Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Shilling for Dollars

2013-08-27 Thread SteveEast
It's strange. When I was young all I cared about was the music. Then as I got older, the equipment became more and more important and the music less so. Now I seem to have come full circle and it's the music that matters once again. And, let's face it, you can buy an awful lot more music when

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Agggghh Transporter gone

2010-10-01 Thread SteveEast
Of course, if you ever lived under Concorde's take-off flight path you're probably quite happy it's no more. I have to assume the sound of a Transporter is much more pleasant! Steve. -- SteveEast Home: 3*SB3 (1 dead), 1*Touch, 1*Boom, 4*Radio running 7.5.1 on Acer Aspire easyStore H340 WHS

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What are you feeding your Transporter?

2010-07-29 Thread SteveEast
are they? Steve. -- SteveEast Home: 3*SB3, 1*Boom, 4*Radio running 7.4.1 on Acer Aspire easyStore H340 WHS. Cabin: 1*Touch running 7.5.0 on itself. SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hum and Hiss

2009-04-27 Thread SteveEast
And try switching off any halogen lamps you might have - these can cause hum. Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Nothing but distortion/static when SB is connected to digital input of CDP

2009-04-02 Thread SteveEast
to the Supernova. FWIW, no explicit mention of an SB2 though. Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61980

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Burn in time?

2009-02-27 Thread SteveEast
What a great opportunity for Logitech to send Mr Leigh a brand spanking new TP so he can run his Audio DiffMaker tests on it as it burns in... Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Q: 'Alternative' CD formats..SACD, HDCD, XRCD

2008-04-06 Thread SteveEast
but still give us our spacial cues (think of how you can actually hear objects/space when you close your eyes or have the lights out even though they aren't emitting sound). This is wrong. FLAC is lossless. You're not losing anything from the original WAV. Steve. -- SteveEast

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where is the Phase at the Transporters Connector?

2008-03-26 Thread SteveEast
having a polarised plug doesn't always help! Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45195

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Here is why no FF/RW

2007-07-09 Thread SteveEast
accurate, but you can easily move within the song (end first quarter, halfway through, a few mins from the end type of thing) It doesn't seem to work on transcoded tracks, though. Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-28 Thread SteveEast
Pat Farrell;211511 Wrote: This is the Audiophile forum, not the corporate whining forum. Its the music that matters. In this forum? I thought it was the equipment that mattered! :) Steve. -- SteveEast

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Dealer for Lovan Stands

2007-06-25 Thread SteveEast
According to http://www.lovanusa.com/dealers.php We currently do not have Lovan distributors in Canada. However you can order directly from us. Retail dealer pricing are the same for both US and Canada. Steve. -- SteveEast

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 interference due to titanium dental implant?

2007-05-10 Thread SteveEast
And thanks to TD for setting it up. Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35150

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] FLAC Encoder recommendations - and a Winamp impression

2007-02-03 Thread SteveEast
bought, and I can't see that operation being successful 10 years down the line! You can use QTFairUse6 to strip the DRM from iTunes purchased music with no loss of audio quality. http://www.hymn-project.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1553 Steve. -- SteveEast

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: ok, may be i am just crazy, but how can i be so lucky

2007-01-18 Thread SteveEast
Are you sure the WMA lossless files are being transcoded to FLAC or WAV and not MP3? Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Nova Physics: Let the Fur Fly

2007-01-13 Thread SteveEast
on memory as huge blocks that the purified music information must be written around, causing obvious delays in reading contiguous portions of the music on memory I love the obvious delays. Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: AppleTV

2007-01-10 Thread SteveEast
. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31480 ___ audiophiles mailing list

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeeze Box in People magazine: top product for guys!

2006-12-01 Thread SteveEast
I'd guess opaqueice was just following on in the same style as the original post. Certainly didn't strike me that it was meant to be insulting. Steve. -- SteveEast SB3=wires=stuff=more wires=speakers. SteveEast's

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophilia as a religion?

2006-11-23 Thread SteveEast
andy_c;157085 Wrote: Ah yes. Your post got me thinking about the how the theory of gravity has been refuted by intelligent falling. See the link below. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512 Love it! Steve. -- SteveEast SB3=wires=stuff=more wires=speakers

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: xmod :)

2006-10-05 Thread SteveEast
tyler_durden;143113 Wrote: I wonder if any of the modders have worked out the changes to improve it even more!?! TD Yup, just send them your Xmod + $2500 and they'll send you a Transporter. Steve. -- SteveEast

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: xmod :)

2006-10-03 Thread SteveEast
Only $80 AND it has a knob! Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28260

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Is slimdevices planning a scale-down version of the transporter?

2006-10-03 Thread SteveEast
that an audiophile would want. Pat, Can you explain why, please? Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28246

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Is slimdevices planning a scale-down version of the transporter?

2006-10-03 Thread SteveEast
Wow, two successive posts that agree with each other. A record for this thread! Thanks, Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter analog out questions

2006-09-29 Thread SteveEast
currently playing (in iTunes) or to a group of selected tracks on which you've done Get Info. Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter analog out questions

2006-09-29 Thread SteveEast
gharris999;141107 Wrote: Am I missing something? Does iTunes support FLAC now? Or are you guys talking about embedded cover art for ALAC files? Sorry, no FLAC. I guess I was being too specific in answering the question. Steve. -- SteveEast