Didn't look to see if they ship overseas, but this is where I got mine:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/audio/6cd8/
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some recommendations about which speakers I should
consider. (My favorite music is rock.)
Thank you.
Do you have a budget?
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to encourage you not to give up but to identify where the problem really
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Consider pairing this setup with the Outlaw 1070, Denon 3806, or one of
the Marantz HT receivers, and I think you'd have a very decent,
flexible setup in your price range
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speakers.
Given the source of many of the makes-no-difference opinions though,
I've got to say if you have the patience it seems worth comparing
no-frills cable to hi-end cable. You can always sell the hi-end
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replaced.
They can also be modded (Bolder). I just got one today and am hearing
an immediately noticeable improvement over the stock Elpac PS.
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config settings, maybe plugins exist with password security? (isn't
that already in the interface?)
Maybe there's a market for someone to develop a sonos-form-factor
remote for slimserver.
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and haven't felt like switching
off, which is what I usually want to do after about 15 minutes or so.
One thing I noticed immediately about the PS is a much fatter, sturdier
cable from the wall wart to the barrel plug, and a much sturdier looking
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than the SB - is provided by a Monster HTS5100
mkII; the SB is plugged directly into the wall - it didn't sound at all
right to me plugged into the Monster. Various vibration isolation
devices sitting under stuff.
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Yep. Sounds A1.
Vastly prefer the AN to the other DACs I've tried and to the SB DAC.
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?
A cheap s/s amp (HT receiver), iirc definitely not 100k input
impedance.
I'm sure it could sound better (currently looking for a good deal on a
better amp), but compared to the systems I've heard it sounds really
good nonetheless.
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outs into unused analog ins on my receiver. Any reason to think this
could cause a problem? I was thinking it could result in improvements
along the lines of what was explained above)
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the output rating (as in, 100
watts per channel) comparable to a single stereo integrated?
Thought it might be an interesting experiment to get 4 T-amps and
connect them this way, see how it sounds :-). Way too much time on my
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amps on each speaker for low/high speaker inputs, along with some way
to jumper a stereo amp into a mono amp).
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down your choices. And then you listen. Repeat. Simple as that imo.
Perhaps obvious in the extreme. It's all I got, folks!
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are as good as what comes in many
mass market devices, but perhaps not as good as some outboard DACs, and
interconnects could be a factor as well.
Give both ways a shot and let us know what you conclude! Yours will be
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So where would one obtain some of the aforementioned magical RF Input
Shortener thingies? :-)
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Is there an amp you can plug more than one thing into? (SB + pre-outs of
an HT system's L/R, for instance)
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Someone suggested to me upgrading the clock. What does this mean
exactly, and is it advisable to try?
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?).
Have to admit, I do feel left out of the party. Sucks. But still
enjoying my (inferior, as I'm constantly reminded in these forums) SB3.
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the music to surround sound and creates an experience
that goes beyond studio quality.
And, it'll make your wife's boobies look like they did when she was 19.
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that we do not know all the laws as yet. Therefore, things must be
learned only to be unlearned again or, more likely, to be corrected.
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Seems to me - non-engineer that I am - that a higher grade component of
the same nature substituted in can only have 3 possible results:
- better sound
- worse sound
- no difference
and that only our ears can tell us whether we like the change,
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what side of the if it isn't measurable it can't make a difference
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Really interesting, balanced and informative post.
Thanks.
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I could not order one and then wait while it shipped; I would go
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mauidan;138196 Wrote:
If the Lavry is immune from jitter, why are you buying a Transporter?
Just to get on your nerves.
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think I've asked the same question
before. Sure would be nice to invest the $ into better amplification
rather than an unneeded pre-amp, as long as the gain/attenuation issues
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Would be a shame if he left for some reason after all his valuable
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Robin Bowes;138539 Wrote:
joncourage wrote:
And what has happened to Robin Bowes? His user account looks weird.
What looks weird? I post through gmane, if that's what you mean.
Would be a shame if he left for some reason after all his valuable
contribution to these forums
highdudgeon;138685 Wrote:
Published jitter at the s/pdif out for the SB3 is 50ps. Not bad...
So the SB3's jitter measurement is significantly less than all of the
high-end transports?
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liked the option of something between the
SB and the Transporter.
Figgered since others were comfortable driving from the backseat I'd
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So, I just picked up a Monster HTS5100 mkii in a good deal.
Would having such a power conditioner between the house power and the
devices be considered equivalent to having a dedicated circuit or
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all would work or even what to ask...
