Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-29 Thread Monzaboy
Im a SBT noob but i got there in the end with trial and error thanks for the input guys. Monzaboy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57333 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.p

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-29 Thread Monzaboy
Quick update My unpowered HD sound thats plugged into the SBT direct improved when i added the powered usb hub and this brought the sound level close to the streamed wifi but in comparison the sound was still thinner and more 2d then this morning i remembered the HD has a second usb lead to give

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-25 Thread Monzaboy
Thanks for the responces guys Monzaboy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57333 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96488 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-24 Thread Monzaboy
RonM wrote: > Off topic, I know, but which Natalie Merchant CD? Leave Your Sleep is > one of my favorite recordings of the last ten years. > > R. Tigerlily Monzaboy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?us

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-24 Thread Monzaboy
garym wrote: > OK, but have you confirmed that the AUDIO setting on both the LMS on > your PC and the "tinyLMS" on the Touch are both set to OFF with regard > to use of ReplayGain values. That could be one thing that trips you up > on comparisons. > > Regarding tweaks, there are tweaks for the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-24 Thread Monzaboy
I am streaming lossless files from my pc to the SBT which sends its signal via digi out to my dac. I also have a hd dierect into the usb which is a direct copy of the hd on the pc and also have a cd transport into the same dac. The volume on the SBT is set to 100% and i have never used the analo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-24 Thread Monzaboy
Today i have compared Natalie Merchant cd in my cd tranport to the streamed wifi on the SBT and the sound is very close to eachother but in comparison the hd direct into the usb on the SBT is just not as good it sounds lighter weight and thinner. My Cyrus cdxtse with psxr transport runs its strea

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-23 Thread Monzaboy
I expected HD direct to sound better so expected bias doesnt explain why its not as good does it ? Monzaboy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57333 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/sh

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-21 Thread Monzaboy
Maybe it is just the SBT's built-in server degrades the sound some if thats the case i can live with the difference. Maybe i am golden eared as i could hear the difference between shunt resistors on my Seiden 43 stepped attenuator but i doubt im golden eared at my age lol. Thanks for the input g

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-21 Thread Monzaboy
All the CDs were ripped to WAV format and no messing with the files and thenthe original hard drive was copied to 3 other drives. The pc has the 2600k overclocked @ 5 gig and i have Virgin broadband 50mb soon to be upgraded to 100mb and its the streamed music that still sounds better than hd dir

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-19 Thread Monzaboy
I ripped all my CDs usin WAV lossles and the hard drives on my SBT and Sony blu-ray are both back up copies of my original hard drive so the music files are exactly the same on all the drives. My pc i built for gaming Intel Core i7-2600K , Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67,Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) S

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-19 Thread Monzaboy
I run the SBT through digi out into my Cyrus dacX + psxr then the dac goes into my Glasshouse passive preamp then to my mono block amps.The volume on the SBT is and always has been set to 100% ive never tried or used the analogue rca outs on the SBT. When comparing to hd direct to streaming all i

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-19 Thread Monzaboy
Thanks for the replies guys I do run the SBT through my Cyrus dacX but the reason i asked about hd direct is i have been using both methods but found streaming from pc via router sounded better than hd direct but my 1 tb hd is usb powered and yesterday i had a thought and dug out my old usb hub t

[SlimDevices: Touch] HD direct or stream wifi

2012-09-18 Thread Monzaboy
Hi guys just got a SBT and wondering which gives the best sound in your guys experience streaming wifi from a pc or a hd direct into the rear usb socket. Thanks in advance JD Monzaboy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.c