regalma1;184943 Wrote:
Why not make a connection to your receiver from your USB port. You can
either buy an external DAC or you could get a USB to SPDIF convertor
(coax or Toslink, either is dirt cheap compared to a good DAC).
It can't be that simple. Don't you have to install special
Thanks for the info. I am going to go for the SB3.
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You wrote that you had an RCA connection between your computer and your
receiver. I am assuming that this is an analog connection, not SPDIF.
Most computer sound cards are pretty poor quality. Why not make a
connection to your receiver from your USB port. You can either buy an
external DAC or you
regalma1;184943 Wrote:
You wrote that you had an RCA connection between your computer and your
receiver. I am assuming that this is an analog connection, not SPDIF.
Most computer sound cards are pretty poor quality. Why not make a
connection to your receiver from your USB port. You can
P Floding;185015 Wrote:
I haven't heard many say that TOSLINK is horrible. It is however, very,
very irritating that a supposedly digital interconnection method gives
results that vary depending on cabling, etc, etc.
And since this is the audiophile section, after all, I'd question the
Phil Leigh;185023 Wrote:
I'm afraid that the fact you find SB not robust is entirely down to
you tinkering with your computer.
Speaking personally I find that USB DAC's suck from a sound quality
perspective... that may be down to the implementations rather than
anything inherent in the
P Floding;185025 Wrote:
Huh?
I find the SB roboust. When did I say anything else?
And when did I ever mention tinkering with my computer?
I barely touch it..
I wasn't replying to YOU PF! I was replying to regalma!
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I believe Phil Leigh meant to quote regelma 1
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P Floding;185033 Wrote:
Oh.. You quoted me..
Sorry - my mistake - apologies!
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Phil Leigh;185029 Wrote:
I wasn't replying to YOU PF! I was replying to regalma!
Oh.. You quoted me..
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P Floding
No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if
you ask me.)
P Floding's
regalma1;184943 Wrote:
You wrote that you had an RCA connection between your computer and your
receiver. I am assuming that this is an analog connection, not SPDIF.
Most computer sound cards are pretty poor quality. Why not make a
connection to your receiver from your USB port. You can
jeffmeh;185037 Wrote:
I recognize the inherent issues with Toslink, but I agree that these
certainly can be worked through and that it is not horrible.
However, the comparison between Toslink and wireless networking is
inappropriate.
The former has stringent synchronization requirements
Phil Leigh;185041 Wrote:
Yes that is totally corrrect. Toslink vs. TCP/IP = apples vs.
elephants.
Personally I have NO issues with Toslink. It works fine. I know we
can't wind back the clock but I'm sure this prejudice must date back to
a time when digital was poorly understood. These days
If routine ugrades to Slimserver or Mozilla is tinkering, then I am
guilty of tinkering. Otherwise I am not a tinkerer. I don't
particularly enjoy working with computers. Too many rounds with Windows
95, 98 and ME, not to mention SCSI have pretty much purged me of any joy
I ever got from them. I
regalma1;185054 Wrote:
If routine ugrades to Slimserver or Mozilla is tinkering, then I am
guilty of tinkering. Otherwise I am not a tinkerer. I don't
particularly enjoy working with computers. Too many rounds with Windows
95, 98 and ME, not to mention SCSI have pretty much purged me of any
Best way to answer the speed of access problem is to try it out -
download slimserver and softsqueeze. Point slimserver at your existing
mp3 collection and you will be able to see exactly how it works with a
library of that size.
Personally I found that 512MB on Windows wasn't quite enough - not
ceejay;184505 Wrote:
Personally I found that 512MB on Windows wasn't quite enough - not that
Slimserver used all of that, but when there were other things going on
then my total memory usage often got up to 700MB or more. Memory is
cheap so I upgraded to 1GB.
Just to give an alternate
I reckon that amp will probably convert A to D and process/upsample, so
you may not get any improvement moving from an SB3 to a Transporter.
Where you will get an improvement is moving from MP3 to FLAC, and
making sure you connect digitally.
I'd buy an SB3 if you don't have one already, spend
adamslim;184546 Wrote:
I'd buy an SB3 if you don't have one already, spend some money on your
computer making sure you can rip quickly (or pay to have it done) and
buy some more CDs :)
Adam
I'd tend to agree with this idea very much. Transporter is very high
level source, and it would be
That is a fine receiver, I had the Integra 8.2 in my main system before
upgrading to Parasound Halo. I still have the Integra in another system
but have not tried it with the SB. It does have a pure audio mode and
also has up-sampling DACs. Get a SB3, hook it up both digital and
analog,feed it
Quote , if your receiver doesn't have analog pass through, then
feature where the bigest improvement in transporter is, its DAC, will
be useless to you
Are you saying that the reciever might take an analog signal from the
Transporter, then convert it to digital and then convert it back to
spooley;184760 Wrote:
Quote , if your receiver doesn't have analog pass through, then
feature where the bigest improvement in transporter is, its DAC, will
be useless to you
Are you saying that the reciever might take an analog signal from the
Transporter, then convert it to digital and
spooley;184493 Wrote:
I am not satisfied with the sound quality so I am considering two
options:
i) Escient Fireball with 2 Sony 400 CD/DVD changers
ii) Transporter (I will rerip my cd's in a lossless format)
What would you recommend for best quality sound and best interface (I
like
spooley;184760 Wrote:
Quote , if your receiver doesn't have analog pass through, then
feature where the bigest improvement in transporter is, its DAC, will
be useless to you
Are you saying that the reciever might take an analog signal from the
Transporter, then convert it to digital and
Quote from Integra web site For analog sources, the direct/pure audio
mode can bypass all digital processing for super-high sound quality. I
believe your receiver has this mode so you can bypass the internal dacs.
As I stated previously I have the Integra 8.2 and it is a great piece if
equipment
empty99;184768 Wrote:
The real beauty of PC music server is its shuffle and playlist
abilities, you cannot duplicate that with any disc changers, too clunky
and slow to work, or if working, will greatly shorten its life due to
mechanical complexity.
The SB3 sound quality (either digital or
jdbaker;184786 Wrote:
Quote from Integra web site For analog sources, the direct/pure audio
mode can bypass all digital processing for super-high sound quality. I
believe your receiver has this mode so you can bypass the internal dacs.
As I stated previously I have the Integra 8.2 and it is
P Floding - I just read that section of the manual as well. Its not
really very clear. So I called Integra's support line and the tech I
spoke said that if there is an analog feed, there would be no
processing and the signal would go out directly as analog, but to be
honest I didn't get a warm
spooley;184807 Wrote:
P Floding - I just read that section of the manual as well. Its not
really very clear. So I called Integra's support line and the tech I
spoke said that if there is an analog feed, there would be no
processing and the signal would go out directly as analog, but to be
spooley - You have not said if you have a SB or not, if you do, hook it
up to that bad boy and feed it some lossless files. My experience with
the DTR 8.2 was it sounded terrific, especially with music, my move to
Parasound was really about movies. I think if you feed it some quality
files either
I currently have my entire 550 cd collection ripped in MP3 format
(various bit rates) and have an rca connection to my Integra DTR 5.5
receiver. I use WMP 11 as my jukebox. I am not satisfied with the sound
quality so I am considering two options:
i) Escient Fireball with 2 Sony 400 CD/DVD
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