Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-23 Thread Julf
philippe_44 wrote: But, when you do the D/A conversion, this is where shit happens and this where also noise can be re-injected by some proximity interferers - but this is very close proximity, not the ethernet cable between my computer source and the next switch. But you can't *prove*

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-23 Thread Mnyb
Gandhi wrote: Maybe I'll treat myself to a shiny, new Ethernet cable. The silver in them must be hand forged by singing virgins in the moonlight or possibly elfs . Otherwise they won't do . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-23 Thread Gandhi
Julf wrote: Unfortunately I have already come across audiophiles arguing that the demonstration is pointless, as the intermediate digital steps don't matter - the point of the Very Expensive Audiophool Ethernet Cable is to isolate your music streamer from the nasty noise in computers (and I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-23 Thread Gandhi
Mnyb wrote: The silver in them must be hand forged by singing virgins in the moonlight or possibly elfs . Otherwise they won't do . Virgin elf, my son. Virgin elf. The seventh son of a seventh son of a virgin elf. Best Regards, Gandhi not often enough well recorded and mastered cds *|*

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Gandhi
Archimago wrote: On that note, I published the Intercontinental Test thanks to Mnyb. :-) http://archimago.blogspot.com/2015/02/measurements-intercontinental-internet.html Enjoy... Such a splendid showcase! If this doesn't eradicate audiophoolia, nothing will! (And my money is on the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread mikerob
Archimago wrote: On that note, I published the Intercontinental Test thanks to Mnyb. :-) http://archimago.blogspot.com/2015/02/measurements-intercontinental-internet.html Enjoy... Good stuff. It would have been interesting to do a traceroute to see how many routers the data was

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Wombat
Shocking! Now think one minute that there seriously are people out there that claim audible improvements when doing audiophile registry tweaks on Mnybs PC :) Wombat's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread ralphpnj
Now it seems that even The New York Times wants to get in on that quantum mechanics thing: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/opinion/sunday/the-reality-of-quantum-weirdness.html?action=clickpgtype=Homepageversion=Moth-Hiddenmodule=inside-nyt-regionregion=inside-nyt-regionWT.nav=inside-nyt-region

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Julf
Gandhi wrote: Such a splendid showcase! If this doesn't eradicate audiophoolia, nothing will! (And my money is on the latter...) Unfortunately I have already come across audiophiles arguing that the demonstration is pointless, as the intermediate digital steps don't matter - the point of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Mnyb
Julf wrote: Unfortunately I have already come across audiophiles arguing that the demonstration is pointless, as the intermediate digital steps don't matter - the point of the Very Expensive Audiophool Ethernet Cable is to isolate your music streamer from the nasty noise in computers (and I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread ralphpnj
mikerob wrote: Good stuff. It would have been interesting to do a traceroute to see how many routers the data was going through in its journey between Sweden and Canada. If you read the New York Times I linked to above you will realize that the data may or may not have passed through all

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Archimago
paulster wrote: Nice job... as always. I've been at a loss this last few years to understand whether these 'high-end' cable companies offering their special digital cables truly believe that they are somehow better, or whether they know they make no difference but that they have a market

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Mnyb
netchord wrote: is '$8.98 super expensive?' (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GK5UI06/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8psc=1) i recently switched from transporter connected wirelessly, to wired w/ the above cable to an Airport Extreme, which in turn connects wirelessly to another

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread netchord
Mnyb wrote: one should insert an extra switch and a short piece of this super expensive cable . is '$8.98 super expensive?' (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GK5UI06/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8psc=1) i recently switched from transporter connected wirelessly, to wired w/ the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread netchord
Wombat wrote: According to your sig you use the Transporter as transport only but hear better dynamics over ethernet against wireless? old sig- can't figure out how to change it. -- 4 TB Drobo--FW 800--mac mini--Ethernet Transporter-- Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax--Meridian G61 G61-- Nordost

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Wombat
netchord wrote: is '$8.98 super expensive?' (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GK5UI06/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8psc=1) i recently switched from transporter connected wirelessly, to wired w/ the above cable to an Airport Extreme, which in turn connects wirelessly to another

