Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-26 Thread Phil Leigh
seanadams;400678 Wrote: I'm still wondering why you're not getting higher correlation at high volume. It suggests to me some limiting factor, maybe some clipping or distortion at high volume, that is masking the effect until you get down to lower volume levels. In my tests the decrease in

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-26 Thread Klaas
seanadams;400592 Wrote: But it is EXACTLY like reducing the PCM bit depth. It is *exactly* like adding a layer of noise. White noise is what you'll hear in the difference track. sorry to ask a dumb question, but I would like to perfectly understand your findings: It makes no difference to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-26 Thread DaveWr
Correct! If volume is at 100 - the squeezebox is bit transparent. This is proven by people who use it to send 5.1 digital encoded surround sound. I think you mean't SNR decreases as the volume is reduced below 100. Dave -- DaveWr

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-26 Thread Phil Leigh
DaveWr;400898 Wrote: Correct! If volume is at 100 - the squeezebox is bit transparent. This is proven by people who use it to send 5.1 digital encoded surround sound. I think you mean't SNR decreases as the volume is reduced below 100. Dave Yes = the N stays the same but the S goes

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-26 Thread seanadams
Klaas;400895 Wrote: It makes no difference to use fixed digital volume or Volume at 100, the SNR only decreases with decreasing the volume via the digital volume control. Volume at 100 and fixed are the same thing. -- seanadams

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-26 Thread seanadams
Phil Leigh;400892 Wrote: Sean - I figured out what I was doing wrong - On my digital volume test I'd forgotten to change the evaluation frequency range in ADM from its default of 100Hz to 12kHz. I've just rechecked and I get the same results trend as you if I use the full frequency range.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-25 Thread seanadams
KMorgan;400541 Wrote: Would it be like turning FLAC into 64kbps mp3? The answer seems to be, no. Not even a little bit. Turning it into an mp3? No. But it is exactly like truncating it down to fewer bits of PCM. -- seanadams

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-25 Thread seanadams
KMorgan;400541 Wrote: Sean/Phil To take the discussion of digital level contol into an argument about SNR is slightly missing the point, I think. No, it is entirely the point as far as sound quality is concerned. And there are still a LOT of a people who completely do not get it, and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-25 Thread Phil Leigh
Can I just point out that I normally only ever use the analogue volume control in my pre-amp and always have the digital output set at max? And can I also add that I was NEVER going to suggest to anyone that they should use the digital level control without gain staging? I was going to suggest

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-25 Thread Phil Leigh
Well, Sean - now I'm confused. I'm getting a pretty consistent -70/71dB correlation at volumes 90/80/70, dropping down to -68 at volume 60.. I'm not going to pursue this test any further. It has served its purpose for me. Others can explore further. I'm going to concentrate now on different

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-25 Thread seanadams
Phil Leigh;400662 Wrote: Well, Sean - now I'm confused. I'm getting a pretty consistent -70/71dB correlation at volumes 90/80/70, dropping down to -68 at volume 60.. I'm not going to pursue this test any further. It has served its purpose for me. Others can explore further. I'm still

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread KMorgan
Phil Leigh;400107 Wrote: Mr. O - you are completely correct. Unless anyone can state a good reason otherwise, I think this disproves the myth that the digital level control loses information/ damages the music. Excellent! This is the true value of this mythbusting. Thanks for that

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread mr-b
Phil Leigh;400107 Wrote: Unless anyone can state a good reason otherwise, I think this disproves the myth that the digital level control loses information/ damages the music. As far as I can tell, it doesn't. However, I will try again using a different track with a different dynamic

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread ant.perry
Hi Phil Nice to read the results of your analysis. I was wondering if have you tested to see if there is much random variation in your method? If you record the same track twice under the same conditions, then check the differences between the two - what differences do you get? In a perfect

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread Wombat
Phil Leigh;400107 Wrote: Mr. O - you are completely correct. Test rig was 16/44 flac into SB3+DAC. Control recording at vol=100. Subsequent tests at 90/80/70/60/50/40/30 all gave a correlation depth of -78dB to -81dB with no music detectable in the difference tracks. Unless anyone can

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread seanadams
Phil Leigh;400107 Wrote: Mr. O - you are completely correct. Unless anyone can state a good reason otherwise, I think this disproves the myth that the digital level control loses information/ damages the music. Sorry but you are absolutely wrong, and that's not what he said a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread seanadams
The reason for the result you got is that Audiodiffmaker is correcting for the difference in level ** by digitally attenuating the louder control signal ** prior to making the comparison. Hence both signals have suffered the same loss of SNR, they still match to the same degree as they did

