cfraser wrote:
> It can potentially sound "better" with all the useless threads, if less
> variation in power supply buss noise is better. By keeping a continuous
> CPU loading, rather than having it vary, this might sound better to you.
> Depends what those "useless" threads are actually doing t
magiccarpetride wrote:
> That's not what I said. All I said was that you are the king of haters.
> I didn't talk about anyone else.
Suszej: have a hard time somewhere else
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please work together to identify a common insanity.
neither you on the perceptive side nor your equipment will ever discern
any difference from CD quality
of course, y'all can argue about the different releases of the same
music
save us all some damn time
pandasharka wrote:
> In the beginning I thought the TT mods made a difference - I tried TT2 &
> TT3 over the last several months. Then reverted to vanilla SBT and
> preferred it.
>
> The conundrum, I think, is that every one of us has a different
> environment downstream of the SBT. And that inc
SBGK wrote:
> My low jitter mods have been trialled by members on this site with some
> success, I can now take on a few more installs, if you want to know how
> good the Touch could sound then just PM me for details.
>
>
>
> As the TT3.0 thread has been closed down here is the link to Soundch
H8 Crap wrote:
> I just got an Ipad 3. I would like to use it to control a Logitech
> Touch into my modified Theta CasaNova. I would like to use a Vortexbox
> for storing my Hirez Files that are now on a 1tb portable hard drive and
> my small couple hundred CD collection. What software app will
touchup wrote:
> > cfraser wrote:
> > touchup: are you absolutely sure you're decoding the FLACs on your
> > server? If I don't, *then* I can hear a diff, but otherwise: nope,
> > sounds like the WAVs (which I also keep for everything). Edit: because
> > of course, the server is sending the *exa
RonM wrote:
> Cleaner residuals.
It's so long since we heard about residuals there must be a newer
auditory aphorism.
P
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> 42
>
> Chris :)
Technically, I've always thought 2x3x7 was wrong.
2x3x5 makes more sense (blacker blacks)
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1. Post results of sweep tests with calibrated microphones and static
microphones and speakers (and amps, and everything else) that indicate
improvement.
2. Admit "digital" is beyond your comprehension.
3. Bask in glory for your contributions.
Which of these is LEAST likely?
1.
p
t the correct distance. You can use 1/4" instead of
1/8" above as long as the speakers are 1/8" in agreement with the back
wall. You will know when you are too far away from the wall,
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audiomuze;696749 Wrote:
> Does it improve the sound ???
If it didn't SBGK would not be humping it. J, M, & J ghost-write his
posts. Everyone else is hopelessly practical.
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Deaf Cat;696780 Wrote:
> Cheers, a good few pages in, and lots to go, looks like software
> tweeking, I was thinking hardware tweeking.. interesting stuff to have
> a play with :-)
"Having a play" with yourself will offer as much improvement.
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reduces hf noise
> ferrite choke on usb smps 2 reduces hf noise
> linear supply for laptop and external disk - 5 surprising change in
> quality of sound, shows how much crap the smps were injecting.
Thank you and good night.
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l 1028BE speakers.
Please show us the room dimensions with the Focals' locations.
Thanks.
Paul
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eck for his work and overall it is definitely an
> improvement over the stock Touch. I know some people here say there is
> no difference at all but for me and my wife (who used to play
> instrument in a classical band and has much better hearing than myself)
> the difference is not nig
o: let the satellites play
full range. (Assuming the satellites are substantial.)
A well done sub is very subtle. Don't be tempted to want to hear it all
the time.
In a smaller room, avoid having the driver parallel to it's back wall.
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Amps
In the common retail market, only Yamaha posts full range power (rather
than 1K.)
See also Crown and QSC. Toroidal is good. In my
experience, high-end band equipment can weld. Other than that, see
title.
Speakers depend entirely on your airspace which you haven't mentioned.
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server.
Restart player.
observe results and report
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TheOctavist;693184 Wrote:
> http://www.zmix.net/Converter_Test/index.htm
>
> nope. no difference.
State the point. Point to evidence.
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s.
Do attenu-tators turn your 'taters into antenna?
Thank you in advance for your clarification.
