Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Interconnects and Power leads. Snake Oil?

2016-06-30 Thread Mnyb
Supercars however overpriced and impractical they are , has some performance advantages . If your koenigsegg or pagani performed just like a Honda Civic , then the choice would be as irrational as jewelry cables ? Actual jewelry is deliberately irrational and that's ok :) it's pure look and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Fix for spuriously rebooting Transporter

2016-06-30 Thread Fizbin
Thanks! You'll have to turn your private message option ON. Right now its disabled. Fizbin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58734 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Fix for spuriously rebooting Transporter

2016-06-30 Thread mkbrucetx
Fizbin wrote: > Thanks for the heads up. I have two myself, and I don't even have a > Transporter...yet. > > Any chance I can have your old PSU? (I'll pay you to ship it to me) I'd > love to take a look at it with my magnifier. (If "yes", I'll PM you) Sure - PM me your info and we can

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Fix for spuriously rebooting Transporter

2016-06-30 Thread Fizbin
Thanks for the heads up. I have two myself, and I don't even have a Transporter...yet. Any chance I can have your old PSU? (I'll pay you to ship it to me) I'd love to take a look at it with my magnifier. (If "yes", I'll PM you)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Fix for spuriously rebooting Transporter

2016-06-30 Thread garym
Thanks for posting. I'm sure this will help some Transporter owner in the future! *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:*

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Fix for spuriously rebooting Transporter

2016-06-30 Thread mkbrucetx
Link to replacement power supply: https://www.rapidonline.com/powerpax-uk-sw3376-mini-open-frame-psu-5vdc-2-3a-85-2251 mkbrucetx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65854 View this thread:

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Fix for spuriously rebooting Transporter

2016-06-30 Thread mkbrucetx
For a couple of months, my Transporter would spuriously reboot itself as if it had lost power completely - relays clicking, logo scrolling, etc. Not finding anything directly relevant through Google searches other than a vague reference to the DC power supply being a cheap Chinese switcher, I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Study finds ...

2016-06-30 Thread drmatt
..can't see your .sig on the Tapatalk client, so I didn't know that.. But I also don't care why you bought your DAC.. you appear to be a grown adult and it's therefore none of my business.. drmatt's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Interconnects and Power leads. Snake Oil?

2016-06-30 Thread pablolie
arnyk wrote: > > I've never had that problem, and over the years I've used all sorts of > bottom-of-the-barrel cables including the ones that were in the box with > the new gear I bought. It's all personal choice. Myself, while I don't see the point of cables that cost more than the equipment

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Study finds ...

2016-06-30 Thread pablolie
drmatt wrote: > Though maybe you have a very good DAC? > As my sig shows, I use a Benchmark DAC2 HGC as my reference, fed through the Touch - of course that means that as a rule the 24/192 material is down-sampled a tad. That said, I have also done tests sending files via USB with Jriver Media

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Study finds ...

2016-06-30 Thread cliveb
Having now downloaded and read the paper, I am concerned about the criteria used to select which studies were included in the meta-analysis. Unless I've missed something, all I can see is that studies were selected based on the comparison methodology - ie. the manner in which the redbook and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Study finds ...

2016-06-30 Thread drmatt
pablolie wrote: > As to the same recording in 16/44 vs 24/192... nah. Given that many DACs can't really resolve much more than 16 bits and you can't hear above 20khz this is not a surprise. Though maybe you have a very good DAC? I think the study defines CD quality as 16/44 uncompressed (or

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Study finds ...

2016-06-30 Thread pablolie
I was curious about the paper's definition, and came across this... ".. This can be transformed into an XY test by assuming that correct discrimination is made when 24 bit / 192 kHz was rated higher than 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, and incorrect discrimination if 24 bit / 192 kHz was rated lower than 16

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Study finds ...

2016-06-30 Thread pablolie
The key here is if they define "CD Quality" as hi-bitrate MP3 (256k+) or an uncompressed CD. The article doesn't say (perhaps the study does). I can differentiate between the two (although most of the time for relaxed music listening I may not care much about the difference). As to the same