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread seanadams
Or instead of using the preamp, you could use an editing tool to digitally amplify the recording back to the original level before comparing to the control. Going a little further with this... one might ask if we could compare a digital attenuator and an analog attenuator side-by-side, using

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread Phil Leigh
ant.perry;400205 Wrote: Hi Phil Nice to read the results of your analysis. I was wondering if have you tested to see if there is much random variation in your method? If you record the same track twice under the same conditions, then check the differences between the two - what

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread Phil Leigh
seanadams;400234 Wrote: Sorry but you are absolutely wrong, and that's not what he said a digital volume controls reduces SNR. The question is whether there's something magical about the point where bits start falling off the end, and the answer is no. The loss of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread Phil Leigh
seanadams;400238 Wrote: The reason for the result you got is that Audiodiffmaker is correcting for the difference in level ** by digitally attenuating the louder control signal ** prior to making the comparison. Hence both signals have suffered the same loss of SNR, they still match to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread Phil Leigh
Wombat;400222 Wrote: There comes me one thing to my mind. Recently someone really abxed different types of dither in bit reduced files on Hydrogen. Since the dither should be burried as deep as at least these -78dB you measure i'd be caucious about saying it can't be heard. Dither also

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread Wombat
Over here: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=49843 It is about going down from 24 to 16bit. Different types of dither used result in different abx results. So i think the difference between 2 differently dithered versions can't be that much regarding a diffmaker result and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread seanadams
A higher noise floor and reduced dynamic range are practically the same thing in this context. Adding noise to a signal _is_ removing information. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread Phil Leigh
seanadams;400330 Wrote: Are we in violent agreement? Do digital volume controls reduce snr and dynamic range? Yes, and this should be perfectly detectable in ADM - but your results seem to indicate that it's not, which is why I'm suggesting there's a flaw in your methodology. I am

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread seanadams
Phil Leigh;400346 Wrote: If you have 10 minutes, try it! Well if you're going to call me on it then I guess I would have to... although I don't have a windows box with a good sound card at hand, so it's a little more than a 10 minute expedition. It seems to me that -78db..-81db correlation

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread seanadams
Well I gave this a try but initially I am not even getting consistent results from one run to the next. I am making 10 seconds recordings - maybe I need to go longer? Using Transporter as source and a (don't laugh) Turtle beach audio advantage roadie as the ADC, I got these results: Baseline

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread ar-t
seanadams;400273 Wrote: This is an important difference between using a PC for audio measurements as compared to a professional measurement tool. Something like an AP or Dscope will have internal stepped analog gain controls in front of the ADC, allowing it to keep the signal closer to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread seanadams
10 minutes my *ss! ;) I definitely had a clipping problem. Fixed that by using a -10db analog attenuation baseline for all tests. Also increased the recoding time to 20 seconds and now I am getting fairly consistent results between runs. Tested each setup three times, so there are 6 results for

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-24 Thread Phil Leigh
Sean - thanks for trying this - sorry about the 10 minutes. Nice card by the way ;) I'll repeat my tests again tonight starting from scratch and post the detailed results this time. I don't have a TP and I don't know what track you used so I wouldn't expect to get the exact same results but I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-23 Thread KMorgan
Phil Leigh;398450 Wrote: Anyway, I think the good news is that the volume control is basically transparent. I'll try the digital level control at the weekend. Happy days :) Phil Just to wind back a few pages. What volume control was tested? I was quite interested in the SBR's internal

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-23 Thread Phil Leigh
KMorgan;399885 Wrote: Phil Just to wind back a few pages. What volume control was tested? I was quite interested in the SBR's internal digital volume algorithm. Before I decided that the SBR DAC sounded just fine, I was using an external DAC. I liked the convenience of the digital

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-23 Thread KMorgan
Thanks Phil -- KMorgan KMorgan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22838 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60041 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-23 Thread jhm731
Phil- Have you tested your TACT 2.2X with and without the Linear PSU? -- jhm731 jhm731's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7685 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-23 Thread Phil Leigh
jhm731;400049 Wrote: Phil- Have you tested your TACT 2.2X with and without the Linear PSU? I do intend to do this but it is tricky since the PSU is not a drop-in replacement. This will have to wait until I need to reconnect the original in order to do some room measurements - might be a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-23 Thread Klaas
Phil Leigh;400107 Wrote: However, I will try again using a different track with a different dynamic profile to see what happens... I have a question about the test tracks. Would it be better to use sine sweeps for the testing? For digital room correction the measurement is done with sine

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-23 Thread Phil Leigh
Klaas;400118 Wrote: I have a question about the test tracks. Would it be better to use sine sweeps for the testing? For digital room correction the measurement is done with sine sweeps and the articles/website write something about a good noise rejection with long sweeps (45 secs enough 1

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-22 Thread radish
Phil Leigh;399271 Wrote: Did you check the compensate for sample rate drift box on advanced settings and also check the depth evaluation freq range to be 20-20kHz? I did have the sample rate drift checked, but I hadn't altered the freq range as you mention. Doing so gave me a couple more

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-22 Thread Phil Leigh
opaqueice;399410 Wrote: Yeah - the obvious guess is that the software isn't able to fully compensate for the (potentially relatively large) differences in average clock rate between two different DACs. If so, positive results for DAC comparisons won't mean much, unfortunately. I think

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-22 Thread krochat
Phil Leigh;399671 Wrote: I think this is correct. The software reports large sample rate differences between any 2 dacs I've tried so far. Normally, using a consistent dac across tests returns very small differences in sample rate which the software seems to handle. Ok, I'm getting wierded

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-22 Thread Phil Leigh
krochat;399672 Wrote: Ok, I'm getting wierded out now. If the transport is the same for both DACs and the clock signal is extracted from S/PDIF, then how can the DACs be producing output at different rates? Curiously, Kim well... in the tests that Radish and I have done the transport has

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread Phil Leigh
Brightness = OFF vs FULL correlation = left -99.5dB right -99.1dB Brightness = OFF vs 1 correlation =left -106.0dB right -107.8dB Brightness = OFF vs 2 correlation =left -84.8dB right -83.6dB Brightness = OFF vs 3 correlation =left -78.8dB right -76.6 dB Brightness = FULL vs 1

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread Phil Leigh
CPC;398902 Wrote: Phil- You've reached legendary status, check out: http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=64267.msg593444;boardseen#new Is this a good thing? :) I love being categorised by people who don't know me! - What's all this don't believe it unless I can measure it

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread GuyDebord
Phil Leigh;398914 Wrote: Thoughts? Does this correspond to the findings of other? Thank you, thank you, what youre doing is great! and although im somehow skeptical of measurments=good/bad sound (I have my reasons) with this one, you have helped me clear a psychological perception myth I had

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread Phil Leigh
GuyDebord;398921 Wrote: Thank you, thank you, what youre doing is great! and although im somehow skeptical of measurments=good/bad sound (I have my reasons) with this one, you have helped me clear a psychological perception myth I had about the display!! Keep it up! Thanks Guy - I'm

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread Phil Leigh
After some difficulty I've finally managed to test 7.4 vs 7.3.2 (I am now testing 7.2.1 against both...) here are the results: Soundcard is running @ 24/96 Stock SB3 + stock PSU Brightness = off volume fixed on MAX analogue outs SB-soundcard cable: Chord Signature. versions:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread Phil Leigh
OK so here's the one you've all been waiting for :) Soundcard is running @ 24/96 Stock SB3 + stock PSU Brightness = off volume fixed on MAX analogue outs SB-soundcard cable: Chord Signature. versions: __ _ Hostname: studio

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread Peter314
Phil Leigh;398947 Wrote: Right, time for some gardening. The sun is shining :) Stop pretending to have a life, and get on with the measurements! :) -- Peter314 Peter314's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread Phil Leigh
Peter314;398954 Wrote: Stop pretending to have a life, and get on with the measurements! :) hee hee - need to go the garage to find a rake... also in the garage is a CD player... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread opaqueice
Phil Leigh;398914 Wrote: Conclusions: Noise induced by Brightness at settings off/1/full is very low and pretty much the same Avoid settings 2 3 (3 being the noisiest) Thoughts? Does this correspond to the findings of other? At least partially - I also found that the noise was

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread radish
I decided to have a little play with this tool as well. The first thing I decided to test was SB3 vs SBR, mainly because it's easier to setup than moving my TP so it makes a good first experiment. I've tried with 3 different source files and have pretty consistent results, so I'm ready to call