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, the attenuation method still has some
> things going ?
>
> The transporter had nifty jumpers for the unbalanced analog out to get
> the desired attenuation cool this is how stuff should be made.
Yes, it only affects the analog outputs (if the 'i' button is correct.
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mit.. I wonder why that wasn't done on all
the players??
Also, SBR output direct to a power amp sometimes does not play loud
enough (even with replay gain adjustment disabled.)
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Henry66;691325 Wrote:
> Go here: http://dr.loudness-war.info/
> and click on "Mac OS" under Software at the top right.
I'm glad to see the winders version of the foobar plugin is current
again..
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Again: I assume this is software.
What does it do?
What is it alleged to do?
Skeptics, Fans, and Developer are welcome to reply.
Please reply including one of the above in the title.
Obnoxious science deniers need not reply
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gt; more natural-sounding bass with excellent pitch definition.
Any Sound Engineer provided you splats? Some name there or are you just
right?
Citation leads to testing methods which might allow factual discussion.
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nt, especially planar speakers. Do you
> have each and every Magnepan model at your house so that you can give
> me your first hand experiences? If not, what if anything could you
> possibly glean from me giving you the model number?
Oh ! Now I see.
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> http://www.cepro.com/story/alanparsons.html
>
> .
> .
> .
> [image: http://i.imgur.com/0t2kY.gif]
Not surprised
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few weeks we got more complaints about some
> forum members than we did get spam. At some point enough is enough.
sank u
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magiccarpetride;689555 Wrote:
> What difference does it make? Isn't it like asking me what color is my
> ethernet cable?
Originally Posted by pski:
"I asked what model of Magnepan you have. I don't remember that one.
(The Crazy one.) Neither does the manufacturer.
Did
magiccarpetride;689443 Wrote:
> The issue with me is that I can't even hear any difference between
> analog outs on my Duet and a TT3.0 SBT into an outboard DAC.
What model?
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we have to trust people not to do this. Logging on using SSH to
> see if TT3.0 is urned on. Again we have to trust people on that one.
> The sounds made durring boot could also be used to tell which is which,
> but these can be globally turned off. We can just have the scripts do
> that
receiving a compressed data format (e.g. MP3, AAC, Flac) rather than
> WAV (e.g. expect to processed data and do a copy while decompressing)
> may be a factor.
List a few of those "many factors" if you will.
Things are not how you think they should be.
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of us pay attention
and reply here.
Have you considered getting a dog ? They are slavishly attentive and
have been shown to help with certain psychological issues.
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magiccarpetride;689430 Wrote:
> The Crazy model.
I asked what model of Magnepan you have. I don't remember that one.
Neither does the manufacturer.
Did you get that from the product plate ?
Make it easy to help.
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r be a
"very clear-cut binary situation" because there is not proof you hear
well
If two "audio configurations" are different, there will be a measurable
difference. We invite a demonstration of
measurable differences.
When one person has an imaginary friend, they're cra
xpect higher CPU
> utilization. When the Touch is a player, the defaults have the server
> sending FLAC which is native to the players.
>
> P
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What model ?
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SBGK;689079 Wrote:
> have implemented the core parking, IRQ priority and timer mod to Win 8,
> won't use process lasso or game booster as it is obvious Win 8 knows
> what it is doing.
Roger, Roger. What's our vector Hector ?
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Theoretical is
If you say you hear this: NUTS !
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Jeff Flowerday;688874 Wrote:
> I am quite stoked, it was a little over budget even used, but it was in
> the back of mind mind when looking at the 340i that I'd eventually
> upgrade to the 600i with the wicked SimAudio upgrade program.
Uh?
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totoro;69 Wrote:
> I've found that I can achieve a lot better prat and bloom by modifying
> my .emacs file.
vi is the only true editor
get used to it
p
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e, what is more likely,
> the lack of contrast is reality and the more contrast is made up, OR
> the lack of contrast is the brain filtering out information and the
> higher contrast is closer to reality? My experience has been that the
> brain does far more filtering than it does creati
Phil Leigh;688824 Wrote:
> I blame myself for this. The wormhole between universes has been
> breached
Don't be so hard on yourself, Phil. Ignorance is bliss and there are a
LOT of happy people...
Are you sure it's a wormhole that's involved?
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now I can
> clearly hear mordents and trills that I swear were impercetible before
> ...
That's due to all the wonderful detail in the serifs (footies!)
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y quick,
> LMS navigation is very quick also.
>
> .
I needed a good laugh this morning ! Thanks.
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d TheOctavist for their interesting contributions.
>
> Cheers
>
> superbonham
I am happy to find reason
same
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magiccarpetride;688460 Wrote:
> Excellent question: I pay enormous attention to picks, as they make or
> break my performance.
Couldn't be your skill, eh?
Always the equipment.
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current digital wiring. Such
physics-based rings can not have an impact on a digital signal's
quality.
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will all get cleared up by then.
>
> Cheers!
Thanks doctor. I'll be very happy to ignore you now you've attempted
humor in the face of ignoring the rest of us.
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o grasp that.
> Whsh!
> >
> > Utter rubbish. If this is serious, it is the plea of fools and
> > charlatans everywhere. If it is a joke, it is a very boring one,
> > especially after the nth time.
> >
>
>
> Feed the trolls,
> Tuppence a bag,
>
rest of their lives. Try to ignore the technical
similarities to *nix and embrace the fact they need to be different and
easily recognized.
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is based-on dispersion and the distance from you to the
speaker and the speaker from the side and back walls.
I'm not directly involved with QSound and I really hope you are not
here to sell it.
The interactions of speakers and their environment is complicated
enough without juju.
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the combination of an exclamation point and a
question mark. Here's what it meant to imply:
WTF?
I really think the idea was ahead of it's time.
So here's a more modern proposal: Choose of two
characters put together. I'll wait
OK, it means "whatever !"
no init
ight an impossible argument.
By that I mean an argument of faith that cannot be refuted.
They deserve their thread.
They aren't asking for help or technical details. They know the
technical details they are interested in.
I have a navel too but I will not spend time studying it's fu
magiccarpetride;688443 Wrote:
> Surprising to whom? Piano players?
Actually, no.
My population there would me more like people who understand what a hz
is.
As you can see, piano players know better.
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't brass band - tuba in the
> right hands, although the usual tuba pedal note is a major 3rd higher
> at 20Hz E0.
+1
The sound that touches
Sometimes she does a good job
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opinion.
Congratulations on your esteemed equipment !
I will suggest your coarse attitude is not appropriate.
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It might be surprising that the low A on a piano is 27.5 hz
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ether the amp has enough are
the questions. Expected volume is the other variable.
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pski's Profi
e rear was not impeded by my 1950's
construction.
To make a long story short, long live active crossovers ! They can make
your house sound better
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as also impressive since the room was
totally wrong (short side front to back and the size of mobile home
LR.)
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, if you wanted to, using this:
>
> http://www.realtraps.com/test-cd.htm
>
> and a Radioshack SPL. Only a rough guide but might be interesting
> nevertheless.
A bit of missing in the link: Where do you set the SPL meter to test
the pink noise?
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TV's and
monitors as well.
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nd had said Bass
Box 6 Pro predicted an F3 of 35.5hz. I guess the ScanSpeak specs are
fairly accurate.
Interestingly (it can only be environmental) the speakers gained a
db/hz from 10-17hz (83db to 89db) and then retreated back to 84db at
24hz where it stayed until 35hz.
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ar away has more of a stereo imaging
effect.
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ur system ?
Moron is a term I believe in. Often it is translated to reflect a lack
of knowledge.
Given detailed directions, how could it not "work on your system?"
p
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ter and the Touch.
> What about the balance of the ethernet cabling, I mean between the
> cisco router and the PC (NAS or Macbook in my case) ?
> Would it be relevant to get an "audio" ethernet cable there as well ?
> Thx in anticipation.
Audio ethernet is nonsense. This would
If "front end" means input signal, I would vote no.
Your ears hear the speakers and the speakers need amperes and accuracy.
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if it is impossible to hear any difference Apple let you upgrade
for $25/year
- you frequent audiophile forums looking for people to help because
they really need it and because you can. Of course some people already
know everything but are seeking who knows ?
