[slim] Re: Internet Radio streams vastly louder

2005-07-09 Thread DrNic
sleepysurf Wrote: Actually, I was planning to, but it looked too arduous, so I just run slimserver on my office laptop. Works fine, plus it's a cinch to install the latest beta. Thanks for answering!!! Nic -- DrNic ___ Discuss mailing list

[slim] Re: Internet Radio streams vastly louder

2005-07-07 Thread sleepysurf
Actually, I was planning to, but it looked too arduous, so I just run slimserver on my office laptop. Works fine, plus it's a cinch to install the latest beta. -- sleepysurf aerius i, nht sub two, yamaha rx-v1000 (pre/pro), sunfire cinema grand 200 ~five (vertically bi-amped), squeezebox2

[slim] Re: Internet Radio streams vastly louder

2005-07-06 Thread Dave D
sleepysurf Wrote: I've been listening primarily to Radioio feeds. My SB2 arrived yesterday (and now I have to leave town for five days--isn't that like taking a kid's Christmas present away?) Anyway, this was one of the first things I noticed, after the

[slim] Re: Internet Radio streams vastly louder

2005-07-06 Thread sleepysurf
Sounds like we need somebody to write a RadioioGain plug-in g. -- sleepysurf aerius i, nht sub two, yamaha rx-v1000 (pre/pro), sunfire cinema grand 200 ~five (vertically bi-amped), squeezebox2 (streaming cd-quality audio), 300gb buffalo linkstation (remote flac audio file storage), blue jeans

[slim] Re: Internet Radio streams vastly louder

2005-06-28 Thread radish
Probably the station running their output through a compressor before streaming it...because, you know, louder is always better and dynamics are for pansies :) -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Re: Internet Radio streams vastly louder

2005-06-28 Thread Sean Adams
Can anyone confirm if this is actually the case? Compression makes sense for FM, where people usually listen in noisy environments on crappy stereos (car, workplace etc) - it would be a real shame if any internet stations are doing it! On Jun 28, 2005, at 5:01 PM, radish wrote:

[slim] Re: Internet Radio streams vastly louder

2005-06-28 Thread sleepysurf
I've been listening primarily to Radioio feeds. Hadn't thought to check if other internet radio streams are just as loud. Turns out, many are, but some aren't. I guess it depends on the individual feeds. Maybe they really ARE trying to use psychoacoustics to sound better (just like many