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Mnyb
philippe_44 wrote: Quick question: you've lost me here ... I fully agree with you wrt the insanities I'm reading like this NAS or this hardrive is giving a much deeper sound - this is laughable, but intermediate steps do not matter, they really don't. Your signal can come from Mars, being

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread philippe_44
Mnyb wrote: It is a slight possibility to inject noise at the last leg , but as Archimagos measurment shows it does not actually happen in practice with normal equipment he uses rather crummy switches etc to hammer in the piont . And if the player has some of the shelf recovering circuit it

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread philippe_44
Julf wrote: Unfortunately I have already come across audiophiles arguing that the demonstration is pointless, as the intermediate digital steps don't matter - the point of the Very Expensive Audiophool Ethernet Cable is to isolate your music streamer from the nasty noise in computers (and I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Mnyb
Sorry for rambling , some cables do for example provide silver conductors which in this aplication makes no difference what so ever . So some high ends mods are not harmful they just do nothing at all . Main hifi: Touch + CIA

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Archimago
Julf wrote: Unfortunately I have already come across audiophiles arguing that the demonstration is pointless, as the intermediate digital steps don't matter - the point of the Very Expensive Audiophool Ethernet Cable is to isolate your music streamer from the nasty noise in computers (and I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-21 Thread Archimago
paulster wrote: Nice job... as always. I've been at a loss this last few years to understand whether these 'high-end' cable companies offering their special digital cables truly believe that they are somehow better, or whether they know they make no difference but that they have a market

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-21 Thread ralphpnj
Archimago wrote: Thanks again man. You do have a nice library! Despite the latency time and all, the interface was quite snappy accessing the library with my Android tablet and Squeeze Commander. Hey wait a minute - isn't your android tablet running Squeeze Commander (by the way have you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-21 Thread paulster
Archimago wrote: On that note, I published the Intercontinental Test thanks to Mnyb. :-) http://archimago.blogspot.com/2015/02/measurements-intercontinental-internet.html Enjoy... Nice job... as always. I've been at a loss this last few years to understand whether these 'high-end'

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-21 Thread Archimago
ralphpnj wrote: Great work on the Intercontinental Test gentlemen. One quick note - those buffer under-runs you were experiencing during the playback of the 14bit/88.2kHz song can easily be explained by the following quantum mechanics formula (remember quantum mechanics is the place to go to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-21 Thread Mnyb
I'm cheaper than you :) I can change my opinions completely for no more than 200k$ I'm investing in a new apartment . I'll photograph my hifi rig with all the fancy cables and publish in any hifi fora of your choice . Cable vendors please pm me ... But joking aside a pity that the throughput

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-21 Thread Archimago
Mnyb wrote: Thanks for trying . Pity the link was not fast enough for every test or listening . Now maybe i should pay for an 100mB uplink :) that would make streaming trouble free from where ever i'm at , before Spotify i used to do this when travelling to get music to my hotell .inside

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-21 Thread ralphpnj
Mnyb wrote: I'm cheaper than you :) I can change my opinions completely for no more than 200k$ I'm investing in a new apartment . I'll photograph my hifi rig with all the fancy cables and publish in any hifi fora of your choice . Cable vendors please pm me ... But joking aside a pity

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-21 Thread Mnyb
Thanks for trying . Pity the link was not fast enough for every test or listening . Now maybe i should pay for an 100mB uplink :) that would make streaming trouble free from where ever i'm at , before Spotify i used to do this when travelling to get music to my hotell .inside Sweden the hotel

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-21 Thread Julf
Brilliant! I feel proud for being part of creating those cables many, many years ago... :) 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 fool many people - Paul W Klipsch, 1953

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-21 Thread ralphpnj
Archimago wrote: Seriously guys. There's no way to truly calculate everything at this point with those equations. You see, until the Grand Unification Theory is completed, no matter what we do, we're clearly going to be missing some detail which will of course be important because our

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-21 Thread Archimago
Seriously guys. There's no way to truly calculate everything at this point with those equations. You see, until the Grand Unification Theory is completed, no matter what we do, we're clearly going to be missing some detail which will of course be important because our hearing is analogue and of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-20 Thread mrw
ralphpnj wrote: On the contrary I don't believe that I missed anything since it was only Heisenberg's uncertainty principle at work. Not only that but because of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle there is no need to even state what the variables are since they could and can be just about

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-19 Thread Mnyb
Yea yeah I put my end of the cable on cable lifters :rolleyes: Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-19 Thread ralphpnj
Mnyb wrote: Yea yeah I put my end of the cable on cable lifters :rolleyes: Mnyb - while cable lifters are absolutely necessary in order to achieve optimal sound using advance quantum mechanical theory I have discovered that the ratio of the height of the cable to the length of the cable being

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-19 Thread mrw
I think you may have, inadvertently, missed a term for an external potential. But I don't think it invalidates your argument. mrw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38299 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-19 Thread Archimago
ralphpnj wrote: I can understand your concern regarding relativistic jitter, which as you probably know is jitter in the femtosecond range. Although relativistic jitter can only be heard by golden eared professional audio reviewers their vivid descriptions of the massive amounts of damage

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-19 Thread Mnyb
kidstypike wrote: It also helps if you use these for storage: http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/sony-announces-100-premium-sound-memory-card-for-audiophiles :confused: If we are to trust absolute sound all hope is gone Archimago copied the test files to his ftp server from which I then

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-19 Thread ralphpnj
mrw wrote: I think you may have, inadvertently, missed a term for an external potential. But I don't think it invalidates your argument. On the contrary I don't believe that I missed anything since it was only Heisenberg's uncertainty principle at work. Not only that but because of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-19 Thread kidstypike
It also helps if you use these for storage: http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/sony-announces-100-premium-sound-memory-card-for-audiophiles :confused: +---+ |Filename: Sony-SD.jpeg |

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-19 Thread ralphpnj
Mnyb wrote: If we are to trust absolute sound all hope is gone Archimago copied the test files to his ftp server from which I then copied them again to my desktop and then copied them again to my server . Yep don't ever forgive these lunatics at Absolute sound for producing that article

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-18 Thread Mnyb
ralphpnj wrote: That time difference is going to really going to add some delay to the music. Archimago most likely will still be listening to the first movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony while back in Västerås you'll be singing Ode to Joy :) More worried about relativistic jitter (TM)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-18 Thread ralphpnj
Mnyb wrote: More worried about relativistic jitter (TM) that does horrible things to audio if you are on diffrent sides of a planet. Even more so if I where on a body with diffrent gravity :D I can understand your concern regarding relativistic jitter, which as you probably know is jitter in

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-18 Thread ralphpnj
Mnyb wrote: DL'ed the files they are in my server ,sorry for the dealy feel asleep . There is a time difference 23:20 in Toronto 05:20 in Västerås +- some jitter :D That time difference is going to really going to add some delay to the music. Archimago most likely will still be

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread Archimago
ralphpnj wrote: Did someone mention hockey? I'm a big time hockey fan and have been since I was a kid and watched Bobby Hull and Bobby Orr play. Right now in the greater NYC area hockey is the only major American sport with decent NYC area teams. Last night I watched the game between the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread Archimago
Thanks! If you can keep the server open for a few days I'll get to it soon... Alas, have a presentation to prepare for for Thursday so probably can't test for the next 48 hours! Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread Mnyb
Archimago wrote: Yup... Let's do this man. PM'ed you! DL'ed the files they are in my server ,sorry for the dealy feel asleep . There is a time difference 23:20 in Toronto 05:20 in Västerås +- some jitter :D Main hifi:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread Archimago
Julf wrote: But when they play in NHL, there isn't that old don't mention the war tension... :-) I see... Yeah, that could add an interesting dimension. Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread Mnyb
Julf wrote: I hope you didn't take the boat. I still remember the times I did the crossing in the cheap cabins at the water line back in my student days - those ships are class A1 ice breakers, but the noise of the ice hitting the hull right at where your bunk is is something else... Nope

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread ralphpnj
Archimago wrote: Cool man, you're probably more of a fan than I am :-). I followed the game much more in the early 2000s when Naslund was here before life got busy with work and kids. These days, I'm one of those playoff fans that gets interested come April when the regular season ends and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread Mnyb
Back from my trip to Finland , still interest in long distance ethernet test . Looking at your comment field for this blog, it starts to get a bit nutty . Wonder if you get discount from audioquest if you wish to cross the atlantic with thier cable :rolleyes:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread Archimago
jimmypowder wrote: I have all Radio Shack equipment . Speakers , amp . Top of the line . Oooohhh... Nice. I hope it's vintage Realistic and Optimus! We need pictures! Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread Archimago
Mnyb wrote: Back from my trip to Finland , still interest in long distance ethernet test . Looking at your comment field for this blog, it starts to get a bit nutty . Wonder if you get discount from audioquest if you wish to cross the atlantic with thier cable :rolleyes: Yup... Let's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread Julf
Mnyb wrote: Back from my trip to Finland I hope you didn't take the boat. I still remember the times I did the crossing in the cheap cabins at the water line back in my student days - those ships are class A1 ice breakers, but the noise of the ice hitting the hull right at where your bunk is

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread Julf
Archimago wrote: Hey, considering the number of northern European players we get around here, I believe it! But when they play in NHL, there isn't that old don't mention the war tension... To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-17 Thread jimmypowder
Archimago wrote: Cool, Jimmy. You da man! Let us know what you're using it with and make sure to post lots of pictures of your soundroom with all the audiophile bling! I have all Radio Shack equipment . Speakers , amp . Top of the line .

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Archimago
SBGK wrote: still bitter ? SBGK. Although this might require another thread, since you're here, I am wondering when you say (in MQnreadme.txt): -MQn - Just good music is (sic) a minimalist WASAPI Wav memory player that is stripped back as far as possible to reduce noise.- What noise are you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Archimago
ralphpnj wrote: Come on Archimago you know that it is the noise generated by those non-audiophile Ethernet and USB cables that you are so fond of. I dunno man. Let's see what SBGK has to say about this... SBGK, seriously man, I appreciate the work and time you have spent as I look at your

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread ralphpnj
Archimago wrote: SBGK. Although this might require another thread, since you're here, I am wondering when you say (in MQnreadme.txt): -MQn - Just good music is (sic) a minimalist WASAPI Wav memory player that is stripped back as far as possible to reduce noise.- What noise are you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Julf
Archimago wrote: Hey, since I'm located on the W. Coast of N. America, maybe one of you Europeans would like to open up your LMS for me to stream the test signals over and I can put up a fun post looking at measurements from audio streamed from the other side of the world. I am actually

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Archimago
Mnyb wrote: My idea was that the extreme realy is from another continent :-) ... Good idea. Hey, since I'm located on the W. Coast of N. America, maybe one of you Europeans would like to open up your LMS for me to stream the test signals over and I can put up a fun post looking at

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Wombat
SBGK once stated what speakers he uses. It were some vintage 2-way monitors with a tweeter that these days pretty sure is long surpassed. Can't find the post though. So if anything produces noise on playback it is his speakers looong before digging into high dynamic range number. Transporter

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Mnyb
I have 100/10 mb ethernet rigth into my wall I'm curently at work in another country i'll pm when I'm back unless someone else does it :) Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Wombat
Go Canucks! Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Archimago
I suspect even a 2.5-5Mbps connection is fine. The issue is of course what is the actual transfer rate from there to here in Vancouver, Canada. So long as we don't get buffer underruns, we should be good. Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread poing
I think some hypotheses are too ridiculous to be taken seriously. That is all. poing's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63617 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103146

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Julf
Archimago wrote: Yeah, the speed of NHL hockey is phenomenal. I love the live experience and excitement of being at hockey than any other sport. You should see the Finland-Russia (or even Finland-Sweden) games... :) To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Archimago
Julf wrote: You should see the Finland-Russia (or even Finland-Sweden) games... :) Hey, considering the number of northern European players we get around here, I believe it! Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Archimago
Wombat wrote: Go Canucks! Hey, you a hockey fan Wombat? Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread jimmypowder
I have heard the 10,000 dollar Audioquest Ethernet cable and it is amazing !! The differences from a standard Ethernet cable are profound . I'm thinking of buying a pair . jimmypowder's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Archimago
jimmypowder wrote: I have heard the 10,000 dollar Audioquest Ethernet cable and it is amazing !! The differences from a standard Ethernet cable are profound . I'm thinking of buying a pair . Cool, Jimmy. You da man! Let us know what you're using it with and make sure to post *lots *of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread doctor_big
jimmypowder wrote: I have heard the 10,000 dollar Audioquest Ethernet cable and it is amazing !! The differences from a standard Ethernet cable are profound . I'm thinking of buying a pair . You go, girlfriend!

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread SBGK
Julf wrote: Then we have our occasional friend with his 'MQn player' (http://2channelaudio.blogspot.nl/2014/02/mqn-minimalist-pc-music-player-king-of.html)... still bitter ? Touch optimisations http://touchsgotrythm.blogspot.co.uk/

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Archimago
Wombat wrote: I am kind of a fan. In germany we didn't have ice hockey on TV but me had always ESPN in pay-TV and i did fall in love with NHL hockey. Now that ESPN is gone here we luckily have an US sports channel and i watch as often i can. I always liked Vancouver with the Sedin brothers

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread Wombat
Archimago wrote: Hey, you a hockey fan Wombat? I am kind of a fan. In germany we didn't have ice hockey on TV but me had always ESPN in pay-TV and i did fall in love with NHL hockey. Now that ESPN is gone here we luckily have an US sports channel and i watch as often i can. I always liked

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread ralphpnj
pablolie wrote: a lot of audiophile recordings are actually very sterile and un-engaging performances. sheffield labs - i used their test cd for setup, but their reference recordings are bla. but that's just me. It's not just limited to audio recording, i.e. recordings made on audiophile

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-16 Thread ralphpnj
SBGK wrote: still bitter ? Yeah that audiophile kool-aid is awfully bitter. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 Energy

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Mnyb
Wonder how the poor sod's using wimp/tidal are having it . We must insist that they wire up with those silver ethernet cables :rolleyes: and change their SATA cables . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Mnyb
Julf wrote: But you can't measure what we hear :) I guess the only frontier remaining unmeasured is the issue of supposedly bit-perfect, but better player software. Oh think our hero used some of these in another blog ? Or at least loads his pc close to 100% with other task at the same

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread netchord
Mnyb wrote: Wonder how the poor sod's using wimp/tidal are having it. what's your issue w/ Tidal (or presumably lossless streaming in general?) -- 4 TB Drobo--FW 800--mac mini--Ethernet Transporter-- Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax--Meridian G61 G61-- Nordost Red Dawn--Primare 30.3

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Julf
Mnyb wrote: Wonder how the poor sod's using wimp/tidal are having it . We must insist that they wire up with those silver ethernet cables :rolleyes: and change their SATA cables . I am thinking about starting an audiophile internet service provider, where all cables and routers are proper

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Mnyb
Julf wrote: I am thinking about starting an audiophile internet service provider, where all cables and routers are proper audiophile spec stuff... To really bury this issue we could place the test files on our servers and temporarily portforward LMS and let Archimago measure :D

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread darrenyeats
Arch, Bottom line: There's no evidence that any of the digital cables make an audible difference be it TosLink, coaxial, USB, or now ethernet within an error-free system. You measured differences between different coax S/PDIF cables here.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Mnyb
Julf wrote: I am thinking about starting an audiophile internet service provider, where all cables and routers are proper audiophile spec stuff... Include free streaming of jazz at the pawnshop and i'm on . Main hifi:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Julf
Mnyb wrote: Include free streaming of jazz at the pawnshop and i'm on . I'll throw in some Diana Krall, but only in DSD! 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 fool many

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Archimago
darrenyeats wrote: Arch, Bottom line: There's no evidence that any of the digital cables make an audible difference be it TosLink, coaxial, USB, or now ethernet within an error-free system. You measured differences between different coax S/PDIF cables here.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Wombat
Shocking results again! I see the critics already seeing the problems occuring below the level you can measure. Ignoring that it simply plays no role then for any realworld system. Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks - Sommer SPK240 - self-made speakers

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread ralphpnj
Archimago wrote: :-) Actually I can do this already because my dad has a Touch across town that links to my home server. I seriously hope we don't need to do this kind of extreme testing to prove a point about digital data integrity and the ability for the devices to buffer enough of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Archimago
Wombat wrote: Shocking results again! I see the critics already seeing the problems occuring below the level you can measure. Ignoring that it simply plays no role then for any realworld system. Good... Critics welcome to criticize because I want them to actually test this for themselves

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Archimago
ralphpnj wrote: Digital data integrity is actually quite remarkable. Back sometime in either 2007 or 2008 I ran the following little test. I ripped a CD I own into flac files. I uploaded the flac files to a news server which meant having to encode the binary data as text. I then

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Archimago
Mnyb wrote: To really bury this issue we could place the test files on our servers and temporarily portforward LMS and let Archimago measure :D :-) Actually I can do this already because my dad has a Touch across town that links to my home server. I seriously hope we don't need to do this

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Archimago
Julf wrote: But you can't measure what we hear :) I guess the only frontier remaining unmeasured is the issue of supposedly bit-perfect, but better player software. Hey - remember back in 2013 I had a look at good ol' JPLAY:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread ralphpnj
Julf wrote: But you can't measure what we hear :). You can't miss what you can't measure - Funkadelic 1973 All kidding aside, it is remarkable that we objectivitistsnow have the onus put on us to defend our beliefs since these beliefs are not really beliefs but actual scientific truths, you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread ralphpnj
Archimago wrote: Yes. It's also remarkable after all these years some people still feel that copying the digital data can deteriorate the sound quality despite bit-perfect reproduction! Worse when you have supposed professionals like Cookie Marenco talk like this (see 'message #12 here'

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread philippe_44
Archimago wrote: Worse when you have supposed professionals like Cookie Marenco talk like this (see 'message #12 here' (http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f13-music-downloads-and-streaming/sound-better-uncompressed-downloaded-files-6158/)). If you can't hear the difference between an

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread pablolie
ralphpnj wrote: ... Well recorded music is NOT the same thing as good music. a lot of audiophile recordings are actually very sterile and un-engaging performances. sheffield labs - i used their test cd for setup, but their reference recordings are bla. but that's just me. ...pablo Server:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Julf
philippe_44 wrote: Having said that, if they want to believe that the sun rotates around the earth ... In their belief system we are the flat-earthers who blindly believe scientific dogma and don't see the reality with an open mind. Another case of the 'Galileo Gambit'

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Mnyb
Archimago wrote: :-) Actually I can do this already because my dad has a Touch across town that links to my home server. I seriously hope we don't need to do this kind of extreme testing to prove a point about digital data integrity and the ability for the devices to buffer enough of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-15 Thread Julf
Archimago wrote: Hey - remember back in 2013 I had a look at good ol' JPLAY: http://archimago.blogspot.com/2013/06/measurements-part-ii-bit-perfect.html I believe I found a bug back then and I see those guys are still in business. Furthermore, they're now selling a line of JCAT

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-14 Thread Archimago
Latest dose of reality testing: http://archimago.blogspot.com/2015/02/measurements-ethernet-cables-and-audio.html I think I've now completed the quadrilogy (tetralogy) of digital cable testing: TosLink, coaxial, USB, now ethernet. Don't think I'll do firewire since I don't have any devices

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