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fic bakground without understanding the scientific method ?
Let's just leave this one to them. Maybe they will enjoy each other
somewhere factless
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Stilly77;686863 Wrote:
> wow...another dumb thread
>
> same old elites battling it out
>
> just a foolish game of domination here with not an iota of importance.
>
> this place is a nothing but a glorified sewer
go home
no one makes you come here
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It is impossible for ethernet to modify the signal from the LMS to the
transporter. Sleep easily.
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Better speakers.
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sks\Pro Audio]
> "Scheduling Category"="High"
> "SFIO Priority"="Normal"
> "Background Only"="False"
> "Priority"=dword:0001
> "Clock Rate"=dword:2710
> "GPU Priority"=dword:000
Could you detail what the touch toolbox does?
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ition points out that reality or an appreciation of reality is not
involved.
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Phil Leigh;686808 Wrote:
> All true... In the meanwhile, the music keeps on playing for 20 seconds
> from the internal Touch ram buffer... With NO connection to the
> server...
Phil,
They will never understand that.
They don't read well.
Paul
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Phil Leigh;686805 Wrote:
> hmmm... It's gone very quiet... This could go one of two ways
Phil,
They formulate another thread !
This would keep anybody from reading previous posts.
We should only post pointers to previous threads.
Paul
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pski;686803 Wrote:
> Really, mine too. While intelligence in switches and routers has
> mitigated TCP/IP issues, that just adds a layer of brain
> farts possible in the equipment.
>
> P
To the unicorns: brain farts are defined in the literature
as things that propagate compl
Phil Leigh;686800 Wrote:
> Ah ... Token ring... My favourite network topology (seriously) :-)
Really, mine too. While intelligence in switches and routers has
mitigated TCP/IP issues, that just adds a layer of brain
farts possible in the equipment.
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Hey Phil,
I guess it's good token-ring faded or we would have a whole 'nother war
on our hands !
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changes ?
They are finding what they want to find. Do you disagree?
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Phil Leigh;686796 Wrote:
> do not restart the song!
>
> Just pull the plug while a song is playing... Can your hear a change?
I see what you are doing here by eliminating the medium. We used to
call this "A big silver bird." There was a well made point in that
remark.
Pa
spot have to do with it? Does the music stop or
does the device have a buffer?
Yes - the device has a buffer
No - I believe in truthiness
What'll it be?
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or two to understand the layers and what they really mean?
If you really want to hate a protocol, PICK UDP. It's really error
tolerant and it saw Elvis last weekend..
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s (Vista CP/Sounds/recording/advanced) the box goes
up to 2 ch 16 bit stereo at 48kHz.
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wave time-wise to finely pick starts/stops.
You can also adjust the "playback" of each song by percentage in case
you recorded at 45.
There's an album look-up that is sometimes effective.
I usually use the "gently clean" option to get ride of pops & such.
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Q: "Do you want to see my purple elephant repellant?"
A: "There aren't any purple elephants !"
Q: "See how good it works ?"
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a means perfect signal output. The
> others, if they think they are wise, should rather keep quiet... or
> experiment to see if they can find some factual evidence to sustain
> their claims.
So, yes, bit perfect data does means the data that left the one end is
the exact data received at the o
well as their damnable ability to make patterned white
bread toast on their amplifiers without have to miss a single strain of
music.
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to support the
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determined by the D/A converters in the
players, the capability of your stereo to play them, and the bit
rate/depth of the music file.
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y salesman
or vendor that points, gestures, or suggests any product containing the
word "Monster."
5. If you want to be sure your interconnects are good enough, keep them
away from power cables and you'll be just fine.
6. Rotate your tires.
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Jeff Flowerday;685719 Wrote:
> If you believe SBGK, you could hack into the source server and change
> priority of the streaming service. You'll get more openness, extra
> detail, better sound stage, etc etc etc.
>
>
> Sorry, I couldn't resist.
+1 waiting is
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Wombat;685667 Wrote:
> Upsampling can´t bring back anything the mp3 encoding kicked away. If it
> really changes the sound you even had a prove that upsampling is bad
> because it changes the sound :)
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