Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What Hifi tosh

2022-12-27 Thread philchillbill
P Nelson wrote: > there is one statement at the end of the article that I agree with: > "And, it bears repeating: what matters is what you hear, so if > you can't hear the difference, save yourself a whole load of trouble and > money. " They forgot to mention that if you cannot hear the differ

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Cleaning Vinyl

2021-09-07 Thread philchillbill
> Apparently ultrasonic cleaning is the new gold standard > > https://degritter.com/ > > Looks like it can make toast too while it's at it :rolleyes: philchillbill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?user

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Best server solution for sound quality?

2021-05-22 Thread philchillbill
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Best server solution for sound quality?

2021-05-22 Thread philchillbill
stosoorok wrote: > I don't want to be rude, but this is absolute rubbish as a comparison. Is it really? In both cases, the domain is purely digital. It's not until something becomes analog that there -can- be a difference. The Word document may look different when viewed on two different monito

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Best server solution for sound quality?

2021-05-22 Thread philchillbill
slartibartfast wrote: > You would be surprised what people claim affect sound quality. Even > different versions of LMS [emoji3] Don't get me started. Personally, I find that LMS sounds much better when a song is played via the Material skin vs the Default skin. Not to mention the SQ improvemen

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Best server solution for sound quality?

2021-05-22 Thread philchillbill
stosoorok wrote: > No, nothing broken. Sometimes there is a little lag (not instant) when > browsing folders. I have read/heard people who are switched from 'LMS on > NAS' to 'LMS on pi4 with SSD' and experienced better SQ. I'm using 10k+€ > high end gear so maybe there is a point. I think what

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] USB Cables

2021-03-06 Thread philchillbill
DLD-UK wrote: > I purchased "so called" audio grade USB and Network cables at a hifi > show. Wasn't expecting to hear any difference and I never tested them > against normal cables to see, but I'm glad I bought them. They were on > offer at the show and cost no more than the equivalent computer

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] USB Cables

2021-03-06 Thread philchillbill
d6jg wrote: > That’s a switch not a router! > I still haven’t seen a router claimed as “audio grade” I.e. one that > claims to deliver better than perfect 1s and 0s from Qobuz, Tidal etc > with “no noise” Maybe something for the Polyvection guys to do as their next product [emoji51] Sent from

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] USB Cables

2021-03-06 Thread philchillbill
Jeff07971 wrote: > USB signalling is already differential ! > > But :D anyway ! > > Jeff Ssshhh, don’t spoil it for the Audiophiles [emoji1782] philchillbill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] USB Cables

2021-03-05 Thread philchillbill
Might it be an idea to run TWO identical USB cables between the pi and the DAC and send an inverted digital signal along one of them so that a differential path like with XLR could be recreated? The pi has multiple USB sockets and there must be DACs with more than one, no? If not, there's surely

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] USB Cables

2021-03-05 Thread philchillbill
Just curious. People wonder if the USB cable quality between their streamer (pi) and DAC makes a difference. Do those people also wonder if the USB cable connecting an external HDD hosting their music library could/would make a difference?