Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread cliveb
JohnSwenson;497768 Wrote: As I've stated before I can hear the difference over headphones on the Touch. I've done simple blind tests and can tell the difference. I'd be willing to participate in an official blind test of this, so do you have a testing protocol that you would consider proper?

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread Themis
cliveb;497908 Wrote: Proper blind tests require that neither the listener nor the tester knows which is being played, and that levels are perfectly matched. In the case of FLAC v. WAV, level matching is a given, so the only thing that remains is to ensure nobody involved knows what is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread marcoc1712
cliveb;497908 Wrote: P 4. Get SqueezeCenter to build a random playlist from the two files. 6. Now compare your results with the actual playlist. Please, could you Help me in build this kind of playlist (I'm not used to playlist) and how to ceck the order it was played? thanks. Marco --

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
Hello. I'm about to rip my whole collection of CD (more than 1000 units, I don't know exactly how many discs I own...) I just want to do it once, and do it right. It will be enough hard that way... So I started investigating. I find these blogs, in French : * http://blog.apiguide.net/#podium *

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread marcoc1712
HI, Sound to me we all are missing the point: As Phil proved to me, DIFFERENCE ARE AUDIBLE (and you could also measure it) even between two playback of the same file, not depending by the file or streaming format! Is hard to realize, but is true. If we agree on this, we must accept that

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread garym
marcoc1712;497945 Wrote: HI, As Phil proved to me, DIFFERENCE ARE AUDIBLE (and you could also measure it) even between two playback of the same file, not depending by the file or streaming format! Is hard to realize, but is true. Marco. In reading this thread, it doesn't seem to me that

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
If two rippers produce two files with the same checksum, the files are identical. That really is all that needs to be said on this subject...? EAC and DBPoweramp and CDParanoia all rip accurately if setup correctly and used with undamaged discs. The rips do not sound any different...because they

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
garym;497950 Wrote: In reading this thread, it doesn't seem to me that Phil has said (or proved) that the differences are AUDIBLE. Phil, your comments? p.s. I don't have these skills, but it would be nice if someone could create a plugin that worked similar to the ABX component in

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread marcoc1712
Phil Leigh;494619 Wrote: ... If you want to prove this, make two identical WAV (or flac) recordings and compare them. They will be different. ... This was very explanatory to me, and after this we agree: 1. Until SPFID output they ARE the same (in Bit). 2. Differences are likely caused

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread garym
Phil Leigh;497958 Wrote: Gary - I definitely did not say that the playback and recording of the same file twice (with non-locked clocks) would give an audible difference. It does give a measurable difference which is predicted because of clock drift of a few parts per million. The same would

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread marcoc1712
Please, have a listen to the diff files I posted, DIFF are definitely Audible, then make your own using the same WAV or FLAC file, they will be of the same order. We tried. Marco -- marcoc1712 SB+, Klimo Merlino + Kent Gold,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread andynormancx
marcoc1712;497962 Wrote: have a listen to the diff files I posted, DIFF are definitely Audible, then make your own using the same WAV or FLAC file, they will be of the same order. The diffs are only audible because of the clock drift. We don't have the same clock drift issue with our

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread marcoc1712
Phil Leigh;494619 Wrote: ... If you want to prove this, make two identical WAV (or flac) recordings and compare them. They will be different. If I repeat your test setup I get similar results to you - but they aren't helpful or meaningful. Try comparing one WAV recording to another

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
marcoc1712;497967 Wrote: This is very simple, could anyone try to do what Phil advice (as I did) AND let we know if they are audible or not? Not interested in continue in such a discussion if we could not fix some shared point. Marco Marco - this is the point: if you remove the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread marcoc1712
andynormancx;497965 Wrote: The diffs are only audible because of the clock drift. We don't have the same clock drift issue with our ears/brains so the measured difference when the clocks aren't synced do _not_ prove that there is an audible difference. I'm with you, but do they prove for

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] It's Now Official: Computer Based Audio Goes High End

2009-12-22 Thread ralphpnj
Themis;497647 Wrote: I even read the other day that Amarra is (considered by its own communication dept) as a High End Software... So, yes, if even software becomes High End, then everything else can be the same ! :D WOW!!! The Amarra software, along with it's $995.00 price tag, takes

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread garym
marcoc1712;497971 Wrote: I'm with you, but do they prove for sure there is NO audible difference? THIS IS THE POINT! I'm not stating something is proving that FLAC AND WAV are different, but only that you could not say FOR SURE is not possible! Marco Aha! Now we're in the realm of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
I agree : if two rippers give two files with same checksum, then these files are the same with a very high probability (never forget that hash functions are mathematically many-to-one, and that collisions do exist). Anyway, the posts I mentioned never said the file were the same, just that size

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
AlAz;497981 Wrote: I agree : if two rippers give two files with same checksum, then these files are the same with a very high probability (never forget that hash functions are mathematically many-to-one, and that collisions do exist). Anyway, the posts I mentioned never said the file were

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread Themis
garym;497977 Wrote: Aha! Now we're in the realm of hypothesis testing (and I agree that the null hypothesis in all of our discussions (other than yours perhaps) is that there is NO difference. And yes, many of us believe that the evidence does not support rejecting the null of no AUDIBLE

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread marcoc1712
Phil Leigh;497969 Wrote: Ask yourself this: if you listen to the same song file twice does it ever sound different? If the answer is yes then there is no point even talking about listening for differences between wav and flac! We have no fixed baseline. If the answer is no, then we can

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread Themis
Phil Leigh;497986 Wrote: It is most unlikely/highly improbable that many people would achieve the same INCORRECT checksum. If we consider that there are only 100 different errors possible, then the probability that 5 people can get the same error is 0,0001% (1 per million), if I'm not

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread mlsstl
ALAz wrote: AccurateRip ensure you that (many) other people obtained the same result when ripping the same disc. So it does not seem obvious to me that this means that que file obtained is the *right* file (if the expression the right file has a sense). Think through this a minute. You

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread garym
Marco, to answer your primary question (and not scientifically, just my personal opinion): For your benefit, I play several files (jazz and rock, quiet and loud) through my system in both WAV and FLAC versions and hear no difference or get any different feeling. This is true through my

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
Phil Leigh;497986 Wrote: If many people, using different software, drives and discs (all are important) achieve the same checksum, you have to say that the science of statistics is on their side. I admit it. I said it. But it's only a matter of probability. It's not THE TRUTH, it is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread garym
AlAz;497997 Wrote: I admit it. I said it. But it's only a matter of probability. It's not THE TRUTH, it is statistically the truth. And moreover, it's not necessarirly one's truth ;) ! I mean, if someone prefers a sound that everyone else doesn't like, who am I to tell him he's wrong ?

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] audiotests in menu of transporter

2009-12-22 Thread Tante Cor
Hi all, I had the transporter connected to a Mark Levinson 336 directly, with no pre-amp in between. Before the transporter I used a wadia 850 with digital volume control, that's why I have no pre-map. This experience forces me to get one. Fortunately the repair of the speakers wasn't that

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread andynormancx
marcoc1712;497971 Wrote: I'm with you, but do they prove for sure there is NO audible difference? THIS IS THE POINT! I'm not stating something is proving that FLAC AND WAV are different, but only that you could not say FOR SURE is not possible! Outside of maths it is very hard to prove

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread marcoc1712
garym;497996 Wrote: Marco, to answer your primary question (and not scientifically, just my personal opinion): For your benefit, I play several files (jazz and rock, quiet and loud) through my system in both WAV and FLAC versions and hear no difference or get any different feeling. This is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread garym
marcoc1712;498012 Wrote: Thanks Gary, If null hypothesis could be proved, we all probably were looking for berries just outside Eden... Ah yes! Happy Holidays to you. /gary -- garym garym's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
garym;498000 Wrote: We're not talking about opinions here with AccurateRip. We're talking about comparing whether the zeros and ones of digital data are identical across lots of different rips. The odds of even one or two other users getting the identical data from their rips as I get from

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
Wow, trolling subject indeed... That convinced me to take the time to give a try. Sooner or later, I will spend the time to rip the same CD with the same hardware and different software. I will compare checksums (AccurateRIP and others, like SHA1). And I will try the sound on my system. It

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread garym
AlAz;498022 Wrote: If some of you agree to do the same thing... thousands of people have done the same thing. and we call it AccurateRip and numerous scientific listening tests. So you should sleep just fine. Google is your friend -- garym

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread marcoc1712
andynormancx;498007 Wrote: Outside of maths it is very hard to prove anything with 100% confidence. You keep going back to your comparison of WAV/FLAC with clock drift, you need to completely ignore those results, they were completely flawed. All they show is your test approach was

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
No. I meant : rip with EAC/dbPowerAmp (useless if already done), re-rip with another software (like RipStation for example). And just hear. Obviously, if checksums are equals (RipStation doesn't seem to handle AccurateRip, so MD5 or SHAxxx must be used), same sound is to be expected. I cannot

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread garym
I'm not sure I understand your point. But 2+2=4, and this is true regardless of your perception. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread bluegaspode
marcoc1712;498034 Wrote: 4. In Analog Playback (only the DA is involde here, so no possibility to lock any other clock) difference are bigger and you can eard at them, even with the same source file with no transcoding at all. I've tested this, Phil too and both agree ARE audible, very

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
garym;498045 Wrote: I'm not sure I understand your point. But 2+2=4, and this is true regardless of your perception. And you're right. But I'm wondering why a guy claims he hears differences between ripping software. Either he's crazy, or he has a strange combination brain/ears - or there's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread garym
AlAz;498051 Wrote: And you're right. But I'm wondering why a guy claims he hears differences between ripping software. Either he's crazy, or he has a strange combination brain/ears - or there's something else. I'll try to figure out. I vote for the crazy option. and as you said,you can find

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread garym
If you google around enough on this, you will find that knowledgeable people tend to recommend overwhelmingly either EAC or dbPowerAmp software for ripping. I use dbpoweramp myself. So figure out a good naming/organization scheme (your other thread), start ripping, make sure your tags are exactly

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
IMHO, those guys are victims of self-suggestion. They can not decently judge them stupid to spend that money in such things... So they claim they hear the difference. It's also a way to be above the average people... Perhaps it this illness that hit this guy, don't know... Anyway, I heard once

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread aubuti
AlAz;498059 Wrote: Anyway, I heard once the effect of a demagnitizer for discs. The effect was real - small, but real. Okay, I'll bite: vinyl, CDs, or HDDs? -- aubuti aubuti's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
garym;498055 Wrote: If you google around enough on this, you will find that knowledgeable people tend to recommend overwhelmingly either EAC or dbPowerAmp software for ripping. I use dbpoweramp myself. So figure out a good naming/organization scheme (your other thread), start ripping, make

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
aubuti;498061 Wrote: Okay, I'll bite: vinyl, CDs, or HDDs? HDD of course. The point is to put a really big speaker for hours just above a HDD, and you'll see, it will sound better ;) No, it was a CD demagnetiser. Sound was a little bit crisp and clear. Of course, some auditors were in

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
Is it only me that is amazed that every mind-bending discovery - that goes beyond the current known boundaries of physics - always produces a BETTER sound... I didn't know that polycarbonate aluminium or gold were known for their magnetic qualities... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread marcoc1712
Let me figure out: You state that the errors (all the errors) take place ONLY becouse whe inserted the AD stage of the recorder in the chain (I suppose you don't think could be the codec, the disk or else), without this, no errors at all. This will explain for sure why ADM could dedect

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
Arf. I heard a difference. But I cannot swear you can't hear a difference when you are trying to hear some. May be it was auto-suggestion... Cannot say. It was approximatively 10 years ago... -- AlAz AlAz's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread Themis
we are not far from Beltism here... :D -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Cyrus 8xp - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus Themis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14700 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] audiotests in menu of transporter

2009-12-22 Thread kphinney
Phil Leigh;497213 Wrote: ... Did you have any attenuation between TP and Power amp?. If you went through a pre-amp you should have been OK unless you had the volume up very high. If you are running into a poweramp with no attenuation, that is a non-supported setup as a bug in the volume

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread andynormancx
I'm afraid you don't really understand what you are talking about which makes your argument null and void. If the sound card had really, really fast sampling rate then you wouldn't have to worry about syncing the clocks. If the sampling rate was fast enough then ADM would see two play backs of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread Themis
garym;497996 Wrote: Marco, to answer your primary question (and not scientifically, just my personal opinion): For your benefit, I play several files (jazz and rock, quiet and loud) through my system in both WAV and FLAC versions and hear no difference or get any different feeling. This is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] It's Now Official: Computer Based Audio Goes High End

2009-12-22 Thread Themis
I can say, as a software specialist, that I find this frightening. :( I understand now, how people designing cables may feel of some extravagances in their domain... -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Cyrus 8xp - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
Didn't know about Beltism. Read some pages about... Yes, not far at all, indeed. Especially if you follow the links I gave in my first post. -- AlAz AlAz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=26092

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] It's Now Official: Computer Based Audio Goes High End

2009-12-22 Thread iPhone
Themis;498096 Wrote: I can say, as a software specialist, that I find this frightening. :( I understand now, how people designing cables may feel about some extravagances in their domain... Or at least the CD-Rom it comes on should be one of those 24K Gold MFSL disks to show where at least

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] It's Now Official: Computer Based Audio Goes High End

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
Could someone explain to a poor Brit the meaning of the Hip Wader? We use them primarily for fishing... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] It's Now Official: Computer Based Audio Goes High End

2009-12-22 Thread snarlydwarf
Phil Leigh;498113 Wrote: Could someone explain to a poor Brit the meaning of the Hip Wader? We use them primarily for fishing... Sewer workers wear them, as do farmers with piles of cowdung. -- snarlydwarf

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox Receiver optimum wired ethernet connection: router or PC?

2009-12-22 Thread Bertel
A question for the network experts here: I am using a Squeezebox Receiver as one of the best ways to get audio data from the computer to my external Digital-to-Analog converter. The Squeezebox Receiver uses the Realtek RTL8201CP chip for wired ethernet connection, and this supports enhanced

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] It's Now Official: Computer Based Audio Goes High End

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
snarlydwarf;498114 Wrote: Sewer workers wear them, as do farmers with piles of cowdung. Thanks Snarly - that smells right to me... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] It's Now Official: Computer Based Audio Goes High End

2009-12-22 Thread ralphpnj
Phil Leigh;498113 Wrote: Could someone explain to a poor Brit the meaning of the Hip Wader? We use them primarily for fishing... snarlydwarf;498114 Wrote: Sewer workers wear them, as do farmers with piles of cowdung. Phil, Brit though you may be, I'm fairly certain that you attended a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox Receiver optimum wired ethernet connection: router or PC?

2009-12-22 Thread tcutting
Please don't cross-post... it's confusing to those who answer. Pick the most appropriate forum to post to, and post once. I believe most who follow these forums regularly do so by looking at new posts so even if there may be a better fit in terms of which forum you posts to, pick the one that

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] It's Now Official: Computer Based Audio Goes High End

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
ralphpnj;498131 Wrote: Phil, Brit though you may be, I'm fairly certain that you attended a university at some point and so you'll surely understand the concept of bluffing one's way through a test or paper by piling on the nonsense (or as we say here in the US, piling on the BS, i.e.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox Receiver optimum wired ethernet connection: router or PC?

2009-12-22 Thread Themis
Bertel;498125 Wrote: A question for the network experts here: I am using a Squeezebox Receiver as one of the best ways to get audio data from the computer to my external Digital-to-Analog converter. The Squeezebox Receiver uses the Realtek RTL8201CP chip for wired ethernet connection, and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread marcoc1712
Hi All, ok,in this little pool only me and maybe 2 others could eard any difference between FLAC and WAVE, all the others could not and experts insure Us is impossible for many obvious and good reason. So, I've to conclude is probably in my Brain (...but what is out of it?) and my next question

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread garym
AlAz;498164 Wrote: I've just tust try to rip a disc I ripped yesterday with EAC. This time, I used RipStation Micro. The result supried me quite a lot. EAC gave me a 14,6 MB FLAC file, RipStation gave me a 15,4 MB FLAC file !!! So I decided to rip to FLAC (I think I can remember I have

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread maggior
AlAz;498164 Wrote: What conclusion ? Why the WAV are different ? There are no metadata in WAV files... Wave files have a header that describes the data contained in the file, such as if it is mono/stereo, sampling rate, sample size, etc. It doesn't contain tag information. I believe that

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
garym;498166 Wrote: Keep in mind that to compre checksum, CRC, etc. you must compare audio CRC only [...] See this thread re using Audio CRC only. http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=19704 OK. Thanks for the info. I will sleep less stupid, tonight... maggior;498168 Wrote: [...]

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
Here is what I found about WAV, for further help : http://wiki.etree.org/index.php?page=FlacFingerprint Why whole-file wav md5s can be a hindrance: wav files aren't perfectly standardized. Different applications can create different wav files with the same music data. Further, flac doesn't

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24bit/96kHz to Transporter

2009-12-22 Thread Schindler
Thanks, I have some 24bit/96kHz music, but I can not really hear any difference between songs where I have both versions. So I wonder if really 24bit/96kHz arrives at the Transporter. Flac nativ is set - so it should be ok?. Is there maybe a log to enable to see if sox is used? christian --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24bit/96kHz to Transporter

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
Schindler;498189 Wrote: Thanks, I have some 24bit/96kHz music, but I can not really hear any difference between songs where I have both versions. So I wonder if really 24bit/96kHz arrives at the Transporter. Flac nativ is set - so it should be ok?. Is there maybe a log to enable to see

