Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Converting Linn 96hz to a playable rate
Now that you've solved it, is there a reason you need to do this now? I just installed the latest slimserver (squeezecenter) last night and it re-codes flac 24/96 to flac 24/48 on the fly perfectly. FYI, the latest slimserver added support for resampling on the fly. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51555 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Converting Linn 96hz to a playable rate
FYI, the latest slimserver added support for resampling on the fly. In foobar, you need to select PHSS and click on configure selected in the Active DSP pane to change the sample rate. As for the error, I just tried it, and I get the same thing *if* I have the DSP boxed ticked. It works with convert to WAV though... -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51555 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter and balanced headphone
Doing a quick search revealed this: http://headwize.com/ubb/infoshowpage.php?srchcat=faqamptid=35 Based on my experience with a DIY headphone amp, I preferred the hd650's driven with a low output impedance. My design initially had a 120 Ohm output resistor, but I removed it giving me slightly cleaner, faster bass, but not much effect on frequency response (that I noticed). However, my cheaper beverdynamic headphones did seem to have a preferable frequence response with the output resistor in place. [Note, I also used RMAA to back up my listening experience (or was it the other war around?) with the sennheisers and found reduced distortion in the low frequences with the output resistor removed] -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28236 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice on pro studio monitor vs consumer hifi amp + speakers
As an update to this I found some nice looking used speakers on audiogon, so decided to get them. Not arrived yet though, and even when they do, I won't be in a position to compare them to similarly priced studio monitors. I also came across this review: http://www.computeraudiophile.com/avi-adm-9-1-review The reviewer seems very impressed, and those speakers would certainly make a very neat solution when paired with a squeezebox. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58179 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice on pro studio monitor vs consumer hifi amp + speakers
JezA;385367 Wrote: bludragon - any decent BW dealer should be willing to give you a home-dem of the BWs. Dynaudios are widely sold online, and so you have the legal right to return them with 7-days. So you should be able to organise a comparison in your own home quite easily, and even if you did have to pick up the tab for the return postage of the Dynaudios, say, that's not much to pay to find out which is the speaker for you and your environment. BTW, another manufacturer in the British/BBC monitor tradition worth considering is PMC - many of their models are sold to both pro and consumer markets. That's certainly an option I'm considering. It's a little harder than that though as I would need to borrow a suitable amplifier too. If I order the dynaudios I think I would give them a fair chance in my room, and only if I'm not satisfied see if I can take them to a dealer or borrow some speakers and an amp from a dealer. I did listen to some PMC GB1's a couple of years ago in comparison to some similarly priced spendors and also some pro-ac speakers. I really liked both the PMC and pro-ac speakers at the time but decided to upgrade my source instead. If I could find a local dealer with either of those in stock I would be seriously tempted to up my budget and go for them, but I'm struggling a little as I'm now located in the US. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58179 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter on the way vs my exsisting SB3
DACs definately do not sound the same, and the transporter should be significantlty better than what you currently have. However, you should be aware that the differences between DACs can actually be quite subtle and something you tend to notice more over a period of time rather than something that jumps out at you immediatly. If there is a striking difference, then it is likely that one of them is doing something wrong. In my opinion though, a better source is definatly worth persuing, as although the differences can be much more subtle than something like a change in speakers, over time they seem to be just as, if not more important, in creating an enjoyable sound. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58311 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice on pro studio monitor vs consumer hifi amp + speakers
Well there are some interesting links at the bottom of this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_monitor Particularly the sound on sound comparison from which I conclude that the design goals are essentially the same but consumer speakers do relatively better because they are updated more frequently. This would still appear to apply to more upto date speakers. From what I can tell, the Dynaudio BM 6A mk II speakers I was looking at are based on an older design than the newly introduced excite series, which may put them at a disadvantage. However, with active speakers there is definatly an engineering advantage. Firstly having an active crossover seems like it should be a significant electrical advantage, while removing the passive crossover and the amplifier casing and packaging should prove to be cost advantages. In the case of the BM 6A mk II, it would also appear dynaudio have taken the opportunity to extend the bass response by 3db by having 2x the amp power for the woofer than the tweeter. I really would love to have the opportunity to listen to some studio monitors and consumer gear in the same room so I could make my own mind up, but I can't see an easy way to do that... -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58179 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Bw 683?
