Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Open Question to Audiophiles

2008-08-03 Thread Fakarava
Phil Leigh;319007 Wrote: Indeed. Studio monitors are a tool - like a microscope - to let you hear things clearly. There are some notable exceptions (ATC for example) but generally those speakers that are most useful as monitors are not ones you want to have in your listening/living room.

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Personal Computer World (UK mag) and Boulder mod

2008-08-03 Thread Paul Webster
The current (dated October 2008 - but magazines are funny with dates!) Personal Computer World magazine (UK - longest running in this area I think) has a one page article on Gordon Laing's experience with getting his SB3 modded. My summary - he felt that it made significant improvement in his

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] is there THAT much difference betweeen SB3 ran through quality DAC and Transporter?

2008-08-03 Thread jh901
Why aim for 2nd best when you can have a Porsche! ;) Gazjam;324357 Wrote: Thanks for the reply. I'd like a transporter too.. and a Ferrari.. G. -- jh901 FLAC -- ReadyNAS/SqueezeCenter Living Room: SB Rcvr | Creek 6060 (Pre-amp) | Krell KST-100 | Totem Model-1 Bedroom: SB

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter word-clock function

2008-08-03 Thread audioengr
cmarin;325374 Wrote: Sean, I recently heard my Transporter through a three box Wadia 9 system (1 control unit and 2 stand alone DACs). The sound was glorious. The Wadia has a glass fiber optic out to send the world clock signal to digital sources (Transport). My question is what

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] digital is digital OR NOT

2008-08-03 Thread DCtoDaylight
Patrick Dixon;325317 Wrote: Yes, you're right. But I suspect that making the small frequency adjustments to the read clock in such a way as not to compromise it's overall performance is not all that easy. You might like to try and build one and see how it works! But if you think about it,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Open Question to Audiophiles

2008-08-03 Thread Eric Seaberg
honestguv;322582 Wrote: Studio monitors are supposed to replay the recorded signal as accurately as possible (setting aside questions of directivity) which is different to reproducing music accurately. Yeah, well, there's still a 'color' associated to each set of monitors. I've been doing