Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporters for $1300?

2009-10-26 Thread Marcner
jh901;477317 Wrote: There is one listing on Audiogon that is from an AUTHORIZED dealer: n...@soundsciencecat.com Has anyone ordered from him? Maybe I can verify that he is an authorized dealer? I have bought a Transporter and Duet controller from Neal at different times . He was great

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter vs. Duet+DAC?

2009-10-26 Thread loserica
Thanks for the answer. Well, I would want to go with the following upgrade route : - SB3 or Duet (have both) + Lavry DA-10 (current setup) to - - TP standalone, or TP + Lavry to - - TP + more expensive external DAC (I am considering EMM Labs, Berkeley etc. I have the possibility to hear the EMM

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New transport user queries

2009-10-26 Thread Themis
FARQ;477601 Wrote: the rotel is only powering the drivers of the 703s, the denon is doing the mid/hi unfortunately I have limited space to work with as well, the speakers can't be positioned any differently Are you telling me you're bi-amping the 703's with two different amps ? oO If

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter digital outputs?

2009-10-26 Thread seanadams
reprogramming the xilinx never hurts but that's a long shot. Hold power until it resets, then press 1 when the logo appears. The only setting I can think of that might interfere with the digital outs is word clock on digital outputs - make sure that is DISabled (the default). But that's only

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter suddenly dead and not responding to anything

2009-10-26 Thread seanadams
If you want to check the power supplies it is easy enough to do - IF it is the PSU then there's only one it could be in this case, which is a separate 5VDC module mounted between the main board and the display. If you see 110V going in (3-pin connector) and nothing coming out (4-pin connector),

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter knob as volume control only

2009-10-26 Thread your momo
Mnyb;476850 Wrote: You have to register another account for bugzilla it is not the same as the forum , would probably filter out some noise and spam this way . But I think it would increase the bug reporting if it where the same login. Good to know, I move ahead on that but this sentence

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter vs. Duet+DAC?

2009-10-26 Thread Teus de Jong
Well, if you have a very good DAC, the sound should be better with the digital outs of the transporter than with those of the SB3. But I doubt very much that the Lavry DA-10 is a better DAC than the one in the transporter. It could well be that if you buy the transporter, the Lavry DAC has to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter suddenly dead and not responding to anything

2009-10-26 Thread Aurumer
I still have the problem, that I do not find the right tool to open the case, here in germany. Everywhere I searched they only have metric tools. I will update this thread, when I have discussed the issue with the support. -- Aurumer

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter digital outputs?

2009-10-26 Thread amcluesent
What are your setting on the Audio page for the Transporter? You can set alternative options for Digital Output Encoding etc. You probably want the Volume Control fixed at 100% too. -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter vs. Duet+DAC?

2009-10-26 Thread loserica
Hi guys My question was pretty simple I guess is it viable to buy a transporter only to use it as a transport (via the digital outs), when I already have a SB3 and a SBC ? -- loserica loserica's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter digital outputs?

2009-10-26 Thread iPhone
bojo;477228 Wrote: How do i activate Transporters digital outputs? I have a Weiss Minerva DAC, and have tried connect to SPDIF, Toslink and AES/EBU outputs, but there is no signal. This might seem like an obvious question but I have to ask, Is the Volume turned up on the Transporter? If I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New transport user queries

2009-10-26 Thread FARQ
Themis;476351 Wrote: Well, I suppose that the Denon's preamp stage covers (and influences) most of the differences between your DAC8 and the Transporter analog output. On the other hand, if you consider that the highs do appear to be quite brittle and harsh, especially at loud volumes then,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter vs. Duet+DAC?

2009-10-26 Thread Themis
loserica;477717 Wrote: Anyone else compared the digital outs of SB3 vs Transporter ? Maybe Sean ? :) I did A/B them with a Northstar192 dac. Not much difference, if any. Not enough, in any case, to justify the price difference imho. The TP is a nice dac in itself, and keeping transport+dac

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Problem with Transporter Toslink Input

2009-10-26 Thread netchord
I want to use my transporter as a DAC for my mac mini, as well as my cable box, and DVD player. I prefer the transporter used as intended, but i have a number of Playlists that are based on Playcount, and these are more easily managed in iTunes. however, when taking the optical output from my

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter vs. Duet+DAC?

2009-10-26 Thread GuyDebord
loserica;477588 Wrote: Hi guys My question was pretty simple I guess is it viable to buy a transporter only to use it as a transport (via the digital outs), when I already have a SB3 and a SBC ? In my case was the opposite of themis. I use the transporter as a transport-only with

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter digital outputs?

2009-10-26 Thread bojo
The volume is set at fixed 100%. I have tried the xlink reset. I have changed digital output between SPDIf and AES/EBU. I also chnged the startime for sound from 0 to 0,25. But there is no signal to the dac. Anyone who has an idea what`s wrong. -- bojo

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter digital outputs?

2009-10-26 Thread ghostrider
Sean is the man and if thinks it's broke, it probably is. Can you bypass the DAC and run coax directly into your preamp? -- ghostrider ghostrider's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18959 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New transport user queries

2009-10-26 Thread dennis55
Farq,my Transporter sits on the top shelf of my rack and always runs cool. i've been using a product called Black Ravioli for a number of years now,it was developed by a naval acoustics bod. i have each of my units supported by four of these pads and their isolation properties are pretty good.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New transport user queries

2009-10-26 Thread FARQ
Themis;477642 Wrote: Are you telling me you're bi-amping the 703's with two different amps ? oO If it's the case (if I understood properly) I advise you to use only one amp. Amplifiers interact with speakers, two amplifiers interact differently (damping factors, etc) and they can rarely

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Problem with Transporter Toslink Input

2009-10-26 Thread seanadams
maybe it's using a surround encoding? Any option in system preferences - sound to change it to PCM? Other than that, maybe try playing it into an AV receiver and confirming that it works and comes up as PCM. -- seanadams

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter suddenly dead and not responding to anything

2009-10-26 Thread seanadams
The right tool is a 1/16 allen (hex) wrench, but a 1.5mm will also work. Often the easiest way to get these smaller tools is as part of a set - this one is my favorite: http://boxertiedown.com/wholesale/-c-33/30-piece-4mm-precision-screwdriver-set-p-513 A torx T-6 also fits almost perfectly.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Problem with Transporter Toslink Input

2009-10-26 Thread netchord
seanadams;478018 Wrote: maybe it's using a surround encoding? Any option in system preferences - sound to change it to PCM? Other than that, maybe try playing it into an AV receiver and confirming that it works and comes up as PCM. thanks, but i don't think i'm going to go out and buy an

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Problem with Transporter Toslink Input

2009-10-26 Thread netchord
also, just to so the environment is fully understood, my library is uncompressed AIFF files. i'm assuming the TP can handle these via the toslink input? -- netchord netchord's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Problem with Transporter Toslink Input

2009-10-26 Thread seanadams
Sorry but I can not imagine any reason for this not to work! -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70437

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24/192kHz capability for Transporter

2009-10-26 Thread Eric Seaberg
cmarin;473353 Wrote: And IMHO high res files are the wave of the future. It seems the OP has left this thread, but I had to respond to this. Very few studios are tracking at 96k let alone 192k! The amount of required storage space is HUGE. Some of the best engineers in the business have