I'd be interested to hear how they sound when you get them home. I recently had a short demo and was impressed by the frequency range they produced, but could not evaluate them properly as the store only carried BW speakers and had them hooked up to a dvd player and surround processor which I'm sure were killing a lot of the hifi sound. When you set them up, make sure you experiment with the supplied bass port bungs to help remove any room resonances you have. I assume you went with the RB-1072. Were you able to compare it to any other amps in the same store? Again, my local bw dealer only carries rotel, so it is not easy for me to compare vs other amps, but I am considering going back with my dac and hooking it up direct to both an analog and digital rotal power amp. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57719 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice on pro studio monitor vs consumer hifi amp + speakers
I'm curious to know if anyone has been able to directly compare some studio monitors against similarly priced consumer gear in the same room. I already have a good DAC and am currently trying to decide between something like the Dynaudio BM6A MkII or a power (or integrated) amp and speakers. Best candidate there so far are some BW 683 or 684 floorstanding speakers plus a rotel power amp (RB-1050 or RB-1070). -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58179 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 + Cambridge DacMagic ($400) Review
chefffe;376434 Wrote: Guys, Here in Germany we have a testmagazine called Audio which tested 4 cheap-DACS. The DacMagic placed 2nd (105pts. HighEnd Class) while an amazing cheap DAC called V-DAC (110pts. Reference Class) won the test. This DAC is already available from 150GBP (ebay UK). I bought one and I am surprised how much more details and accuracy this little DAC can squeeze out of my squeezebox3. It is not as solid built as the DacMagic but I think its the best and cheapest possible buy to upgrade the squeezebox. http://www.hifisound.de/oxid/out/oxbaseshop/html/0/test_pdf/MUS-2204240.pdf br chefffe Interesting, it may come down to the style of music and even their reaction to different transports. Whathifi.com has reviews of both and this seems to have rated them the other way around. Also, you definatly don't get more than one input on the MF V-DAC. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53985 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] About to sell my CD player--will SB3 be enough??
I got my SB and once I had all my cds online found I never used my cdp any more. I sold it and bought a DAC and have never looked back. (Had to buy the DAC as the SB on its own just didn't sounds as good as my cdp). One extra benefit of the DAC was that I can use it with TV and DVD's (DVD player becomes my backup cdp). For those who like to browse physical CD's, there's nothing stopping you from doing that, then having the SB play the one you pick. I know the feeling of not knowing what to put on, but for me, browsing through my music folder seems to do the trick... -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49169 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New Transporter - Volume Problems With Amps
You should be able to run the transporter set to max volume. This should then provide a similar output level to that of a standard cd player. Things to check - you are going from rca outputs on the transporter to rca inputs on your amp. Or balanced output to balanced input. Not rca - balanced or balanced to rca. The input on your amp is a line level input, not a phono (or record player) input. On the transporter software side, the volume should be set to max, and volume attenuation is not set in slimserver. Don't worry about what the VU meters on the transporter show. But do worry if you amp has VU meters that are showing clipping. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34148 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Some thoughts on transporter's jumpers to alter analog volume out
If your amp has a volume control, then (generally speaking) you should not use the attenuation jumpers in the transporter, but use that volume control instead. This will give you the best signal to noise. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34140 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: plug-and-play linear PS (part one)
Adding resistance (or impedance) between the psu and the load (ie squeezebox) is bad because it means the the voltage seen by the load will vary with the current it draws creating voltage noise. (As the current draw changes, so will the voltage drop across any impedance between psu and load) If the psu was directly powering some audio circuitry, one would typically try to eliminate as much impedance as possible. However, in this case, the squeezebox has an internal psu, which imho will do a good job of removing any noise on the external power input. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31971 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: external DAC won't lock on SB3
The first thing I'd do is try a different cable (even if it's the same one that works with the TDA DAC) Also, does the monica have any manual selection of sample rate? -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31915 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Cyrus DAC X
I too have a DAC-X and have no issues with it and the SB3 - Cyrus have upgraded the DAC-X a couple of times to fix issues with compatibility since its release. I don't believe there ever was and issue with SB2/3, but there was with SB1, due to its less accurate clock. The DAC-X sounds very good (much better than the CD6), and I love that I can also feed my digibox and dvd player through it (wouldn't have bought it otherwise). However, if I was about to buy one now, I would be seriously tempted by the transporter instead. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31354 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: New DAC, amplifier or speakers?
err, which contacts? Plugs that are plated shouldn't need cleaning, bare speaker wire will oxidise over time, but rather than clean it, you can cut the end off and re-strip it. To me, adding a linear psu made no difference, although adding a DAC (albeit one quite a bit more expensive than the one you're looking at) made a nice improvement. My experience with DAC's are that the effect is subtle, unlike an amp, or speakers, but over a relaxed listening session, the improvement is very worthwhile. i.e. it is hard to notice a difference with quick AB's, but if you listen to an album with one dac, and then switch to another, the difference becomes much more apparent. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30552 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: TP changes with break in
IMHO, some warm up time is necessary for electronic components to be at their best, and I'm willing to believe (although I havn't seen any tests) that capacitors may improve in performance slightly with some use. However, after that they are likely to slowly degrade (especially electrolytics). I guess the need to recalibrate sensitive electronic instruments could be given as evidence to the fact that performance of electronic components can change with time. However my take is that the biggest contributor to break in of audio electronics is actually the human brain. As you become more attuned to the sound of a component, you brain will be better at regonising its sonic 'signature', which will improve your ability to distinguish it from other components, and also learn to better compensate for any distortion. This could be compared to listening to someone with an unfamiliar accent, when you first hear them, you may struggle to understand even simple phrases, but after some time you will adapt, and be able to understand not just the words, but also the emotion conveyed by the tone of voice. Speakers and other mechanical objects are a competely different matter however. Whilst the 'brain compensation' also has a strong effect here, the physical properties will change over time. The most evident of this is the gradual softening of the rubber surrond on a speaker, which (to me) seems to improve bass resonse and clarity over time. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29025 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Sound Clipping
Sounds like the amp has a source detect / auto off feature. Maybe you can disable it? -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29012 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Source SB2 vs Transporter
The problem is that no device is capable of reproducing a digital source in the original quality (the same applies to analogue sources). To replay a digital source, you must first convert it back into an analogue signal (since sound and our ears are analogue). There will always be small inaccuracies in that conversion process. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28742 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Do I need to convert 240v to 230v?
It should work fine. Most 240V stuff is designed to work at 220-240V. If you want to get technical, it might have slightly lower peak power, due to the lower peak voltage. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28797 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter DAC fed by DVD Issues?