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread Themis
marcoc1712;498142 Wrote: I've got ca. 3500 CD Ripped and stored in FLAC till now, they take 1 TB + backup (1 TB), maybe I'll get a 2TB HD for Kristmas, make a new copy in WAV and Keep Flac files for Back Up. You don't need to convert the library to WAV. Just ask SqueezeServer software to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
Themis;498194 Wrote: You don't need to convert the library to WAV. Just ask SqueezeServer software to transmit them to your Squeezebox as WAV. ;) Themis, I think you meant stream as PCM ... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread Themis
Phil Leigh;498199 Wrote: Themis, I think you meant stream as PCM ... Yes, sorry. :) Worked too much today. -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Cyrus 8xp - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus Themis's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sound quality between wav and flac

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
Themis;498203 Wrote: Yes, sorry. :) Worked too much today. Time for rest now. Relax, have some food and a nice glass of wine perhaps? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread Daverz
Just a note about cdparanoia: I've seen it produce wave files with different md5sums when the rip is not clean (i.e. cdparanoia had to do some correction, even just jitter correction). This is why RubyRipper and Max rip at least twice and compare. Whether this mismatch is -audible- is another

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24bit/96kHz to Transporter

2009-12-22 Thread Aurumer
You can also try the following: Now Playing, right arrow, other Information, Bitrate. Their should be written something much bigger than 1.000 kb/s with 24/96. If it is below 1.000 and you read Converted to it is resampled. -- Aurumer

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24bit/96kHz to Transporter

2009-12-22 Thread dennis55
christian,using 24/96 khz Flac files here i can clearly tell there is a BIG difference in sound quality from CD Red Book standard files. what's the rest of your system?. dennis Schindler;498189 Wrote: Thanks, I have some 24bit/96kHz music, but I can not really hear any difference

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget audiophile surprise (Asus O-Play + Dacmagic)

2009-12-22 Thread Ripfabrik
...for the links. A lot of useful information! As far as I could try it by myself (and as far as I can trust my ears) I think that downsampling is the evil. If a piece of music is produced (and optimized) for 24bit/96kHz it can contain much mor dynamic. So maybe it won't be sufficient to only

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
metaflac --show-md5sum RipStation.flac : f048664893c438aacfb5e96124a7a4eb metaflac --show-md5sum EAC.flac : 2043cee4d9a45f2cb741d454026b353f metaflac --show-md5sum dbPowerAmp.flac : 2043cee4d9a45f2cb741d454026b353f So EAC dbPowerAmp extracted the same audio content, right ? Does that mean

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread maggior
I know that both EAC and dbPowerAmp will configure the offset of the drive. Does ripstation have that capability? If not, that may be the issue. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
maggior;498229 Wrote: I know that both EAC and dbPowerAmp will configure the offset of the drive. Does ripstation have that capability? If not, that may be the issue. How did you make the FLACs? If the ripping tool made the flacs, perhaps it has to do with options passed. Different

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
AlAz;498232 Wrote: Don't know if RipStation can configure offset, I will search. I didn't modify default settings for FLAC conversion in any software, but I thought the audio fingerprint was compression-independant (since, as you said, whatever compression level chosen, data will be

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread maggior
AlAz;498232 Wrote: Don't know if RipStation can configure offset, I will search. I didn't modify default settings for FLAC conversion in any software, but I thought the audio fingerprint was compression-independant (since, as you said, whatever compression level chosen, data will be

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread maggior
Phil Leigh;498236 Wrote: OK lets recap: 1) Pretty much everyone on these forums agrees that EAC and DBPoweramp have proven themselves over the last 5 years to be good solutions Conclusion: stop messing around with Ripstation. Enjoy your music. On these forums and others, including

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread gungrog
As everyone says, the tried tested apps mentioned are the way to go. It's all about your personal preference in terms of look feel, options, etc. but the end result is going to be great from any of those apps (correctly configured, of course...) I've used EAC successfully in Windoze for quite

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24bit/96kHz to Transporter

2009-12-22 Thread Squeezed_Rotel
Phil Leigh;498193 Wrote: Do you have any other SB's running at the same time as the Transporter? I've noticed that if I play 24/96 material on Transporter only, it is not downsampled. If my Transporter and Duet or Boom are playing in sync, they all appear to me to be downsampled (bitrate

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24bit/96kHz to Transporter

2009-12-22 Thread Aurumer
Yes, this is right. The bitrate in synced mode depends on the abilities of the weaked part, e.g. the not Transporter units. You can only listen to 24/96 if TP plays alone and unsynced. -- Aurumer Aurumer's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24bit/96kHz to Transporter

