richardw;513447 Wrote:
true. 1's and 0's are funny things. digital cables are a method to move
them and can sound dramatically different moving identical bit perfect
information. shouldn't but do. when my laptop reached the max and i
began this process (looking for storage etc) it started to
Richard - it might be worth comparing your 2 versions of the
server.prefs file to see if there is anything in there that is different
(but not visible in the WEB UI)
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
SB Touch
Phil is right to rant, imho.
On the other hand, saying that everything is nonsense if it is not
backed up by an ABX test is not a good approach imho. Not in the state
of the current ABX implementation for audio.
I prefer a middle approach. The one that Phil takes, usually, is a
middle approach:
Quick question. I noticed with my Transporter that one of my audio
options is Audio Always On vs power down audio when off. Any
thoughts on why I would want one vs the other? Leaving audio always on,
doesn't seem to interfere with the fact that when I stop (pause) music I
get the weather screen
Themis;514082 Wrote:
Phil is right to rant, imho.
On the other hand, saying that everything is nonsense if it is not
backed up by an ABX test is not a good approach imho. Not in the state
of the current ABX implementation for audio.
I prefer a middle approach. The one that Phil takes,
Audio always on / off is for a variety of uses.
Historically, some people wanted it off when the attached Squeeze XYZ
was off, as their DAC amplifier etc would shut down automatically with
no signal.
Others wanted the digital audio to remain on, as their DAC etc had a
delay to sync with a music
Phil Leigh;514105 Wrote:
By the way, here's another moneysaving tip. Don't waste money on fancy
support platforms for the SB3 or Touch if you use an external DAC. I did
a test with a cordless hammer drill and a piece of plywood underneath
them and there was no difference in the spdif output
aha! So in my case, with transporter direct to preamp (that i turn
on/off manually) this setting is not relevant with regard to the
TRANSPORTER itself (i.e., leaving audio always on is not causing the
transporter to keep things on that shouldn't be on 24/7.
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nolesrule;514116 Wrote:
But did you test the drill to see whether or not the vibrations it
caused were a harmonious frequency to the crystal? ;)
drat! - no. when I get time I will try at different drill speeds...
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Phil Leigh
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a
I would leave it as is.
It's not going to cause any wear.
Dave
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garym;514066 Wrote:
NONE of them have ever been able to correctly identify even a 128kbs
mp3 compared to FLAC or CD on my better than average home system (with
Transporter as my digital player direct into analog inputs of preamp).
Really? At 128K I can do that easily, even on a crap system.
seanadams wrote:
I guess you do have to know what to listen for. Most people probably
focus on the tone and timbre in the foreground which is where mp3 has
the least difficulty.
The design goals of MP3 were to get the sound that most people focus on
to be good, and ignore the subtle stuff.
A
Phil Leigh;514105 Wrote:
By the way, here's another moneysaving tip. Don't waste money on fancy
support platforms for the SB3 or Touch if you use an external DAC. I did
a test with a cordless hammer drill and a piece of plywood underneath
them and there was no difference in the spdif
Phil Leigh;514105 Wrote:
I'm not a fan of ABX testing as mandated on HydrogenAudio. I'm actually
not a fan of any test that involves an assessment by the human brain
(including mine!) since it is all too easily swayed by factors such as
mood, expectation, alcohol (oops) etc.
The reason I
nolesrule;514116 Wrote:
But did you test the drill to see whether or not the vibrations it
caused were a harmonious frequency to the crystal? ;)
Ack! I meant harmonic frequency. Guess the coffee hadn't kicked in
yet.
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Kuro;513955 Wrote:
If the packets received via Wifi is in spur due to various reasons
(latency, poor signal range, etc.), then more jitter will happen on the
output buffer. Going to a wired connection is better, because the
packets are coming in at a more steady pace.
I thought
seanadams;514140 Wrote:
You mean no -detectable- difference. I'm pretty sure I could contrive a
scenario that would demonstrate that but it would probably involve some
high frequency transducer directly against the crystal and a scope or
spectrum analyzer to look at the s/pdif.
Many
seanadams;514131 Wrote:
Really? At 128K I can do that easily, even on a crap system. Try
focusing on the drums, cymbals, and audience clapping in a live concert
recording. The attack is muddy and you will sometimes also hear little
squeaky artifacts. AAC, by the way, tries to address this
Phil Leigh;514160 Wrote:
I'd call a -144dB null no difference :-)
Yep, me too. Just pointing out where there is still wiggle room for
people to claim they can hear stuff at that level (of course, while
refusing to ABX).
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seanadams
Phil Leigh;514105 Wrote:
By the way, here's another moneysaving tip. Don't waste money on fancy
support platforms for the SB3 or Touch if you use an external DAC. I did
a test with a cordless hammer drill and a piece of plywood underneath
them and there was no difference in the spdif
It saves a little electricity but one thing to be aware of is that the
outputs may give a small low frequency thump during power on/off. This
is not a problem with correct gain staging.
As for auto-sensing amps - Transporter's outputs are so quiet that they
are actually quieter when ON (actively
Andy8421;513953 Wrote:
Earwaxer,
I have searched computeraudiophile.com and I was unable to find Gordon
suggesting that he could hear the difference between USB cables using
his 'async' process.
Can you post a link to this?
Thanks,
Andy.
All you have to do is log on and ask
Aiff is an uncompressed format that can be tagged with ID3 tags, but I
still see no reason not to use flac.
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i dont know where people are getting source files good enough to hear
all these differences. with the transporter, primarily i hear all the
limitations and characteristics of the source recording and musicians
ability. i move a speaker 1 inch and it sounds different, my wife walks
in the room
Flac won't work with iTunes, or iPods.
Although neither would appear to be of any importance to the OP, those are,
nevertheless, two reasons for those who want to use their libraries with an
iPod as well as SB.
On 6 Feb 2010, at 03:29, Daverz wrote:
Aiff is an uncompressed format that can
Themis;514282 Wrote:
I consider that equipment should sit on the feet the designer put on it.
Only my Rega P3 sits on a Mission Isoplat, the rest is one on the
other.
Long time ago I did some tests with feet etc, but never noticed
anything, not even on CD layers.
Others think differently.
earwaxer;512372 Wrote:
Ditto on the ripper - EAC or dbpoweramp. If you have the space rip to
WAV. No downsides to WAV - it comes right off the disk. dbpoweramp has
better functionality for album art etc. It also can rip 20 bit HDCD to
24 bit files (with the last 4 bits empty).
dbp can rip
Daverz;514403 Wrote:
Aiff is an uncompressed format that can be tagged with ID3 tags, but I
still see no reason not to use flac.
WAV's get transcoded to FLAC by default so it uses more cpu on the
server.
Sound is exactly the same , no it makes no difference, *no* it really
don't makes any
Mnyb;514445 Wrote:
WAV's get transcoded to FLAC by default so it uses more cpu on the
server.
Sound is exactly the same , no it makes no difference, *no* it really
don't makes any difference ;) thats a fact.
Flac support embedded artwork replay gain tags embedded cue sheets.
If you
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