Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel Playback - ideas and music?

2015-01-26 Thread ralphpnj
atrocity wrote: I'm not sure why people feel the need to answer this question with I don't like it though I suppose I'm just as guilty for whining about that. I believe that in my previous post (#10 above) I outlined why I don't think that multi-channel audio (and to a lesser extent, video)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel Playback - ideas and music?

2015-01-26 Thread ralphpnj
atrocity wrote: And that's fine, you don't have to like multichannel music (or anything else, for that matter). But when someone asks How can I..? it seems pointless to respond with a version of Who cares? To me, it's no different from responding to I have one Beethoven FLAC that won't

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel Playback - ideas and music?

2015-01-26 Thread atrocity
I've got a dedicated computer in the living room that I turn on when I want to play multichannel DVD-A rips. Since I'm running Windows, I also have to keep the monitor on. Definitely not optimal, but I have yet to hear of any other way to do it that works as reliably. As for encapsulating DTS

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel Playback - ideas and music?

2015-01-26 Thread atrocity
ralphpnj wrote: I believe that in my previous post (#10 above) I outlined why I don't think that multi-channel audio (and to a lesser extent, video) is at the present time basically useless. And that's fine, you don't have to like multichannel music (or anything else, for that matter). But

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel Playback - ideas and music?

2015-01-26 Thread atrocity
ralphpnj wrote: Look I'm not trying to start some kind of flame war but I really, really think that you should actually read my entire post before you reply. It was not and is not my intent to single you out. I'm simply expressing consternation that a relatively straightforward question

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel Playback - ideas and music?

2015-01-26 Thread get.amped
Archimago wrote: Hi guys, wondering how you all are running multichannel rigs and what format you're enjoying? Like others have expressed, I also wish there were some way to integrate multichannel into the Squeezebox system. Awhile back I remember that if I tried to play a 5.1 song

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] KEF X300A's and the Squeezebox Radio's output - A good fit?

2015-01-26 Thread Scott Crawford
Hi All, I am looking to take my home system up a notch and I am seeking opinions. My system currently runs very smooth and consists of: An older Dell PowerEdge Server running Windows 8.1 Pro, a 2.53 GHz Celeron, and 2.00 GB of ram. A Netgear R7000 with the 2.4 GHz band dedicated to the home

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel Playback - ideas and music?

2015-01-26 Thread ralphpnj
atrocity wrote: It was not and is not my intent to single you out. I'm simply expressing consternation that a relatively straightforward question already has no fewer than four variations on What you want is pointless. If I appear to be picking on you, I apologize. The subject is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel Playback - ideas and music?

2015-01-26 Thread pablolie
i think it is quite natural that in a forum like this a subtopic develops out of a topic like this. it'd be extremely quiet if that wasn't the usual modus operandi. :-) one thing i am pretty sure about: there was never any intent of flaming. it's been a long time since i have seen on of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel Playback - ideas and music?

2015-01-26 Thread pablolie
Getting multichannel done right can be a bit of a challenge of course and for practical reasons, will not be for everyone including soundroom setup, WAF, increased cost, etc... I just wish it was easier without all these bits and pieces I've had to cobble together! well getting stereo right is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] KEF X300A's and the Squeezebox Radio's output - A good fit?

2015-01-26 Thread Mnyb
Even if Radio is not as good source component as the Touch . The biggest difference will still be the speakers . If you can hear the difference between the speakers , you can hear it with a Radio too . In general the difference between speakers are much bigger than between digital players .

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel Playback - ideas and music?

2015-01-26 Thread Julf
Archimago wrote: I'm looking forward to another Roger Waters favourite - Amused To Death coming out in discreet multichannel Me too! To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Multichannel Playback - ideas and music?

2015-01-26 Thread Archimago
get.amped wrote: My multi-channel system is (almost) completely separate from my SB-based two channel stereo. Which means there are a lot of speakers in my living room. And since there's no W, WAF is not a factor. I rip DVD, BR and DVD-A discs to ISO images and store them on the same