I'm using the XE-102 homeplug units from Netgear, and have not had any
problems. Performance on the 2 homeplug links is exactly the same as
on my 3 cat-5 linked SBs.
I'm getting 12.61 Mb/s on one link, 13.59 Mb/s on the other.
I'm also using a Netgear router, maybe this helps performance,
jmourik;160611 Wrote:
Would actually be kinda fun to do, unless I electrocute myself or cause
the house to burn down...
jan
just turn the power to your house off at the circuit box before you
install the breakers and when you connect the breakers to the circuit
box.
Then make sure the
Guys... am i reading this thread correctly the analog attenuation only
works on the RCA outs ? I really would prefer balanced outs if at all
possible, as I believe these sound best on my amps.
My system at the moment is the Transporter into a pair of Bel Canto
Ref1000 power amps into a pair
My Transporter arrived about an hour ago, so these are *extremely* early
thoughts. I'm using the balanced analogue outputs direct into a pair of
ATC SCM100A active speakers. It has replaced an SB2, which also fed the
ATCs directly from its analogue output, albeit via a balanced line
driver.
jmourik;160409 Wrote:
So even with the eighth nerve products adding some panels left and right
might help to smooth out the room?
Could I in that case put some sound dampening stuff behind some of the
room decorations? I have some rather large (5' by 3') things on the
wall. What would be
tomjtx;160608 Wrote:
I ran 2 dedicated lines 15 years ago. Some electricians quoted 1,000 or
more!
Did it myself with a friends help. 10 guage romex, 20 amp breakers,
Hubbel hospital outlets(orange) 8.00 each from a wholesale electric
suply company.
My total cost was less than 80.00.
Four months to the day from ordering, mine is due for delivery today.
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Bob Bressler;160617 Wrote:
I guess that if the delays were really long, the TCP connections would
time out and have to be reconnected, but this almost sounds like
periods of data loss - how often does it happen? Have you tried
plugging in your computer when the SB is now to see how web
Ok, finally decided to move into the world of server based music...I
think! A transporter is out of the question due to lack of funds (I've
even thought about selling my LP12/Ittok to fund a transporter but
nearly cry at the thought even though I seldom listem to Lp's) so I'm
down to a SB3 and a
If anyone has ever thought about upgrading their Squeezebox power supply
to a Linear Power Supply, then I have one for sale. I have just upgraded
to a transporter so have no further use for the PSU.
If you have a decent Hi-Fi then you will get a much clearer/fuller
sound from your Squeezebox.
Lavry, Benchmark, Mytek...these seem to be fav's
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Interesting that you noticed a difference between the SB3 the TP using
the digital outs into the Linn's DACs.
I use a Meridian 568 with balanced analog outs to Meridian M33
speakers, and have been torn as to whether to upgrade the SB3 to a TP.
My reasoning for staying with the SB3 has been that
opaqueice;160598 Wrote:
I rip CDs as soon as I buy them - it takes very little effort or time
(only slightly more than playing the CD in a transport, in fact).
Same here, as soon as I bring a new cd home, it's being ripped
(eac/flac). Of course, my cd transport (Teac) died, so my only
Unfortunately none of these are readily available in the UK and anything
sourced from the US will probably be 120V instead of 220V but thanks for
taking the time to reply. I'll check to see if any of them can
accomodate 120-240V.
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killie99;160725 Wrote:
Unfortunately none of these are readily available in the UK.
You're probably looking in the wrong type of stores. HiFi shops won't
stock these products - they are primarily professional studio
equipment, and you need to go to pro studio dealers to get them. Places
like
The difference that I noticed was 'marginal' - If I had not been testing
side by side then I would admit that it would probably not have been
really noticeable at all!
I also tried testing the Transporter Analogue Out into my Linn 5103 and
compared that to the Transporter Digtal Out into the
There's also a hardware jumper inside that sets attenuation in the
analog domain, so you can run it at 100% digital volume and set the
jumper if this overwhelms the system.
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I don't know about Benchmark and Mytek, but I know for a fact that the
Lavry is 120-240 50/60hz. You can use it in the UK by swapping out the
power cord or just using an adapter.
Look at the Lavry web site and contact them for distributor info -- I'm
certain you can get one in the UK. Worst
Thank you - your comments are very helpful.
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If you price the materials at home depot 1st you will have an idea of
the electricians markup.
Some electricians will let you supply the materials and only charge you
labor. This could save you $ since many electricians don't keep 10guage
romex in stock and will charge you a premium for it.
I also rip immediately. I wouldn't even think about buying a CD anymore
if I couldn't rip it. I think this change is a revolutionary as the
remote control. How many of us ever get up to change the station
anymore?
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I'm interested but haven't heard from you.
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Only off the rca outputs though - not the xlr's.
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Me again. :)
My brother, a friend and myself went to Sevenoaks this morning as
planned, and here's what happened for anyone who's interested.
We listened to the Rotel RA-05 with Monitor Audio BR2 speakers. We were
expecting good things as they had received much praise from What Hi-Fi.
Verdit:
yes, 'performance' is hard to measure. It is made up of latency which
is the time from when the first bit is sent into the network until it
pops out the other side PLUS bandwidth which is the number of bits per
unit time that come through after that first bit. Both PowerLine
Ethernet and CAT-5
Remote control is a great analogy actually, in that lots of audiophiles
still get up and walk across the room to adjust the preamp- in spite of
RC's ubiquity.
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Congratulation on your new kit. Paired with a SB3, it should give you
years of musical enjoyment ;)
It was good that you were able to compare Rotel and Arcam directly; it
makes it easier to decide.
Another positive thing is that you spent some money on good cables and
solid stands.
Tom
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Skunk;160785 Wrote:
Remote control is a great analogy actually, in that lots of audiophiles
still get up and walk across the room to adjust the preamp- in spite of
RC's ubiquity.
Well, that gets into a whole 'nother debate about motorized pots vs.
discrete stepped attenuators, which are
Yopu might want to listen to the MF dacs...
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Timothy Stockman;160490 Wrote:
My favorite is Hubbell.
http://www.stayonline.com/detail.aspx?ID=7087
The ps power outlet is actually made by Hubbell.
As far as installing myself is concerned, I have to crawl into the
attick to see how easy adding one or two power lines is anyway. And
then I
Yes I also think my issues are noise or RFI related especially since it
occurs much more often with longer CAT5 cables (the cables are ok BTW).
I don't have any fluorescent lights but there may be some other items in
the household I need to investigate. If I can nail it down, I'll post it
or add
Pro gear is the way to go -- highest quality and more reasonable prices.
value. Some audiophiles are too snobby for it. Well, I know one with
Dali Megalines who uses a Lavry Blue. The point is output quality,
yes? If Benchmarks and Lavrys are good enough for mastering studios
then they are
Phil Leigh;160798 Wrote:
Yopu might want to listen to the MF dacs...
I disagree Phil, I bought a MF Tri-vista DAC a few years ago... it was
very average IMHO and soon got sold. It's funny there were only 1200
of these made but I can always find plenty of the up for sale. I use
to like MF
dlite;160838 Wrote:
I disagree Phil, I bought a MF Tri-vista DAC a few years ago... it was
very average IMHO and soon got sold. It's funny there were only 1200
of these made but I can always find plenty of the up for sale. I use
to like MF stuff 5-10 years ago but these days I find little
tyler_durden;160344 Wrote:
If you're asking questions like this, you are clearly not experienced
with electronics.
TD
Ah, yes, I prefer plumbing,
I did think pushing 6 volts into a 5 volt thing was a tad iffy, hence
the question
Don't you worry if I do actually build the thing I will
Deaf Cat;160868 Wrote:
Ah, yes, I prefer plumbing,
I did think pushing 6 volts into a 5 volt thing was a tad iffy, hence
the question
Don't you worry if I do actually build the thing I will check a good
number of times, 5 or 6 maybe, I have the poles right and the voltage
:) before my
Why not Musical Fidelity gears since u r right in the middle of UK? I
currently enjoy the A3.24 ($600 US) very much over my high end Sony
SACD 9000ES player. It is warmer, lusher full bodied sound w/ high
quality output stage that works very well w/ my passive volume control
unit.
SB3MF3.24DAC2
muski;160360 Wrote:
Just curious, what is 'the bigger PS' you refer to? (I'm thinknig about
to having my Elpac modded by Bolder, thus am interested in any
alternatives).
I'm guessing it must be the larger PS from Bolder, the Ultimate Power
Supply MKII...
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DVD imbedded audio are 24/96Khz sampling rate and compressed 5.1 channel
data stream, u normally set it to RAW if using a Dolby Digital/DTS
receiver. If playing CD music, it defaults to PCM 16/44.1Khz anyway.
Put another way, if u stick a DVD movie in and playback thru the TP in
RAW mode, u get
Hi,
I have an opportunity to get this DAC. Anybody care to comment on would
there be any significant improvement over SB3's analog output. Can't
demo it, so I have to relay on your ears :)
Thks, a lot.
Talking about DACs, is there a way to force DAC to recognize digital
signal from the optical
I wouldn't expect any shattering difference between SB3 and Transporter
if used only as digital source. If thats all you want to do the
Transporter is an overkill.
Try the Transporter using its analog outputs and you may be surprised.
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I'm under the distinct impression that the CD-analog-in on my Denon
AVR-4800 converts the signal to digital. But I want to use the SB2's
dac! So I have to use the pre-in on the Denon. That's fine, except my
Oppo 971 needs that input too, for my dvd-audio discs... Hmmm...
So I guess I could use
Skunk;160785 Wrote:
Remote control is a great analogy actually, in that lots of audiophiles
still get up and walk across the room to adjust the preamp- in spite of
RC's ubiquity.
Good point. Makes you wonder why SD put that fancy knob and all
those buttons on their revolutionary Transporter,
opaqueice;160598 Wrote:
I very much doubt that, although it may take some time before the CD
transport market is totally dead.
People will continue to buy CD transport (or player) as long servers
are not stable and solid enough...
slimkid;160882 Wrote:
Talking about DACs, is there a way to force DAC to recognize digital
signal from the optical output of your everyday's DVD player?
Sure, just set it to PCM.
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jmourik;160893 Wrote:
I'm under the distinct impression that the CD-analog-in on my Denon
AVR-4800 converts the signal to digital. But I want to use the SB2's
dac! So I have to use the pre-in on the Denon. That's fine, except my
Oppo 971 needs that input too, for my dvd-audio discs...
killie99;160725 Wrote:
Unfortunately none of these are readily available in the UK and anything
sourced from the US will probably be 120V instead of 220V but thanks for
taking the time to reply. I'll check to see if any of them can
accomodate 120-240V.
Go to Crookwood.com. Crispin
slimkid;160882 Wrote:
Hi, I have an opportunity to get this DAC. Anybody care to comment on
would there be any significant improvement over SB3's analog output.
Can't demo it, so I have to relay on your ears :)...
I have a large collection of DAC's, including audiophile, professional,
and
PhilNYC;160862 Wrote:
Much of it is personal taste and system synergy. In contrast to the
above comment, I very much liked the MF Tri-Vista DAC and Lavry, yet
found the Benchmark very edgy, sharp, and analytical. And while it
trailed all of these DACs in the amounts of detail and imaging,
You can pick up the M-Audio SuperDAC for about £150-70 pounds in the UK
from Pro Audio (used) retailers...there seem to be a few around.
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