Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-04-11 Thread falconsoars
grego.speiser wrote: Grooveshark files are max 128 kbps mp3s. See help.grooveshark.com/customer/portal/articles/2130-audio-format-and-bit-rate-on-grooveshark Despite this limitation, I would welcome the possibility of accessing grooveshark through our squeezeboxen. This is a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-04-11 Thread TheOctavist
that grooveshark playlist is now a spotify one, courtesy of moi(and I added hundreds of tracks) http://open.spotify.com/user/129670382/playlist/7pDMb5UMTZubiFmAgZ2tAP TheOctavist's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-20 Thread Henry66
I had a lot of fun listening to (most of) that, thanks! It also made me realize how important Replay Gain and MusicIP are to me. ;-) -- Henry66 Henry66's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38863

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-20 Thread darrenyeats
TheOctavist, Since Totoro thinks I've been horrible to you on the sub thread, I will be extra nice here. On the active front I've heard ATC, Meridian, PMC and Linkwitz Orion and my favourites so far were ATC and Orion but your O300s have incredible specs and measurements for a fraction of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-20 Thread totoro
darrenyeats;691629 Wrote: TheOctavist, Since Totoro thinks I've been horrible to you on the sub thread, I will be extra nice here. On the active front I've heard ATC, Meridian, PMC and Linkwitz Orion and my favourites so far were ATC and Orion but your O300s have great specs and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-18 Thread Phil Leigh
Im not sure what this means but I already have about 20% of these... must take a listen... thanks -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/W7)+Teddy Pardo PSU - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-18 Thread Mnyb
A pleasant selection bookmarked for further explorations . Unusual amount of stuff I could like . This is one solution to the demo music problem at hifi shows . You know the boring demo jazz (I do like real jazz sometimes ) or *shrug* stockfish recordings or any of the typical demo records you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-18 Thread Mnyb
but scorpions ;) hey -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-18 Thread ralphpnj
A nice list. I checked out the speakers in my main system and they passed but just barely since I listen to a lot of jazz and the list does not have much in the way of jazz on it. I checked out the speakers in my computer room system and they passed with flying colors since this system doesn't

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-18 Thread TheOctavist
my speakers are pretty close to flat frequency response , so they like everything. ;) its why i like neutral rather than colored equipment. versatility. -- TheOctavist VortexboxSBT(stock)Forssell MDAC-2Klein and Hummell 0300D Sota Sapphire/Lyra KleosBespoke Valve Phono StageMastersound

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-17 Thread TheOctavist
http://grooveshark.com/#!/playlist/Speaker+Test+Songs/33316237 -- TheOctavist VortexboxSBT(stock)Forssell MDAC-2Klein and Hummell 0300D Sota Sapphire/Lyra KleosBespoke Valve Phono StageMastersound Due VentiLink Audio K100

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-17 Thread grego.speiser
Grooveshark files are max 128 kbps mp3s. See http://help.grooveshark.com/customer/portal/articles/2130-audio-format-and-bit-rate-on-grooveshark Despite this limitation, I would welcome the possibility of accessing grooveshark through our squeezeboxen. -- grego.speiser

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-17 Thread Archimago
Interesting list... Thanks for sharing. -- Archimago Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93648

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Hifi/Speaker Test Track motherlode..

2012-02-17 Thread TheOctavist
grego.speiser;691183 Wrote: Grooveshark files are max 128 kbps mp3s. See http://help.grooveshark.com/customer/portal/articles/2130-audio-format-and-bit-rate-on-grooveshark Despite this limitation, I would welcome the possibility of accessing grooveshark through our squeezeboxen. this