Re: [slim] Mini windows 10 pc - any recommendations
staresy wrote: > I have x2 of these running LMS on Win10 at two locations: > https://www.gigabyte.com/Mini-PcBarebone/GB-BXBT-2807-rev-10#ov > > Not compatible with Win11 though. These Gigabyte Barebones look nice. Shooting a 4TB SDD on Black Friday may make it complete. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115376 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mini windows 10 pc - any recommendations
sodface wrote: > I'm a fan of enterprise thin clients, some of which will run Win10, like > the Wyse 5070 (look for one with the J5005 CPU) or maybe the HP > T520/530. The 5070 you can put a bigger SSD in if needed, but only one. > How much expansion do you need? How many internal drives? I also use a J5005 on an ASRock https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/J5005-ITX/index.asp since it was released. The HD performance and USB3 i good enough to handle everything LMS related well and runs Win 11 without limitations. The follow up J5040 should even be a bit faster. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115376 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Amazon Music rolls out a lossless streaming tier that Spotify and Apple can�t match
mgraves wrote: > Actually, I think it is clever in the way that it presents plain vanilla > Red Book 16 bit PCM to existing tech, while encoding all the supposed > magic into the 8 bits from 17-24. It's a kind of steganographic > encoding. > > The data that makes up all the ultrasonic stuff is encoded using lossy > compression. I simply don't think that all that stuff is necessary in > the delivery channel. It makes no difference to my 53 year old auditory > system. I am also convinced no one really needs more than 16bits for playback and hearing highs above 20kHz in music is wishfull thinking even for younger people. The encrypted ~17/96 MQA compresses worse as if you simply offer a 17/96 flac without MQA sauce. The only magic is that it forces some non-linear filter on plaback in the hardware. MQA was meant to protect and DRM ordinary music. Bandwith saving in the days of 4k is no reason. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110981 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Amazon Music rolls out a lossless streaming tier that Spotify and Apple can�t match
Julf wrote: > Is it? At least it is a clever way of encrypting a bit reduced PCM signal and call it something fantastic new while creating extra incomes on several steps including licensing of capable MQA hardware. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110981 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Herb Alpert - Music Volume 1 in Hi Res 96/24
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109538-Transporter-no-audio-for-24-96-Tom-Petty-file; Can you check what blocksize it is? Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109662 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Replaygain vs EBU R128
bakker_be wrote: > As far as I can see, metaflac is still using standard replaygain. Yes, the code calculates levels still the same. The only thing changed a while back was the support for higher samplerates. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108900 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
A few posts above i mentioned to use android 5.1.1 and the widged shows "no player" while the app works started with the standard icon. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
Todays update disabled the widget complety. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] TIDAL/MQA is 2016
DanSmedra wrote: > What Squeezebox streamer owners need to discover and want to know is > which MQA-certified DAC sounds best with their particularly-configured > audiophile system. > You make no sense. If MQA sounds exactly like intended in the studio all MQA DACs can't sound different. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104878 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
On my Samsung tablet, android 5.1.1 the widget pause button most of the time does nothing with the recent version. I didn't use the last versions in a while. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
I didn't use the app in a while but on my Samsung tablet, Android 5.1.1 the pause action does not always work. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] TIDAL/MQA is 2016
They may sell crappy cd versions and if you want better sound you have to stream MQA. They can play the high resoloution card while the MQA is a complete different master. Since there are enough people that rely on wishfull thinking and believe they can easily hear Hi$es they will rave about MQA magic all day long. Thre are enough daydreamers that did swallow the full load when you read around. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104878 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to fix music track that Transporter plays back twice as fast?
atrocity wrote: > Yep...I did things backwards and Googled that AFTER I stupidly > questioned it in public. :) > > But I still wonder what really comes out of the digital output. I > started using the optical output on a Panasonic player into a Sony > receiver circa 1992 and everything just worked, with the Sony indicating > a 44.1 sample rate. Is 44.056 simply close enough that nothing complains > or is the output upsampled to 44.1? Good question. I guess on these old devices we can exclude any upsampling. There wasn't any computing power to do that in a player. In case of my Transporter i think it plays back the files simply 0.1% faster out of its buffer. A 1kHz tone becomes 1001Hz then. I doubt you can hear that. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106680 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to fix music track that Transporter plays back twice as fast?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc#cite_note-AllforMP3-26 NTSC discs have a 44.056kHz audio track. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106680 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to fix music track that Transporter plays back twice as fast?
