Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A/B Testing method question

by proponents of double-blind tests)...is this correct? -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A/B Testing method question

in the tweak-industry seem to be utter hogwash..) I agree on all counts... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A/B Testing method question

Michael Amster;178012 Wrote: PhilNYC: Stop pulling Clever Little Clocks out of your pocket. -MA Admittedly, that one is so outlandish I won't even give it a try... :-) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A/B Testing method question

(to reduce the reflection of sound off his face)... :-) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A/B Testing method question

be microphonic... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32466

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What kind of Audiophile are you?

, I actually live in a house in northern NJ. I've been on a few forums with PhilNYC as my alias before moving to NJ, and thought it would have been too much of a pain to change everywhere after moving... So no, I'm not living in a large apartment in NYC... :-( -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What kind of Audiophile are you?

-- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32378

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] the goal of audio reproduction

what about the idea that we also hear via bone conduction as well? -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What kind of Audiophile are you?

, bluegrass, folk, etc... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32378

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What kind of Audiophile are you?

I'm definitely a music-first audiophile, although I will admit that there is some music that I like which I don't listen to anymore on my system because the recordings sound very bright and fatiguingI'll listen to them in the car, but not at home. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What kind of Audiophile are you?

always invites me over to hear a new component, but also because most of the music he likes to use as demo when I visit is audiophile-fare from recording labels such as MapleShade and Chesky (great recordings, average/below-average performances IMH). Go figure... :-) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] the goal of audio reproduction

in front of you, rather it sounds like the singer has a head/mouth that is 6ft wide...it's not a realistic representation of the vocalist, but it is a certain presentation of a voice that is appropriate for the music... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What kind of Audiophile are you?

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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] time for a DBT-free zone??

as well. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32352

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] time for a DBT-free zone??

if ever there was one -and it has the same effect here. Sounds like a lot of audio club meetings I used to go to... :-) (thankfully, I have found an audio club where the focus is music, food, drink...!) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

and listening training of the participants. And don't take this as me saying you need golden ears...but there's no question in my mind that people do have different hearing ability, and this should be taken into account as much as testing methods... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] time for a DBT-free zone??

and I wish I couldn't hear the differences that some (not all) of them make... :-( -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] the goal of audio reproduction

all the sound was coming out in mono from 2-3 PA monitors). And then of course, there is the studio-produced stuff that has no meaning in terms of translating into a live event (think Dark Side of the Moon)... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

no idea if this is correct, but based on my rudimentary understanding of electricity and magnetism, it seems to make sense. Btw - Gary, are you GBB from audiocircle.com? -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

versus another usually falls into category (2) and (3), with the only exceptions being Neuance Platforms and the TAOC platforms that I use) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

-around great guy... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32301

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Best reasonably priced DAC

warmer and more fluid). I use a Zhaolu DAC2.0 in my office system (Zhaolu is available from the same website, although the 2.0 has been replaced by the 2.5...). The Citipulse is a step above the Zhaolu 2.0, and I don't know anyone who has compared it to the Zhaolu 2.5... -- PhilNYC Sonic

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

driver was reaching a point that was affecting the performance of the amp, and we were able to solve the problem by putting the brass weights on top of the amp to dampen the chassis. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Best reasonably priced DAC

outplay the built-in DAC in the SB3. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

is not about double-blind testing. And while Gary is not one to throw is credentials out to the forum, I'll mention that it's entirely probable that in a competition of credentials on this forum, it's likely that Gary would win hands-down... ;-) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

opaqueice;176601 Wrote: To me, audiophile means someone that cares about sound quality. I'm an audiophile, and that's exactly why I think blind testing is crucial. IMHO, this is kind of an oxymoron. If something sounds good to you, why would a blind test matter at all? -- PhilNYC Sonic

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

, for those of us who choose to indulge in swapping power cords, vibration control devices, etc, it is really tiring to be told again and again about double-blind testing. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

Btw- I do have a question for those folks here who believe that double-blind testing is the only way to prove that differences really exist: Do you hear differences when you change something and just chalk it up to some psychological effect? Or do you not hear changes at all? -- PhilNYC

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

... :-) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32301

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

, they are amazed at the difference (admittedly, I choose two sets of cables that I believe are as different sonically as they can get...although I don't usually tell them what I'm doing). :-) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

in single-blind tests that convince me that I'm really hearing what I think I'm hearing. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any one tried isolating feet on their SB ?

lot... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32301

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophile shops

)... FWIW, I work with a few high end manufacturer's reps, and when I show them my SB and TP, all of them think it's absolutely fantastic...and it makes them enthusiastic about learning more... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophile shops

nicketynick;175779 Wrote: I knew there was something missing in my system Anybody know where I can get the audiophile-approved ones? No less than $1000 please. :-P Give me a call. I'll sell you some for a lot more if I can sneak one away from my kids... ;-) -- PhilNYC Sonic

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophile shops

are of the analog-outs). SB2/SB3 digital-outs are better than both of the above. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophile shops

Btw - I forgot to mention that my Toshiba 3950 broke after 5 months...(the Pioneer is still going strong after 2 years of casual use)... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Definitive sonic differences between itunes and eac/flac

... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32212

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Q:Best BUDGET power or integrated AMP (under$1000)

mmg_fan;171769 Wrote: and even little know chinese amps like the dussan. I think the Dussun DS99 integrated amp, at $500, is one of the best values out there. Great sounding amp with lots of power -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter on the cover of Stereophile, Feb 2007 issue

USAudio;172010 Wrote: Did you or someone you know already receive their Feb. issue? I received mine a week ago... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: ok, may be i am just crazy, but how can i be so lucky

idea. And that perhaps jitter is introduced into a signal when the Apple Lossless or WMA file is converted to FLAC/WAV based on the accuracy of the CPU clock processing the conversion There...I said it...call me crazy! :-) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: ok, may be i am just crazy, but how can i be so lucky

Patrick Dixon;171619 Wrote: Whatever the explanation for it, this definitely isn't it! What sounds better about the WAV files? Why wouldn't it be the answer? A jittery WAV file absolutely might sound worse than a FLAC file being converted to a WAV file with less jitter. -- PhilNYC

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: ok, may be i am just crazy, but how can i be so lucky

here's an interesting article about jitter (with measurements and all!) http://www.jitter.de/english/sound.html -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: ok, may be i am just crazy, but how can i be so lucky

a difference, or they wouldn't have spent so much time and effort to make the Transporter's jitter specification as good as it is. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Bel Canto No Risk Purchase Plan

doesn't want to offer a 30-day trial, they will have to compete on some other basis (eg. price, service, etc). -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Bel Canto No Risk Purchase Plan

...but what I've described above is the reality of most high end audio dealer businesses... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Bel Canto No Risk Purchase Plan

businesses that can handle lower-margin products. In their defense, they've been very up-front with dealers such as myself when they decided to go to the direct-sale model, and as I've said before, I've not had any significant issues in my manufacturer-dealer relationship with them. -- PhilNYC

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter and Wadia 27i

it's proprietary... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31641

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Bel Canto No Risk Purchase Plan

Computers... :-) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31562

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Nova Physics: Let the Fur Fly

, I have heard the player (in direct comparison with some pretty high-end CD players including the Linn Unidisk and the Gryphon Mikado), and the NP player sounds absolutely fantastic...so whatever they are doing, they are doing it very well... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Nova Physics: Let the Fur Fly

, so the only issue with disclosing the price is that I don't actually know...! I do know, however, that the base price of the unit is in the $10K vicinity. There are some options available that would raise the price, but I don't know the specifics of those. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Nova Physics: Let the Fur Fly

the player sounds good probably have more to do with not running a transport while producing the desired analogue signal. I suspect it also has something to do with reading data from solid-state memory (rather than off a hard drive or CD). -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Nova Physics: Let the Fur Fly

accuracy on one read is highly unlikely on a cheap CD-ROM drive or a cheap redbook CD transport mechanism. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Nova Physics: Let the Fur Fly

data accuracy rate is...) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31595

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Bel Canto No Risk Purchase Plan

or being dishonest with customers... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Small Amplifier for Minimalist SB Setup

I would look at the Dussan DS99 integrated amp...100wpc solid state integrated...a fantastic value at $500... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Bel Canto No Risk Purchase Plan

wshields;169421 Wrote: I emailed Matt over a week ago asking for some info or the contact info of their CEO to discuss this with. I have not received any reply. Matt has been at CES all week... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Bel Canto No Risk Purchase Plan

I think the lesson here is to support your local dealer... ;-) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 + Vandersteen 2Ce - NEED AMP!!!

I'd take a look at the Dussan DS99 solid state integrated amp. At $500, it's hard to beat... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 10awg or 12awg dedicated line?

of your gear. I would use two separate wires... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 into DAC

. Yes, it's in Player Settings. Go to Player Settings-Audio, and look for the Turn Off Audio setting...set it to Disable Outputs when Off... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophile virgin asking for help/advice.

thingfish;164139 Wrote: Any advice on good amps that doesn't mean I have to sell the house ? Generally speaking that is What kind of house? ;-) Seriously...any thoughts on a budget range? -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Why is no preamp best?

95bcwh;164332 Wrote: Phil, with all due respect, less is done to an audio signal does not necessarily traslate to good sound. Regards barry Never said it did. Personally, I strongly prefer the use of a preamp in my system. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: FF or RW using FLAC?

Jetlag;163898 Wrote: Problem solved. Now I can FF and RW like a madman! So now the question is...does it sound different now that you've changed where the decoding happens? :-) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: New Squeeze Box Owner, DAC question, Bel Canto, Lavry, Benchmark

(very precise), and found the Benchmark to be a bit edgy and fatiguing in my system and to my ears. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Audiophile virgin asking for help/advice.

a Lavry DA10 for a very good price and should I decide later I hate it or whatever I am certain I can sell it and even make money off of it. Thoughts ? There is no harm at all in trying the SB3 first and deciding if it is good enough before delving into an external DAC. -- PhilNYC Sonic

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: FF or RW using FLAC?

Fwd and rwd should work with FLAC, as long as you are streaming FLAC to your Transporter/Squeezebox (rather than decoding FLAC to WAV in Slimserver)... I think fwd/rwd should work with any format that is natively decoded in the Transporter/Squeezebox -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: FF or RW using FLAC?

Here's more info: http://faq.slimdevices.com/index.php?action=artikelcat=2id=128artlang=enhighlight=forward -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Preamp needed?

, deeper soundstage, etc. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30661

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 plus DAC vs Transporter with or without DAC

on this forum afterwards... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 plus DAC vs Transporter with or without DAC

-to-A design as well as in the analog stage). But I don't agree that these are the exceptions...these are the prime differentiators between digital source products, and they should be carefully considered when making a choice. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 plus DAC vs Transporter with or without DAC

...! And then there's the question as to whether you can actually hear the differences. I have a friend who added a Verona to his dCS rig, and to my ears, it was one of those I think I hear something different, but I'm not sure... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 plus DAC vs Transporter with or without DAC

sorted out that I found myself not hearing much difference between things like the TP and my DAC. Getting the room and the speaker placement just right raised the performance of my system to the point where I was hearing differences in gear that I previously could not... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 plus DAC vs Transporter with or without DAC

DA-218). And it sounds far better than my SB2 + Dodson. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 plus DAC vs Transporter with or without DAC

bluesdoc...what does the rest of your system look like? -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SB3 plus DAC vs Transporter with or without DAC

surprisingly small... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30530

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Suggestions for a DAC ......

highdudgeon;160839 Wrote: If Benchmarks and Lavrys are good enough for mastering studios then they are absolutely good enough for home use. Considering how poorly some recordings are released these days, I don't know if this is necessarily good criteria... ;-) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Room correction products

... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30350

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Watt's the best AC recepticle below $100?

had two lines installed...the line ran from my garage, thru the attic, to the other side of my house, and the total cost was $700. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Suggestions for a DAC ......

of these DACs in the amounts of detail and imaging, I preferred the Bel Canto DAC2 to all of the above for its warmth and musicality in my system...(unfortunately, the DAC2 is no longer in production, but used ones can be found for very good prices...) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Room correction products

for something elegant, you might want to look elsewhere (try Acousticsfirst.com for nice looking panels at decent prices). -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Watt's the best AC recepticle below $100?

couldn't tell you if it was better/worse than others (I challenge someone to actually do an A/B test on an outlet!) -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Pre-pro, Intel Mac mini and external DAC help

unprocessed in the analog domain from that point on. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter into poweramp?

highdudgeon;150557 Wrote: The best preamp is no preamp. I think this is very dependent on the amp; a low input-sensitivity amp that needs a higher input signal to drive it will certainly demonstrate some shortcomings if a properly-matched preamp is not involved. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Room correction products

stuff... (disclaimer: I'm an 8th Nerve dealer)... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Powerstrip

product... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30163

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Powerstrip

result in a dulling of sound. For example, in my system (where I have dedicated AC lines running off a dedicated sub-panel off my main breaker panel), using 3 Noise Harvesters was definitely too much...but in another friend's system, using 5 worked great. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Powerstrip

I have one...not much to say about it other than it works better than your average computer surge protectors in terms of delivering electricity to your components (surge protectors usually us MOVs, which deteriorate over time). -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Powerstrip

). -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30163

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Questions on my setup

sc53;158316 Wrote: I have the SB3 digital volume on MUTE. Digital volume on the SB3 should be set to FIXED, not MUTE. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Personal Introductions: Please Make This a Sticky!

Ok, I'll play! My name is Phil, and I'm an audio dealer located in Northern NJ. My screen name is PhilNYC because I used to live in NYC, and I didn't feel like changing my name to PhilNJ on the dozen or so audio forums I've participated on past and present. I first started here on the SD forum

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Questions on my setup

ModelCitizen;158070 Wrote: Mute SB3 analog outputs (0),MC I thought setting the analog output to 63 was the equivalent of muting it...? -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Does your Transporter love acoustic guitar?

been listening to some Leo Kottke...musically not quite as exciting to me as Emmanuel's, but his Sixty-Six Steps CD has some cool acoustic covers of songs like Aerosmith's Sweet Emotion that are very enjoyable to listen to... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Does your Transporter love acoustic guitar?

Check out this one by Justin King: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GabWtq6Lsbg ...and the two video clips here: http://www.justinking.com/media.html Admittedly, I have not liked his CDs nearly as much as his video clips... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Good entry level speakers

! Mitch How big is your room? (if you can share the dimensions of the room and where you intend to set things up, that would be even more helpful). -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Ripping 20 Bit Recordings

XRCDs are regular 16-bit/44.1khz redbook CDs. They use a 20bit system during the mastering process, but the CD itself is standard redbook... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Total BS (Logitech) Sellout

simply wanted a network music player, they'd have built one themselves (which, in fact, they did), or bought a company like Roku Labs which already has a customer base. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter review

-clocking does not eliminate jitter, and in some cases it says that the act of re-clocking can sometimes ADD jitter. Here's an interesting one from said Yahoo search: http://users.verat.net/~rogic2/1541/pdf/ASR_Measurements.pdf#search='asynchronous%20jitter' -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Transporter review

to truly do it without a master/slave architecture is to completely load the audio data into solid state memory up front, so there is no buffer management required. There is a player that does this called the Nova Physics Memory PLayer... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Speakers

... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29552

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Speakers

... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29552

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