Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Testing 24-bit, 96 kHz FLAC?

2006-10-20 Thread Pat Farrell
cliveb wrote: > Pat Farrell;148007 Wrote: >> My opinion is that it is not worth it for albums that are still >> available, in print, or whatever the phrase is. > I agree, with the additional caveat that some CD reissues of LPs have > been butchered (either by editing, remixing, or hypercompression

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Testing 24-bit, 96 kHz FLAC?

2006-10-20 Thread tommypeters
krochat;144804 Wrote: > Starting with SlimServer 6.5, 24/96 material is downsampled on the > server side to 24/48 prior to sending it to the SB3. It still sounds > very similar to the 24/96 feed direct from my PC. I think I've read that this is instead done on the SB side, the SB3 is simply throw

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Testing 24-bit, 96 kHz FLAC?

2006-10-20 Thread cliveb
Pat Farrell;148007 Wrote: > ntom wrote:[color=blue] > > Was just giving some thought to recording my album collection for > SB3. > > Anyone have a view as to whether it would be worth attempting 24/96 > > recording? > My personal opinion is that 16/44.1 is plenty good enough for vinyl trans

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Testing 24-bit, 96 kHz FLAC?

2006-10-20 Thread stevo
I thought that this was worth reading. http://www.hifi-writer.com/he/dvdaudio/dvdvscd.htm "First, my preconceptions: I was inclined to think that there would be no audible differences between the two media. For me at least. On the other hand, I earnestly hoped that I would hear some difference b

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Testing 24-bit, 96 kHz FLAC?

2006-10-19 Thread Pat Farrell
ntom wrote: > Was just giving some thought to recording my album collection for SB3. > Anyone have a view as to whether it would be worth attempting 24/96 > recording? If so any suggestions for suitable sensibly priced A/D > for PC? > If not I have a digital recorder that offers 44.1 bu

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Testing 24-bit, 96 kHz FLAC?

2006-10-19 Thread ntom
Was just giving some thought to recording my album collection for SB3. Anyone have a view as to whether it would be worth attempting 24/96 recording? If so any suggestions for suitable sensibly priced A/D for PC? If not I have a digital recorder that offers 44.1 but still need a spdif

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Testing 24-bit, 96 kHz FLAC?

2006-10-09 Thread krochat
DCtoDaylight;144792 Wrote: > The Transporter claims to support 24/96 on it's digital outputs. > Anybody tested this yet? And if you stream a 24/96 source, what do the > SB3's do? Downsample? or are they capable of 24/96 on their digital > outputs as well? > Starting with SlimServer 6.5, 24/

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Testing 24-bit, 96 kHz FLAC?

2006-10-09 Thread DCtoDaylight
I asked this question a while ago, but never did get a final answer... The Transporter claims to support 24/96 on it's digital outputs. Anybody tested this yet? And if you stream a 24/96 source, what do the SB3's do? Downsample? or are they capable of 24/96 on their digital outputs as well?

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Testing 24-bit, 96 kHz FLAC?

2006-10-09 Thread ezkcdude
krochat;144689 Wrote: > Assuming you're running slimServer 6.5, 48kHz x 24bit on the digital > outputs, and probably the same feeding into the DAC if you're using the > analog outputs. Try it, you'll like it! That's kind of what I figured. Good enough for now, though. -- ezkcdude DIY project

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Testing 24-bit, 96 kHz FLAC?

2006-10-09 Thread krochat
ezkcdude;144683 Wrote: > I found some recent 24-bit, 96 kHZ files of a Drive-by-Truckers concert. > Seems like a great test. What will the SqueezeBox output if I play these > files? Assuming you're running slimServer 6.5, 48kHz x 24bit on the digital outputs, and probably the same feeding into t