Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Which Squeezebox combo as a decent primary source?

2010-07-20 Thread Rangdo
door. It's the sound that comes out that counts. -- Rangdo GRONDA GRONDA SBT Benchmark DAC1 SimAudio Moon i5.3RS PMC OB1i Rangdo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5238 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 48/24 FLAC/WAV issue with SB3

2007-08-23 Thread Rangdo
Off-hand I can't remember the number, but I raised this as a bug a few months ago. There haven't been any recent updates so I guess it's way down the shopping list. -- Rangdo GRONDA GRONDA SB 2 [Stereovox XV2] Benchmark DAC1 [NVA Soundpipe] Bel Canto S300iu [Chord Rumour 4] MA GR20

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Importing Bel Canto to th UK

2007-05-13 Thread Rangdo
? -- Rangdo GRONDA GRONDA SB 2 [Stereovox XV2] Benchmark DAC1 [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus Pre Xvs [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus X-Power [Chord Rumour 4] MA GR20 Rangdo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5238

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Importing Bel Canto to th UK

2007-05-13 Thread Rangdo
I know for my integrated, even if I get stung for full duty it'll still be way lower than the UK price. £1899 over here, yet £770 inc PP from the States :| -- Rangdo GRONDA GRONDA SB 2 [Stereovox XV2] Benchmark DAC1 [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus Pre Xvs [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus X-Power [Chord

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Importing Bel Canto to th UK

2007-05-13 Thread Rangdo
Excellent, thanks :) -- Rangdo GRONDA GRONDA SB 2 [Stereovox XV2] Benchmark DAC1 [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus Pre Xvs [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus X-Power [Chord Rumour 4] MA GR20 Rangdo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DRM lessons from the Squeezebox

2007-05-10 Thread Rangdo
willyhoops;200946 Wrote: So you think that 2% of the CD sale price does to the artist if they are lucky. I think you've mis-interpreted, the point being made is only a fraction of the CD cost actually goes to the artist - NOT that servies thinks the artist should only get 2%. -- Rangdo

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DRM lessons from the Squeezebox

2007-05-10 Thread Rangdo
it and received his CD yesterday. 2 sales from an illegal download - someone's benefitted there, artist, record company, Amazon, etc. -- Rangdo GRONDA GRONDA SB 2 [Stereovox XV2] Benchmark DAC1 [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus Pre Xvs [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus X-Power [Chord Rumour 4] MA GR20

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DRM lessons from the Squeezebox

2007-05-10 Thread Rangdo
only buy 'Now That's What I Call Music 199' compilation albums as they're only interested, generally, in 1 track by any particular artist. Most of them are here today, gone tomorrow, manufactured pap - it's a stretch to call them artists (well, maybe p155 artists!!). -- Rangdo GRONDA GRONDA

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DRM lessons from the Squeezebox

2007-05-10 Thread Rangdo
willyhoops;201036 Wrote: actually from a major national uk newspaper! Oh well, if it's in a UK newspaper it must be true then, the papers never tell porkies do they ;) -- Rangdo GRONDA GRONDA SB 2 [Stereovox XV2] Benchmark DAC1 [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus Pre Xvs [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus X

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linn Records now doing FLAC

2007-05-07 Thread Rangdo
I'm still using SS 6.5 (not needed to upgrade yet) - does the latest SB firmware (81?) have any issues working with 6.5 as I'd like to grab some of the 24/88.2 tracks from Linn? -- Rangdo GRONDA GRONDA SB 2 [Stereovox XV2] Benchmark DAC1 [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus Pre Xvs [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linn Records now doing FLAC

2007-05-04 Thread Rangdo
At the risk of being a bit thick, the studio master FLACs say 24/88.2, not 24/96? Am I missing something? -- Rangdo GRONDA GRONDA SB 2 [Stereovox XV2] Benchmark DAC1 [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus Pre Xvs [NVA Soundpipe] Cyrus X-Power [Chord Rumour 4] MA GR20

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DRM lessons from the Squeezebox

2007-05-02 Thread Rangdo
that until recently downloading 4-9GB has been pretty much unfeasible for the majority and dual-layer DVD+/-R prices are only now starting to drop to reasonable prices, leaving the best option to-date being a re-compressed movie with most features stripped to squeeze onto a 4GB disk. -- Rangdo

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] CD Treatments?

2007-02-27 Thread Rangdo
So does anyone actually enjoy listening to their music and not their system any more ;) -- Rangdo Gronda Gronda Rangdo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5238 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] CD Treatments?

2007-02-27 Thread Rangdo
You mean a thread that starts out asking about CD treatment, morphs into cosmic rays, flipped bits, etc, etc. I'm just happy I'm not so sensitive to pick up all these audible differences :D -- Rangdo Gronda Gronda

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Need to brighten sound of new SB3 -- Transporter or DAC?

2007-01-12 Thread Rangdo
. And I found streaming raw WAV did liven/brighten up the sound somewhat, obviously it's my opinion only and you're welcome to try the same or not but you don't need to be so damned rude about it. Oh, sorry, I just don't understand :| -- Rangdo Gronda Gronda

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Need to brighten sound of new SB3 -- Transporter or DAC?

2007-01-11 Thread Rangdo
for the DAC1, fantastic bit of kit, improved further with a Stereovox XV2 coax cable. I'm generally a cable agnostic having heard little to no difference on analogue cables but this one produced a marked difference :) -- Rangdo Gronda Gronda

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter as external DAC - which cable?

2006-10-16 Thread Rangdo
in various analogues yet such marked difference in digitals but hey ho, it's all sounding good :) -- Rangdo Rangdo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5238 View this thread: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Mods for SB3

2006-10-10 Thread Rangdo
Can never find any price information regarding these mods - is it meant to be secretive? -- Rangdo Rangdo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5238 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Mods for SB3

2006-10-10 Thread Rangdo
milanlad;144888 Wrote: If you mean the SB2+ then it costs £1000 :o - not something I'll be getting done for a while!! -- Rangdo Rangdo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5238 View this thread

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: UK Mods for SB3

2006-10-10 Thread Rangdo
afblaster;144889 Wrote: Rangdo No secret afaik, it's £800 for the SB+ with digital output only, and £1000 for the SB+ with analogue and digital outputs. I guess I just like to be able to see a price on the website rather than ring to find out - a symptom of the modern instant info age

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: DVD Audio ripping

2006-10-07 Thread Rangdo
I'm hoping to be doing just this over the weekend (assuming my disks arrive today). I'm only interested in the stereo 96/24 tracks but I trawled the web last night and got the relevent proggies ;) so I'm all set!! -- Rangdo

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeezebox Class D!

2006-09-19 Thread Rangdo
I'd be keen to know the answer to this too, especially as I've got a DAC1 on order and looking at cables ;) Although with your example of EIDE there is error checking going on while for audio digital the signal just drops out of the end of the cable assumed error-free. -- Rangdo