. They cost about 2500USD (I think).
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This is more Sun issue for Softsqueeze as JavaSound doesn't support
ASIO.
What about the other Java vm's? Or perhaps this:
http://www.jsresources.org/faq_misc.html#asio
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. wise I still recommend you
check out the AE5's or even better the slightly more expensive Fostex
PM0.5. Maybe you, like many, find them completely satisfactory.
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Is it available online somewhere?
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to support it today and so if left with a choice I
think many will go for sources that can provide such support.
Also many believe, for good reasons, that most is gained from
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What kind of mods for digital out are known, or where to look?
Look around for the SB3+. But consider carefulwhat you stand to achieve
from such a relatively costly mod.
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too!
Just for clarification; it being the Powerline, the linear PS, or
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bhaagensen;413928 Wrote:
Btw. I think DaveBK (afair) did some more extensive modifications on
his TP so its now being powered by a Supercap. Check out the diy-forum.
Sorry, thats not correct, but I found the thread I was thinking of:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54387
fairly sure though that it is not possible to do digital volume
control without loss of dynamic range (and signal-to-noise ratio).
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maintains *resolution* (until some rather low
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pfarrell;410349 Wrote:
Every thing in the signal path is another chance to screw it up.
... as well as a chance to make it (subjectively) better.
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iPhone;410538 Wrote:
I personally would not use them to adjust the volume all the time.
I wouldn't either as per my posting :) But FWIW the Endlers ones are
rated for 1 cycles.
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Is the analog stage intrinsically balanced
In short, yes...
If you want more details do a search on the forums, the question comes
up every now and then.
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Have you checked the usual suspects, i.e. making sure replaygain,
transcoding, crossfading, and other signal-manipulating features are
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Just to provide a complementary view:) I find that the Transporter
sounds better than both the Receiver as well as the SB3 in my system
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bidule;381635 Wrote:
Fine, let's change my wishes : SqueezePlay that would be ASIO compatible
I think I saw an bug report or maybe some roadmap mentioning ASIO
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Or perhaps I'm unlucky; it was pretty bad for me during the first cycles
of the 7.* releases. But it's all good now. Haven't been an issue for a
long time now.
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), but could just enable or disable as desired.
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of the music 100% unchanged? Or does
it do its thing with parts that are e.g. just heavily compressed?
(Yes I will try as soon as time allows)
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needed to define one. As I
have no clue as to how one might guess what went on in the clipped
regions, I have no idea how well the DeClip-software could perform.
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will never do
more than today.
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-high resolution formats.
Fyi. Linn have a few 24/192 albums in their online store.
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lasts and compare it to
the sampling rate.
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world device will ever be able to reconstruct the wave
in the sense of the theorem. It is not even computable.
So back in the real world, is it not possible that by carefully filling
some of the gaps with cleverly calculated samples this could result in
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No, what I think bhaagensen is driving at, is that the Nyquist limit is
a mathematical limit theory, and that prefect reproduction up to that
limit frequency requires an infinitely long series of samples.
Obviously we aren't listening to continuous tones, so
explain.
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if it could. On the other
hand I think that if you try the Transporter and like it, it would be
stup... ehm, ok lets just say stubborn if you ditch it on the account
that it only supports up to 96.
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JezA;378149 Wrote:
So why do people bother recording at 24bit/192khz?
There are many good reasons for recording at very high frequencies and
resolution. For end users many of those reasons do not apply.
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, there is no way
the switch can affect sound-quality. I won't go into details, but this
is way different than any discussions on e.g. cables, file-formats,
power-supplies, dacs etc. It is beyond arguing. Whoever wrote what you
read is seriously misinformed.
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; obviously excepted and included for
is the fact that the one can places them further apart.
you are clearly biased, sorry.
in what direction would that be?
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Anyway, OP I urge you to post if you have questions or opinions that
haven't been covered in this thread.
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reach.
And then there are the usuals: what kind of listening room, music,
planned usage etc.
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are called sometimi like Fostex 0.4 I think.
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Listener;356210 Wrote:
We touched a nerve for bhaagensen. We seemed to have blasphemed by
using the word audiophile in vain.
Not at all, I'm just trying to provide some advice for the OP who wants
good room filling speakers in the price range of the A5. If that is the
goal, the A5's
have some bumps and
scratches, but it'll sound better for sure. Or you could get some used
active speakers, but where I live those don't seem to come up very
often.
