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I would suggest that if your unit is like mine you do the same.
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point and spec using the
8000 mic
if you need any hookup or deq setup advice pm me .
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I've clamped my sb3 to a mdf shhef glued to a rubber sheet glued to a
granite slab .at the very least keeps the light unit from being
pushed about by stiff cables .
of course I also think it sounds better !
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for me its a question of finesse and resolution the stock psu gives a
grainy blurred presentation ...with a narrower sound stage
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the image from left to right rising as it
takes off then you've the running feet you can tell the floor type
from the sound !...if you let the track run into the next see if the
alarm clocks and chimes make you jump ...if they don't you can improve
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dynamic presentation but try as I might it will only ever
play the one disc in the unit ...where as the sb3 has 1200 albums to go
at !
flac is a significant improvment on wav in my system...
which is feeding a pair consonance cyber 800's and martin logan statics
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hardly tell which is which [the silver being slightly
better at 30x cost !]
I used low mass rca plugs too ...but that should not be a problem ...
what may be an issue is going from single ended [bnc] to balanced [xlr]
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then adjust with the handset[this is slightly
different from the other advice offer]
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there easy enough to build .
if in doubt pm me
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you swap between disc.
On this note a number of people have asked does the effect extend to
flacs made from treated disc ...unfortunately not ime treated and
untreated sound identical ...therefore the gains are only in the cdp
replay mode.
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to do this test
..maybe some of you can speculate why that would be !
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with the equipment and finish with the recipients
ears ...but it does not mean there is no difference it just means that
this person can't hear it.
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the loudness ? thats not barely perceptable
my quad amp had 1db steps on the volume these were clearly audible.
I've also read that on average the human ear can detect 0.5db depending
on frequency .
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good answers .I agree
I've also hear differences between lossless formats [flac and
apple] the apple sounded lighter and flasc darker if that makes any
senseon the same amp speakers and dac setup.
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of understanding of
others appreciation of music and hifi.
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its the same stuff I've used wickses too
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he means ...I think bitumen roof flashing ..this helps damp the case
and therefore any possible transmission of vibration to the sb3
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could be one of those nordost diy jobs ...someone bought a length of the
speaker cable and bodged up an ic [if its an ic ]
you can buy cable that looks like this from china
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how about grounding the chassis of the unit to earth ?
or even the carpet ?
interesting notion
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its great to have a forum where you can post your thought how ever off
the wall with out get abused !
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better as we
had sound barrier foam fitted under the laminate flooring
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this dac with speakers over $2000.
the dac tested against the dac1 was a behringer scr2496 [slightly
modded] the dac1 owner has now sold it in preference for the above
mentioned unit with a significant improvement in perceived sound.
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if you went for a wine
tasteing so why do the same with music ?
Thats said ...nice write up all the same
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and often hard to fit ...but were significantly better than
all the other caps I've tried.
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a long life and will not match the new unit fitted.
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a waste of time and he already knows the
result .now why would he say that ? for me its because hes scared of
the outcome and affraid that his little cosy closed world is under
threat ...
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and good dac will sound better than sbv and cheap dac
...but transporter and cheap dac may be no better than an sb3 with a
good dac !
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I think it has to do with the sb3 not realy being off unless you remove
the power cable?
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able to make a stab at reproducing
the illusion. I'm sorry your unable to hear this effect but that
does not mean it does not exist it just means you [for whatever reason]
are unable to appreciate the full effects of this excellent disc.
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Yes I've tried it on mine its relatively feeble but they are only 2'
apart and very small.
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It doesn't real say on liner notes just calls it LEDR Listening
Environment Diagnostic Recording
I found this
http://www.stereophile.com/features/772/
using the up test I get a slight flat top but a smooth curve up and
down o both sides using my ML Aerius i's
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I'll second that from my experience
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lot better than the one I heard.
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that was what was meant ?
left channel output to left speaker input etc.
only the left channel normally goes to the left speakerthere may be
exceptions but I can't think of them.
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Most of the Nad range of amps should fit the bill either s/h or new..all
should have enough inputs but if not choose the model accordingly. As to
av or 2ch you wqill get better sound via a two channel system but
better home cinema vi a av system it depends where your priorities lie.
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is the extra delicacy and a much cleaner less
grainy presentation.
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you could install an off/on switch between psu and sb3...if its not
powered its not going to see an output from the sb3.
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these should allow more of the dac sound through rather than change its
charactor. If a cables changing the sound then its not doing its job in
my opinion !
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paradigm made a small sub £100 sub .I have one I used while my
floorstanders were breaking in as they produced no bass ! but I've
never been convinced that this works very well in all the systems I've
heard subs used.
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have lost.
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range...they are not too
difficult to build and equate to kit 2-3 times the price imo.
you could look at the quad 21l may be a little over budget but very
fine speaker all the same ...
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of my computer via firewire and don't have any issues.
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.
there are any number of small cheap dac available ..though there is a
reliability question about some ie the lite dac ah of which I've had
two both died after about 6 months use [but they were only £30 each ]
so I've not lost a great deal.
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not, in case you ask...
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it !
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have the courage to tackle
the fragile pcb's
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the beresford is a good dac on a budget but when I had one
compared to the modded behringer src2496 it came of second best by
quite a wide margin thats before you add in all the extras that the
src gives you.
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the
cheaper ones. This may imply that there have been design short cuts
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try the behringer src 2496.its cheap £80ish has loads of facilities
and at the price very difficult to get a better sounding dacit can
be modded with a small amount of effort to live with dacs in the £600
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this
nothing like speaking from a position of ignorance !