I only had speed problems on my Transporter when trying non-standard samplerates like 64kHz. These files play fine in foobar. I can only guess the upsampling leaves some PCM header that it misinterprets while i don't know the header ever reaches the player because LMS sends the music only. Since Squeezeboxes work correctly i get even more confused. Isn't the config people use to upsample in LMS specific for every player? Ever played with that and left some trace? Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106680 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
Mnyb wrote: > But the latest apodsing filter craze and this MQA thing ? Huh Creating the "fear of ringing" was one of the best marketing ideas for audio ever. Simple to show in misleading pics and offering a cure to the non-issue is a running gag for many years now. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
Mnyb wrote: > Aha I missed your previous commnet that the noise added is the dither > shape . That's better ? > > So MQA adds a dither shape ? It does truncate bit depth when creating the 16bit unencrypted contend from HiBit. Maybe they use it also while applying their apodizing lowpass on existing 16/44.1 material. Using dither is a must and using a noise shape is best practise. Good noise shaped dither can raise the dynamic range before you hear the noise of dither a lot. I am pretty sure there are not many recordings in the world that really can stress the 16bit noisefloor then. Good noiseshaping relates to the working of your ear, the ATH. HF noise is less critical as it looks like spectral. You won't hear it. Just for fun: http://www67.zippyshare.com/v/o4e9iWZY/file.html It contains 2 silent files. One with flat dither and one with ugly looking foobar noiseshaped dither! Already cranked up by +45dB!! Try to hear the noise in your listening position and realize what of your recordings you can listen with +45dB without your speakers explodes. Mnyb wrote: > So the signal is properly resampled with dither to 16 bit in MQA . If > you decode MQA data wold the dither shape curve continue >20 kHz . No idea, this is still Top Secret. Mnyb wrote: > The studio in most cases did use some dither in the 24 bit realm to ? > But that is probably not preserved in the MQA process . 24bit dither is that low in level it doesn't really matter. Mnyb wrote: > Meridian , do think that there is a "proper" dither shape some of thier > older processors had several to choose from , but nowadays they use some > unspecified shape as a part of thier secret sauce in thier audio gear . > It's probably what I listen to everyday when using my digital volume > control . Your gear will most likely already work in 24bit. Even Meridian will use flat dither for that. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
An authentic MQA button, impressive... It seems several others do speculate about how it works. I have no idea also but sill guess the magic with old material is really not more as this apodizing. I have played with 2 files and the delta has some cancelation at 12kHz i don't understand yet. My guess is that the apodizer is linear to some point and changes phase maybe from these 12kHz on!? It may also affect lower frequencies. We know how people get horny about minimum phase and similar tricks. A good move from a marketing perspective though. Many will hear the 'better' sound. Very vague speculation. Sorry when i waste everyones time but since i find no clarification that convinces me, i can't resist :) Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
Alert backwards. I was able to find a moment of pure silence in one of the sampletracks and it may be absolutely full 16bit left. It is really hard to find music that really needs that. In this case they seem to have left silence dither for a moment at the end of the file. It is nice ATH shaped dither curve! In the pic above is the MQA noisefloor against iZotope 16bit silence. I forgot if that iZotope sample has the low or medium strong shape. Now take well shaped dither plus proper downsampling and the claim better as standard cd is not very far fetched. You seldom see noise shaped dither to maximize the dynamicrange on CDs. It may look bad on spectral plots for some but that is how shape works, ATH in use. 19741 +---+ |Filename: mqadither.png| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19742| +---+ Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
Mnyb wrote: > That's not good it means that MQA decoding is needed or you actually get > less than CD quality ? Even if the file is playable It may be even worse. If you can believe one find of esldude at CA the MQA file even has a different frequency response in this non decoded musik. This whole crap smells like a tricky way shoving DRM in the ears with leaving out nothing in manipulating our perception. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
-1 " Similar to claims made by @Vert, he has trouble with his CD rips sounding good and he finds the music he streams from Tidal to sound better, even better than CD playback. He said Tidal sources their streams directly from the manufacturer who often provides source material that is of higher quality than the physical CDs that you can buy." If they do so they should be boykoted altogether. It is lots of crap written lately with only getting people into streaming for quality. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
If they were interested in some honest facts they long had offered a HiBit file and the corresponding MQA->ANDBACK file. You have to wait until some underdog blog creates such files. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
R1200CL wrote: > > Are you requesting a decoded MQA file ? Yes Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
R1200CL wrote: > He, he, maybe DVD John can do ;) > MQA is a patented technology. > > But why would you like to decode a MQA file, as a reasonable DAC can do > as well as streamers ? > I do not know how hard it is to tap a spdif or USB interface, and save > the file, but that would fullfill your request I guess. > You would in any case have a Tidal hi-fi subscription or purchase MQA > encoded music. MQA is some lossy way storing music that can be decoded to the maximum samplerate your DAC handles thats all. I want to know what data Meridian thinks can be missing against a solid 24/96 when decoded to 24/96 for example. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
R1200CL wrote: > http://www.computeraudiophile.com/blogs/miska/some-analysis-and-comparison-mqa-encoded-flac-vs-normal-optimized-hires-flac-674/ Thanks for the link! Nothing like decoding but some nice ideas how to critisize MQA. Miska is one of the major dsd promotors and naturaly has strong ambitions against MQA :) I see he finds the undecoded playable part indeed has less bit resolution as a simple cd. Like i mentioned before maybe more like 14bit noiseshaped. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are we near the end...
jimmypowder wrote: Quintuple blind with a finger up my ass . Most likely it sounded better the deeper you pushed? Audiophile daydreaming surely benefits of this. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103926 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
db122 wrote: FYI, 2.0.15 (2015!) will be coming out this weekend that fixes several issues (hopefully this one, although I never duplicated it exactly) across a range of Android versions. Regardless of whether it resolves all issues, I hope it is at least an improvement for everyone. Working hard to port these and other fixes forward to the beta/preview too. Connects well now, thanks!! Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
poing wrote: Occasionally, when I start Orange Squeeze, it cannot connect to my LMS (version 7.7.3). When I then try to manually select the server (it is pinned so I can select it), it gives me a popup saying something like waiting for internet connection to be restored. check that you're not in airplane mode. However, I am connected to the local network as well as to the internet. Via the same device's browser, I can access the web interface of my LMS just fine. The device is a Nexus 7 2013. Could it be that Orange Squeeze isn't fully compatible yet with Android 5.0.1? I have the same popup and a problem with 4.4.2! I have to end the task completely and restart, then it works. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
I really can't find why MQA betters timing and other things. How i read it it simply is a streaming format that keeps bit depth and HF content needed for what HiRes is touted. So for a bitrate of 1MBit/s it may store bits 1-13 lossless and peels away HF content that is of no use. So PCM 24/192 in - 13-24/96-XXX out. There are lossy processes at work. Maybe correction files can restore the original. One problem it claims to solve is that recent lossy codecs are questioned to introduce problems with ringing of the filters near the audible band. Meridian uses filters that don't have these problems. I may be wrong but i saw no exact explanation of Meridian themself yet but some hyped listening. In the end you should simply get the 24/192 original when HighBitrate makes one happy. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Qobuz in financial trouble
They have several nice spontanous offers lately. Just got me the first album of Alt-J, An Awesome Wave as so called Studio Master for 7.99 If this isn't a fair price, what is? I really become used to it. Would really be a pitty to loose it. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102061 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Qobuz in financial trouble
I hope they can make it. I find it the best place for lossless music. Well done and full of ideas. Alone the weekly The Qobuz Minute is something that no other shop can offer. HDtracks that is talked about everywhere feels cheap and amateurish against. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102061 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Long time user, lost
pfarrell wrote: The lubuntu is obviously a grandson of Debian. Yes, all Ubuntu derivats are debian and the l Ubuntu is pretty new with using well chosen tools and applications making it a light weight distro. My old Atom D330 feels pretty fast with it. For some a headless system is enough but since my music server runs often 24/7 i use it for several other simple tasks. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101259 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Long time user, lost
I remember you were pretty active a while on these forums and a member with interesting posts. Welcome back Patt! I want to report that 7.8.0 works nicely on a lubuntu 14.04 beta. Since it will become a LTS version and 7.8.0 seems to have the right perl versions you may think about using it. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101259 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Qobuz streaming (inc FLAC) and download site.
Works nicely here from germany. The downloadspeed is good and the newsletter selection configuration is nicely done. One EP i purchased is named wrongly. I informed qobuz to name it correctly and had a friendly response but the name never changed, so no idea how good their support really is :) Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97058 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pono Player
Lets see what Pono tries to sell us. I wouldn't wonder if it is exatctly the same stuff you get on HDtracks, Quboz and alike. I still don't believe Mr. Young does all this for the love in better sound. It is more about getting a part as big as possible of the growing HiRes sales. And indeed his marketing is well done so far. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101133 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
Installed the preview again and the 30.09 version runs much smoother as the earlier versions i tried. Very nice! The coverart in Now Playing has some light vertical pattern but it loads much faster now. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
ModelCitizen wrote: Much as i like it Orange Squeeze has never been able to automatically detect my server, unlike the Logitech offering which finds it pretty quickly. It works better if I hard code the IP into Orange but still it's connects to the vserver slowly and the connection unreliable. Sadly I find I use the (otherwise inferior) Logitech offering instead, just because it usually connects first time (and quickly too). The new version of Orange Squeeze has not improved in this respect. My Squeeze set up is pretty bog standard. Hosted on hard-wired Windows 7 machine with all other players and controllers connected wirelessly. Here it connects a while every time i open it also. Squeezer for example connects instantly. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
It often crashes on startup and coverart in Now Playing often loads forever. Some other minor quirks but the new ideas are great! Still wonder why tipping on the artist in Now Playing leads me to another menue instead of the artist album overview. Reinstalled preview 1.4.0 and already miss the big coverart. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
It lives! Today preview 2.0.0 added big cover art making it looking great on tablets. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android
Roger7 wrote: I don't have any Orange Squeeze widgets on my screens No clue then, sorry. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69352 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android
Roger7 wrote: But Orange Squeeze has another nice bug. When I try to call it wakes up my PC with LMS every time... Had this one with my tablet until i realized the widget i put on the main screen tries to connect every time. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69352 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
I don't want to speculate to much about the motivations and rentability behind Orange bikes but hope the makers have some love for Squeezebox users left to keep it alive. Like mentioned before i wonder why they left a backdoor to run the preview as full version without buying the main app. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
Don't know but lately Android devices flood all over even in discounters and supermarkets. This could have boosted sales a bit lately. At least me belongs to that newly customers. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!
Let's hope they didn't lose interest due to dropping sale numbers because to many found out how to use the preview without districtions. Really looking forward to a tablet optimized layout. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Current performance of ALAC?
If you really consider switching your ripping over to the Mac i suggest using XLD ripper converting to ALAC. Its ripping security should be superior to itunes. It also creates neat logs comparable or even more detailed as the ones in EAC and dbpoweramp. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99146 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] FLAC 1.3.0 is done
See changelog here http://xiph.org/flac/changelog.html A new and simple Windows frontend with included compiled executables is here http://flacfrontend.sourceforge.net/ I really like metaflac now directly supports ReplayGain scanning for higher samplerates. I didn´t know exactly where to post it but since most of us will use FLAC anyway the general section here should be fine. Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98864 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Human Time-Frequency Acuity Beats the Fourier Uncertainty Principle
lrossouw wrote: The implication is that processes / systems / audio compression / etc. that assumes that the ear is linear may miss some information and may need to be rethinked. I don't believe that this has anything to do with CD sampling and lossless audio, but may be wrong Even for that it really doesn´t bring anything new that matters. Lossy encoding is not simply applying an FFT to lossless audio and live with that. This never worked. As always you need a psy-model and fine tuning to all parameters a lossy encoder needs to sound transparent. This is and will always go along with intnense listening testing by humans. Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98124 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Human Time-Frequency Acuity Beats the Fourier Uncertainty Principle
lrossouw wrote: Consequently if you have a compression algorithm that assumes the ear is a linear system and then removes things a linear system can't hear you'd be removing things the ear can actually hear. Perceptual coding is not like zipping a file. No mp3 encoder left out the real behaviour with testing. It is not like one simple algorythm leaves out information. There are many choices an encoder has to do and all of them are fine-tuned by real listeners on a huge sample corpus. So even if the FFT that may be used as part of evaluating what to leave out another choice of manualy changing the masking behaviour makes the encoder a good one or a bad one. The news that some aspect of human hearing behaves different as some FFT changes nothing here. After reading some things on the net i see several audiophile claims now take parts of that paper as prove for everything that makes no sense. Totaly unfounded and out of context. You may read some posts here from J. D. Johnston on Hydrogenaudio: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=99371st=25 He is one real authority on the subject and knows everything behind it. I even may quote his statement about the thread title over there. The thread is called Human hearing beats FFT Quote: So, the headline is just confused, it's comparing an apple, an orange, and a crate full of bowling balls, and concluding that apples are orange-colored and weigh 12 lbs. Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98124 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Human Time-Frequency Acuity Beats the Fourier Uncertainty Principle
Mnyb wrote: Can some one explain that paper ? I can´t, sorry. What i can say for sure is that my hearing didn´t change after i did read about it ;) So an abx test that was not valid some weeks ago is not suddenly valid. Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98124 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?
JJZolx wrote: My 2¢: I couldn't care less about DSD support. Or even 192 kHz, for that matter. +1 You never can check if a DSD recording were PCM at one point because of its limitations. Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech in US Selling the Transporter SE for $999.99
I wouldn´t get another one, especialy since i did read Logitech is not willing to repair any of these after warranty. To bad it wasn´t cultivated further. This baby still plays nicely all stuff up to 96kHz, has an alternate roll-off filter, is able to change phase, has balanced out and some other nice gimmicks many so called high-end boxes still miss. Imagine that even the DSD downloads they start to offer now here and there in theory as i understand it could be played natively with a Transporter IF its firmare was offered by a serious audio manufacturer and not a gaming mouse reseller. To sad, really! Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96357 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech in US Selling the Transporter SE for $999.99
garym wrote: But all in all, a TOUCH connected to a good DAC is probably a much better bargain these days. But this is an already dead horse, its over. I wonder myself the first time about getting some LINN hardware if my Transporter dies. Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96357 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pioneer Announces New Networked Audio Players
A german short review already mentioned the lack of gapless playback. Pioneer states it is the chipsets design that can´t do it because of its Airplay compatibility. K.o. criteria for my taste. You may translate this: http://www.digital-room.de/news/airplay-mehr-pioneer-n30-n50 -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92796 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Happy 2012
Happy new year to all out there! I wish you health and good sounds! -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92702 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best Squeezebox alternative that supports 24/192?
pski;677485 Wrote: And by the way you and everyone else are incapable of hearing the difference. Hehe! :) pski seems to know more about sound as many others out there! Cheers pski, turn it up! -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hi res audio?
DennyL;649873 Wrote: It has always struck me that most of the important and interesting information in a recording is the low-level information, and it uses only a few of those 16 bits! This one i have to copy to my book :) -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hi res audio?
Do not underestimate the powers of the placebo. If you only know that it has higher resolution or a 24bit light at the gear shines bright it automaticaly sounds better in your brain... -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hi res audio?
I doubt you ever get the Real Studio Master. They sell everything above 16bit 44.1kHz as such. In many cases the studio format is DSD or DXD and high bitrate PCM they don´t sell. When reading about some studios transfering analog tapes they do it with hardware that is capable of 384kHz or DSD and only sell already downsampled or DSD to PCM converted data as studio master. Creating a 16/44.1 of these highres files directly shouldn´t sound any different as the stuff they sell you. Also funny how some studio masters are sold as Unlimited and are 3dB more silent as the limited CD version. Me as CD buyer should feel arsed because these 3dB don´t need 8bit more and for sure already don´t play a role on the 16bit of the CD :) There are more stupid things to this Hires... To be sure to get the best version around it seems atm. you have to buy these Master downloads and you may use a self dowsampled version for daily use. -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hi res audio?
Labarum;649237 Wrote: If you like their sort of music, try these downloads. http://www.gimell.com/ What´s the point? Do they clearly state to record in 24/96 as they sell their Pro downloads and not higher? I can´t find a clear statement at their side. -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)
sebp;619754 Wrote: Could you please explain what you see there, for us mere mortals? :) You can see it has indeed tons of HF noise from somewhere and i think Mnyb describes it correctly as dsd noise. Also you can see a very rapid lowerage in HF energy on the music especially on the Audacity pic. A psycho-acoustic codec will lowpass it pretty agressive cause most of the HF in the music is masked already. Besides that the recording sounds superb. -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)
firedog;619600 Wrote: from Bruce Brown's (Puget Sound) thread at http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?2938-The-Art-of-Listening-Hi-rez-music One thread (the one with the link here) lets you compare redbook to higher res versions of the same music. You can clearly hear the differences, as Bruce says below in the thread: Can you give us a short description how you tested the different recordings against and which of them? How you switched? From a very short look it doesn´t seem the recording uses more then 13bits. You may join this thread at Hydrogenaudio.org or ask the poster of these samples to go there. This thread could be interesting from there on especially: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=86649st=300 -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)
sebp;616392 Wrote: I've used the example given in the FAQ: Code: sox any-file -b 16 outfile rate 44100 dither -s Please note that I have not challenged my version with the downloaded master. I only wanted to check whether there would be any volume difference, like with the downloaded CD version, or not This sox setting should be ok. For the loudness thing i wonder. If you don´t tell sox any different it won´t change the loudness Replaygain calculates cause Replaygain only uses audible audio bands for calculation. Since some resampling settings create short peaks while resampling sox can adjust the volume to prevent clipping then with using --norm additionaly. The resulting file will be some 0.1 of dB more silent. I remember a Linn sample that was discussed on Hydrogenaudio. The 44.1 kHz version was 0.5dB more silent as the 96khz version. Nobody knows it was done cause of giving a small advantage to the 96kHz version due to some positive reaction for louder sounds or Linn simply adjusted the level to prevent clipping. Most likely the first one cause even many so called studio masters have clipping samples. -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)
cumputeraudiophile!? Serious? This is the last place i will ever look for any evidence. -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)
dsdreamer;614831 Wrote: It is not a feeling, but a reasoned conjecture. Difficult to measure per se without sticking electrodes in people's brains. The non-linear and time variant nature of the human ear's response to sound pressure waves is, however, well-established. The following is not a scientific paper, either, but you may find the following discussion interesting. http://www.ayre.com/pdf/Ayre_MP_White_Paper.pdf It is not well established people can hear any of the problems that Ayre marketing paper talks about. These funny impulses that need the magic Apodizing show pre or post-echo in music material and ONLY happen above 20kHz. So these fancy pics tell it is pre-echo but leave out the fact it is happening at low volume and high frequency. Now when you create a 44.1 version of your hires material with resampling that doesn´t produce pre-ringing and you magic filter it afterwards you even harm the signal. These filters are non-linear also. Benchmark Media is another audio manufacturer that clearly states this pre-rining is a non-issue to them. Of caus these fancy graphs look shocking! -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)
Phil Leigh;614936 Wrote: Courtesy of Wombat: http://hlloyge.hl.funpic.de/wp-conte...p-inserted.pdf I have that link to that paper from Hydrogenaudio.org On there are similar discussions running, there no one can do esotheric claims without backing it up btw. It is violating the rules then :) -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)
dsdreamer;614825 Wrote: I guess I am setting myself up for several flames for writing this post. However, I am just sharing an opinion. No, of cause not. We are on Slimdevices General forum. Let your feelings flow, no evidense needed! :) -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)
No matter what these samples bring, there are some that claim it is better even when no one can prove to hear differences or the other way around. No way to prove anything in here in any way. If you do they wonder for a fraction of a second about your deafness and go on writing in the next thread or different forum... -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)
jimzak;614252 Wrote: Perhaps Apple can lure a few young folks away from white earbuds to audiophile equipment. I bet they saw services like HDTracks taking some of the typical iTunes users away, thats all. -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)
Mnyb;614320 Wrote: Worst case scenario is that they are developing some mongrel hirez aac format ? 24/96 but done with perceptual coding so the filesize is at CD size or something. That would surely sound good enough, but leave you with all other problems a propriatary lossy format has such as cascade coding artefacts when transcoding etc, problems when migrating the data in the future. If they offer exactly whats on the CD people are going to compare with CD prices. Recent lossy codecs are already floating point and have no bit depth in a way PCM wavs have. So if you feed them with 24bit files and no higher sampling rate i doubt the files will be different much cause the psycho-acoustic will leave the music content below the noise floor of 16bit away already most of the time. -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)
Mnyb;614334 Wrote: Very likely so but I wonder if one gets better result compressing to mp3 from 24/96 or 16/44.1 ? I doubt that. The developers of mp3 and their test sample arsenal no and never had a 24bit sample that only was transparent when restoring more then 16bit. If so i am really curious and must have missed that in all the years i followed the lame encoder developement. Mnyb;614334 Wrote: As many others have done you can wonder what psycho-acoustic model DTS uses above 20khz I bet they had an audiophile beneeth the developement team that had mental contact to his cat... -- Wombat Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some Flac files play choppy / stop playing
Wirrunna;578817 Wrote: Perhaps you could try encoding a track with Flacuda at the -11 level and try playing it on an SB3. The Transporter i have has already more computing power as the SB3. If i am lucky i can play -10 -11 doesn´t work on most songs. It hangs and has glitches all over. Thats why i used -8 and nothing higher. The same happened with flake Mnyb remembered right. FlaCuda btw has a slightly more effective encoding at -8 as standard flac cause of brute force routines Mr. Chudov optimized for GPU -- Wombat Transporter - RG142 - Avantgarde based monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82175 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some Flac files play choppy / stop playing
Wirrunna;578667 Wrote: ScHenk, I had flac files of an album that I had acquired that exhibited the problems you describe. My SB3 would stutter and then jump to the next track. Fully reproducable. I could play the files perfectly with the MusicIP player and Foobar. I checked the files with dbPoweramp and it showed that they had been encoded with flacuda#91. A google search showed up a thread on Hydrogenaudio discussing this encoder that described it as alpha software. I recoded the files to FLAC -8 with dbPoweramp and the glitches went away. I am one of the persons that tested FlaCuda intensively and also contribute in that mentioned thread on Hydrogenaudio. My complete collection is encoded with FlaCuda -8 and there is not one problem file. Most likely the file you downloaded was compressed with a non-standard high compression of 9-11. Please try to clarify this or tell me what album or song didn´t play right. -- Wombat Transporter - RG142 - Avantgarde based monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82175 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporters for sale in the UK
I don´t see the Marantz anything near the Transporter. The display is lousy small and the managing most likely even worse. Just when i read DNLA i get teeth ache. I wouldn´t expect the inner built can compete with the Transporter. To me it is a Squeezebox contender in a to big box. Now then the price is even high :) -- Wombat Transporter - RG142 - Avantgarde based monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81435 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement Squeezecenter 7.2.1
The first update i did in a while. Seems to work fine. I had one problem: I played the first time a 88.2 flac and during playback the Transporter reseted. Hope this is a one time thing. The new FF is a real BIG improvement. Thanks! -- Wombat Transporter - Avantgarde based monoblocks - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nightly release - Access forbidden! to 6.5.5
Here it is (SlimServer_6.5_v2008-01-30.exe) http://rapidshare.com/files/91315520/SlimServer_6.5_v2008-01-30.exe.html If Slimdevices has any problems or worries about this i will delete it immediately. -- Wombat Transporter - Avantgarde based monoblocks - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43368 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nightly release - Access forbidden! to 6.5.5
If there is interest and it is allowed i can upload a 6.5.5 build from 30-1 to rapidshare. -- Wombat Transporter - Avantgarde based monoblocks - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43368 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Smiles and Kisses
I can imagine they use a kind of overtone processor to reanimate the highs often lost with mp3s and a low lowpass. If this really sounds always better is doubtable. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31237 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Smiles and Kisses
Recoveryone;166842 Wrote: I Connected it via Optical line to my system and the sound is sweet and what ever Pioneer is/is not stating clearly about the technology they put into the VSX 80 series made my Mp3's sound as if I was listening to the CD's(IMHO). Your Pioneer even shouldn´t know it was an mp3 before cause the Squeeezebox sends completely decoded bits to it :) -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31237 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Smiles and Kisses
You connected via optical. So it is already decoded... -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31237 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Noise with SB and Naim
I just used an 100 Ohm resistor to couple my ground to earth in my power amplifiers. This should be enough for static. I also added a 100nf capacitor in parallel. Works like a charm and all humming is gone. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30601 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter arrived but...
Please kill me! I had to surrender without my good monoblocks and the Transporter for some days cause of my dullness :( When we build the blocks in an aluminium tube housing we simply forgot to couple ground to earth inside. Yesterday night i corrected this and now i am glued to my listening sofa :) Like others i never had that much added details in swapping a piece of my equipment that obvious. I didn´t know my speakers are able to produce that clean bass. This is the second thing that immediately comes to my ears after the fine added details i never spotted before. Percussion is dramtically improved and recording like Jazz at the Pawnshop seem to have infinte resolution and grow with every improvement you do to your system. Sadly my setup and room don´t give me the chance to have the full imaging other places offer. The only thing i am not exactly able to get is the sound of the highs. It sounds extremely precise and fits to the clean sound altogether but some sweetness is missing or i simply have to acclimatice with them... maybe some ths4031 ;) Feeling great now btw. :) -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter arrived but...
Some news! Redone my setup with my 230V isolation transformer and different ideas. The Ground isn´t the problem i have to admit in the hifi setup. Maybe on the PC setup it was. It is my Monoblocks!! They seem to swing up or react to something i don´t know yet. I dedusted my old, bipolar monoblocks and it works without a problem. So thanks for your help so far boys :) Next step is to go to the lab next week and try to check why they behave this way. At this time i will also be able to hook the Tranny up to an Avantgarde Trio enviroment and have a deep listen :) As far as i still know the sound of my old bipolars the Tranny is shocking good! A happy Wombat! -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Transporter arrived but...
Finally after hunting this thing around here in germany for some weeks it was delivered. Something is wrong or i am only to dump to set it up? Here is the humming it produces. Fresh out of the box recorded via my soundcard. Is it D.O.A.? -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter arrived but...
Nothing i can do... Just connected to Power and Line-Out. So it must be broken! Lucky me. If bet they even can´t exchange it cause it was pretty rare in stock and back and forth shipping will take me at least 10 days... Fu%3*!! btw. ModelCitizen;158460 Wrote: Mine makes a much more musical sound than that... gr. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter arrived but...
Not exactly. There is no TV cable near. but it for sure has something to to with this ground loop. I tried it in 2 different rooms and setups. Sound varies but never goes away. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter arrived but...
Well. There are only my monoblocks and the Transporter plugged in my living room - humming In my Pc-Room i tried to disconnect everything but the pieces i need for testing. Transporter to PC - humming. I have a TV card in my PC. When attaching an antenna the humming changes! So i doubt i can do something at all.. Other pieces don´t do this so it must be a fault in the Transporter. Just saw your reply Seanadams. It shows 229VAC. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter arrived but...
seanadams;158493 Wrote: Can you see what happens if you float (disconnect) Transporter's ground? One way to do this is to break the ground pin off of a spare power cord or a cheap power strip. Just was at it :) works!! Is it dangerous? -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter arrived but...
Michael Herger;158470 Wrote: Nothing i can do... Just connected to Power and Line-Out. Check antenna cables to your tuner (remove them for a test). I had terrible hum before I added a filter. Did you have this humming problem the first time with the Transporter? -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Best Stream quality
I am not using these streaming services but i think some stations offer ogg streams meanwhile. At 96kHz it already can sound surprisingly good imho. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!
PhilNYC;147964 Wrote: With the never-ending price drops in hard drive prices, why not just rip to WAV files and not worry about FLAC? Still they don´t give away free HDs and tagging, replaygain and other things and this is OT here. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28821 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!
Some things that may happen now that i am thinking in a bad mood somehow (not related to this thread) 1) If something like the Transporter don´t sell in high enough numbers - goodbye 2) Adressing issues only concern some, when the crowd of users grow to logitech niveau - goodbye 3) If the majority of people out there already know [EMAIL PROTECTED], why better? Clean Lossless support? - goodbye 4) Slimdvices in the name coexistent to Logitech? Who will know slimdevices in 2 years? - goodbye . . 34) Resampling everything to 48kHz (hey, this is directx standard) Why 44.1khz? - goodbye One idea would be to build a subgroup into Logitech itself like Logitech Quintessential Line that clearly stands next to Logitech and centralize the art of doing things better and may of cause integrate the mastermind companys they have eaten. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28821 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!
And the biggest Avatar already has... ;) Well i don´t see a problem in general but can´t imagine going to my fellow telling him: Hey, i heard a Logitech audiobox that sounds better than your Naim I bet he will recommend me the best doctor he knows :) -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28821 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Track progress not updating in 6.5
GrahameP;140239 Wrote: Hi, Sorry to say I've got a further issue. When playing tracks the progress bar on the player (SB2 or SoftSqueeze 3) will not always keep track with the playback progress - last night I played an album and once track 1 reached about 95% the display stayed static (progress and track details) for the rest of the album. The VU bars did update though. Win2003 SP1. Cheers, Grahame. I also have this with my SB3. All files are flac. Reported this already in a thread about 6.5beta2 if i remember right. This doesn´t happen always but i found no repeatable situation still. Pressing Now Playing on the remote corrects this but after some albums it happens again. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27964 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7
I´d like to be able to add more than only one music folder. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26874 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7
Michael Herger;139284 Wrote: I´d like to be able to add more than only one music folder. Just put a link/shortcut to the second folder into the first one. -- Michael :) That easy! Thanks -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26874 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Official 6.5.0 Beta 2 - Please Test!
6.5b2 clean install. When selecting an album on the Squeezebox it plays one song after the other but the display always shows the name of track 1 in the display. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27259 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Official 6.5.0 Beta 2 - Please Test!
Patrick Dixon;135539 Wrote: Have you selected 'Now Playing' or enabled 'Now Playing' as a screensaver? I have disabled screensaver completely. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27259 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Official 6.5.0 Beta 2 - Please Test!
Never had this in 6.31. When i browse albums and enter one album it shows the first track. I press play on this and the rest followes. What´s wrong with this? May this be related to Dark view in the server GUI? Now back to Standard and it works. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27259 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SLimServer On diskStation (SSODS) - User Poll
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24564 Question: On which DiskStation did you install SSODS? - DS-101 - DS-101g+ - DS-101j - DS-106 - DS-106e - CS-406 - CS-406e - RS-406 - other I am not to sure about the 101 having 64MB and it seems like a dicontinued product. btw. a small announcement on the Synology homepage for new firmwares coming soon: http://www.synology.com/enu/products/soon.php -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24564 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SLimServer On diskStation (SSODS) - User Poll
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24564 Question: On which DiskStation did you install SSODS? - DS-101 - DS-101g+ - DS-101j - DS-106 - DS-106e - CS-406 - CS-406e - RS-406 - other NSLU2 is a source to trust. I can´t find any offers for the 101 here in germany. -- Wombat Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24564 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