2009-12-22 Thread iPhone
Squeezed_Rotel;498263 Wrote: I've noticed that if I play 24/96 material on Transporter only, it is not downsampled. If my Transporter and Duet or Boom are playing in sync, they all appear to me to be downsampled (bitrate wise). I made this observation when I have clicked on more info during

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24bit/96kHz to Transporter

2009-12-22 Thread Schindler
My system is: Sanders Soundsystems gear... ESL 10b speaker ESL amp (ESL pannels) Magtech amp (bass) Behringer DCX2496 DAC/Digital Crossover Here some pictures, speaker placement it slight different now.. http://picasaweb.google.ch/SchindlerKonolfingen/Speaker?feat=directlink Both CD and 24/96

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
Phil Leigh;498236 Wrote: [...] 3) The probability of two solutions both coming up with the same WRONG MD5 is so close to zero it is hard to measure Conclusion: stop messing around with Ripstation. Enjoy your music. You know, I'm pleased when I understand things. Oh, I cannot understand

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24bit/96kHz to Transporter

2009-12-22 Thread Wombat
Schindler;498309 Wrote: My system is: Both CD and 24/96 sound great, but no big difference. Don´t let you fool by some posts in some forums, sadly including this that there is a HUGE difference and out of the sudden your system sounds double as beautiful cause of 24bit. If done correctly

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Anybody in L.A. area interested in sharing music?

2009-12-22 Thread John_Dumke
If so PM me. -- John_Dumke John_Dumke's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9709 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72949 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any audiophiles got a SB Touch to beta test?

2009-12-22 Thread zzvelik
I thank you all for all the informative posts. I'm leaning on a pre-order. For those who have beta tested the Touch, would a linear power supply that fits into the SB3 fit the connector on the Touch? Thanks -- zzvelik

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any audiophiles got a SB Touch to beta test?

2009-12-22 Thread iPhone
zzvelik;498339 Wrote: I thank you all for all the informative posts. I'm leaning on a pre-order. For those who have beta tested the Touch, would a linear power supply that fits into the SB3 fit the connector on the Touch? Thanks After market PS offer no improvement or advantages unless

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread maggior
AlAz;498311 Wrote: Don't cry ! I'm not irredeemable. If I'm wrong I'll apologize. I like to spend a little time sneaking here and there. And, my mind made, I choose my way. I don't like to follow blindly other's ways ;). No offense, I take care of each and every advice. Anyway, thanks for

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24bit/96kHz to Transporter

2009-12-22 Thread iPhone
Schindler;498309 Wrote: My system is: Sanders Soundsystems gear... ESL 10b speaker ESL amp (ESL pannels) Magtech amp (bass) Behringer DCX2496 DAC/Digital Crossover Here some pictures, speaker placement it slight different now..

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 24bit/96kHz to Transporter

2009-12-22 Thread Wombat
I don´t want to argue to much about sound, cause i did no intensive testing to back anything up. I once played intensively with a 24/96 file when my Transporter was new. Back then i used Naoki Shibatas SSRC cause it was the only easy to use free resampler. Today with a resampler like sox around

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget audiophile surprise (Asus O-Play + Dacmagic)

2009-12-22 Thread kphinney
I agree that the SServer + MySqueeze system is a good UI. Actually the best I have used. I like the options it has and it is very intuitive. I've yet to find another that allows me to control and configure all of my SDs in one place and remote in and fix or set up new stations for my Mom who

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget audiophile surprise (Asus O-Play + Dacmagic)

2009-12-22 Thread pippin
You don't lose dynamic through downsampling, the 24 bit range is being preserved. The only thing you lose is that you get clipped frequencies above 24kHz. Those are inaudible, whether they add to the tone and clipping them adds distortion is the only question regarding downsampling. -- pippin

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread Phil Leigh
AlAz;498311 Wrote: You know, I'm pleased when I understand things. Oh, I cannot understand everything, but I really think I can understand many things on this peculiar subject. It's not pride, nor ego. Just satisfaction to say for myself OK, that's clear. My present thoughts are that

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile ripping software

2009-12-22 Thread AlAz
maggior;498348 Wrote: Between this thread and your tagging thread, I think you have a lot of info to process. It might be helpful to do some casual reading on the internet about these topics and let yourself absorb the info. Nobody grasps all aspects of this stuff in a single day! Oh, I'm

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