Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-26 Thread egd
holmsn;237601 Wrote: Here's the link http://www.qnap.com.tw/images/products/NAS/TS109Pro/Thermal_TS-109_Series_ENG.pdf The article makes no mention of what the drive does when it is being accessed constantly eg. a mass copying operation of say 100GB of data. The software screendump implies a

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-26 Thread Ian_F
egd;238087 Wrote: My experience with drives in fanless enclosures is they get very hot, to the point of R/W errors, when copying large amounts of data. Great if they've somehow overcome that, but I remain sceptial on that front. Anyone have any real-world experience copying large volumes

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-26 Thread egd
Ian_F;238101 Wrote: I'm surprised that any device which suffered r/w errors when you tried to use it could possibly pass the design stage let alone make it to market. :eek: heh, so was I... Ian_F;238101 Wrote: Anyway, onto your question. I've hammered my QNAPs for hours on end, moving

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-26 Thread Ian_F
egd;238200 Wrote: heh, so was I... Thanks for that, I think I've decided what I'll be buying my parents for Christmas - an SB3/Aego-M/QNAP combo. Come to think of it I'd better get a network cable for them also to enable copying of flac onto the QNAP. To connect a QNAP directly to PC,

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-24 Thread holmsn
Here's the link http://www.qnap.com.tw/images/products/NAS/TS109Pro/Thermal_TS-109_Series_ENG.pdf -- holmsn holmsn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3809 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-23 Thread holmsn
I was trying to attach a pdf from QNAP but it's too big to post. Try Googling +QNAP +thermal, quite interesting. Neil -- holmsn holmsn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3809 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-22 Thread Empgamer
Now being the owner of a set of A5s and a set of Aego Ms (with two SB3s) I have to say that I do find that the Aego M suit me more in a room where less power/oomph is needed. The A5s are a lot punchier IMO, as pablolie suggests. Only thing I MAY consider for when we have parties is a separate

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-22 Thread egd
Out of curiosity, how does the hard drive do in the QNAP, seeing as it is fanless - I presume it runs pretty hot? -- egd Thecus N5200PRO Transporter ATC SCA2 ATC SCM100SLAT egd's Profile:

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-21 Thread Ian_F
egd;236532 Wrote: I've attached some screendumps for you to get a feel of functionality. Thanks for this egd, very useful stuff. I settled on the QNAP since it better suits my needs for now. However, I do want to rip all my DVDs to disk and so something like the Thecus will be required to

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread egd
pablolie;236283 Wrote: In my opinion the AE5 deliver on the higher resolution musical experience - the Aego M's are great, but while they deliver on good and balanced (when bass is set to 1) sound, they don't deliver as much spacial resolution as the AE5s. Good to know as I contemplated

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread egd
Empgamer;235998 Wrote: I wanted a quiet system, with low power consumption, that will sleep and wake on demand from the SB, that could do many other things, had been subject of many good reviews and wasn't flaky when working with Slimserver.Ditto for the N5200PRO. Empgamer;235998 Wrote:

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread egd
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Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread egd
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Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread egd
Ian_F;236340 Wrote: What would you call a tiny collection? =200 albums? Ian_F;236340 Wrote: Does the N5200PRO go to sleep on idle and/or by schedule? I supports scheduled power on/ off and wakeup on LAN, so powering up your SB3/ Transporter can trigger the NAS Ian_F;236340 Wrote: How many

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread pablolie
egd;235187 Wrote: I'm surprised you find the A5s better suited to a larger room. AFAIK the Aego M's are rated 90W RMS whilst the Audioengine A5s are rated 45W RMS? I have both of them in my temporary apartment. The AE5s as my main system in the living room, the Aego M's are the besdroom

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread Ian_F
egd;235523 Wrote: A TS-109 would in my view be hopelessly underpowered unless you had a tiny collection. If it must be a QNAP, consider the TS-401T, but even then you're still 1GHZ slower than the N5200PRO. What would you call a tiny collection? egd;235523 Wrote: Originally Posted by

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-18 Thread Empgamer
From my understanding both the AegoM and A5s are rated the same. 90W total system for the former, 45W per channel for the latter. Depends what you are after with a NAS. For me, and it seems many others, the QNAP TS109 Pro works fine. I wanted a quiet system, with low power consumption, that

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-16 Thread egd
davejsb;235360 Wrote: Now I'm debating whether to shell out for a TS-109 NAS ;) Have a look at the Thecus N5200PRO. A TS-109 would in my view be hopelessly underpowered unless you had a tiny collection. If it must be a QNAP, consider the TS-401T, but even then you're still 1GHZ slower than

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-16 Thread davejsb
Excellent, thanks for the kind advice :D -- davejsb davejsb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39304

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-15 Thread Empgamer
I have the Audioengine A5s. Excellent speakers. They are in a large kitchen though and give plenty of sound. I'd likely consider the Aego Ms for smaller rooms though. I have to say I'm just not that keen on 2.1 sets. -- Empgamer

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-15 Thread egd
Empgamer;235181 Wrote: I have the Audioengine A5s. Excellent speakers. They are in a large kitchen though and give plenty of sound. I'd likely consider the Aego Ms for smaller rooms though. I have to say I'm just not that keen on 2.1 sets. I'm surprised you find the A5s better suited to

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-15 Thread davejsb
Cheers for all of the great replies and advice :) After some thinking, I've plumped for another set of Aego's which are arriving tomorrow. Now I'm debating whether to shell out for a TS-109 NAS ;) -- davejsb davejsb's

[slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread davejsb
Heya all, I've recently invested in my now loved SB3. Needless to say it's possibly the best gadget related purchase I've ever made! Anyway, at the moment I have it running through an aged and underused cheapo Acoustic Solutions SP101 system which I picked up on a whim in Argos a couple of

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread Pat Farrell
davejsb wrote: I realise neither option satisfies audiophilia by the way, I just don't have the money, or space, or requirement really, for a more advanced setup. I tend to like powered speakers when space and money is a consideration. The engineers can match the needs of the speaker to the

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread davejsb
Cheers for your kind reply :) I was certainly impressed with how the SB3 sounded when rigged up to my Aego M 2.1's and that's certainly the cheapest way to solve the dilemma :) -- davejsb davejsb's Profile:

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread pablolie
davejsb;235132 Wrote: Cheers for your kind reply :) I was certainly impressed with how the SB3 sounded when rigged up to my Aego M 2.1's and that's certainly the cheapest way to solve the dilemma :) Also check out http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=235097postcount=672 I have

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread egd
davejsb;235128 Wrote: I'm caught between purchasing some Acoustic Energy Aego M 2.1 powered speakers (I already use a set for my PC and they're superb - and the SB3 sounds brilliant through them) and some sort of midi hi-fi system I use SB3-Aego M's in my bedroom study don't think you

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread haunyack
egd;235157 Wrote: IMHO no point spending more for a bedroom system Unless your significant other is extremely attractive. Ooh. ;-) . -- haunyack Transporter - BK R200.2 - Vandersteen 3A Signature. (Listening room) SB3 (RWA analog) - Rotel RB1070 - BW Matrix 805. (Bedroom) Fridgidare -

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread egd
haunyack;235162 Wrote: Unless your significant other is extremely attractive. In which case, one makes one's own music... -- egd Thecus N5200PRO Transporter ATC SCA2 ATC SCM100SLAT egd's Profile: