody else offered this
too. I have an Oppo too -it is (was?) good value.
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX
interface introduces
noise into a system, noise which will depend on the wires, the way the
wires connect and what's hanging on the other end of the wires.
Reviewers everywhere seems almost universally technically challenged,
unfortunately. (At least when it comes to the digital world.)
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P Floding
mmg_fan;185487 Wrote:
Why does MF make 'limited production' units?
Because it sells well.
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to happen in
small time slots, rather than continously.
Seems this aspect of noise generation was overlooked when the specs
were drawn up.
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you ask me
a perfectly legitimate question.
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, and then another, and so on.
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you dilute the exclusivity.
I'm not saying this is wrong, just that marketing tactics may have
portrayed the initial Nuvista stuff as far more exclusive than it ended
up being.
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P Floding
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you ask me
funny how marketing was done with fantastic
exclusivity which then turned to well, sort of exclusive.
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to a bad cable? Have you
tried different cables, and also using different inputs on the TacT?
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interconnection method gives
results that vary depending on cabling, etc, etc.
And since this is the audiophile section, after all, I'd question the
quality of a USB to TOSLINK converter. But I could be wrong.. Any links
to suitable such converters?
Rgds
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't
I want it
to -more analogue! I transcode on the server. (FF and RW are almost
useless anyway.)
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if it makes you happy :)
I take it from your explanations that you don't bother mucking about
with the recorded sound then? That would be a good thing.
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you ask me
in the technology though. My experience is limited to
an M-Audio (normally very good IMHO) USB DAC. YMMV.
Huh?
I find the SB roboust. When did I say anything else?
And when did I ever mention tinkering with my computer?
I barely touch it..
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No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask
Phil Leigh;185029 Wrote:
I wasn't replying to YOU PF! I was replying to regalma!
Oh.. You quoted me..
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P Floding
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you ask me.)
P Floding's
work? Because if you are running a synchronous environment
with a distributed master clock, all what has been said about using ONLY
SPDIF is not applicable at all.
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P Floding
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you ask me
slimserver plugin ;-)
The problem with the software approach is not how to construct a
correct HDCD decoded signal (and store it), but how to get that signal
out of the computer into your hifi. You need a good sound card that
surpasses 16/44 enough to let the HDCD processing shine through.
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P
to it without
having to put on my nerd hat and troubleshoot a problem, even if it is
only occasionally.
Anyone want to buy a wireless SB2?
Sure!
How much, and where are you? (I'm in the UK)
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P Floding
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you ask me
of the effects of _random_ jitter have little
significance when it comes to correlated jitter. There are other issues
with the test you are refering to -such as the simulation of jitter
effects.
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you ask me
that point...
Your last point is not quite true nowdays, with ASRC and other
asynchrounous digital domain processing going on.
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P Floding
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you ask me.)
P
audio is badly engineered from the very
start since jitter effects weren't understood at the time of designing
the SPDIF interface. Today we live with at variety of equipment with
varying susceptibility to SPDIF jitter.
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P Floding
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the flaws inherent to the old SPDIF
system.
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about what
is possible, but what they think is the current state of things.
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: Are you using one of the iPod-style transmitters, or
something more powerful?
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and then convert it back to
analog? By doing this it effectively nullifies the Transporter DAC.
A lot of surround processors do this. It's the cheaper way of doing it,
and it is good enough for most purposes.
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you
to the original. (Since the
power to the video circuitry is turned off, no video signals
are output while this mode is selected.)
Also, Pure Audio can be used with digital sources according to the
table on page 59.
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P Floding
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you ask
make the logical
error of assuming that so has been done in all modern audio equipment.
This is simply not true.
A one-box solution, like the SB, solves this problem, but it would be
nice if SPDIF-usage was better implemented.
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spooley;184807 Wrote:
P Floding - I just read that section of the manual as well. Its not
really very clear. So I called Integra's support line and the tech I
spoke said that if there is an analog feed, there would be no
processing and the signal would go out directly as analog
their audibility tests for various
filter side-effects.
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you ask me.)
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ears, no
less, and here *you of all people* are telling him his test is flawed.
That's rich.
No, you are not supposed to believe anything.
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me
in a system
(*Audio DiffMaker*, sort of a play on the Unix diff command, I
suppose):
http://theaudiocritic.com/blog/index.php?op=ViewArticlearticleId=35blogId=1
There is nothing new about this method.
It's a bit embarrassing for them that they claim it is new.
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P Floding
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in
music...
Would you like to qualify that, or do you mean that all DACs and other
digital-input equipment are independent of digital source quality?
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