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread radish
Just did a fw/sc comparison on the SB3. Test Setup: Player 1: SB3 (fw 123) Player 2: SB3 (fw 124) SC 1: 7.3.2 - 24695 @ Mon Jan 19 17:13:58 PST 2009 SC 2: 7.4 - 25077 @ Thu Feb 19 01:09:16 PST 2009 OS: Debian - EN - utf8 (Ubuntu 8.10) All network connections wired. All audio files 16/44.1 FLAC

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread radish
OK, so an update for the previous post. On a hunch I did a test with the exact same settings for both recordings (same audio, same player, same fw, same everything). The result I got was almost identical to the sc7.3.3 vs sc7.4 test I just posted (85dB down, high freq musical content present) so

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread Phil Leigh
radish;399216 Wrote: I decided to have a little play with this tool as well. The first thing I decided to test was SB3 vs SBR, mainly because it's easier to setup than moving my TP so it makes a good first experiment. I've tried with 3 different source files and have pretty consistent

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-21 Thread Phil Leigh
radish;399223 Wrote: OK, so an update for the previous post. On a hunch I did a test with the exact same settings for both recordings (same audio, same player, same fw, same everything). The result I got was almost identical to the sc7.3.3 vs sc7.4 test I just posted (85dB down, high freq

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-20 Thread Phil Leigh
Listener;398563 Wrote: Phil, I'm sure you are learning things about what's relevant to you in the context of your system. Of course, this sort of thing can spoil a pair of golden ears. I'm enjoying reading this thread and hope you will continue to report your findings. I don't have a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-20 Thread sleepysurf
Phil Leigh;398391 Wrote: OK: 24/96 downsampled to 48/24 and to 44/16 - quite a large difference - only -36dB down On the surface this seems to confirm the theory that 24-bit is worth pursuing. However, I'm suspicious of the downsampling capabilities of Foobar. Maybe others could try and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-20 Thread ar-t
Phil: I hope that you don't think that I am trying to discourage you. As I said, this test can be an interesting test. But we have talked about this, and many of us feel until we get 24-bit resolution, it is not a great deal of help. Even if it does, we still get back to the same ol' problem we

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-20 Thread opaqueice
ar-t;398715 Wrote: Phil: I hope that you don't think that I am trying to discourage you. As I said, this test can be an interesting test. But we have talked about this, and many of us feel until we get 24-bit resolution, it is not a great deal of help. Even if it does, we still get back

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-20 Thread Phil Leigh
@Pat - thanks. I'm not discouraged. :) I agree that I don't really know what my DAC is doing - other than that sine waves and square waves look nice! The problem is I don't have a control DAC to compare with... When you say we need 24-bit... the soundcard I'm using to record is running at 24/96 -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-20 Thread CPC
Phil- You've reached legendary status, check out: http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=64267.msg593444;boardseen#new -- CPC CPC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12336 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread darrenyeats
Phil Leigh;397859 Wrote: working on it - just need a device that can play 24/96... I'd be interested in 24/48 versus 16/44. :) KMorgan;398191 Wrote: Phil I'd like to know if there is any loss in the analogue signal when using digital volume control. An excellent idea. OTOH it would be

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread Phil Leigh
darrenyeats;398266 Wrote: I'd be interested in 24/48 versus 16/44. :) An excellent idea. OTOH it would be good also to compare the effect of removing an active pre from the replay chain. Darren OK already! I can do the volume control test. I can do the 16/44.1 vs 24/48. I can't

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread Klaas
wow, great thread! Thank you. I installed the new 7.4 SC to use PCM after reading so much about it. Started to change the brutefirDRC plugin to have a PCM output option. Maybe it is just a waste of time :) I am going to try this out myself. -- Klaas Creator of *BrutefirDrc* see

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread Phil Leigh
Whoah! - I'm getting some strange results on the downsampling test: 1) I recorded a Linn 24/96 track through SB3+sc7.4 (SOX downsampling to 24/48) 2) I downsampled the track to 24/48 using Foobar as a control 3) compared 1 2 in adm - no difference - good! 4) I downsampled the 24/96 track to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread sgumnit
There is another element we need to test. In this discussion thread we have been converting files into different formats but are all software converters the same? Do some software converters do the job better? Do some converters modify the file's gain, EQ etc to improve' the sound and are not

