Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Music out from Controller

2008-12-06 Thread AndrewFG
I think the sound quality problems break down into two elements: i) hiss and ii) noise artifacts that sound similar to AM radio in bad weather ;-( Actually I think the hiss (i) may be coming from the source material i.e. the controller is -- dare I say it -- too revealing of source quality issues

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Music out from Controller

2008-12-01 Thread newy
Just tried it again tonight after changing my stream format from WAV to FLAC (ALAC files) and all the hiss is gone. Not sure if that was the problem but it sounds great now! -- newy newy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevic

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Music out from Controller

2008-12-01 Thread Howard Passman
I'm streaming all flac files. Just to be certain, I just ran through it again and mine is stone cold quiet. I had some static, popping, etc. back in the beginning, but nothing in the past few weeks. It sounds just like plugging in to the SBR or BOOM. Maybe your controller has an issue?? Howar

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Music out from Controller

2008-12-01 Thread AndrewFG
Howard Passman;365307 Wrote: > Is everyone on firmware r3437? Yes. Howard Passman;365307 Wrote: > I wonder if there is something else around interfering. What do you mean by "anything else"? i.e. Inside the Controller or outside it? The noise becomes apparent when playing something with a ve

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Music out from Controller

2008-12-01 Thread Howard Passman
Running latest SC and firmware and using either Sennheiser HD650 or Shure SE530 I'm not getting any noise. I wonder if there is something else around interfering. BTW, I use the SBC as a player a ton and am all over the place with it. Even on the treadmill. Howard P.S. Is everyone on firmware