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...and the extreme high frequencies are
measured (I use Fuzzmeasure for the Mac and a DBX mic with Presonus
Firebox audio device, both calibrated). Oh: I turn 41 in a couple of
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of these issues.
It really is all quite shameless.
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equal or less money.
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, that lovely
Stereophile account of a simple test that amounted to placing a pizza
box support, I think painted silver, on top of a CD player. Listeners,
prompted to the magical quality of the tweak, loved what they heard.
The power of psychology...
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to sleep (not that the SB3 doesn't pretty much do that).
Projected cost around two grand.
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Moreover, maybe also test it not only to something like the ML but with
a more pedestrian DAC, like a Lavry or Benchmark (ie, sub $1,000).
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invention
since the Tivo. (I don't like sliced bread. Could live entirely
without it.) Not a day goes by that I am not tickled pink to have such
a high quality playback device in my system.
David
Hey, better than Tivo -- it's cheaper!
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the very
best.)
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similar. Anyway, I just didn't see any advantage to it.
But, hey, now that the Mac OS allows easy dual-booting, maybe I can
give the real thing a try.
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were clean.
Thoughts? Recommendations?
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power
supply works pretty well. I bought an Elpac, just for curiosity, and
there was no difference. Want a difference? Use a really nice DAC and
maybe upgrade your speakers.
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of proof, and, alas, of civility, is
on you. After all, you're the one touting the object...
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.
There is several who would like your work/product, but are too selfish
and snobby to produce such desired product for others.
But yet have time to criticize others or doing so. But yet what can we
expect from these pencil necked text book reading geeks?
Then you have Highdudgeon who believes his
additional proof, say with academic
backing, that such differences as might exist would actually be
audible, to say nothing of dramatic.
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slither off into the world of snake oil and secrecy.
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at anyone and was certainly not meant to be denigrating of any
particular product.
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A vintage Carver would be very nice and right in the price range -- and
quite competitive with far more expensive audiophile amps.
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Skunk Wrote:
Have you even read much about the Lawry's? It's touted as a 'feast for
the senses', probably well worth the money: http://www.lawrys.com/
Bah-rump, tcha!
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Sean,
Would SD consider providing an AES/EBU ouput, either as standard or as
an option?
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But it does shed some light on the McIntosh product (ridiculous!) and
other 'big box' music servers...
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., a neutral factor.
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-blind tests, under
conditions that would optimize listening, have input from psychologists
as to length of exposure, etc., and give us the results.
Sean: maybe Slim Devices could conduct some such tests...?!
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and friends who've
heard my system tend to be impressed and leave the door ordering
Squeezeboxes, too. (Seriously. A pal of mine is selling off a $4k EC
CDP and keeping a Squeezebox.)
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Well said.
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comparison; wish I could pop in from the left
coast.
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Amen to all the above.
And, yeah, the 5% can be, well, just 5% or a 5% that really
counts...excellent point!
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You know a high-end company, like, say, McIntosh, would charge two or
three times as much. Hell, they already do, and you don't even get the
amp and you do get a cheesy menu that requires a television.
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Patrick -- NOW I get it. That's a sexy set up for the Squeezebox and
the amp. Do you have more pictures and specs anywhere? Available in
the states, price, etc? Could be fabulous for a second system or
whatever.
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would make the point moot. And,
you're still looking at a lot less money than an audiophile DAC...with
an easy way to upgrade to a later SB or DAC down the road.
Kudos Slim Devices!
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effective, to invest time in careful
speaker placement rather than throwing an additional $5,700 at a
fancier transport...
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Tyler, thanks -- this is great. You're right, of course, about the
internal circuitry, but this is better thank nothing. I wonder if one
of our locals can do this...
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stereo
imaging, and 2) a lot less than we think actually happens down there!
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Carl,
I think a subwoofer is essential with the Quads -- the REL is an
obviously and good choice.
Enjoy!
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Carl,
Those are beautiful speakers, in every way. I've had the 988s and 989s
in my house, but, alas, the family was not pleased. I barely get by
with the large boxes I now have...but I like them about as well.
Still, almost nothing images like a Quad.
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signal) and XLR outputs for audio (as above, allowing really long cable
runs). I wonder if anyone does and can do these mods for a reasonable
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with something like this anytime soon -- unless they create an
audiophile edition for a lot more money -- I'm wondering if the SB
can be adapted for true balanced operation without costing a fortune.
Or, whether it can be done at all?
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, it is not
surprising to hear that small tweaks make huge differences.
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Michael,
BINGO!!!
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Hey, how do you use your attenuators? Just set them to a fixed setting
and then control the volume on the SB3, I take it?
I'm thinking of ditching my own preamp and going this route.
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, well-built, and discrete?
They only have 10 drivers, as opposed to the 12 woofers on my harbeth
M40s, and they are far smaller. They work together well -- a real
bargain.
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I think retail is around seven hundred or so. I got mine used. One was
a steal at $425 and another somewhat less so at $500.
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A test tone at twenty cycles, at volume and for enough time to take a
few measurements with an SPL meter leaves me feeling sick.
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to have AES/EBU for the digital
out.
Thanks, though...glad to know other people are thinking about it and
working with it.
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rather huge (for me)
Harbeths. With stands, that's 150lbs per speaker. The SB3 is simply a
wonderful device.
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being upset for having been kicked off a reputable audio forum by
one of the major forces in audio criticism...point, set, match. I'm
chuckling.
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, grand. Others might choose
otherwise.
As if you can't tell...I'm from the objectivist camp...
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off base, it's
not even funny.
Whatever. I have a terrific system and you need an attitude check.
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worse.
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others that I know, in getting him booted off that forum for bad
behavior. Can you say resentment? I sure can!
Anyhoo, no flames from me and I do appreciate your input.
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Thanks for the refereeing, Kevin -- as always, from your technical
assistance to more personal matters, your input is greatly valued.
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Let's see...ahem. Okay, now that everyone has read the entire thread:
Who started this? Who began with the insults, baiting, teasing
whatever?
That's right. Dan himself. Lord, may he get a life.
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like you do.
Have a nice life -- and try to get a grip on your ennui and
free-floating anger and sense of inferiority.
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perfection.
Having said THAT...you can bet your last dollar that I will keep
experimenting with DACs. I just have to!
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, by the way. It is nice to talk about these
things without fighting!
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software for the
mac, along with appropriate cabling, etc. Oh, and a pair of ACI Force
subs, crossed over at 45hz (small but effective...and great to crank
for DVDs).
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.
PS, it is built like a tank. Can't say that about Behringer.
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with balanced outputs
(handy for really long interconnect runs)???
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price. The Squeezebox is just that good.
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system or just
a straight-up graphic EQ combined with a reasonable mic and room
measurement software. It works. A 3db somewhere meaningful makes far
more of a difference -- and is cheaper -- than playing guessing games
with horrendously overpriced cables.
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. It's the
Bybee filter. When you see those two words together...and can see
someone who has been taken for a ride, wants to be taken for a ride, or
wants to take you for a ride.
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. It does boil down to the to me
question, in the end, and, to me, my system is very satisfying and some
subtle issues bug me less than others. A lot of these things are
downright subjective, after all.
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the analog
outs going to one preamp input and the digital out to the DAC to
another preamp input). Right now I'm living without an outboard
DAC...and not really missing anything. Electronics by Bel Canto and
Carver, speakers by Harbeth ($9,000 speakers at that).
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worth the extra thousand...? Good question. The
same money invested in CDs would probably be more fun.)
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There really should be some sort of alert.
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Okay, this has happened with several albums. I've tried rescanning.
I've even tried dumping the library and scanning anew. Here's what
happens:
1. On the Slim Server access window, the album's songs are displayed in
order. Great.
2.
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device aimed at mastering
studios and costing a grand, it had better be good. Thing is, as I
mentioned, it does not present a particular improvement over my CD
playe. So, worth a grand? Hard to say...
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of 24/96 sources in the
commercial sector. Pity, though.
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and there, of Apple Lossless.
Personally, it doesn't seem like I'm losing anything at all...but
opinions are always welcome; I've only just begun this process.
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Hi -- I just purchased a new Maxtor 300gb (279 usable) HD for use with
my SB3. Question: how many CDs, of average length, say, will fit on
the thing?
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are easily amongst the most
revealing, detailed speakers in the world, and I have them positioned
very, very carefully.
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Okay, I've dramatically -- dramatically -- improved my signal strength.
1.
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, the question is this: with the Airport Express and the SB3 so close
together...would things be even better if I just used an ethernet patch
between them? I'm guessing it's six of one and half a dozen of
another, but, hey, every little improvement counts!
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Okay, flat-out, here's the question/problem:
I stupidly upgraded to iTunes 6. Then, I bought my SB3. Then, I
find I can no longer strip DRM.
Anyone know of a work-around?
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Burning to CD and re-ripping will actually work?!
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and effectively does away with jitter.
The question, of course, is can we here this? Personally, I think the
SB3 is just scary good and, at three hundred bucks, the most outrageous
bargain in audio.
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another base station, placing it where
the Airport Express stands, and then moving the airport express behind
the SB3. Might be overkill, but, hey...if anything, I should be able
to carry a laptop anywhere in the house.
Thoughts?
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is keeping
up with some very expensive CD players...and that's BEFORE putting the
DAC in front of it.
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, comments and thoughts on an external power supply? Worth it?
And, surely, there must be a commercial unit available that would be
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