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread Phil Leigh
sgumnit;398355 Wrote: There is another element we need to test. In this discussion thread we have been converting files into different formats but are all software converters the same? Do some software converters do the job better? Do some converters modify the file's gain, EQ etc to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread Phil Leigh
OK: 24/96 downsampled to 48/24 and to 44/16 - quite a large difference - only -36dB down On the surface this seems to confirm the theory that 24-bit is worth pursuing. However, I'm suspicious of the downsampling capabilities of Foobar. Maybe others could try and replicate - possibly using other

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread krochat
sgumnit;398355 Wrote: There is another element we need to test. In this discussion thread we have been converting files into different formats but are all software converters the same? Do some software converters do the job better? Do some converters modify the file's gain, EQ etc to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread Phil Leigh
krochat;398393 Wrote: Empirically speaking,conversion of lossless to lossless at the same bit rate (like WAV to FLAC) by definition adds or subtracts nothing. Converters that change sample rate or size, like sox downsampling 96/24 to 48/24 in Squeezecenter, or Phil using Foobar to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread sgumnit
krochat;398393 Wrote: Empirically speaking,conversion of lossless to lossless at the same bit rate (like WAV to FLAC) by definition adds or subtracts nothing Regards, Kim I agree with you about empirically speaking, however my question is in reality do two software based file

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread Phil Leigh
Well, the volume control test is proving very interesting! I'd like to hear from SlimDevices on this one - Sean are you there? I took a 24/96 track via SOX so 24/48 at full volume. Then I dropped the SB volume to 50% and recorded the same track. The difference shows as -48dB which is quite

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread opaqueice
Phil Leigh;398434 Wrote: Well, the volume control test is proving very interesting! I'd like to hear from SlimDevices on this one - Sean are you there? I took a 24/96 track via SOX so 24/48 at full volume. Then I dropped the SB volume to 50% and recorded the same track. The difference

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread Phil Leigh
opaqueice;398443 Wrote: Could that be a bug in the differencing software, rather than in the SB or your soundcard? Maybe when it has to match volumes it introduces a spurious DC offset? You might just record the SB output directly at each volume and just look at it (or take its average) to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread radish
sgumnit;398424 Wrote: I agree with you about empirically speaking, however my question is in reality do two software based file converters create the exact file. Does CDDA (or whatever its called) and DBPowerAmp when converting the same WAV file into FLAC end up with the exact same resulting

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread darrenyeats
If you take a WAV file and encode it into FLAC and Apple Lossless, clearly the FLAC and Apple Lossless files themselves will differ. However, when decoded they are the same again. The same logic applies to different FLAC compression levels. Darren -- darrenyeats

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread ar-t
This s/w has spurred heated debate on other forums. While it does have some merit, I have doubts to its usefulness. From what I understand, (and I could be wrong, so correct me if I am), the result generally consists of signal that is X dB down from the reference signals. OK, let's say that you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread Phil Leigh
ar-t;398534 Wrote: This s/w has spurred heated debate on other forums. While it does have some merit, I have doubts to its usefulness. From what I understand, (and I could be wrong, so correct me if I am), the result generally consists of signal that is X dB down from the reference signals.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-19 Thread Listener
Phil, I'm sure you are learning things about what's relevant to you in the context of your system. Of course, this sort of thing can spoil a pair of golden ears. I'm enjoying reading this thread and hope you will continue to report your findings. I don't have a problem with your titling the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-18 Thread darrenyeats
Phil Leigh;397503 Wrote: For example, anyone want to guess what happens if you compare a true 24/96 track against its downsampled equivalent... :) I don't want to guess! But do tell. :) Darren -- darrenyeats

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-18 Thread Phil Leigh
darrenyeats;397784 Wrote: I don't want to guess! But do tell. :) Darren working on it - just need a device that can play 24/96... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB3 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good

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2009-02-18 Thread sebp
Phil, this is really interesting, thanks for sharing. If my laptop can handle line-in through its microphone input, I may try to compare my TP/SB3/SBR and the pair of DAC I own next week-end. Although it's not clear to me how I could test interconnects... Sébastien -- sebp System : Mac Mini

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2009-02-17 Thread JezA
Phil Leigh;397301 Wrote: I'll try it... thanks! Sounds like you have many happy hours in front of you :) -- JezA JezA's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21219 View this thread:

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2009-02-17 Thread Phil Leigh
JezA;397332 Wrote: Sounds like you have many happy hours in front of you :) for happy replace interesting :) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB3 wired + Stontronics PSU - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good

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2009-02-17 Thread Phil Leigh
Just compared Mozart Requiem in D - Sanctus (Linn CD) as FLAC vs 135 mp3 vs 225 MP3 (VBR). This is the first test I've done where the difference track is audible without boosting the difference track - really very interesting... I'd like someone else to corroborate my findings. I'd say this