My 2c etc.
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Pair it with e.g. this NAD 317 here availble at ~170USD and it WILL
most certainly beat the crap out of the A5's.
http://www.dba.dk/asp/soegning/detail.asp?annonceid=57076692
This is orders of magnitutes better than the A5's, there is no
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and competitive as such, but thats it.
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, it has two displays, you can hook it up in a
digital effects loop. That is what you get for your money. If it is
worth its price only you can decide. I think it is, others do not and
prefer some SB/DAC combo.
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, so forget about that.
And yes, what I was querying about was the possibility of digital out
from the Controller. If not for nothing else than as a fun exercise.
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replace the minijack with a more enlighted one. Then I'll come back here
so we can make fun of all the jitter the thing would produce. Should all
be doable, right?
(No insults intended, I learn alot from the folks posting on these
forums).
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the higher resolution
seems much more accepted as giving improved SQ.
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of
musicality...
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it could be with proper
source material. If the difference is not that significant in a system
with specs such as yours, then there must be something else missing in
the setup, such as room acoustics, speaker placement etc. :)
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I have
praised and recommended to many.
Anyway, sorry about the long post...
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Rhapsody 192kbps mp3
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is
somehow a compromise. If you appreciate detail, they may not be
optimal. They do have lots of bass and oomph in general. That said I
certainly think they are good enough to recommend that you listen to
them if you can.
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very fine details here, and for that the source material
must be at the same level.
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Pascal Hibon;316694 Wrote:
I dont think there is any HiFi speaker out there that would out perform
the speakers I have.
added to my list of famous last words ;) (it's meant as a joke)
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8000DAC with my SB3 for years.
The 8000DAC was cheap and old with specs to laugh at even back when I
got it. Still it sounded quite good (i.e. better than the SB3 to my
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jaysung;310657 Wrote:
Well, there is a Philips DVD player merely for listening to new cds
before I rip them.
Completely offtopic, but I'd recommend the cdplayer-plugin for that
kind of use:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47288highlight=cdplayer
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quality aspect...
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the impedance stuff is really beyond me. But it sounds like it
could work. I believe the input impedance of my amp is 47kOhms.
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about vinyl, but I've noticed that after I replaced
my cd-player with SD and instant access to my entire music library, I
prefer to wait a few minutes in between CD's. This is mostly because
the potentially quick change between styles/sound/genre/etc feels
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and although I probably could understand it, I would be glad if anyone
could just tell the attenuation setting I need to use on the TP :)
Thanks for your answers.
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to attenuate -6dB to get line level matching.
Using only the TP builtin attenuation I really can not get very close
to this, either -10dB or 0dB.
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But first and foremost. Start by ditching the mp3's and use looseless.
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) digital
volume control.
Did you have a look at the irblaster plugin. That should work with the
Controller and SB3 (but not with the Receiver).
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it is being fed just as happily
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say if you're worried about this, keep the Receiver volume
at 100% and use the Nait.
Or something like that.
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the new
features in SC7, or have other issues with the current version
which is might be fixed in SC7. Of course you could go by the: if it
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Thanks a bunch for all of your answers. I realize I got the whole think
backwards, or at least very wrong. I'll have a good look at your
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browsing the numerous threads on this forum and also google on
the topic, but can't seem to find an answer to this particular
question.
Cheers,
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SomeChap;275997 Wrote:
Sorry for a noob question, but what is an SB+?
It's an SB3 modded by a third-party company for better sound quality.
http://www.at-view.co.uk/sb2.htm
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started(?)
Difficult one. What about starting with checking all cable connections
and making sure the speaker drive screws are tight. My experience is
that after some years the screws needs re-tightening, and it is
important that they are.
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Does wool or cotton sound better? :-)
Either works, but stay away from nylon: its far too synthetic to convey
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Don't put too much into it. I've owned them for a while now and I do
not regret the purchase.
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pablolie;235684 Wrote:
They are quite bassy. I have them placed 15 inches from the wall on a
low table.
I sacrificed a pair of old socks, one for each reflex port. In my
opinion you do not need to worry about bass, at least when it comes to
quantity.
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to wav, which is basically what the process
does in this respect. So I would go for flac since otherwise you loose
quality.
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