Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ready to fly

2014-10-28 Thread superbonham
pablolie wrote: i do believe these days one can put together a very, very nice sounding system with a few basic and quite cost efficient devices. I fully agree; we are living in good times ... pablolie wrote: but i also immensely enjoy the exercise of being a tad irrational here and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ready to fly

2014-10-28 Thread superbonham
darrenyeats wrote: Wait. Everyone accepts current loudspeakers have various audible compromises. True. darrenyeats wrote: Of course, designing and building speakers is a scientific and engineering discipline [...] Correct. darrenyeats wrote: [...] but human perception and opinion is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ready to fly

2014-10-28 Thread superbonham
and engineering aspect at all. Yes; I think I appreciated this context in my orginal post by saying that superbonham wrote: It does make sense to argue that an audio component is better suited to reproduce sound more faithfully than another one if it measures better or if this improvement can be backed up

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ready to fly

2014-10-28 Thread superbonham
) personal preference/taste again darrenyeats wrote: This brings us back here. superbonham wrote: 'High fidelity' music reproduction ... is purely an engineering discipline where science and measurements apply - there is simply no room for opinions ... There is plenty of room for opinions

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ready to fly

2014-10-28 Thread superbonham
pablolie wrote: I like faithful reproduction, never quite got into the whole tube thing, and i was glad when i got rid of my turntable. :-) i also think one can indeed measure many things quite well and that they provide a reliable indication of the design intent of the engineers, which

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ready to fly

2014-10-28 Thread superbonham
darrenyeats wrote: Very good. Science being very mathematical, his argument is unsurprisingly maths-based and he quantifies how successive theories get less wrong. Also he picked really simple things like the shape of the earth, and indeed this has been refined over time. Sadly, Relativity

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ready to fly

2014-10-28 Thread superbonham
Julf wrote: But the audiophile segment is a tiny fragment of the consumer category. You are of course right. Julf wrote: Yes, it is a very cash-loaded segment, but it is very irrational and fickle. Ask any luxury good company. This is unfortunately also true. Still I think the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ready to fly

2014-10-28 Thread superbonham
darrenyeats wrote: Let's agree to disagree on that one. I am willing to disagree but I still would be happy about a reason to do so ;) darrenyeats wrote: IIRC Fermat claimed he had a really simple proof, that would be a cracker if true. Yes, he purportedly did have a proof and yes, it would

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ready to fly

2014-10-28 Thread superbonham
ralphpnj wrote: Wow my head is spinning with all these detailed and well reasoned posts. However everyone fails to address the core issue and the one that really gets me upset with the world of high end audio. The issue being the use of FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) by industry insiders,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Win 7 Optimisations

2012-02-06 Thread superbonham
settings - but now I am confident that the journey has just begun ... -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Win 7 Optimisations

2012-02-06 Thread superbonham
think I can get used to the cyrillic letters on my keyboard but the Konkani language setting is giving me a hard time. But hey - it's all about the audiophile music reproduction after all ... -- superbonham superbonham's Profile

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Win 7 Optimisations

2012-02-06 Thread superbonham
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Win 7 Optimisations

2012-02-06 Thread superbonham
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Win 7 Optimisations

2012-02-05 Thread superbonham
were impercetible before ... -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93257

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-02-03 Thread superbonham
as being (potentially) helpful for others, too. That's why there should be some evidence provided to support them (and not only personal assertions). I am looking forward to your feedback. Cheers superbonham P.S.: Please bare with me if the above is written a bit choppy - English is a foreign

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-02-03 Thread superbonham
... for real ... I promise ... -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-02-03 Thread superbonham
) settings is appreciated. Thanks superbonham -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-02-03 Thread superbonham
the blanket fish skin tweak? -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-02-03 Thread superbonham
Gazjam;688390 Wrote: Sorry, I've no idea what you just said. Dont bother re-explaining though. Can i ask how old you are? 41. Why? Was a genuine question btw, did you try one of the tweaks I suggested? -- superbonham

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-02-03 Thread superbonham
and would make me wonder about your age actually. -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-02-03 Thread superbonham
#1553 above. Cheers superbonham -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-02-03 Thread superbonham
. I did my best, but now Cassandra Wilson's sweet dark voice is calling me for other duties ;) Thanks to all the advocates of scientific reasoning and especially to darrell, Phil and TheOctavist for their interesting contributions. Cheers superbonham -- superbonham

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-02-02 Thread superbonham
. Cheers superbonham -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audio Myths!

2012-02-02 Thread superbonham
encoded from this source (using a decent hifi system - that won't perhaps qualify as audiophile, though). -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

2012-02-02 Thread superbonham
rules of logical/scientific reasoning. no claims/no promises (as put forward by soundcheck) is btw a common excuse of the esoteric. I hope I do not have to comment on how improper this is - but will if I have to ... Cheers superbonham -- superbonham

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audio Myths!

2012-02-02 Thread superbonham
. -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92918 ___ audiophiles mailing

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Win 7 Optimisations

2012-01-27 Thread superbonham
fidelity (and at such a reasonable price this is money well spent). Cheers superbonham P.S.: I will also include detailed instructions on how to tweak your server OS settings for free with the first 10 orders! -- superbonham

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Win 7 Optimisations

2012-01-27 Thread superbonham
is already addressed properly! Cheers superbonham -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93257

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Win 7 Optimisations

2012-01-27 Thread superbonham
but not too squishy 5. Enjoy the very audible improvement of the music reproduction Cheers superbonham -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Win 7 Optimisations

2012-01-27 Thread superbonham
an influence on the sound quality of the straming client again in your opinion? Cheers superbonham -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Win 7 Optimisations

2012-01-27 Thread superbonham
the claim is, the more supporting evidence it needs. If not, we just end with the simple ... there are unicorns, because I've seen one ... aka ... there is cable voodoo because I can hear it ... Cheers superbonham -- superbonham

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Win 7 Optimisations

2012-01-27 Thread superbonham
evidence. It's that simple. Cheers superbonham -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93257

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Need advice on budget active stereo speakers

2009-01-02 Thread superbonham
ones instead?! Thanks again for your help! Greets superbonham -- superbonham superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Need advice on budget active stereo speakers

2009-01-01 Thread superbonham
if nearfield monitors will do the job; additionally I do not like the somewhat sterile reproduction of studio monitors that much. So what would you suggest? Any hints will we appreciated! Kind regards, superbonham -- superbonham