OK, here is my understanding of the situation: Technically, the performance of the transporter alone should be superior to a transport driving the transporter, as the extra step will most likely add jitter. The transporter can act as a two channel DAC, so, if you setup your dvd player to output linear PCM from its digital output, then the transporter will be able to play back any cd's and dvd's as two channel stereo. If you have a seperate n-channel decoder for surround sound, then there are two possibilities. 1. connect one digital output from dvd player to transporter, connect the other from dvd player to decoder. 2. connect things digtally in a chain dvd-transporter-decoder. In that case, I am unsure as to whether the transporter will pass through the digital signal unmodifies, but I'm assuming it should do. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28533 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Hey Sean
lol The beech wood is coated several times with C37 lacquer for best sound Of course, the extra mass on the pot, could reduce vibrations in it that were previously causing slight changes in resistance... -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28151 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter, Inside Out
WSLam;140886 Wrote: Ok this is what I just tried, all with Transporter set to Word Clock in Mode. 1) Transorter Analog Out - Sounds NORMAL 2) Transorter Analog Out, I physically disconnect the clock cable - Sounds like a snail 3) Transporter Digital Out, Turn off DCC2 SE Master Clock - No Sound. DCC2SE cannot lock the signal. Sounds right? That sounds right to me - going off Sean's earlier description. I feel like mentioning that using the transporter analogue out, with a word clock in, will probably sound worse than without the word clock in, as now, jitter along the word clock in path will affect the sound. You should compare transporter out with its internal clock vs external dac out with its clock feeding back to the transporter. i.e. the clock should always be in the same box as the dac. Regards -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27927 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: word clock output
So, does anyone know of a reasonably priced digital upsampler (ie uses a sample rate converter) with selectable inputs, and a word clock input. It would also be nice if it did as much electrical isolation as possible. I'm thinking that could make a nice little accessory to the transporter that would possibly improve the sound when used as a DAC for stb, dvd, etc. Actually, given the number of digital inputs it has, it could already fulfill my needs (1 toslink + 2 rca, the 2nd rca provided via an rca to bnc cable). However, I'm not sure how well it would disregard the horrible levels of jitter and electrical noise my stb and dvd player are likely to produce. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26202 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: To DAC or not to DAC
I would say, either save and wait for the Transporter, or find an external DAC. It sounds like the Transporter has been very well put together, but I'm not sure if you could get to audition it, or if it fits your budget. A DAC however, you could audition, although I found it took a couple of days at home to make a proper judgement. Depending on which DAC you get, there may be little benefit to improving the digital source. After some experimentation, and hunting around, I added a Cyrus DAC-X to my setup, justifying the cost, as I can also run tv and dvd sound through it. With that, differences in digital source are almost indestinguishable. Stock my SB would not better my £270 NAD cd player. I upgraded my SB PSU, but it made little difference. Using one of these seems worth the money though: (US) www.bluejeanscable.com/store/digital-audio/index.htm (UK) www.bluejeanscable.co.uk/store/digital-audio/index.htm I don't have any experience of any other mods. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26548 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Analog output volume and audio quality issues
If you're using a low-fi amp and are not happy with bass control, I would look at upgrading that before the source. Before doing that however, it would be worth making sure your speakers are properly supported / isolated from what they are seated on, and positioned. (I'm assuming from your comment, that your speakers themselves are not the problem). -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22273 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Analog output volume and audio quality issues
I think you are correct in saying there is no problem with your squeezebox. I have tried it vs a similar NAD cd player and it was clearly inferior. If you do a search for my previous posts you will see my comments on this. In my experience power supply and cable tweaks will not gain you enough to make a difference. You will need an external DAC to match the NAD cd player. As for the levels, the NAD is outputting at 2.2 V, which is at the upper limit of the spec, as making it louder is an advantage during auditions. The squeezebox is probably set the the more correct 2V peak output. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22273 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SoftSqueeze and 24/96
foobar might be a better application for you to try -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22271 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Apple iPod HI-FI No Threat to SB!
why didn't they have a slot for the ipod, and a display you can read from a distance. That would have been worth making. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21595 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: volume control question - digital or analogue?
Does the power amp (without volume control) have an input level adjust? If not I'd suggest using a passive volume control. This could be as simple as a (switchable) attenuator. The reason for this is that if there is no attenuation between the sb and the power amp you risk blowing your speakers if a user, software or hardware error causes a full volume output from the DAC. The cheap / simple and most likely very close to best audio quality solution would be to make up an rca lead with an attenuator in the poweramp end. The attenuation should be set such that maximum sb volume results in the highest level you ever want to listen at (which should be within the power handling abilities of the amp+speakers). -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21617 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Group buy for Scientific Conversions Transformers
mamsterla Wrote: I just did a UK order - it should be around $1.70 USD for shipping, about $2 for paypal fees and $17.50 for the transformer. Confirm with me and I will do the request tonight/tomorrow. Can you get one for me, check your PM Thanks, Jason. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21347 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Group buy for Scientific Conversions Transformers
I'm quite tempted, I'd like to add a transformer and BNC output to my sb2, preferably keeping the original rca output. Does this sound feasable? Havn't done much research, so any advice on transformer type would be appreciated. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21347 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Group buy for Scientific Conversions Transformers
OK, so I'll have one to play with. SMD I guess, so SC947-02 unless you want to advise otherwise. Most of my audio is at 44.1 so it needs to work well from 32 kHz. I'm in the UK but can pay via paypal. I'm off out now, but will check back later. Jason -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21347 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best speaker/amp terminations?
Spades/bananas are the most convenient. But bare wire should sound the best, until it oxidises. I've now tinned mine with some silver solder at the amp end, which comes close to the convenience of spades, and left them bare at the speaker end. If I ever move things, I'll only disconnect it at the amp end. I also used a socket to gently twist the binding posts beyond finger tight to make as good a connection as possible. No idea if it helped the sound or not, but its one less thing to worry about. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21462 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: AES/EBU Interface?
Yes the formats are the same except for the electrical connection, and the channel status bit: spdif uses 75 Ohm coax (often terminated with non 75 Ohm RCA plugs) or optical. aes/ebu uses 110 Ohm balanced interconnect with xlr plugs. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21321 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 + MF X-DAC v3?
Well, you could spend anything up to £1000 or more on a DAC, and it would most likely make a difference. The rest of my system totals less than yours and I ended up settling on the cyrus DAC-X some time after listening to the MF X-DAC V3 on its own. The main reason I went for the cyrus is its switchable inputs and relative insensitivity to the source compared to other things I tried. If I hadn't wanted switchable inputs I would most likely have gone for one of the chinese DAC's, e.g. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20789 and I still wonder if I should have taken that route, and combined it with a DIY input selector - could have even incorperated upsampling. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21311 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Can I use a 6 amp regulated power supply?
crooner Wrote: You may want to experiment with a series resistor to lower the voltage. Don't do that as it will make the voltage vary with current which is the antithesis of a good powersupply. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21164 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Where is the incredible sound?
You could use foobar to preprocess all your audio. Alternatively, if you can find command line util to process audio that can stream data in and out, you can use that within slimserver - I havn't tried this, but I'm sure it must be possible... As you're in the audiophile forum I should say don't talk to me about equalisation unless its DRC... -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21173 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tube Buffer Stage and my SB2
I would think the sound of the shanling is a combination of the dac and tube output stage. By adding a tube buffer to the sb you are not altering its dac, or ouput stage. I would take the route of either modifying the sb, or getting an external dac before thinking about a tube buffer. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20389 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 - Benchmark DAC-1 versus Analogue Out
Andrew B. Wrote: There was, to my ears, a very obvious difference. The SB3, in comparison, sounded shut in - the imaging was smaller and less solid, the frequency extension at the low end was obviously lacking. It was not in any way unpleasant but just less vital or alive than the Benchmark and also less detailed. I even tried deliberately mismatching the levels so that the SB3 was 4 to 5 dB louder on average, and it still sounded worse in the same ways. Andrew Great post, and very interesting. I find the above pretty accuratly describes my experiences with a cyrus dac-x verses an sb2. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19850 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: upgrade digital output
I believe 88kHz and 96kHz support is possible with the current hardware, it is a matter of upgrading the firmware to support it. There is an FR/bug on this apparently. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19475 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Wavelength Brick
I can't believe you made me waste my time skimming though all that, only to get to the end and find that he never actually listened to the thing! The difficulty in my mind with implementing a USB dac is in keeping the latency low. It is this that you will have to trade off against the possibility of synchronisation errors. There should be no difficulty if latency is not a concern, and for a music server it isn't. For films it is of some concern, for recording, mixing, dj'ing etc it is a real concern. $1750 seems a serious amount of money for such a device. Going off what's inside it, it should be possible to buy a technically better solution for much less than that. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19367 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best mod?
M3Rocket Wrote: Don't forget the wireless ethernet card--that could consume more power than the regular wired network model as well... I tried this, and while there wasn't much in it, I think using an optical lead wired sounded slightly better than wireless. Slightly being on the limits of perceptibility. Tried the same experiment with coax (actually UTP) and either my ears had faded, or there was no difference. I was using a linear psu for all this - have yet to discover if this makes a difference or not! -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Any problem using a subwoofer cable for SB3 digital output?
puffalo: I'd be very suprised if the 'free' on is actually 75 Ohm / any good. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19098 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Any problem using a subwoofer cable for SB3 digital output?
It will probably work, but as mentioned above, proper 75 Ohm cable is best, especially for longer runs. I've just received my order from here: (US) http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/digital-audio/index.htm (Europe) http://www.bluejeanscable.co.uk/store/digital-audio/index.htm It looks to be as described, but I haven't tried it yet. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19098 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 24/96 flac files
I'd be interested in this feature, mainly 96kHz spdif output if its possible. As an aside, has anyone verified that 24 bit audio is bit accurate at the spdif outputs? I seem to get distortion in one channel only when playing a 24/44.1 wav file. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18999 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Bookshelf speaker recommendations?
You should try not putting them on a shelf, and using some sand filled stands instead. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19023 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: A sudden thought...
pfarrell Wrote: On Sat, 2005-12-10 at 13:02 -0800, CardinalFang wrote:[color=blue] So you should expect it to sound as good as a $1000 or more 'audiophile' CD player. I think that's pretty optimistic, unless living in the US means you have to suffer some really bad 'audiophile' equipment, or you're comparing it to something designed well over 5 years old. That whole part of the article seemed more like hearsay to me. Yes, squeezebox is good, yes it makes a good transport, but a modern $300 cd player uses a fixed crystal clock too. A pc may do a better job with a marginal/damaged cd, but otherwise the difference shouldn't be significant. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18991 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: How to get a deep soundstage
I have to say I've never got the whole soundstage thing. Sure, I can easily notice this sound is from the left, this is in the middle etc, but to notice this sound is in the middle, but behind that one seems beyond me. Or maybe I just don't listen to any music where this matters? -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18878 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Need volume control advice
The CD and line level inputs should be identical electrically. (CD is a line level source). In your setup, theoretically the best sound quality will be obtained with the squeezebox volume set to max. Once you reduce the volume by 6dB or so, you will start to lose dynamic range coming out of your DAC. However, your amp and speakers dynamic range will also reduce with reduced volume, which will mask this effect. Given The amp actually has separate volume control for both left and right, so it's kind of a pain in the ass to volume-match correctly I would adjust the amp volume once so that maximum squeezebox volume is equal to maximum normal listening volume, and then use the squeezebox to adjust volume on a day to day basis. If you plan to have a party or something, then you can re-adjust the volume on your amp for the occaision. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18863 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: optical out ?
I beleive the reason electrical coax spdif is often said to be better than optical toslink spdif is due to the relativly low bandwidth of the toslink transmitter and receiver. They were originally specced to have enough bandwidth to support spdif data rates, however, the relativly low bandwidth headroom can give rise to large amounts of jitter. I havn't checked how valid this is with current devices. Saying spdif optical is better than spdif coax because high speed telecoms uses optical makes as much sense as saying my 10 year old renault is going to be better than your 10 year old honda because renault won the F1 constructors title this year. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18772 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: optical out ?