The other advice is good I'd point my finger at the solo too ...
As a matter of interest what are the cables your using ...sorry if you
said already ..
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took a look at the units a while ago and thought they seemed a little
small .I've done some experimenting with psu recently and the bigger
the transformer the better the sb3 resolution [imo]
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to distinguish between digital sources the issue lies
elsewhere and not with the digital sources.
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No
but its a bit small to fit a decent transformer in
my tests show that the bigger the torroid the better currently the
75vac is superior to the 20 and 50 I'd tried before.
Didn't see a price ? but you can build one for about $70 though the
case will not be as pretty.
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Can't see any obvious reason why not.
the nos dac's should be fine too. my low cost fav is the behringer src
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there and cheap to boot.
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times and was rather
disappointed feeling the sound was over processed...but it was not my
system.
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are extraordinary value ie the dynavox
vr70e [but you do need to get some good valves as the chinese ones are
not up to much]
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The difference is not huge...your looking at the fine detail not the
overal picture. When I did this the apple lossless sounded thinner
[less body] than flac so it was more a question of flavour rather than
resolution.
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purchased my silver gold cable.
If you want to check pm Artist on Zerogain.com
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microphonic. If you can reduce the
amount of vibration within the unit you will lower the noise floor ie
it should sound better.
When I heard the transport against the sb3 it was clear the transport
was superior but not imo $1600 superior.
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Go with a linear psu switched mode are very noisy if not for the sb3
but for other gear.
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and regulator board
a cable and plug for the sb3
I've added an extra 2uf
and of course a case
total should be about £60
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Yes exactly what is better ?
different is easy but one person better is anothers worse. Theres a
thread on the audio asylum digital that puts this spurious challenge to
bed with a spanked bottom.
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you've heard it for yourselves
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treatment products. I expect they do what it says on the tin but not
certain thy will work in a domestic situation [there designed for
studios etc]
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test your room by claping once and listen to the decay ...much easier
and less damaging.
I'll second the denson and I've the xlo disc thats relatively safe if
you follow the instructions.
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...but these should sound as good as $1000 set if all cables
sound the same ?
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I'll second the fiber itch etc.
There are a number of products that will do similar stuff ...I've not
used any so can't comment on its effectiveness.
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for a bit as I've exhausted my current ideas
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that sounds very close to what I'm hearing
I'd still rather use a good old analogue pot !
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YesI run to an external dac and the bigger psu adds finess and
delicateness [resolution is improved?] probabley the wrong term.
If your UK based I can give you the detail of who to build one ...pm me
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out of focus. I'd rather have the
problems of the analogue vol pot without appearing to loss digital
information.
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for the cost if your
interested in mine I'd want $100 to cover the cost of the silver wire
used, the inital kit, new funky solid brushed aluminum knobs and
postage. PM me if your interested
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in my system coax has it ...the optical sounds soft [rolled off ?] in
comparison.
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...but mine does that to.
But its an illusion created in your brain
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. If you can get the mini socket out check it over with a DMM
for continity...
of course it could be a dry joit or similar any where in the speaker
system.
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but the most
expensive why not take a look at the diy section.
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should be fine ..if you find that your usable volume is all at the
low end consider fitting attenuators to the ic ...I'd be disinclined to
use the digital volume pot as it reduces the number of bits available
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and the
top end may be attenuated by another 10% ..the low freq seem to be able
to pass through regardless.
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no these are disc of wood with a ball bearing sat on top .they look
nothing but they have a huge effect.to put it in perspective I had
a set of stillpoints under the cdp difference none what so ever!
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sandwiched between a tesco's finest granite placemat on felt feet. The
whole being clamped together or glued ...this will give you a
constrained damping support.
the linear psu get one with plenty of spare headroomthis is a
wow!
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average test gear..
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I can vouch for the effectiveness of the src in this role...IMO it
should sound worse than with just one dac up stream of the sb3 ...but
it doesn't...
I've no experience of the great march dac
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Thats great .
you can lift the beresfords performance with a few simple mods ...
add schottky diodes and fit better and bigger caps in the psu ...also
fit a socket so that you can swap to better opamps.
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for this ].
I'm currently building a bigger linear psu 20va, 1uf, with mains
filtering this should out perform the current linear and may get
far closer to the cdp ?
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not certain what mk I played with ...it was a year ago plus
but if the layout is similar I can't see why not.
the boards are easy to work on ...but you need a level of soldering
skill to attempt these things ...or it can be a steep learning curve !
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wires and plugs [ £10 maplin]
.the alternative option for you in the mean time is to hook the sb3
to the claymore and use a set of good headphones..
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denon amp. They were makeing very good noises despite the
equiment used.As an aside, I was able to lend him an IC for the show
..which raised the performance considerably over the freebie cables he
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beat me too it that was going to be my suggestion.
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people are quite surprised at the effect.
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a few mods on ..and
it didn't matter too much if I fried it !
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they are
never going to sound the same...
I'm surprised at some of the comments...if you system has suficient
resolution then you should have no problem hearing differences between
units if you can't then there may be problems else where.
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the sonic impact t amp has only 3-4 watts of usable power before it
drops into clipping. I would doubt that the bose speakers are
sensitive enough to give a decent volume. On the plus side the t-amp
has imaging to die for but has no bottom end !
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.
There is no short cut ...you have to listen and make up your own mind
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of second hand then theres loads on ebay
ebay 140144308398
these would be stonking with the claymore !
as to cables ...definately pm me !
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] is distinctly flat no sparkle
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cable
version by a very wide marginthey were also cheaper !
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