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Should note two other things:
the UI seems much more responsive (browsing, pausing/starting songs,
etc), and I did make some changes to the slimserver system yesterday
(stopped a bunch of services and removed a bunch of startup items).
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Bought a Kimber D-60, but sold it in favor of a much cheaper cable
bought on ebay that sounded just as good if not better to me. (If I
remember correctly the ebay seller/company was Cable Solutions, and the
cable was their top of the line Canare, I believe under $65 or so).
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my portable devices.
Won't foobar convert to wma for you (I've used it to batch-convert FLAC
to MP3 successfully)?
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SB3 Audio Note DAC 3.1x Sig
I am -so- glad I'm not burdened with the understanding of an engineer...
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SB3 Audio Note DAC 3.1x Sig Levinson 383 integrated Amphion
Argons
about 5k.
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-tech consumer market (brainless setup, pre-configured
consumer-grade bundled product), they'll have a lot of ground covered
and a cornered market.
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have you considered the Outlaw rr250?
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, not as
something to replace dacs and amps in the main rig.
I pretty much echo these thoughts, plus the remote/remote power. Since
I only use the SB for a music source, afaic the simpler the better.
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SB3
options
here:
1) A Night on Earth by the Texas polka group Brave Combo, and
2) A Night on Earth by Crazy Penis, British disco house.
I wonder which it is...
Oh, h. I was talking about the movie and the soundtrack by Tom
Waits. Never heard of the others
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that particular title flash across
their screens. May only be that one and mine!
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/transport may sound better, but pls refer to point 1 above
You. Will. Never. Go. Back.
It's that good.
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Not in Europe, but I have a Clari-T on the way and will compare it to
the Super-T once I've got it.
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since I spent that
kind of money - any money actually - on audio gear.
Building systems around an SB source should have speaker and amp and
DAC and cable manufacturers salivating.
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I use the Super-T with a pair of Totem Arro's and the sound is
fantastic. In my bedroom, room size approx 18x22, I can generally only
turn the T up a little more than halfway and keep the SB on about 7.
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Looks like the eNewsletter with the SB review is now posted for public
consumption.
http://www.stereophile.com/images/newsletter/306Bstph.html
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I readily hear an improvement over mass-market CD/DVD players. Haven't
compared to anything audiophile quality tho.
Several have, including a recent Stereophile enewsletter, and the
results have been very positive.
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- no
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Here's the bedroom system...
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perception the Ayre outperformed the SB as equivocal; he trivialized
the differences, not underscored them.
Stating simplistically that he said the Ayre performed better is
focusing on a statement out of the context, and I believe underlying
thesis, of the whole review.
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is an example of the type of new
technology driving this evolution. While the technology of the
individual parts may not be new, the way in which they've been
integrated certainly is.
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nastiness in anonymous internet forums a very discouraging sign of the
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it strikes me as worth taking note.
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(gasp, I'm hereby preempted membership in any audiophile
club I suspect), since the SB has just made the overall experience of
listening to music so much better for me.
I have a similar argument for not buying tube equipment.
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rather mix-and-match their own DAC/amp choice (or already-owned DAC,
etc). Dunno, maybe offer both. I think something along those lines
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line and Opera's,
altho I've heard neither.
The SB and Super-T also sound absolutely amazing with my Amphion
Argons. Amphion also has other speakers in their line-up, more or less
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Bedroom system:
Sonic Impact Super-T
Totem Arro's
Audioquest Viper ICs
Acoustic Research 12ga speaker cables
may try out some Speltz Anti-cables or Guerilla cables soon
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here's one worth considering
http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?cablspkr1146524168
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Speaker cables:Audioquest, bi-wired
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control and
clarity, more pleasing highs, more precise soundstage.
Given the dramatic nature of the improvement, once I have better
amplification in place I will probably go all out and spend some
serious money on high-end ICs.
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ripping and tagging schemes, etc are so cheap, flexible, and constantly
evolving.
Yes, exactly! Well said.
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of signal-chain simplicity would favor such
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Sorry, haven't investigated it as I'm in the US and ordered mine from
Allied. Just saw it on the other thread and assumed it was posted by
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(in the various threads people have posted links for obtaining
out-of-the-box linear PSs for both the UK and US; read through all the
posts and you'll find 'em. the US one is allied electronics but I
don't recall the UK one off-hand)
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(US/110v)?
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be perceivably inferior? Is the only way for a sub to be integral to
use it with full range speakers?
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