Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Confused between options - any advice welcome

2010-07-10 Thread ste1
£ they are hard to beat. In fact in general SQ they are hard to beat unles you start getting into serious hi-fi territory. With all due respect they are in a completely different league to the CA/wharfedale stuff. -- ste1 ste1's Profile

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB Touch: Internal server or computer server for best digital output SQ?

2010-07-09 Thread ste1
Mr_Sukebe;560018 Wrote: Does the Samsung HDD have it's own PSU, or is it being powered by the USB cable, and thus the SBT? I wonder if the PSU is more noisy when also powering the HDD? Hi The samsung is powered by the Touch so you may be onto something. -- ste1

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB Touch: Internal server or computer server for best digital output SQ?

2010-07-09 Thread ste1
but no space for dedicated hi-fi rack sadly. try moving the HDD away when I get hold of a lonfer USB2 cable -- ste1 ste1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23522 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB Touch: Internal server or computer server for best digital output SQ?

2010-06-18 Thread ste1
cable for the USB drive to get it away from Touch, DAC, and out of hearing range. Cheers - will give both of these suggestion a go -- ste1 ste1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23522 View this thread

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB Touch: Internal server or computer server for best digital output SQ?

2010-06-17 Thread ste1
current to the sp/dif output whic hdoes something - or - The proximity of a HDD emitting RFI is effecting something else in my system Interested in the the thoughts of other SB Touch owning audiophiles. -- ste1 ste1's Profile

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB Touch: Internal server or computer server for best digital output SQ?

2010-06-17 Thread ste1
. Looks like we have mixed views on whether using ting SBS negatively affects SQ vs using PC SBS then. Anything I can do to salvage the USB option or should I revert back to PC solution? Will a longer cable enabling me to place the HDD away from the other components help? -- ste1

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Bit Depth?

2009-04-30 Thread ste1
bitrate up to 32bits in it's DSP settings. Would this make a difference to sound quality on ripped CD files if I did this at 24 bits? -- ste1 ste1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23522 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Bit Depth?

2009-04-30 Thread ste1
. Something to do with how certain DAC process word length maybe??(although not sure what this means) Think I'll rip a couple of albums using DBpoweramp 24bit settings and A/B vs 16bit settings over bank holiday..If the wife let's me escape gardening duties;) -- ste1