Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SeeDeClip/TxtDeClip

2009-01-09 Thread Rick B.
Thank you, Dave, for your excellent reply. I see what you mean. -- Rick B. Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SeeDeClip/TxtDeClip

2009-01-09 Thread Rick B.
nge expanders were around even 30 years ago or more. -- Rick B. ---- Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/show

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile rescues masters: collector items!

2008-11-06 Thread Rick B.
! Think progessive with very strong pop-like melodies -- Rick B. ---- Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54269 __

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] room correction / EQ is awesome!

2008-09-05 Thread Rick B.
on a computer. It comes hardwired into most recent generation A/V receivers. You place the included microphone on a tripod and measure the response in up to 8 positions. MultEQ measures up to 7.1 channels for loudness and frequency response. Each channel is then applied uniqu

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] room correction / EQ is awesome!

2008-09-04 Thread Rick B.
low away Inguz from a technical perspective as it uses multiple room measurements and has more sophisticated filtering and EQ. Check out this link that explains the differences between MultEQ and other equalisation methods: http://www.audyssey.com/faq/index.html#equalizationmethod

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] room correction / EQ is awesome!

2008-08-13 Thread Rick B.
I am amazed at the improvement that using "MultEq" in my Denon AV receiver, which also does room correction of a sort. It really smoothed out the bass response. -- Rick B. -------- Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 mediocre sound quality

2008-01-18 Thread Rick B .
nd make up for the differences somewhat. I'm not suggesting that our ears can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear but it may explain break-in beyond just the electronics. -- Rick B. ---- Rick B.'s Profile: http://

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Level matching - a cautionary tale

2007-09-21 Thread Rick B .
Very interesting. Thanks for this. -- Rick B. Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Still digitizing my vinyl

2007-09-10 Thread Rick B .
a very slow process and I > still have many records to go. > I'm curious as to why you need to burn a DVD - why not just create a FLAC directly from your wav file on the hard drive? -- Rick B. ----

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] cheap tweak revisited

2007-08-22 Thread Rick B .
Yep, they are hot water bottles. -- Rick B. Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hardware & Ripping - Help an audiogeek newbie

2007-05-09 Thread Rick B .
I'd love it if you created a new thread detailing how you created the DTS flac's from quad LP's! -- Rick B. ---- Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this threa

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Does SB3 outputs audiophile sound?

2007-04-20 Thread Rick B .
I find the SB3 analog sounds much better than my $400 CD player. -- Rick B. Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Experiments with bi-wire speaker cable

2007-04-09 Thread Rick B .
opaqueice;193700 Wrote: > No need to read any more. Opaqueice, did you read any further than the 1st page? He seems to get quite involved further in. You have to keep clicking on "Link to Next Page" to read more.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Experiments with bi-wire speaker cable

2007-04-09 Thread Rick B .
Have a look at this webpage - there are at least two links with some in-depth articles on bi-wiring: http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/cables.htm -- Rick B. Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/membe

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is it better to have the SB volume at 100%......

2007-03-06 Thread Rick B .
I agree, as I need to have the SB at full volume so that it matches the levels of my CD/DVD player. -- Rick B. Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this thread:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Better sound quality from flac's than CD's?

2007-01-02 Thread Rick B .
get a perfect rip results in a better extraction than playing a CD "on-the-fly". Is that possible? Needless to say, I'm one thrilled Squeezebox owner! -- Rick B. ---- Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevice