Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Meridian's MQA - a few thoughts, possible concerns...

2015-01-17 Thread Archimago
Wombat wrote: Don't worry to much about this paper. They proved that by 56% (slightly better as flipping a coin) on 45.000$ speakers with special treated silent room using SUB-standard filtering that lowpassed music can be discerned. The exact filters used with MatLab were not offered,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Meridian's MQA - a few thoughts, possible concerns...

2015-01-17 Thread Mnyb
Wombat wrote: Don't worry to much about this paper. They proved that by 56% (slightly better as flipping a coin) on 45.000$ speakers with special treated silent room using SUB-standard filtering that lowpassed music can be discerned. The exact filters used with MatLab were not offered,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Meridian's MQA - a few thoughts, possible concerns...

2015-01-17 Thread Archimago
ralphpnj wrote: Like any halfway decent detective story - follow the money, always follow the money. Remember that money always trumps everything and anything else, even facts and science. Don't like the word money then use gold instead. And I thought I was cynical. ... Ok, maybe just

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Meridian's MQA - a few thoughts, possible concerns...

2015-01-17 Thread Julf
Archimago wrote: I'm wondering, if you've ever attended these kinds of talks/presentations? I know that in my field, sometimes criticisms and arguments can get quite intense even in formal presentations when the results look questionable and the paper/research appears inadequate.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Meridian's MQA - a few thoughts, possible concerns...

2015-01-17 Thread ralphpnj
Archimago wrote: And I thought I was cynical. ... Ok, maybe just paranoid... :-) I must admit, watching these guys work the spin during their interviews can be quite entertaining. Indeed, halfway decent detective story. Ultimately the money must flow! I'm pretty sure that it is not

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transporter with NAV Wheel

2015-01-17 Thread WilCox
Price reduced to $750. Slim Devices Transporter (2 ea), Touch (2 ea), Squeezebox v3 (4 ea), Radio, Boom, Controller (2 ea), QNAP TS-239 Pro NAS WilCox's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10508 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transporter with NAV Wheel

2015-01-17 Thread snoogly
Not wanting to devalue the item on sale, what exactly are the differences between the original and SE versions (apart from the knob)? I'm amazed that Logitech is still selling the newer version - even discounting the price. They must have made a lot of them!

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Meridian's MQA - a few thoughts, possible concerns...

2015-01-17 Thread ralphpnj
Mnyb wrote: Yes research are not incorruptible , that's what peer review are for . Seems like Meridian get tangled in some bias in thier research , the results seems weak ,but they want to believe in it . Especially when there is a bussiness opurtunity at stake . Like any halfway decent

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Meridian's MQA - a few thoughts, possible concerns...

2015-01-17 Thread pablolie
we talk about money, and yet how successfully are encoding algorithms when it comes to monetization? even the MP3 inventors gave up on it. i would get the software business motivation, hey, audiophile software, subscription fees... sure. my posts in these very forums are still out there when i

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transporter with NAV Wheel

2015-01-17 Thread WilCox
snoogly wrote: Not wanting to devalue the item on sale, what exactly are the differences between the original and SE versions (apart from the knob)? I'm amazed that Logitech is still selling the newer version - even discounting the price. They must have made a lot of them! Not sure that

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Meridian's MQA - a few thoughts, possible concerns...

2015-01-17 Thread pablolie
philippe_44 wrote: I have to say that brown squirrels produce less jitter and a much richer sound damn you, you made me spit out a perfectly fine mouthful of sauvignon blanc.. :-D ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transporter with NAV Wheel

2015-01-17 Thread Mnyb
The SE was made from leftover parts and spares , but they where out of nav wheels . So it's the same player . Yes I also keep spare parts :) got one unused Touch my old SB3 and my old duet boxed up Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Meridian's MQA - a few thoughts, possible concerns...

2015-01-17 Thread philippe_44
pablolie wrote: we talk about money, and yet how successfully are encoding algorithms when it comes to monetization? even the MP3 inventors gave up on it. i would get the software business motivation, hey, audiophile software, subscription fees... sure. my posts in these very forums are

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transporter with NAV Wheel

2015-01-17 Thread pablolie
interested. where are you selling this? ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] For Sale: Transporter with NAV Wheel

2015-01-17 Thread WilCox
pablolie wrote: interested. where are you selling this? Good question! My best answers: 1. I have two Transporters and both are boxed up. We use mostly two SB Touch, two SB3s and two Radios around the house and they are all synced. 2. I bought the second Transporter as a back-up, but no

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital Active Speakers

2015-01-17 Thread snoogly
Just a heads-up that the AVI DM10 will be available soon. As for me, I'm happy with my DM5s, and I could never afford the DM10 at current (yen) exchange rates anyway :-( snoogly's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What outboard DAC do you use with Squeezebox?

2015-01-17 Thread pablolie
i used to listen to a Touch feeding into an Accuphase DP-65v working as a DAC. Now the same Touch feeds into a Benchmark DAC2HGC. they both sound great. in fact the internal DAC of the Touch sound pretty darn good, but i do get less of a noise floor, and an ounce of multi-dimension, with the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital Active Speakers

2015-01-17 Thread Mnyb
I'm very tempted to upgrade my kitchen setup , it does not get as much use as it should. Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel