- Way Out West
Wes Montgomery - Full House
Jazz at the Pawn Shop (also far supperior than the SACD version)
I don't know if their technical claims hold merit, but the sound
quality on all of these versions are superb.
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connection.
Does this make sense to anyone?
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is in a different room on a different floor
of my house (my audio system is in my basement, and my computer is in
my home office on the first floor...it was previously in the kitchen).
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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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signals. But I like
your rule more - to be precise, exactly 10 times more! :)
um...100x... ;-)
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amp's input
impedance to be in the ballpark of 100x+ the output impedance of
whatever is feeding it, so again, it's a decent match.
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secondary system, using
Bel Canto class D amp, I find driving it withtout a preamp with my SB
works fine.
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it was the other way
round. I'll file that away for future avoidance of misunderstanding.
I'm just going by what manufacturers use when they list an amp's input
sensitivity in the technical specifications. The higher the number
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make without knowing the specifics of the
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The Complete Guide To High End Audio by Robert Harley is considered by
many to be the best book on high end audio
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-High-End-Audio/dp/0964084953/ref=sr_1_1/104-7016275-9578350?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1184763958sr=1-1
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in an additional DVD player...
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you'd find between
different speakers, amps, and preamps. So for the $1500 price
difference between the Transporter and Opus 21, you could probably find
an external DAC that would close the gap even further, maybe even
surpassing it.
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into the
Transporter won't work (you'll just get a clicking noise)...
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; and in certain
systems I can hear differences in vibration control devices et al. But
I couldn't hear a difference in this particular case.
My two cents...
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make sure that the ALAC
files are converted to WAV in Slimserver before transmitting to my
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It's for using the Transporter as a transport, receiving a clock signal
from an external DAC...
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I've been happy using regular ElectroHarmonix 6922 tubes in my preamp
and hybrid amp. Definitely smoother and more refined than the Sovteks,
and still only about $12/each. You can spend a little more and get the
gold-pin version for a slightly warmer and richer tone...
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Marley3;206373 Wrote:
The only boxes that are checked are the ones below...
FLAC FLAC (built-in)
FLAC WAV flac
Try unchecking the first one, so that Slimserver does the FLAC-WAV
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I've tried the PS Audio Duet, and was very impressed with the
performance at that price point. Assuming the Quintet uses the same
design, I think you'll get better price/performance over the Shunyata
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SoftwireEngineer;202987 Wrote:
Surprising thing is PhilNYC says differences in digital components is
not that much, when the Dodson he sells costs thousands of dollars.
Just to be clear, when we compared the SB3 analog out to the Dodson, I
was able to identify the Dodson every time within
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Get in touch with Dave: http://www.hirezaudiovideo.com/
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No, but he's a nice guy and will likely work with you (he's tvyankee
over at Audiocircle.com).
You can also look here for a full list of US April Music dealers:
http://www.aprilmusic.com/distributors.htm
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I'm a little confused by your setup. You have a HT receiver, but you
only want to use the amp section with the Transporter, correct? What
HT receiver do you have? And do you have multiple sources being
plugged into the Transporter's digital-ins?
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Rangdo;201523 Wrote:
AFAIA, the voltage on the integrated is auto-sensing so I can just plug
it into 230V UK mains, does anyone know if that's the same for the monos
as well?
Yes, the Ref1000's will work just by plugging into 230V
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Btw - if there's anyone else here in the NYC area who is interested in
coming over to do a listening test, give me a shout...
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You can use either the coax or toslink digital out from the SB3 into the
corresponding coax or toslink digital in on the Yamaha receiver.
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are for the different gain selections,
not balanced vs. unbalanced). I could be wrong, however...
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My pre and speakers are about the same, and my source and amp are
roughly about 20% more. There wasn't any method behind it...it's just
what ended up working well.
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What do you like about the sound of your system, and what do you think
could be improved sound-wise...?
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disclaimer that I've become a dealer for these...but they've been talked
about elsewhere on the forum, and IMHO are a great value at $349 for a
powered pair of speakers to be used with a Squeezebox:
www.audioengineusa.com
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I have different priorities for different types of music, so my
audiophile goal is to strive to have my system capable of delivering it
all. If I had to rank their importance to me, I'd probably rank them
the way they are listed in the first post in this thread...
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Ben, any chance you can give this a go with some different music? I'd
recommend trying it with something that is studio-recorded (not live)
and perhaps with more rhythm/drive. Hotel California is a great test
track for some things, but not for others...
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a nice job at exposing changes in things like tonal
balance, but it doesn't have much that you can judge things like pace
and other timing/coherence-related characteristics.
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, but I do think
that bi-wiring makes a difference...I just think single-wiring with a
like-wire jumper sounds much better...
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quality when
using ALAC-to-WAV over ALAC-to-FLAC
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you are bi-wiring is to just put on
one jumper (the negative)...when I tried bi-wiring, I found doing this
made a good improvement in coherence...
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or WAV.
If he was using ALAC-FLAC (the default setting), then the comment I
posted was appropriate, because he was then comparing ALAC-FLAC to
WAV-WAV (instead of ALAC-WAV to WAV-WAV)...
:-)-:-D
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. In some cases, they
just include the jumpers that came with the binding posts they use on
the speakers
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empty99;192364 Wrote:
imagination ;^)!
Actually, I bi wired because I got 2 stereo amps, each L/R powers
HI/LOW on speaker terminals.
SB3MF A3.24Alps pot2 Nak PA7sBW 802NNice!
This is bi-amping, not bi-wiring...
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tried a bunch of bi-wiring configurations with my speakers, but in
the end, decided that I enjoyed the results of single-wiring with a
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This article is the one I believe regarding bi-wiring:
http://www.sonicdesign.se/biwire.html
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Quick questions...what integrated amps are you using, and at what volume
level do you have the volume knob set to?
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How much impact do things like the amount of buffer memory on your CD-R
drive have on ripping speed and accuracy?
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question for those of you using Apple Lossless; in the File Types
section of SlimServer, do you use Apple Lossless-FLAC? Or do you use
Apple Lossless-WAV? If you've compared the two, any perceived
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used. The secondary discussion that was
split off was based on discussion of the theory (eg. I think it's a
scam).
Think of it as, say, a lab...not a roundtable for theoretical debate.
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Pat Farrell;190565 Wrote:
My favorite tweak, which is free, is to move your speakers.
Specifically, move them away from the walls and into the room.
At least it is free to try.
Is proper speaker setup/placement really something to be considered a
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methodology and can be optimized for that situation.
I don't see this as a tweak...I see it as proper setup...
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a stereo system.
That's all I'm saying.
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the foundation
for a new house is a fine tune. It's far more than that...it is
arguably the most important part of setting up your system.
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LikeButtah;190133 Wrote:
I can get him a deal on either a pair of BW CM1s, or Paradigm Studio
20s (v4). I'm not overly familiar with Arcam, but have heard both pairs
of speakers and like them both for different reasons.
.
What did you like/dislike about each?
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well for me, too. If it was an office from my
corporate days, we'd probably be talking about an iPod and a set of
headphones
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, so my listening is
accustomed to that kind of sound quality. I'm certainly not being
blown away by the AE5, but for casual listening, I'm impressed with
what they are doing at their price.
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the PXC
300 and slightly better than the e3C...but both are open/semi-open
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not really trying to
drive the speakers to loud levels. Of course, everyone's thresholds
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khedspeth;187802 Wrote:
PhilNYC,
Are you running a sub in the system shown in the picture?
No, I'm just running the two speakers...
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of class A/B integrated amps out there
for $2K, but I haven't seen one that is also a small footprint as you
specified as a requirement.
One small-footprint integrated amp I have seen that I like very much is
the Dussun DS99. Bonus is that it's only $500...
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I'm of the opinion that the Zhaolu and Citipulse DACs are a significant
improvement over the SB3's analog output, and are a bargain at their
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on recommendation from an audiophile friend
of mine who bought a pair for his brother and really liked them...will
get to them in the next few days...
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Check out the Dussun DS99...
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Walter,
Is the pop occuring randomly? Or is it consistently in the same place
(eg. always when the track starts, etc)?
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wshields;184791 Wrote:
Sean,
If I set transporter to use external clock and then also tell dcc2 to
use external clock, no sound comes out.
Aren't you supposed to set dcc2 to not use external clock? (ie. the
light on ext clock should be off)
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and 3 Flight of the Cosmic Hippo. Track 2 is a speed
track...very fast banjo and bass guitar playing that will sound best on
a system than can handle speed very well. Track 3 has some very very
very deep bass
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regalma1;185061 Wrote:
Piano is one of the best for testing. If it can handle a dynamic piano
recording it can handle almost anything.
Check out some recordings by Randy Weston...King of the bottom
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Do you have to turn the volume up on the Rogue to get the same dynamics
as on the NAD? Or simply just to get to the same overall volume?
First thing I'd check is to make sure the SB volume is set to
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a single-blind test that resulted in people
hearing obvious differences in things such as interconnects, I've
received responses that the test was invalid because it wasn't a
double-blind test... :-)
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It's entirely possible that the overall gain of the NAD is simply higher
than that of the Rogue. Which model NAD do you have?
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that a Halco
DM68 and a Vitus Audio SM-101 do not have their own distinct
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ears, upgrades in power supplies do one very specific
thing...they reduce the sibilence I hear in the sound. Most
noticeably, the sss sound on male and female vocals becomes less
harsh and fatiguing.
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, and made no implications or assertions
about the results of the test.
I don't see how my response could be considered disrespectful or
uncivil...
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applauding him
for that, while callng bullshit on PFloding and PhilNYC.
As I've said before, I wish that people who want rigor applied to
testing methodologies would also want rigor applied to understanding
the characteristics of the test subjects. It's a pretty
universally-accepted idea
wanted to understand what made my response uncivil so I could avoid
doing it in the future. Admittedly, I'm still trying to figure out how
I could have asked the question with less controversy...
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totoro;179208 Wrote:
I was actually thinking of _my own_ incivility in that last post, not
yours! :)
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Does the listener listen to a lot of music in general?
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One never questions the abilities of the one who must be obeyed! ;-)
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...there was the synth
track, admittedly far more in the background than the live version, but
to me it was really easy to hear. He couldn't hear it at all. (this
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I don't know the techincal details of the Citipulse, although I'm
guessing Gary knows. I strongly prefer it to the Benchmark (which I
really don't like much), but don't have an opinion of how it compares
to the Lavry (which I do like) since I have not heard them head to
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was engaged.
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that the sound continued to sound different as long as the tweak was
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testing coming up.
I so completely disagree with this.
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other participants were responding (unless they were
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the differences in more busy music
(eg. up-tempo rock)
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No, but I did vary the point in which the tweak was implemented. The
first time was about 20 seconds into the track, and another time was
about 40 seconds into the track. I don't remember the specifics of the
other 2 trials because this was done a couple of months ago.
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simultaneously...
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in this particular test was an updated
version of that tweak, and the explanation offered as to how it works
is still something I don't believe)
First thing I would do is make the sign that a change has occurred much
more subtle.
Good suggestion...
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