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-17 Thread JezA
Phil Leigh;397359 Wrote: Just compared Mozart Requiem in D - Sanctus (Linn CD) as FLAC vs 135 mp3 vs 225 MP3 (VBR). This is the first test I've done where the difference track is audible without boosting the difference track - really very interesting... I'd like someone else to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-17 Thread raven22
Interesting thread we have here. I always learned that in music there are many overtones which on their own might not be heard by the humen ear but they do add to the sound and soundstage and when removed from the music you can hear a difference. Maybe mp3 compression takes away the overtones and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-17 Thread Phil Leigh
I have just removed the Altmann JISCO+UPCI from my chain as it is making NO difference at all -92dB correlation with them in/out of the chain! Seems that despite many theories to the contrary, the TACT ASRC is actually rather good at rejecting input jitter... or maybe the Altmann gear is doing

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-17 Thread Phil Leigh
Robin Bowes;397158 Wrote: Phil Leigh wrote: OK - I think I've got it! What would be helpful is a batch convertor to go from FLAC to MP3 ... I'll do some research... *cough* http://projects.robinbowes.com/flac2mp3 R. oops - (makes gesture of embarassment and begs forgiveness) -

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2009-02-17 Thread michael123
Phil Leigh;396912 Wrote: I'm concentrating on the SB3 digital output for now: Things that make NO discernible difference to what goes into my amps: 1) playing WAV vs FLAC 2) streaming FLAC native vs streaming FLAC as PCM 3) muting SB analogue stage (attenuation=63) 5) wired vs wireless

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2009-02-17 Thread Phil Leigh
michael123;397420 Wrote: Is it possible to add Transporter vs. SB3 to the list (both digital output and analogue output, 44.1/16, 96/24 and 192/24 stereo)? I'd love to but I don't have a TP! (also neither the TP nor the SB can handle 192/24...) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal

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2009-02-17 Thread iPhone
Phil Leigh;397359 Wrote: Just compared Mozart Requiem in D - Sanctus (Linn CD) as FLAC vs 135 mp3 vs 225 MP3 (VBR). This is the first test I've done where the difference track is audible without boosting the difference track - really very interesting... I'd like someone else to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-17 Thread Phil Leigh
iPhone;397499 Wrote: Now this is really getting silly with all these requests to check Lossless against MP3 and the like. Of course there is a glaring difference, anything other then lossless throws away information! The idea behind this software is to compare equipment and connection

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2009-02-17 Thread mr-b
What he said. Also I'd really like to hear more about how the app is driven since I found the UI quite complex. But at the same time, I can appreciate the initial temptation to hear the actual *differences* i.e. only the differences, between lossy lossless, espec as it's not been easy to do

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-17 Thread Phil Leigh
mr-b;397505 Wrote: What he [iphone] said. Also I'd really like to hear more about how the app is driven since I found the UI quite complex. But at the same time, I can appreciate the initial temptation to hear the actual *differences* i.e. only the differences, between lossy lossless,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-17 Thread JezA
I think it's great that you are putting your own system, and your own choices, to the test. Keep going!. -- JezA JezA's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21219 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-17 Thread Phil Leigh
JezA;397533 Wrote: I think it's great that you are putting your own system, and your own choices, to the test. Keep going!. Cheers Jez! So far I've got rid of 2 expensive spdif cables, a linear PSU and two quite expensive bits of digital processing gear... won't be much left at this rate...

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-17 Thread JezA
Phil Leigh;397540 Wrote: So far I've got rid of 2 expensive spdif cables, a linear PSU and two quite expensive bits of digital processing gear... Less is more :) -- JezA JezA's Profile:

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2009-02-17 Thread opaqueice
Phil Leigh;397359 Wrote: Just compared Mozart Requiem in D - Sanctus (Linn CD) as FLAC vs 135 mp3 vs 225 MP3 (VBR). This is the first test I've done where the difference track is audible without boosting the difference track - really very interesting... I'd like someone else to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Attention Audio Mythbusters!

2009-02-17 Thread agentsmith
I use laptops exclusively and none of them have line in. Would the mic input on my Thinkpads work? -- agentsmith System 1: Transporter, Naim 202/200/Hicap/NAPSC, Harbeth Monitor 30 System 2: SB2 connected via TOSLINK to a Meridian F80

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