Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Changing your linear pwr supply for the Duet

2008-03-10 Thread atkinsonrr
I believe when I checked, the voltage coming off the transformer is 9 volts. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS (original) Speakers with Outboard Crossovers

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Changing your linear pwr supply for the Duet

2008-03-09 Thread atkinsonrr
, but that's as far as my limited electronic neurons take me... -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS (original) Speakers with Outboard Crossovers

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Personal Introductions: Please Make This a Sticky!

2006-11-29 Thread atkinsonrr
sciences, I know there are ways to tease out objective measures for that which is wholistic and subjective. If and when that happens, we can all live in peace, as the subjective and the objective will have been reconciled. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Wanted to Buy: Modded PS for SB3

2006-11-28 Thread atkinsonrr
great and I know I just felt a little better knowing it had this huge reserve headroom in terms of amperage draw. When I get back to Montana I hope to use it on my SB-3. If I remember I'll attempt an A-B test and let you all know. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter review

2006-11-28 Thread atkinsonrr
territory. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS (original) Speakers with Outboard Crossovers

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There must be a better way for this forum to operate.

2006-11-28 Thread atkinsonrr
of the doubt - I'm often negative - I'm selfish Even tho repetitive I have to say this is right on. Heck I'll even admit to having the same annoying traits plus some we wont go into here... :=) Thanks Jon -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter review

2006-11-28 Thread atkinsonrr
that we could all endorse. Now THAT would be worth the energy! -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS (original) Speakers with Outboard Crossovers

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter review

2006-11-28 Thread atkinsonrr
empirical as well. Unfortunately, I dont think we have found it yet. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS (original) Speakers with Outboard Crossovers

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There must be a better way for this forum to operate.

2006-11-27 Thread atkinsonrr
would care! -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS (original) Speakers with Outboard Crossovers

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There must be a better way for this forum to operate.

2006-11-26 Thread atkinsonrr
to positive behavior would be to assume positive intent on the part of the person you are responding to. It really does work. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS (original

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There must be a better way for this forum to operate.

2006-11-26 Thread atkinsonrr
find that whiny or childish, all I can do is encourage a moment of reflection on your part. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS (original) Speakers with Outboard

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There must be a better way for this forum to operate.

2006-11-26 Thread atkinsonrr
!!! I for one would like to try your system for self-moderating. Sounds interesting. I have never seen it operate tho. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There must be a better way for this forum to operate.

2006-11-26 Thread atkinsonrr
to know each other in a more personal way could be helpful. I think this is a great idea. I too wonder how much rude or inflammatory behavior that happens in forums like this would continue if folks actually knew each other, or were sitting face to face. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There must be a better way for this forum to operate.

2006-11-26 Thread atkinsonrr
tomjtx;157688 Wrote: Would this be analogous to a 12 steppe program? Would it be an attenuater with .5 RDB steps (rudeness decibels)? I like the idea, as long as I can make jokes. :-) Hi... ah... er... I... I-I'm Rob and I-I'm an Audiophile Mass response: Hi, Rob! -- atkinsonrr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There must be a better way for this forum to operate.

2006-11-26 Thread atkinsonrr
that believe the Chinese hate women and routinely kill their girl babies. Some that believe female fetuses are routinely sold in street stalls in Beijing as delicasies. I only wish they could see the overt love, pride and devotion chinese friends of mine heap on their daughters. -- atkinsonrr Transporter

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There must be a better way for this forum to operate.

2006-11-26 Thread atkinsonrr
should overwork this, tho. Shouldnt noodle it to death. Lets just do it. At least if will have two takers! -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS (original

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: There must be a better way for this forum to operate.

2006-11-26 Thread atkinsonrr
totoro;157705 Wrote: 12 steppes? can I be Genghis? :) SEE!! SEE!! First a GANG and now a HORDE. I figure we should give everyone on the Audiophile forum a season pass on spelling. Esp. as they might not be native in English. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Room Correction Hope for Mac?

2006-11-26 Thread atkinsonrr
that horsepower. I am thinking I could totally devote one drive to music and devote the other to everything else and have a really clean set-up. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] There must be a better way for this forum to operate.

2006-11-25 Thread atkinsonrr
little light. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS (original) Speakers with Outboard Crossovers

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Good entry level speakers

2006-11-15 Thread atkinsonrr
in stores, but they seem to carry on this tradition. In planar speakers, Martin Logans. -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Room Correction Hope for Mac?

2006-11-15 Thread atkinsonrr
Appreciate the suggestion tho. I read the overview at Ludd.Luth.se Looks like it is prob very good at what it does, but over my head as to how to configure on my Mac. Any other suggestions? Will Inguz work with Virtual PC--Anyone tried it? -- atkinsonrr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Room Correction Hope for Mac?

