[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: xmod :)

2006-10-05 Thread Nikhil
They need to include one of these babies with the modded xmod. These are already audiophile compatible (runs off a 9V battery, no need for a linear power supply). Also they don't mention it on the page, but these are also compatible with SACDs, DVD-As, HD-DVDs and Blu-rays .. talk about multi-form

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2006-10-05 Thread SteveEast
tyler_durden;143113 Wrote: > I wonder if any of the modders have worked out the changes to improve it > even more!?! > > TD Yup, just send them your Xmod + $2500 and they'll send you a Transporter. Steve. -- SteveEast ---

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: xmod :)

2006-10-04 Thread tyler_durden
I wonder if any of the modders have worked out the changes to improve it even more!?! TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimd

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2006-10-04 Thread P Floding
CardinalFang;143022 Wrote: > Bose and Bang and Olufsen also spring to mind as companies that have > products that present audio in an exaggerated way to make it sound more > "HiFi". It's often hard to wean yourself off that overblown presentation > and appreciate a more accurate portrayal of the

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: xmod :)

2006-10-04 Thread CardinalFang
P Floding;143013 Wrote: > The problem is that most people (99%?) have never heard an even > half-decent system, and think that anything that sounds a bit different > to their crappy stuff is fantastic. Bose and Bang and Olufsen also spring to mind as companies that have products that present aud

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2006-10-04 Thread P Floding
CardinalFang;143005 Wrote: > My guess is what they've built is a filter that spatialises stereo by > using a comb filter or HRT transforms then does some reverb and other > filtering to make it sound impressive. It ends up being very tiring to > listen to and a novelty to be played back through c

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: xmod :)

2006-10-04 Thread CardinalFang
jeffluckett;142959 Wrote: > See ... this is what I was saying in "that other thread" about published > data. Creative (a "reputable" company ... or at least they used to be) > is publishing garbage data to make thier product look like a > first-class turd polisher. My guess is what they've buil

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: xmod :)

2006-10-04 Thread Robin Bowes
flattop100 wrote: > I'm a live sound engineer. We have a slogan for these types of > situations. > > 'You can't polish a turd, no matter how hard you try.' Here in Yorkshire, UK, we have a more succinct turn of phrase: Shit in, shit out. R. ___ audio

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: xmod :)

2006-10-04 Thread jeffluckett
CardinalFang;142920 Wrote: > That sound like ideal hunting grounds for a lawyer! Someone surely is > going to buy one and then slap down the law suit when they don't hear > all that stuff... > > The graph is amazing though. I've tried measuring my experience before, > but the tape measure keeps

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: xmod :)

2006-10-04 Thread 77dzu
Here is more Xmod http://www.denguru.com/2005/07/05/creative/ -- 77dzu 77dzu's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5329 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28260

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2006-10-04 Thread flattop100
I'm a live sound engineer. We have a slogan for these types of situations. 'You can't polish a turd, no matter how hard you try.' -- flattop100 flattop100's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7760 Vi

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2006-10-04 Thread CardinalFang
JJZolx;142699 Wrote: > Hey, check out the gigantic force-feedback knob on that thing. :) > > I can only imagine what it must do to an audio signal > > >> You'll hear it all - crisp cymbal crashes, wailing guitar > >> solos, screeching tires and deep, booming explosions. > > Then you'll want

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: xmod :)

2006-10-04 Thread adamslim
> enhancing the highs and lows > Voices are centered in front of you > feel like you're sitting in with your favorite band > It restores the details, expands the music X-Fi? Bah, humbug. I want XXX-Fi, a system so good it faithfully reproduces Christina Aguilera doing a table dance just for me

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2006-10-04 Thread mattybain
OMG is that for real? someone tell me this is a spoof site!! -- mattybain '[image: http://imagegen.last.fm/recenttracks3/recenttracks/MattyBain.gif]' (http://www.last.fm/user/MattyBain/?chartstyle=recenttracks3) mattybain

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2006-10-04 Thread Fifer
It's got an X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer and CNSS 3-D! Looks like the Tranporter's already obsolete ... -- Fifer Fifer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=639 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.c

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2006-10-04 Thread P Floding
Nikhil;142687 Wrote: > Transporter, shmansporter I think we're all going about this > audiophile business in a wrong way. > > here is the solution to all our woes > > http://creative.com/products/product.asp?category=209&subcategory=668&product=15913 > > Check out the awesome graph. Can

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2006-10-03 Thread tomjtx
is it bybee enhanced? I can't wait to get one! -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28260 __

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2006-10-03 Thread JJZolx
Nikhil;142687 Wrote: > Transporter, shmansporter I think we're all going about this > audiophile business in a wrong way. > > here is the solution to all our woes > > http://creative.com/products/product.asp?category=209&subcategory=668&product=15913 > > Check out the awesome graph. Can

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: xmod :)

2006-10-03 Thread SteveEast
Only $80 AND it has a knob! Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28260 ___