Behringer made a 1U rack box called the Edison that let you manipulate
width and depth - it was fun...with practice you could whirl a track
(within a mix) around the listener
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This might be stupid question of the week - but does replaygain work
with the digital output or just the analogue?
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What could be interesting is seeing if ReplayGain can actually *improve*
the sound. A (poorly-mastered?) CD might not get up to 100% of level.
Applying (positive) ReplayGain in the digital domain might improve DAC
SNR, even if there is no more information. Of course, you would need
to be using
sc53;165519 Wrote:
Jeff, if you want to ruin your life (and wallet) check into
www.head-fi.org and read about all the options, tweaks, upgrades, and
other insanity you can get into if you find you are enjoying your
SR-80's. Believe me, your journey has just begun!
Lalalalallaa I can't hear
adamslim;165572 Wrote:
What could be interesting is seeing if ReplayGain can actually *improve*
the sound. A (poorly-mastered?) CD might not get up to 100% of level.
Applying (positive) ReplayGain in the digital domain might improve DAC
SNR, even if there is no more information. Of
I have noticed that there are a lot of people out there who seem to have
a belief that they can improve the performance of almost anything by
modifying its original design.
Do those folks also modify their cars, refrigerators, microwave ovens,
printers, cameras, calculators, and etc., or does
It certainly applies to cars, but not as far as I know to refrigerators
and so on. Perhaps the devices that have 'static' performance are left
alone simply because they work and there is no perceived or noticeable
benefit to upgrading.
Cars and hi-fi have a more 'dynamic' performance envelope,
Yes it's a social phenomenon for sure, haven't you seen the site
hackaday.com? They once showed how to modify a Billy Big Mouth Bass in
order to run linux and have custom greetings.
Getting to your main point; Take the Sonic Impact implementation of a
Tripath chip for example. The Sonic Impact
tyler_durden wrote:
I have noticed that there are a lot of people out there who seem to have
a belief that they can improve the performance of almost anything by
modifying its original design.
Do those folks also modify their cars, refrigerators, microwave ovens,
printers, cameras,
OK I'm going to try Robins apply_replaygain thingy to see what happens.
Do I need change the digital output is fixed setting?
Thanks
Phil
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Skunk;165593 Wrote:
Yes it's a social phenomenon for sure, haven't you seen the site
hackaday.com? They once showed how to modify a Billy Big Mouth Bass in
order to run linux and have custom greetings.
My fave of the week is the guy who modified his Roomba so that he could
control it with
Patrick Dixon;165314 Wrote:
The normal approach with a 16 bit original represented as a 24 bit
signal, would be to make the bottom 8 bits 0s - so using the volume
control, some of those bits may be turned in 1s, but no 1s will ever be
required lower than the 24th bit. If you then throw away
How would positive gain work in SS/SB3 combination where the attenuation
is at 0 (no attenuation) and the volume is 100 (max)?
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wdrazek,
I am running my SB3 wirelessly (encrypted 802.11g) and feeding the
digital Toslink optical output into a Waida DAC. The sound is superb.
Rplert's description of the analog outputs of the SB3 match my
experience as well. Good for sleeping music but not suited for
critical listening.
Phil Leigh wrote:
There is a problem with ANY kind of digital normalisation, in that
unless it is a pretty dumb auto-gain control it may introduce
compression - otherwise a quiet track might be boosted so much that the
loudest parts clip.
I agree that normalization is generally dumb, but it
First I apologize for putting the question here, perhaps should be in
beginner's forum.
I want a simple but high quality 2 channel music only setup.
I already have DIY hiqh quality speakers (full range, can be driven
with minimal power, see pic, I will get rid of the receiver in pic) and
will
snarlydwarf;165624 Wrote:
My fave of the week is the guy who modified his Roomba so that he could
control it with his Wii Remote.
So, for the price of a Roomba, a PC to control it and a Wii, you get a
vacuum you can move around by making wild motions with your hands.
Why not just use a
slimkid;165635 Wrote:
and, while you're there, ask the resort crew to run ski lift power
through it for a while. Just to be on the safe side. It might broaden
the soundstage to match the mountain view
I just did that at Angel Fire. The lift operator was skeptical but the
lift worked faster
Here's some good stuff on 3D sound fields. There is some good stuff on
loudspeaker crosstalk cancellation.
http://www.jvrb.org/3.2006/589
TD
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I love the SB3 but have had enough of it being a wireless device, its
just too unpredictable as to whether you get dropouts or not, and I
have spent way too much time trying to get it right, so am moving to
cable. Have spendor S3 speakers and Linn Kolekto K140 pre and power amp
and listen to
mselbie wrote:
I love the SB3 but have had enough of it being a wireless device, its
just too unpredictable as to whether you get dropouts or not, and I
have spent way too much time trying to get it right, so am moving to
cable. Have spendor S3 speakers and Linn Kolekto K140 pre and power amp
Any regular ethernet cable will do. There is no High End cable similar
to the hifi ones. Just any cheapo cable will do just fine. Tcp/ip will
take care of any transmission problems anyway.
Not sure what you mean with reviews though ... reviews on cat5 cables
?
* EDIT **
Im too late.
tomjtx;165679 Wrote:
Does someone want to AB the differences between Aspen, Breckinridge and
other sites so we can determine the best resort to freeze our cables? I
am sure each site will sound different.
If I can find a magazine to pay for this important research, I feel I
could offer my
I have a simuliar question, I have ordered the SB3 and I am interest in
the difference in the analog outputs vs the optical one. I have a
Pioneer elite VSX-81TX that has the ability to re-assemble WMA9 coded
music, but it needs to be optically connect. Not all of my music is in
this format
tomjtx;165679 Wrote:
Does someone want to AB the differences between Aspen, Breckinridge and
other sites so we can determine the best resort to freeze our cables? I
am sure each site will sound different.
when I already though I heard all that is there to hear about this in
audiophile
slimkid;165706 Wrote:
when I already though I heard all that is there to hear about this in
audiophile community, I found something to this extent in our video
counterpart groups, and guess what. With propper, or special power
cords put on your plasma or LCD TV, blue gets 'bluer' and the
thingfish;165697 Wrote:
Any regular ethernet cable will do. There is no High End cable similar
to the hifi ones.
Ah...sounds like a great business opportunity. Anyone interested
in cryo'ed, super conducting Cat5e cables? There's an extra fee for
the custom ones which have been teated
tomjtx;165707 Wrote:
with ski resort treated cables I bet the white gets whiter
No, that's Daz, silly
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SB3 into Derek Shek d2, Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio
Research 859, Living Voice Auditorium IIs, Nordost cables
gychang;165671 Wrote:
I won't need a preamp or integrated amp for my needs right? (I won't
use it with TV)?
That's not quite correct, unless you plan to modify the gain of the
t-amp internally you'll need the analog attenuation.
Use a higher quality pot if you're re-boxing, and adjust
lafayette;165515 Wrote:
I have several Living Stereo recordings. Alas, they are on vinyl and I
no longer have a record player. One more reason to buy more CDs...
Thanks!
Fear not, these recordings are now on SACD/CD Hybrids, and they are
bargain priced ($11 in stores and $5.99 on
Recoveryone;165702 Wrote:
I have a simuliar question, I have ordered the SB3 and I am interest in
the difference in the analog outputs vs the optical one. I have a
Pioneer elite VSX-81TX that has the ability to re-assemble WMA9 coded
music, but it needs to be optically connect. Not all of
So using tubes in playback, will not restore some original harmonics
that were cut, due to limited bandwidth processing in the recording
process?
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thanks for the info, and will go with the digital out.
I was reading some of the other post about which computer setup (power)
is best as a server.
Upstairs: I have a P4 2.8 gighz with 2gig of ram and 2 80gigHD
connected to my network via wireless card
Downstairs: P3 800mhz with 1gig of ram 2
I've read several (unfortunate) threads on the topic of modifications.
I'll keep my opinion to myself. I will say that I am thrifty but I
also recognize the ability to add value to a product through better
engineering. The example of the motocycle parts is a good one. Of
course, there are
Naive question: would just tossing another router somewhere in the house
(between first router and second, namely, the one closer to the system)
increase signal strength? I'm not a computer person, guys, so take it
easy...
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Nope, it would just create chaos. It would be neat if there was an
affordable repeater device that would listen on, say, Channel 11, and
repeat on 1... which would give you better range. (There are such
devices, actually, but they are spendy.)
A different antenna on the router can make a huge
lafayette;165779 Wrote:
Naive question: would just tossing another router somewhere in the house
(between first router and second, namely, the one closer to the system)
increase signal strength? I'm not a computer person, guys, so take it
easy...
You could look into something like this:
Oooh!! I bet that does sound good with a Wadia DAC. Isn't it great you
can spend so little on a good transport and then spend the money on a
top tier DAC? It really is a good time to be an audiophile (as told to
me by Wes Phillips at a recent event here in Tacoma, WA.)
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Brilliant, thanks!
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wdrazek:
I use NAIM 82/SC/250 with SB3 and Harbeth C7ES-2. I have the larger
ELPAC PS (bolder modified) for the SB3 and an Ack dAck! 2 (ultra rez)
for DAC duties. Sounds pretty good to me. The SB3/ dAck! replaced a
CDX/XPS (I kept my TT!). The SB3 is about to be digitally modified by
Bolder.
Have now ordered cable and will start pulling up the carpet tomorrow
thanks for your help
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Hi,
I am in progress of replacing my classic component Rotel stereo system
(old, many problems with it) and replacing it with the following
components:
- Paradigm Reference Studio 60 V.4
- Bryston 3B SST power amp (2 channel, 150Wpc)
- Transporter
My home theater system is completely seperate
Pat Farrell;165696 Wrote:
I think there is some CAT6 cable, but for mortals, that is overkill.
Yes, Cat6 is overkill for home use.
Cat6 is only really needed for long lengths of gige. Cat5e is good
enough for short ( 50') gige.
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lafayette;165772 Wrote:
Anyway, I haven't read about a modification to increase reception. The
Transporter has two external anttenae. The Squeezebox has, presumably,
one internal antenna. Would it take much to add an externa antenna of
some sort? I can't imagine it would cost much.
NewBuyer;165751 Wrote:
So using tubes in playback, will not restore some original harmonics
that were cut, due to limited bandwidth processing in the recording
process?
IMHO absolutely not. They may generate spurious harmonics if
overdriven, but these are not related to any musical
Thanks Pat - that's clear. I realised it would have to read ahead to
find the max level value and then boost the track by whatever the
available headroom was (along with the noise floor!). I've used that
kind of normalisation before in Sonar - on individual tracks in a mix.
What I often found was
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