2006-11-14 Thread atkinsonrr
I have Inguz envy. After reading all the posts here about it, I'm bummed. Will we have Inguz for Mac at some point? Is there anything comparable that works on Mac? Will Inguz work using Virtual PC on the Mac? So little time...so many questions... -- atkinsonrr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Digital room correction on Linux

2006-10-19 Thread atkinsonrr
Is there any digital room correction scheme that will work on MAC? Failing that, will the digital room correction written to work on Windows work using Virtual PC on the Mac? -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Science and audiophilia

2006-10-07 Thread atkinsonrr
. Not reading what other people post, pedantic lecturing, boasting, mine's bigger than yours, put downs Why not just have a food fight or a farting contest, it would probably be more fun. -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter: Confused about volume control

2006-10-02 Thread atkinsonrr
Super Q-- The selectable attenuation feature in Transporter only operates on the unbalanced outs. That's why I specified in the parens that I am using balanced outs. The Rothwells put the attenuation on the amplifier end of the cable, also, which I think is a good thing? -- atkinsonrr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: The modifying crowd and the Transporter

2006-10-02 Thread atkinsonrr
for the cloak of Science. I think I am old enough to remember before there was such a thing a THD. After reading some of his later posts in disbelief, I decided to just save my breath. It's a waste of lather to shave a jackass. -- atkinsonrr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporters have arrived!

2006-10-02 Thread atkinsonrr
anything braided copper going phono to phono ;) -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27857

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: The modifying crowd and the Transporter

2006-10-01 Thread atkinsonrr
Ideas to Implement -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28080

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: The modifying crowd and the Transporter

2006-10-01 Thread atkinsonrr
Those that separate the world into two kinds of people; and those that don't. My favorite, I couldn't resist. -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Why does it sound better?

2006-10-01 Thread atkinsonrr
. -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28126 ___ audiophiles mailing

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter: Confused about volume control

2006-10-01 Thread atkinsonrr
rationale for why attenuation in 24 bits will not affect sound? Anyone? -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter: Confused about volume control

2006-10-01 Thread atkinsonrr
also have a PDF chart that shows resistance values equated to db at different voltage and impedance. So, if 10db does not get it close to a zero setting, I should be able to get it dialed in by changing out resistors in the Rothwells. -- atkinsonrr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: The modifying crowd and the Transporter

2006-09-30 Thread atkinsonrr
... -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28080 ___ audiophiles mailing list

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporters have arrived!

2006-09-29 Thread atkinsonrr
that the Transporter should be about a PERFECT match driving most power amps. -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27857

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ideas? New Approach to Tweaking? (Transporter)

2006-09-28 Thread atkinsonrr
the IEC input with a filtered IEC input -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27994

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter, Inside Out

2006-09-28 Thread atkinsonrr
, etc. As you have a SOTA DAC sitting side by side with Transporter, its a unique opportunity. -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporters have arrived!

2006-09-28 Thread atkinsonrr
direct into Quicksilver V4 Mono Tube Amps and then Vandersteen 5A's. -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What if one piggybacked the DAC chips?

2006-09-26 Thread atkinsonrr
guys at SD tried or considered using multiple AKM4396's per channel? If so, what were your findings? -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: How Best To Attenuate Balanced Outs?

2006-09-21 Thread atkinsonrr
quality resistor or two placed somewhere At the Endler (sales) site, I did find info that says the attenuation is better done at the amplifier end. Also Endler says that 4K series resistance sounds the best. BTW I could not get the DIY link to work. -- atkinsonrr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: How Best To Attenuate Balanced Outs?

2006-09-21 Thread atkinsonrr
or crossovers (I have line-level crossovers that sit ahead of the amp inputs) and change the resistors there. Seems that might be 'cleaner' still. -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How Best To Attenuate Balanced Outs?

2006-09-20 Thread atkinsonrr
or inside the amp chassis and after the interconnects? -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27616

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 1K Balanced impedance

2006-09-17 Thread atkinsonrr
leaders in the great cyber knowledge base out there. If their stuff doesnt sound good with Transporter, rightly or wrongly, Transporter will quickly get the reputation of not sounding good, period. -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter questions

2006-09-14 Thread atkinsonrr
to deliver that optimal full-bodied sound with drive and dynamics. For instance, is it a certain amp/interconnect combined impedance, etc? -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter questions

2006-09-14 Thread atkinsonrr
up to 25 vrms output as it does not apply to my situation. Good to know though, as Phil's comments would apply if (as in Phil's experience) one has power amps that are unusually low in sensitivity or unusually high in impedance. -- atkinsonrr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter Driving 2m Interconnects OK?

2006-09-14 Thread atkinsonrr
amps. -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27364

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter Driving 2m Interconnects OK?

2006-09-13 Thread atkinsonrr
constricted like a passive preamp (in my experience, they tend to sound less dymamic or lively)? Finally, are there any setting that can be optimized for longer cables (I will be using the balanced outputs)? -- atkinsonrr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter Driving 2m Interconnects OK?

2006-09-13 Thread atkinsonrr
. I got spooked reading a thread in this forum from a day or two ago that talked about the problems with digital volume controls and seemed to indicate the Transporter would behave much like a passive preamp. But you are saying it is active and should sound like an active preamp? -- atkinsonrr

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter questions

2006-09-13 Thread atkinsonrr
of interconnect. Please clarify. BTW I am NOT a techie so pls be gentle with me -- atkinsonrr atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php