tomjtx;162486 Wrote:
Craig D Oxit followed by Craig Pro-Gold. You can buy it at Fry's
Electroncs (cheapest prices) or online @ MusicDirect
Or if you want to be able to find it with an online search, you could
go for Caig Deoxit ;)
They have a 'Technicians' survival kit', as I remember,
highdudgeon;162526 Wrote:
I know, it is awful.
Thankfully, I keep my collection in nice boxes, alphabetized by genre.
I've be rescanning some stuff and it hit me that I can actually zero in
on some thing faster with my eyes and fingers than with a remote
control. Go figure.
At some
I see - your explanation makes sense to me (the separate signals going
straight back into the same circuit in the amp).
What Hi-Fi doesn't seem to agree that it takes two amp circuits to
benefit:
http://www.whathifi.com/newsMainTemplate.asp?storyID=59newssectionID=3
Impeller;162587 Wrote:
So I've been hoodwinked by popular media?
Still, at least at least it shouldn't adversely affect anything. I'm
just about to go and have a listen at more normal volume levels now
that the family isn't in bed.
No, you've not been hoodwinked. Just be clear about
Yes, I was under the impression biamping makes more of a difference
which seemed logical. And a friend seems sure he's heard a difference
in biwiring his (cheaper) equipment.
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adamslim;162583 Wrote:
Or if you want to be able to find it with an online search, you could go
for Caig Deoxit ;)
They have a 'Technicians' survival kit', as I remember, which has all
you need for about £20.
Adam
I know, I really should learn how to spell :=)
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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
highdudgeon;162496 Wrote:
The majority of my collection is in Apple Lossless, not AAC -- I've just
been doing that lately, for the heck of it. Honestly, I can't tell any
difference.I think you should definitely put that at the top of every post
where
you say that there is no (or an
bludragon;162599 Wrote:
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.
The plating is never perfect and should normally be cleaned. In
another thread
Well...
from this review:
On material such as the new self titled release by Rodrigo y Gabriela,
the sound of their fingers on the guitar strings was perfectly
integrated with the sound from the guitar body instead of being a
distracting discombobulated noise.
I have this recording and to be
JJZolx;161594 Wrote:
This weekend I was playing with running my CDP's digital out into the
Transporter and was messing around with switching between inputs. When
I switched from a SlimServer stream back to the RCA digital input (while
the disc was spinning in the CDP) I got no sound. Is
Impeller;162592 Wrote:
Yes, I was under the impression biamping makes more of a difference
which seemed logical. And a friend seems sure he's heard a difference
in biwiring his (cheaper) equipment.
The reason for bi-wiring is (was?) that you could use different cables
for treble and bass.
Thanks tomis42. I'm not feeling ripped off or anything anyway - it
sounds awesome to me and we haven't even put the spikes or Atabites
high density filler material in the stands yet. I'm hoping this will
give the music a fuller, heavier sound (particularly with regards to
bass) which I'm informed
Impeller;162587 Wrote:
So I've been hoodwinked by popular media?
I don't know if hoodwinked is the right word. If you read this forum
much, or any audiophile discussion, you'll find disagreement on nearly
everything. I think everyone is sincere, but people honestly disagree.
Some people
bludragon;162599 Wrote:
My experience with DAC's are that the effect is subtle
I guess you're talking about classy DACs then? I played with a Dac-Ah
recently and the sound was very different from the SB2 or Denon. Very
warm. Didn't care for it too much...
jan
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Hmm, very interesting. Thanks opaqueice.
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highdudgeon;162526 Wrote:
At some point I would like to back up my entire CD collection, in Apple
Lossless or AIFF, to DVDs.
Exactly what I did after I got through all my CDs, even though that's
only 300some. Burned them to dvd, and the dvds are now in a fire proof
fault :-) First things
Has anyone successfully played 24/96 files or files upsampled to 24/96
using the Transporter?
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http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29059
It works fine, provided:
- you downmix 6-channel streams to 2-channel
- you don't use ReplayGain with the spectrum analyzer
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Bob Bressler;162706 Wrote:
Tom,
Isn't the issue reflections at different frequencies? Or, is that
something else that modern cables do better?
I'm not sure what's meant by modern cables - a wire is a wire. For
interconnects the shielding can be important, but speaker cables are
really
Hi. I'm curious, do any of you know of any portable (pocket) stereo
player that can yield really precise and good sound? I'm thinking of a
device that supports FLAC and can make the most out of a studio-class
headset. I like my Zen Sleek and Shure e2c(these are not the ones I
have in mind, mind
No.
;)
But we could help you find the best thing possible with that
limitation. Please preface everything below with my personal
opinion/experience is...
- FLAC support limits you to iAudio and Rockbox'ed devices.
- No device offers good enough sound quality to make FLAC support
relevant
Is a high noise floor typical for an SB3 or is there something wrong
with my particular one?
I have a SqueezeBox3.
With efficient headphones Shure e4c's there is quite a bit of noise.
With less efficient big headphones this is much reduced.
So to listen with my Shures I have a separate volume
artsrc;162747 Wrote:
Is a high noise floor typical for an SB3 or is there something wrong
with my particular one?
I have a SqueezeBox3.
With efficient headphones, I have Shure e4c's, there is quite a bit of
noise.
With less efficient headphones (some kind of sony's), this is much
Evanus;162735 Wrote:
Hi. I'm curious, do any of you know of any portable (pocket) stereo
player that can yield really precise and good sound? I'm thinking of a
device that supports FLAC and can make the most out of a studio-class
headset. I like my Zen Sleek and Shure e2c(these are not the
tomjtx;162751 Wrote:
Some people think the sock wall wart generates a lot of noise. Plug it
into a power conditioner and you should reduce the noise and inprove
the sound.
For more improvement buy a linear regulated power supply, perhaps
modded by Bolder Cable if your in the U.S.
I added
For serious listening an external headphone amp is recommended. The RCA
outputs are very good, but the internal headphone amplifier chip which
feeds the 1/8 jack is not well suited for sensitive phones - you will
hear its noise floor.
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Hi artsrc,
Here's my 02, no guarantees though!
The SB stock power supply is a switching PS. Supplies of this type can
put out RF and other noise which can be picked up and amplified by
other components. Others have commented on the noise the SB supply
emits, even when not connected to SB.
Limited to only my experience
I'm using the iAudio5 XL with Ety ER4S playing FLAC using the iAudio
software. The sound is excellent for a portable setup. I also have the
Rio Karma and it too is a very good device if you can find one on ebay.
My next things to try are rockbox and a headphone amp.
Patrick,
1. That's just plain weird, but I know you don't like me, that you
resentment for whatever silly reason, and that you find that it makes
you feel good to flame me from time to time. I have over 300gb in
Apple Lossless. Apple Lossless is not a bad thing. It is, well,
lossless. It is
Patrick Dixon;162604 Wrote:
I think you should definitely put that at the top of every post where
you say that there is no (or an insignificant) difference between
transports and DACs!
It just goes to show how differently people listen to and hear music,
and how unwise it is (IMO) to take
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