Still, what about your goats?
Skunk;157187 Wrote:
I didn't have any problems ripping via EAC and playing on SB3,
plus I don't have a transporter- so I'm not sure what you're talking
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tomjtx;157261 Wrote:
It's obviously P. Flodings fault. Surely we all agree on that.
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P Floding;157290 Wrote:
Yeah, well, try to keep it short and concise, and I might read it next
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Once she, or whomever it will be, is your wife, it will be a compliment.
Only now it will refer to time taken..
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the wall as possible, and toe them in
so that you are listening on-axis. You do realize, yes, that Quads are
designed to be aimed directly at your ears? This will make a
difference.
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highdudgeon - thanks for telling me about Allison's rule which sounds
interesting. The problem I
is a lot easier when you can laugh about it.
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...
Let's see, there's taste (chocolaty, with cinnamon overtones and a
smooth finish, I think), talent, superior intelligence, extraordinary
hearing acuity, good-looks (thanks, P Farrell), wealth (preferrably
inherited- everyone knows that old money is better than new), and...?
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thread. And
why stop at that? All companies could actually share a single thread for
all discussion on all subjects. That will certainly solve the problem of
people like myself asking for unfair and draconian facist moderation
measures.
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Thank goodness for Benjamin Franklin.
P Floding;157124 Wrote:
Jeezzus..
It seems that you have taken analogies and general discussions as
PERSONAL remarks directed at you!?
Well, I'm stuped for words...
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, invaluable to all of us. Not to mention your
hilaruious and, thank God, never ending little stories that really make
me laugh! Best of all, though, must be your tendency to start
name-calling with little or no provocation. I really must bow to the
master.
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and the original setup. Part of me wants to know what
the test is about and part of me wants it to continue to its conclusion
so I can get the results.
What should I do?
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that you can't boost frequencies since you may get clipping in the
digital domain, so you have to lower the volume of everything else to
achieve the same effective result?
highdudgeon - the null around 80Hz must be a room thing as you say. I
have the speakers toed in and 3ft from the back walls
last night for thinking about it. AA!
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PhatDevices and have to imprison any
protesters.
The 3rd brane is a rough place.
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entertainment center, and the room correction definitely
lowered the level of the playback a lot with the filters generated from
those sweeps. That isn't the case now.
I think highdudgeon is probably right about the need to fix the room
first, judging from my limited experience.
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transport purpose is their word clock input function, which costs
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Why do you have the polarity inverted?
PFloding is right -- your cable is probably 2nd pin hot.
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have decent equipment and I am
above
average in tech savvy. I just have too many gaps in my knowledge on
this
new area (home theater). Thanks in advance for the help.
Dan360
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is a dealer for both amps. His opinion was that they
sounded similar, but that the form factor and the build quality of the
Nuforce amps are not so great.
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speakers generally aren't available at lower prices. What the market
will bear, right...?
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. The noise issue is gone, bass is
terrific, etc. Still, I have heard better in the imaging deparment.
Hence my interest in the Ref 1000s -- I respect the company, etc.
As for the high-end roll-off, well, better that than flipping up the
top-end.
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tried
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How about sitting up with your ears at a proper level for listening?
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getting a Nokia 770 just to run my hifi...
I like the Telescope idea, or perhaps turning the Transporter upside
down.. or maybe I should just move house.
MC
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and there isn't a dealer with a
set in my area.
Why is this important? Because I need amps that will run on US and
European current. Otherwise, I'd just lug a hundred pounds of McIntosh
and call it good.
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That's a solid piece and you can probably get a good deal on a used or
demo model.
gobikey;151516 Wrote:
I like the looks and sound of this by my silver transporter.
http://www.stereophile.com/integratedamps/205krell
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great choice -- I'd go Plinius over Krell. The 9200
is a helluva piece. Pricey, though.
JackOfAll;151597 Wrote:
Give me a tube amp any day of the week! ;-)
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, haven't tried comparing.
I really did like the Rowland integrated, though.
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to Transporter and Lavry? Any comparison notes?
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led me to pursue a relationship with SD.
topa;151333 Wrote:
Have you noticed any differences in how the Lavry or TP handle bad or
noisy recordings or even lossy files like MP3? Is Hard Rock equally
enjoyable as Jazz?
Regards, Topa.
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: plug in, select digital input, hit play.
Result: electrical stuttering sound, rather loud, which lead me to
immediately turn off the device.
Why would a Lavry or Benchmark play ball with a humble DVD player but
the Transporter have an issue?
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Phil and Sean -- good ideas, I'll check into them ASAP.
