[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] WMA lossless vs EAC
Is there a big difference in sound quality between WMA lossless produced by Windows Media Player and WAV files produced by EAC? WAV files don't have song info (or at least that's what I see) so I can't browse by album or date, etc. I read the EAC doc and the biggest thing about it seems to be the so-called 'jitter'. But with modern PCs is that still that much of an issue? Maybe many modern DVD drives have enough memory that a whole track can be sucked into memory before the drive have to pause. Or enough overlap can be read so that a large segment can be used to stitch the parts together. -- Coffee Coffee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8198 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30325 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: NorthStar 192 or Meridian 563 or Musical Fidelity A324?
(Can someone tell me how to quote a previous message?) 'ezkcdude': you mentioned doing a DBT to confirm if the differences are real. I notice that you list MIT cables as part of your equipment. Have you done DBT tests with the MIT cables and confirm that they indeed give you a different sound? -- Coffee Coffee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8198 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29340 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: NorthStar 192 or Meridian 563 or Musical Fidelity A324?
ezkcdude;152299 Wrote:
Nope, but I didn't make any claims about their superiority, did I?
Oh, and to answer your parenthetical, just hit the Quote button. You
can quote me on that.
Understood. That's why I was careful not to say 'better', but
'different'.
I'm not trying to provoke anybody. As an electrical engineer (but not
one who specializes in audio equipment, few are) I have always wondered
what any engineer can possibly do to a cable to make it transmit audio
frequency signals better, other than reducing the resistance and
increasing the capacitance. It is possible, I suppose, that there are
some phenomena that scientists have not figured out yet. So I am
perfectly willing to accept the possibility that super expensive cables
do sound different ('better' is subjective, 'different' is objective and
can be proven). Since you seem to believe in DBT tests, I was hoping you
can shed some light on this mystery.
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[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] PSU for SB?
I noticed that many users are using a PSU with an SB3 and an external DAC. If the DAC is a good one (that resamples the input digital signal), why would a PSU to the SB3 make any difference? It's all digital. I've never heard of anyone adding a PSU to a computer to make it more 'accurate'! -- Coffee Coffee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8198 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29360 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: PSU for SB?
P Floding;152401 Wrote: Read here: http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/jitter1_e.html According to the reference [10] quoted by the 'tnt' article: http://www.epanorama.net/documents/audio/spdif.html Small jitter D/A conversion is implemented by using separate PLL clocks for data recover and DAC and by using a buffering between data recovery and DAC. Which makes sense. The SPDIF signals represent each bit by 2 edge transitions. The original sampling frequency is known (44.1 kHz). Therefore, by buffering the incoming bits a good DAC can eliminate all the jitter introduced in the previous stages, regardless of the origin of the jitter. I can understand that a good power supply is important for the DAC itself, so that it doesn't generate its own jitter. But I don't see why the power supply to the digital sections need to be so perfect. -- Coffee Coffee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8198 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29360 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Thanks
I just want to thank the folks in this forum who have helped me be finally at peace with what I like or believe. Ever since the invention of the CD-ROM I have been bothered by the claims of the effects of CD 'errors.' The appearance of SqueezeBox should put (but didn't) an end to such claims. Through the advices I get from this forum I discovered the Audio Critic and other interesting 'non-mainstream' opinions. I find the article http://www.bostonaudiosociety.org/bas_speaker/abx_testing2.htm particulary informative. I understand that 'subjectivity' is a sensitive topic in the audiophile world. I'm not trying to start the same hostile debate for the millionth time. I just want to share my positive experience with other wannabe audiophiles who more or less rely on the experience of experts. It just feels good to know that there are 'experts' on either side of the debate. -- Coffee Coffee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8198 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29320 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3+DAC vs Transporter
The cost of the TP is not a real problem. I just want to make a decision that I won't regret later. I'm not a true audiophile (my ears just aren't that good) and I tend to keep my stuff for a long time. I'm still using my Denon CD player from over 10 years ago. It cost over $1000 at that time. So $1700 with today's dollar is a bargain if the TP indeed is as good as many (practically all) of you say. It is true that perhaps the remote volume control alone is worth the extra $400 (surprising that no other DAC in this price range has this simple feature). I was, and still am, a little skeptical about the audiophile quality of a Slim Devices product. The SB is a proven and revolutionary device but that only proves that SD is a great high tech company. It seems unlikely, although definitely not impossible, that SD can create a DAC that is superior to companies that have been doing this kind of stuff for decades. But from the testimonials posted so far, apparently SD has indeed succeeded in doing so. So I guess I'll bite the bullet and contribute my $2000 to celebrate SD's success! -- Coffee Coffee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8198 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29124 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3+DAC vs Transporter
I'm a new member and I'm trying to decide whether to buy an SB3 and a DAC or a Transporter. Even with the free SB3 special, the Transporter still costs $1700. I can buy a PS Audio or Musical Fidelity DAC for about $1000. So the SB3+DAC combo is still $400 cheaper. The Transporter is no doubt a high quality piece of equipment, but so is Musical Fidelity stuff. In any case, the digital side is high-tech and will change rapidly, whereas the analog side hasn't and probably will not change significantly for a long time to come. With a separate DAC, I can junk the SB3 when something better comes up (like better wireless networking). Seems to make perfect sense to me. I have searched this forum and cannot find this question raised previously. Is my logic flawed in some way? -- Coffee Coffee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8198 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29124 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3+DAC vs Transporter
Thanks for the in-depth reply, HighDudgeon, especially your comparison tests. I will certainly do some research on the Lavry and Benchmark. The cost figures are not quite right, though. For $2000 and the special offer, I can get a Transporter and an SB3. So I get 2 systems, one excellent and one decent. Or I can get an SB3+DAC combo costing $1300, plus another SB3 costing $300. Again 2 systems. The total for that is $1600, as you said. But the difference is $400, not $100. Of course, if I dither some more the Transporter special will be over and I'll be looking at a $700 difference! -- Coffee Coffee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8198 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29124 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
