Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Miracle DAC

2007-06-21 Thread Anne
Abrahamsen of Norway uses this in their new cd player, not sure about their separate dac though. -- Anne Squeezebox 3 Stereovox XV2 Bryston B100-DA SST Martin Logan Aeon I Sennheiser HD580 Precision Anne's Profile:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Disable wireless on Transporter

2007-06-21 Thread fredz
On the datasheet of the Transporter, it says: - True 802.11g wireless networking (can be disabled) How do I disable 802.11g so that the wifi radio isn't trying to transmit/receive? -- fredz fredz's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Lossless Downloads

2007-06-21 Thread Kainnik
the new one www.mp3skyline.com low prices -- Kainnik Kainnik's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31616

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Disable wireless on Transporter

2007-06-21 Thread nuhi
I believe that simply using Ethernet disables the Wifi, you can hear that click, I hope that's the Wifi, don't laugh if I'm off base with the click :) And remove the antennas. -- nuhi nuhi's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Using the Word Clock function on Transporter

2007-06-21 Thread PhilNYC
It's for using the Transporter as a transport, receiving a clock signal from an external DAC... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 and proper 96kHz operation

2007-06-21 Thread Ron F .
snarlydwarf;210112 Wrote: A quick look at the source makes it seem that 'transporter' as the 3rd value will work. (Despite what the comments in convert.conf say.) Thank you Snarlydwarf. I have done some testing, and basically it works! The high noise floor I noticed when streaming my 96

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 and proper 96kHz operation

2007-06-21 Thread Veggen
Ron, good work, seems you are on the right track. Youre just doing low pass filtering, right? So the stream will still be 96 khz? Would it be possible to add a -r 48000 argument to do resampling as well? -- Veggen

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 and proper 96kHz operation

2007-06-21 Thread Ron F .
Veggen;210189 Wrote: Ron, good work, seems you are on the right track. Youre just doing low pass filtering, right? So the stream will still be 96 khz? Would it be possible to add a -r 48000 argument to do resampling as well? Thanks Veggen, Yes, I am still streaming at 96 KHz. It would

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 and proper 96kHz operation

2007-06-21 Thread Veggen
Sounds good. Yes I agree resampling to 48kHz using sox makes more sense, eases the load both on the network and the SB Also I suppose the convert.conf rule will affect all flac files, also the 44.1 and 48kHz ones? Wondering if there is a way to have the rule active for 96 kHz (and maybe 88.2khz)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrading the Power Supply

2007-06-21 Thread darrenyeats
Hi again, I've received the new PS today (see recent post). Initial testing: - Improved the analogue out, more dynamics and refinement. - Improved the digital out but only slightly, more dynamics and refinement. The latter sounds better in my set up. I still hear a difference between the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrading the Power Supply

2007-06-21 Thread Phil Leigh
darrenyeats;210214 Wrote: Hi again, I've received the new PS today (see recent post). Initial testing: - Improved the analogue out, more dynamics and refinement. - Improved the digital out but only slightly, more dynamics and refinement. The latter sounds better in my set up. I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Disable wireless on Transporter

2007-06-21 Thread SuperQ
nuhi;210160 Wrote: I believe that simply using Ethernet disables the Wifi, you can hear that click, I hope that's the Wifi, don't laugh if I'm off base with the click :) And remove the antennas. The click is a power relay, nothing to do with wifi. Wifi disable is simply done by not

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Disable wireless on Transporter

2007-06-21 Thread nuhi
SuperQ;210226 Wrote: The click is a power relay, nothing to do with wifi. Wifi disable is simply done by not enabling the PCI device when the system boots on a wired network. I would bet that I heard the click when switching wired/wireless, not just on turning on, please confirm. -- nuhi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stereophile review

2007-06-21 Thread aberdeencomponents
Quote: Originally Posted by highdudgeon Peter Lyngdorf himself said that the difference between a modified and stock power source was a tiny bit of hiss from a tweeter that one could hear from a few inches away. P Floding;134959 Wrote: I found that a PS upgrade made a massive difference to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stereophile review

2007-06-21 Thread Phil Leigh
aberdeencomponents;210232 Wrote: Quote: Originally Posted by highdudgeon Peter Lyngdorf himself said that the difference between a modified and stock power source was a tiny bit of hiss from a tweeter that one could hear from a few inches away. I know the threads a bit dated,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

2007-06-21 Thread AndyC_772
325xi;186718 Wrote: Andy, I would be thrilled to know your findings. It's especially interesting because nearly all posters on the previous 10 pages declined the very possibility of Toslink connection to be more jittery then coax. Right, as promised! I've just finally got round to spending

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 and proper 96kHz operation

2007-06-21 Thread Ron F .
Veggen;210197 Wrote: Sounds good. Yes I agree resampling to 48kHz using sox makes more sense, eases the load both on the network and the SB. Also doesn't sox apply filtering automatically when downsampling? I suppose the convert.conf rule will affect all flac files, also the 44.1 and 48kHz

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stereophile review

2007-06-21 Thread aberdeencomponents
Phil Leigh;210238 Wrote: Which rather begs the question, why then did he not improve the PSU of the retail TACT? I'm very sceptical of this since I just did an experiment by inserting/removing my TACT from the digital chain and can detect no audible difference when the TACT is in or out

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stereophile review

2007-06-21 Thread mswlogo
aberdeencomponents;210255 Wrote: A good question to ask yourself, would be: What makes one components sound better than the other? Take the answer and implement than answer to another component. What whould you have? AP A good question to ask yourself, would be: Does the designer look

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrading the Power Supply

2007-06-21 Thread darrenyeats
Phil, I smiled when I read your message, especially the vinyl comment. No offence taken. It is difficult to tell what is better sometimes. I think it can depend on the rest of your system. In a nutshell, the SB3 sounds a tad more shouty and the Monarchy sounds a bit more dynamic. By dynamic I

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite 6922 tube?

2007-06-21 Thread 9dk
Last night 1 of my Amperex 6922 tubes went bad and needs to be replaced. So I'm stuck with using these cheap Sovtek 6922s as a replacement - a temporary measure let's hope - for my Kora Hermes DAC. It's been a while since I last shopped around for these tubes and alas, came to a realization

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Wav - Flac? / Tools

2007-06-21 Thread 9dk
mswlogo;208748 Wrote: Check out dbpoweramp. It will convert your whole directory tree from almost anything to almost anything in just a few clicks. Then use Music Brains to tag it all. Audacity - blah !! I second dbpoweramp. One of those no frills software. Another good program is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stereophile review

2007-06-21 Thread jhm731
mswlogo;210257 Wrote: A good question to ask yourself, would be: Does the designer look at the WHOLE power solution? The power solution is staged and a good design takes the initial stage into consideration. If you bought a Porche would you pull the motor and put in a ferrari engine?

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite 6922 tube?

2007-06-21 Thread PhilNYC
I've been happy using regular ElectroHarmonix 6922 tubes in my preamp and hybrid amp. Definitely smoother and more refined than the Sovteks, and still only about $12/each. You can spend a little more and get the gold-pin version for a slightly warmer and richer tone... -- PhilNYC Sonic

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

2007-06-21 Thread kphinney
Eric Carroll;184206 Wrote: Wire them both up to the destination device. Cover your eyes and do something like the following (coopt the SO as an assistant): - have the assistabnt .. Did the same and was going to suggest that al do the same. I can't hear _any_ difference

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical connection - inferior by default?

2007-06-21 Thread kphinney
pablolie;184223 Wrote: Unless there's a good bottle of red wine involved, really. Try it out. You have to be chilled out to qualify for subjectively valid listening tests. Heaven knows what they hand out in audiophile mags. :-) Okay... I second that one to! -- kphinney SB3 CIAudio DVA-2

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stereophile review

2007-06-21 Thread mswlogo
If you do some searches, Sean (one of (or the, not sure) squeezebox designers) says it's silly. It immediately hits two regulators that dominate the quality of the voltage distributed internally. If your gonna bother you need to tap in after the regulators. Sorry, but I'd trust Bob at Meridian

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stereophile review

2007-06-21 Thread tyler_durden
jhm731;210285 Wrote: As a percentage of product cost/development, Porche puts a lot more time money into designing and building their engines than TacT or Meridan puts into power supplies. Perhaps this can be considered evidence of the relative importance of the power supply in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite 6922 tube?

2007-06-21 Thread F-100
My vote is for the Siemens CCA 6922. I used to own a Kora Equinox and the Siemens tubes matched perfectly with this preamp. However, these tubes are not cheap. -- F-100 F-100's Profile: