I see, thanks!
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Sorry for a noob question, but what is an SB+?
I think I've worked out SB3, SBD, SBC, SBR etc, but this one isn't
coming to mind easily!
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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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KeithL;228943 Wrote:
Sorry to seem naive which program do you use to do the above? All my
music is on aiffs on a mac.
Keith
ok. I figured it out myself.
Go back to itunes preferences.
Go to advanced and change the importing setting from aiff to mp3.
Adjust bitrate to suite ipod.
Select
tome;228444 Wrote:
b) once in AIFF (native) you can rip to any format you choose by
clicking and going to bed (to build a library for ipod for example)
Sorry to seem naive which program do you use to do the above? All
my music is on aiffs on a mac.
Keith
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KeithL
Why compress at all?
a) disk is cheap (1TB disk is ~$300 this can hold on the order of 1600+
CDs, 250GB is nearly free ;-)
b) once in AIFF (native) you can rip to any format you choose by
clicking and going to bed (to build a library for ipod for example)
c) you rip all your cds once (and
tome;228444 Wrote:
Why compress at all?
Why not compress to a lossless format?
a) disk is cheap (1TB disk is ~$300 this can hold on the order of 1600+
CDs, 250GB is nearly free ;-)
But 250GB/2 is even more free.
b) once in AIFF (native) you can rip to any format you choose by
Maybe this is a dumb question. What if lossless formats change over
time so that in five or ten years the players are using a different
format? Will it be possible to convert from one lossless format to
another?
opaqueice;228457 Wrote:
Why not compress to a lossless format?
But
musiklov3r wrote:
Maybe this is a dumb question. What if lossless formats change over
time so that in five or ten years the players are using a different
format? Will it be possible to convert from one lossless format to
another?
Not so dumb, but easy to answer.
WIth any lossless format,
Eric 2;227065 Wrote:
The Transporter is something I have considered. I wish I could hear the
difference between this and the Stello but I think this is going to be
very difficult here in the UK. Ive also searched the web to see if
anyone else has compared the 2 but without any luck. I
If you go direct out of your Mac G5 into your stereo, don't you get all
of your computer sounds going through your stereo, too?
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...don't you get all of your computer sounds going through your stereo,
too?
No, on a Mac you can specify which audio device to use for sound
effects (internal speakers, external device, etc.) or even turn them
off completely...
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muski
SB3-Bryston BP25DA-Bryston 4B SST-Wilson Watt Puppy
No difference in sound quality either way. The only benefit to the SB3
is that it has no moving parts and is totally silent, so it works
nicely in a dedicated listening room. And for controlling it from
across the room, the VFD display and remote work well.
If your playback system is in the
Eric 2;227000 Wrote:
Just wanted to make sure I wasnt missing anything re the sound quality.
You will be missing something in the sound quality if you have a
whirring hard disk in your listening room. I'd say go the Squeezebox!
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Eric 2;227065 Wrote:
Muski - I do already own an Airport Express which is used for a laptop
but as the G5 computer would be sitting very close to the DAC/Amp.
Wouldnt a USB cable or Optical cable from the computer be the best
option? The fewer paths the better? The G5 has a full sized
muski;227218 Wrote:
BTW, my iMac G5 also uses a mini-Toslink, so I'm guessing that you have
a G5 tower. Is your G5 quiet enough to go in your listening room -- no
annoying fan noise?
It is a G5 tower. Do you know until your post I hadnt noticed the fan
noise but youre quite right it is
Thanks for everyone's help. To answer a few of your questions:
As yet I dont own a Squeezebox.
The Stello doesnt have a volume control so this would be handled by
the amp.
Not that Im quite understanding the disadvantage of this!
Muski - I do already own an Airport Express which is used for
Hi,
Im ready to go digital with my music collection.
I already have a G5 Mac which will store the music. What Im not sure
of is which route to go:
Option 1
itunes - Apple lossless G5 optical to DAC (thinking about the Stello
DA220 Mk2). DAC to amp.
Option 2
Slimserver Flac G5 to
Eric 2 wrote:
Am I right in thinking there will be no audio advantage using the
squeezebox?
I hate to say it, but I don't see any audio difference at all.
Now the SB lets you move it away from your computer, but that isn't what
you asked.
Pat
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Pat Farrell;226995 Wrote:
I hate to say it, but I don't see any audio difference at all.
Now the SB lets you move it away from your computer, but that isn't
what
you asked.
And it lets you control it from the sofa, instead of the desk, getting
you away from the computer, too.
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Just wanted to make sure I wasnt missing anything re the sound quality.
As thats the most important part to me. I want to improve the sound
quality over my CDP (by using a DAC and lossless files) but as this is
for my office, being close to my computer is not a problem.
But I guess I need to
Benchmark has a good wiki with regard to outputting digital audio from a
computer. On the following page they graph the distortion that iTunes
creates when the volume is less than 100%:
http://extra.benchmarkmedia.com/wiki/index.php/ITunes_Distortion_Measurements
I do not know how the SB3
musiklov3r;227002 Wrote:
Benchmark has a good wiki with regard to outputting digital audio from a
computer. On the following page they graph the distortion that iTunes
creates when the volume is less than 100%:
http://extra.benchmarkmedia.com/wiki/index.php/ITunes_Distortion_Measurements
the chart looks like it has a few peaks closer to 104-106db, to my eyes.
I do hit 104db or higher...then again, I'm not an engineer and I don't
know what peculiarities an analogue pot or switched resistor ladder
might create.
Phil Leigh;227009 Wrote:
hmmm - apparently this distortion is -120dB
Eric 2;226994 Wrote:
Option 1
itunes - Apple lossless G5 optical to DAC (thinking about the Stello
DA220 Mk2). DAC to amp.
Option 2
Slimserver Flac G5 to Squeezebox, Squeezebox to DAC. DAC to amp.
Don't forget there's also:
Option 3
itunes - Apple lossless - G5 ethernet to
Another option is using an Airport Express ($99).
For Apple lossless:
itunes - Apple lossless G5 - wirelessly via AirTunes to an AirPort
Express-- optical out to DAC (thinking about the Stello DA220 Mk2). DAC
to amp.
For FLAC:
VLC- FLAC - G5 - wirelessly via Rogue Ameoba Airfoil to an AirPort
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