optical vs coax: http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/audioprinciples/interconnects/toslink.php http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/review_print.asp?ID=2720 -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18772 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: replaygain - Tact - SB2 - gain questions ; )
Well, whatever you do in the squeezebox will result in bit loss/resolution. So, unless the tact does things less accuratly than the squeezebox, you will have the same problem. If it is a real problem, you could try attenuating the output from the tact using a fixed pair of resistors. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18638 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB-3 and external DAC
tomsi42: if you're considering spending that amount of money, it would really be worth having a listen to a Cyrus Dac X if you can find a dealer locally. Multiple digital inputs mean you can also use it with tv, dvd etc. I also had an opportunity recently to listen to the Tact/Lyndorf TDA2150 digital amp, and suffice to say it was very impressive. This is starting to become some serious money though. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Squeezebox and Yahoo Music Subscription
Without having looked into this, I'd have thought that anything that plays on a pc, could be converted to wav. Worst case this might involve hooking the digital out to the digital in, but I would expect there's some software way to do the equivalent. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=16189 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB-3 and external DAC
Patrick, you are right that this would be a serious problem, but it is taken care of by the AD1896: http://www.analog.com/en/prod/0,,765_807_AD1896%2C00.html This chip performs the 'upsampling' and continuously adjusts the multiplier it uses to compensate for any drift between the external and internal clocks. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB-3 and external DAC
IMO current DAC's will be redundant in 5 years, not because of better DAC's, but because of digital amplifiers. Squeezebox will most likely have an (optional) integrated digital amp. Digital amps will also have HDMI inputs, which will support copy protection (HDCP I think they're calling it). As for frequency response of CD's, the problem of limiting them to 44kHz sample rates is the extreme filtering required to remove artifacts above 20kHz. Oversampling does this filtering in the digital domain. Upsampling (per my understanding) allows some artifacts through. e.g. 44kHz upsampled to 96kHz will create artifacts in the 20-40kHz region. It will then be oversampled to get rid of the higher frequency artifacts. This may sound better for the following reasons - firstly, it moves the harsh filtering futher away from the audible region, secondly, the artifacts approximate energy that was originally there, and whilst we can't hear this directly, it may affect our perception of sound below 20kHz. EDIT: probably more importantly than either of the above 2 points is that the artifacts introduced by upsampling help to 'even out' errors in the DAC. -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB-3 and external DAC
I've mentioned this in previous posts, but IMO comparing an SB2 to a dedicated cd player (NAD C541) at ~2x the cost, but 3 years old reveals the cd player edging ahead. Compare a Cyrus Dac X against either of the above, and they really sound much worse. The Cyrus Dac X is a very pricey though, and it refused to co-operate with my dvd or stb. Supposedly there is a software update to fix this though (I didn't keep it). I listened mostly using a musical fidelity xa-2 and some bw DM601s2's and a little with a WNA mkII headamp and HD650's -- bludragon bludragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17948 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Another fun test? Vibration damping
Well, it would seem to me that as record decks were sensitive to vibration, this idea then carried over to cd players (which may be effected, due to the moving parts) and then onto other audio equipment. However, I did read somewhere once that capacitors can be sensitive to vibration - movement causes their electrical characteristics to alter slightly, and that tantalums were particularly effected. So who knows? -- bludragon ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: A real commitment to SB: sold my CD12
Jitter, and RFI (electrical interference) are the two areas that should matter. Error-correction will be dependant on what you use to rip the files in the first place, and as long as you're not using damaged cd's this shouldn't be an issue. Bear in mind that the jitter that matters is located at the end of the spdif link, and this may be completly different to the level measured within the transport. -- bludragon ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: External DAC?
