Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread darrenyeats
SBGK wrote: I nominate JPlay v5 as the top end player, can use it with squeezelite to interface with LMS or use JPlaymini for best sound quality http://jplay.eu/manual/ of course some of you will need to suspend your belief systems to hear any differences, while you guys pontificate the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread jh901
This is an audiophile forum, right? It would be nice if the non-audiophiles could simply lurk rather than attempting to shout down the conversation. Amazing. Truly discouraging and amazing to me that the top engineers in the field are dismissed here. I'm left to wonder where all of you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread ralphpnj
SBGK wrote: I nominate JPlay v5 as the top end player, can use it with squeezelite to interface with LMS or use JPlaymini for best sound quality http://jplay.eu/manual/ of course some of you will need to suspend your belief systems to hear any differences, while you guys pontificate the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread kidstypike
jh901 wrote: This is an audiophile forum, right? It would be nice if the non-audiophiles could simply lurk rather than attempting to shout down the conversation. Ooh look, an audiophile ... kidstypike's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread garym
darrenyeats wrote: What you need to understand is that because I can't easily go somewhere to listen to these things, you need to provide some kind of technical or rational explanation why this is supposed to help. Without the technical and rational bit, I have to file your post under yet

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread ralphpnj
jh901 wrote: Amazing. Truly discouraging and amazing to me that the top engineers in the field are dismissed here. I'm left to wonder where all of you believe your own gear originates from!? Light Harmonic (and the Da Vinci DAC) is a rarity- a hi-end start up from an outsider. If I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread jh901
ralphpnj wrote: 99 euro for a piece of software that tries to do what a Squeezebox Touch does so much better. However it does have seals of approval from several of those high end audio clowns we all love and respect so much: The Absolute Sound and sixmoons.com (My guess the guys from JPlay

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread Julf
ralphpnj wrote: You are mistaking the designers of boutique high end audio equipment for engineers and as an engineer I am deeply insulted. Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread Julf
jh901 wrote: Frankly, you have no reason to be posting here. But this seems to be the no 'reason' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason) part of the forum, so I guess reason is not required... Julf's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread ralphpnj
jh901 wrote: Is this an accusation? Have any proof? And how is this related to the thread topic? My proof of their possible lunch encounters is the same as their proof of why one piece of equipment performs better than other piece of equipment in that my proof is only my opinion. jh901

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread mlsstl
jh901 wrote: This is an audiophile forum, right? It would be nice if the non-audiophiles could simply lurk rather than attempting to shout down the conversation. It is quite ironic that it seems impossible for a subjective audiophile to admit there is even a possibility of subjective

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread ralphpnj
mlsstl wrote: Conversely, discussions are truly shut down when only the talking points of the approved party line are permitted a voice. To that I plead guilty. I realize that I may be just a bit harsh with respect to my criticisms of the high end audio press but I really, really, really

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread darrenyeats
jh901 wrote: This is an audiophile forum, right? It would be nice if the non-audiophiles could simply lurk rather than attempting to shout down the conversation. Amazing. Truly discouraging and amazing to me that the top engineers in the field are dismissed here. I'm left to wonder

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread Julf
SoftwireEngineer wrote: .Right, I guess, if your DAC is good, you cannot tell the sources apart. But high-end reviewers insist on hearing differences between equipment. Of course - saying all these DACs sound the same doesn't sell very many issues of the magazine :) You cannot hear the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread SoftwireEngineer
Julf wrote: Of course - saying all these DACs sound the same doesn't sell very many issues of the magazine :) Just curious, did you set up a proper double-blind ABX test? No, I have no interest in convincing anybody of anything. I think I have the lowest priced system of all the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread ralphpnj
SoftwireEngineer wrote: I am all about price-performance. I will try anything if it is cost-effective. So what on earth are you doing here in the audiophile section? :) ralphpnj's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread SoftwireEngineer
ralphpnj wrote: Two things: First I made no statement regarding the software engineers at JPlay, rather my statement was in reference to the various equipment designers at some high end audio equipment manufacturers who pose as engineers. Second you seem to be confusing my disdain for

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread ralphpnj
SoftwireEngineer wrote: Good to know that about Krell. It is a pity if a high-end piece of equipment changes its sonics because of the power cord. That means its own power supply is inadequate. Power supply should be 30-40% of an amps circuit. (I do use some after-market power cords with my

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2013-01-24 Thread Mnyb
SoftwireEngineer wrote: Good to know that about Krell. It is a pity if a high-end piece of equipment changes its sonics because of the power cord. That means its own power supply is inadequate. Power supply should be 30-40% of an amps circuit. (I do use some after-market power cords with my