Otherwise, I haven't had a hiccup -- it's a wonderful device.
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A CD works just fine. So, you're right -- must be the DTS/Dolby stuff.
Anyway to change this via firmware? IE, so that it could deal with it,
like some others? That would be great.
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that works, and then back off from there.
PhilNYC;150653 Wrote:
There are hardware attenuaters that you can set for the analog outs
inside the Transporter...
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difference components, etc., or you'll drive yourself crazy and
spend a lot more money. The Transporter has an excellent rep, it looks
cool, and it is a good value.
Coffee;150367 Wrote:
Thanks for the in-depth reply, HighDudgeon, especially your comparison
tests. I will certainly do some
not,
however, begin to compare something from Musical Fidelity to the
Benchmark or Lavry, both of which are at the cutting edge.
sleepysurf;150410 Wrote:
Highdudgeon... in fairness to everybody here, you should provide a
disclaimer that you are an authorized Transporter reseller.
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for the transporter.
For me, that's a no brainer
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recommendation, I'd say.
The TP look fits very well with my Rowland.
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:
If Mr. highdungeon is so honest why doesn't he disclose his connection
to Slim Devices?
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to
hear one once he figures it all out. OTH , I am so impressed by the TP
that I wonder if I would ever think I needed to mod it. I would
definitely have to do an AB to decide.
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for
Bolder's digital mod. I think that the stock SB is a great product but
with some room for improvement thus my interest in modifications.
Raja
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, perhaps $350 or so.
Raja
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well visually with my Rowland
gear.but if it didn't sound beter I wouldn't have bought it.
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be
problematic... is the Transpoter volume control to be avoided?? What
do people think of flying mole Power amps...
thanks Michael
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but if they gave the award to
the TP than I imagine you would be very
happy.http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/1006/bestof2006.htm
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my $2000 to celebrate
SD's success!
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. What about the power
supply issue. Why did SD change its design for the TS if it wasn't
deficient on some way? They published the scope photos, so now those
photos don't count. Very inconsistent, I must say!
Raja
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by much less less than about 0.3dB - and even
0.5dB is a relatively minor tweak. A typical desk pot (not a channel
fader) will have to cover about 15db over half its travel...you can
imagine that there's not much fine resolution to be had...
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,
I can junk the SB3 when something better comes up (like better wireless
networking). Seems to make perfect sense to me.
I have searched this forum and cannot find this question raised
previously. Is my logic flawed in some way?
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amount on an amp, is on very precarious grounds
criticizing the Sooloos. If people can afford to pay a lot for beauty
and sleek design, why not? At least they're getting something for
their money, unlike many things I could name in the audiophile world...
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at Magnolia and really liked them.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me. I notice
that a number of you are in the New York area- if you'd like a demo, we
can set something up.
Rob Darling
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and that the technology will
swoop by in an instand. Twelve thousand. TWELVE thousand. It's a bit
offensive.
opaqueice;149243 Wrote:
I find it amusing that audiophiles, of all people, are attacking a
product for being overpriced given its functionality. Please.
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Really nice system.
gobikey;149052 Wrote:
and set these as favorites. pretty good shortcut, but doesn't always
work.
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-- and this would mean dipping into the used market -- for
under $12k, then you've got a problem.
Slim Devices is absolutely on the right path and developing products
with good price points.
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highdudgeon;148412 Wrote:
Answered my own question -- DUH. XLR is XLR and under a different
specification. The attenuaition thing is for RCA only. Good thing my
amp takes balanced or RCA.
Anyway, if anyone is curious, I set the attenuation to -30db. That's
through the analouge outs. However is the volume control digital or
analouge at this point?
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speak american and , I
hasten to add, I don't speak British (most of my brit friends would say
we don't speak english either, we mangle it) :-)
My Spanish is better than my British.
Thank you both for taking the time.
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their stock drop on
such announcements). I did see mention that LOGI is known for making
favorable acquisitions.
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sure will benefit me, I remember reading on here once about the
possibility of using room correction on a PC before sending the digital
signal to the sb3/transporter... don't know what happened with this.
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the digital
volume control and use an external amp to boost/lower the signal?
Michael
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the volume in the preamp works differently to the SB but am not versed
significantly enough in the operation of the various types of volume
controls.
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this matter?
Anything else I can do?
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. Halfway
down and it is silent. I'm guessing that -20db might be just about
right.
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, and then back to the digital input.
This would be useful a lot of people. Right now, I use a DSP device
between the SB3 and a DAC.
Any updates as to when this might happen?
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under those conditions, and
if so which you prefer blind.
One answer to your question is an external DAC. A buffering and
re-clocking DAC like the Lavry 10 should make all digital transports
indistinguishable, and presumably it sounds at least as good as your
Denon...
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Wrote:
On Oct 14, 2006, at 10:44 PM, highdudgeon wrote:
I'll call tech support to discuss this, but they're not around until
Monday, I'm busy on Monday, and I thought 1) it would be useful to
share this information and 2) perhaps someone here knows the answer.
I am on the latest slim
Wrote:
What is the advantage of using the approach above over using DRC
software on the computer and do the correction before the Transporter?
Have you investigated www.inguzaudio.com ?
stevo
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Really nice Harbeths. Nuforce amps. Digital EQ. Lavry DA10. SB3.
Transporter
, and the Gold was clearly more resolving and notes
started and stopped with much less smear and more naturally.
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Really nice Harbeths. Nuforce amps. Digital EQ. Lavry DA10. SB3.
Transporter on the way. This is my main system. The nicest thing
was doing away with the preamp
that it would at least be as good as the Lavry and it
certainly met that criteria so I'll be getting one.
-Ben
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Really nice Harbeths. Nuforce amps. Digital EQ. Lavry DA10. SB3.
Transporter on the way. This is my main system. The nicest thing
was doing away with the preamp
, incoming jitter
processing with all the effort dedicated to preventing jitter
generation from inside Tansporter, while Lavry has three thoroughly
designed modes for different conditions. I really want to hear that I'm
wrong.
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Really nice Harbeths. Nuforce amps. Digital EQ
league, different compromises, different initial design requirements.
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Really nice Harbeths. Nuforce amps. Digital EQ. Lavry DA10. SB3.
Transporter on the way. This is my main system. The nicest thing
was doing away with the preamp. The SB3 is a perfect Transport
rack width aluminium box
with a depth of 14 inches. From a front view it is no bigger than a
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Really nice Harbeths. Nuforce amps. Digital EQ. Lavry DA10. SB3.
Transporter on the way. This is my main system. The nicest thing
was doing away with the preamp. The SB3
to 10 (0-100) instead of having it paused.
Hm... I'll try using the different power outlet for SB. I hope it helps
a bit.
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Really nice Harbeths. Nuforce amps. Digital EQ. Lavry DA10. SB3.
Transporter on the way. This is my main system. The nicest thing
was doing away
So you're saying to connect a set of analog cables (not connected to
anything else), or something like Cardas caps, even if you're using the
digital out?
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Really nice Harbeths. Nuforce amps. Digital EQ. Lavry DA10. SB3.
Transporter on the way. This is my main system
or shorting RCAs are to make the TacT better. The extra
interconnects (preferably minus any actual signal leads) are to make
the SB3-TacT interface better (much better).
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Really nice Harbeths. Nuforce amps. Digital EQ. Lavry DA10. SB3.
Transporter on the way. This is my main
detailed lecture, but read my post again, I
wrote 15kHz and up..
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Transporter is 2-3 weeks out, I'm afraid
tomjtx;143949 Wrote:
excellent post..now, how about that
transporter lavry comparison?.pretty please?
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not always be an
appropriate method of comparing gear. I think it is useful, but would
treat the results with some caution. However, I recognise that my
system of testing, by not being blind, cannot be scientific. Is there
a third way?
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were The Absolute Sound's amp of the year. I use them and
am very satisfied. Small, lightweight, they run cool, they can run on
US or European voltage, etc.
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elongated to be best (i.e. you should be
slightly further from the speakers than the speakers are apart; the
listening seat should be 1.1x to 1.25x the distance between the
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to be better than
others.
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is a personal interest, so there.
I have a personal rule: I don't spend more money on personal items than
I donate to good causes. As a rule, I donate quite a bit more, in terms
of money and volunteer time. And I still feel a bit guilty.
Pat Farrell;144087 Wrote:
highdudgeon wrote:
Amen
You're not kidding.
Most of my watches are inherited (I come from a very large family) and
some I simply will not wear out -- the sentimental value is too deep
and the monetary value too great.
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:
SB3inline attenuatorsChannel Islands monoblocks (or similar) would
make a nice compact system, if the SB3 is your only source.
If you modded the NAD yourself perhaps you could build a chipamp in an
Altoids tin.
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have made very
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are nuanced;
not so with speakers!)
jmourik;143648 Wrote:
I always forget the model number! I checked and they are model 753.
Ideally, I'd like to hear them next to the bw 803s, to really judge
the difference...
Thanks all for your input!
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Scientific researchers propose specific hypotheses as explanations of
natural phenomena
also see this page:
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