Thought I'd add my 2c to this discussion. Had a chance to try a Cyrus Dax-X, and found it to work very well.I couldn't distinguish between the squeezebox, and a NAD C541 as the source. This has to be at least partially due to the Cyrus's clock recovery (I beleive it uses a sample rate converter). Listened through some BW dm601s2's and an MF X-A2. Haven't bought the dac-x though (yet), as its damn pricey (£1150), and it didn't get on so well with my dvd, or freeview. -- bludragon ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Initial Squeezebox2 sound impressions vs my luck and a NAD C 541
Julian, Glad you got it sorted, was just about to mention I tried my coax digital out into a pc and it worked fine. However, it seems we both suffered a corruption in the Xilinx CPLD, though mine was completely dead until I reprogrammed it - no playback whatsoever. Sithuk, I did a very quick comparison with the WNA mkII vs the direct headphone out on the squeezebox. Suffice to say the WNA does improve things. More clarity, deeper bass. It's audible, but not night and day. If I were you I'd get the squeezebox first (assuming you're set on one), and then try to audition a headphone amp with it, even if its not one you intend to buy, at least you should get an idea of the improvements on offer. I'd also recommend trying the headphones out before you get them - at least for fit and comfort if nothing else. With regards to trying out the digital out - I've just spent around 30 min switching back and forth between the squeezebox line out, squeezebox digital out into an emu-0404 sound card, and emu-0404 on its own, and I'm not sure there's any real difference between them. Actually, I'm now thinking the 0404 driven by the squeezebox has a very slight edge. My tiredness could be inventing things though... Oh, I should mention I've bypassed the output caps on the 0404. -- bludragon ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Initial Squeezebox2 sound impressions vs my luck and a NAD C 541
Thanks for the feedback. Don't have much time tonight, but I could try the hd650's via the headphone out on the squeezebox if you want Sithuk. One thing worth mentioning about the HD600/650's is that they don't keep out much background noise, something to beware of if you have a pc in your listening room - obviously the squeezebox solves this problem. JulianL, do the analogue outs work ok? I haven't tested my digital outs, but I have noticed the optical glowing. If I can find the right adaptor I should be able to test them with my pc. Certainly I'd like to make sure mine are working for the future! -- bludragon ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Initial Squeezebox2 sound impressions vs my luck and a NAD C 541
step. No more hunting around for that album I might have left in the kitchen, no more long interruptions, when I feel like listening to a few tracks off different albums. No more always listening to the same stuff because that's what's out. Hardware configurability seems excellent - the firmware for the cpu can be updated, as can the algorithms that run on the FPGA. Currently the software seems good, but not idiot proof - mostly due to the wireless network setup. Sound quality is very good, and probably (without having tested it against one) matches the sound of a dedicated cd player in the region of £150. The worst bit - ripping all the cds you own. Make sure you do this properly to start with. Set up EAC with FLAC, then do a couple of cds, and test them with the software to make sure the artist, album name, etc is to your liking. Only then take the time to work your way through your entire collection. Keep the log files, so if any of your cds have any problems reading, you'll at least know which one's aren't quite bit perfect. Ideally then back up the whole lot onto another hdd in another machine. The future: I'm going to upgrade the external psu. I might modify the box itself - possiblly adding a couple of super reg's to upgrade the internal psu's. I really really want to try it with a Cyrus DAC-X (£1000), or an all digital TACT amp (£2200), and a nice pair of floorstanders (£700-£1000), but might have to wait until my numbers come up for that! One day I'll finally finish that DAC concept I started 6 yrs ago at university, and try it with that. Can I have one for my car please? No really, I want one, and I'll pay double. -- bludragon ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Initial Squeezebox2 sound impressions vs my luck and a NAD C 541
Also posted this on headfi. Hope it is of some use/interest. -- bludragon ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Dropouts ruining my Squeezebox dream
Are you saying it would put packets that have crc error'd into the buffer? Would it not drop them before that? -- bludragon ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Stock Powersupply
If its a linear psu it should be an improvement, just make sure it can handle the current. There's an interesting thread on this here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14589highlight=super I'm currently looking into building a psu too, though I've yet to get very far. My basic plan is to have a single stage regulated supply some distance away, and then a 2nd regulation stage just outside the squeezebox case, to drop it down to 5v. The current draw is fairly significant though. Initially I'll be using some easy single chip regulators, rather than any fancy circuits. -- bludragon ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
