Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2018-01-13 Thread terryd
Just by way of the follow up to last October's thread. I have connected the Transporter to a fibre optic input on the Yamaha and it sounds great in PURE mode. STRAIGHT is OK but switching to PURE makes the sound more acceptable to our ears (which is what counts in the end). I have also added

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-04 Thread terryd
garym wrote: > may even require a ban of the member! :p > > (the problem is that I see so much amazingly funny stuff posted by > people who are actually serious, that my "detector" is no longer working > properly.) Just to establish my credibility [ ] to all [ ]: I have two Squeezebox

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-04 Thread garym
MichaelJ wrote: > Oh my gosh...levity in the audiophile forum. Shouldn’t that be reported > to a moderator?:) may even require a ban of the member! :p *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.4) > LMS 7.9.1 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4) > LMS 7.9.1 > Touch >

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-04 Thread terryd
MichaelJ wrote: > Oh my gosh...levity in the audiophile forum. Shouldn’t that be reported > to a moderator?:) Aw come on guys, I did do it WITHOUT a smiley [ ] <- I can't tell you what I wanted to put in there.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-04 Thread MichaelJ
terryd wrote: > Sorry, I should have put a smiley face at the end of that sentence Gary. Oh my gosh...levity in the audiophile forum. Shouldn’t that be reported to a moderator?:) MichaelJ's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-03 Thread garym
terryd wrote: > Sorry, I should have put a smiley face at the end of that sentence Gary. :cool: You had me worried for a minute. *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.4) > LMS 7.9.1 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4) > LMS 7.9.1 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-03 Thread terryd
garym wrote: > Why? That certainly has no impact on sound quality, and you lose the > built in CRC in FLAC files (to be able to batch check for file > corruption in the future), good tagging, among other benefits of FLAC. Sorry, I should have put a smiley face at the end of that sentence Gary.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-03 Thread garym
terryd wrote: > > Now to spend a couple of days converting all my FLAC files into AIFF... Why? That certainly has no impact on sound quality, and you lose the built in CRC in FLAC files (to be able to batch check for file corruption in the future), good tagging, among other benefits of FLAC.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-03 Thread terryd
cliveb wrote: > It doesn't matter whether or not your Yamaha amp re-digitises an > analogue signal. > Nor does it matter what anyone here says about which is better. > All that matters is what sounds good to you - and only you can figure > that out. > Try it both ways and pick the one you like

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-03 Thread cliveb
terryd wrote: > Thanks Gary. > > I am thinking that the answer is "yes" and I will pull the cabinet out > and take a look coupled with trying to read through the mammoth manual. > > > Thanks again for the prompt reply - Terry > > p.s. it sounds pretty good at the moment, but you know what it

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-03 Thread terryd
garym wrote: > I'd connect Analog out from Transporter to the Yamaha, assuming the > yamaha has a way of bypassing it's own DAC (is that the Straight mode?) Thanks Gary. I am thinking that the answer is "yes" and I will pull the cabinet out and take a look coupled with trying to read through

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-02 Thread garym
tcutting wrote: > First off, I don't claim to be "audiophile" so take my post with grain > of salt... > > Your Yamaha appears to have significant DSP capabilities - it's billed > as a "9.1" system. How do you plan to use this for "normal" stereo > listening? Do you make use of a subwoofer?

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-02 Thread tcutting
terryd wrote: > Having overloaded on reading up and trying to work out the answer, could > one of you knowledgeable chaps (and chappeses) point me in the right > direction for the final decisions that I need to make please. > > I have the music stored on a NAS which is no problem, I feed the >

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-02 Thread garym
terryd wrote: > Having overloaded on reading up and trying to work out the answer, could > one of you knowledgeable chaps (and chappeses) point me in the right > direction for the final decisions that I need to make please. > > I have the music stored on a NAS which is no problem, I feed the >

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] NAS > Transporter > Amp which final connection?

2017-10-02 Thread terryd
Having overloaded on reading up and trying to work out the answer, could one of you knowledgeable chaps (and chappeses) point me in the right direction for the final decisions that I need to make please. I have the music stored on a NAS which is no problem, I feed the Transporter via the