Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How does SBServer know to resample stream?

2011-04-30 Thread Mnyb
The limit for the SB3 in both digital and analog out is 24/48 it's a hardware limit afaik you can not fix that, if 24/96 digital out is needed I sugest getting a squeezebox Touch, then sbs wont transcode. -- Mnyb Main

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The ultimate tweak

2011-05-02 Thread Mnyb
sound of my Touch is simply less digital in this > environment. You can abx this put a similar shool of fish in tank A and tank B keep them unaware of wich tank has JPS powercables or similar, then just measure and weigth the fishes re

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Duet plus Beresford DAC or Touch, better sound?

2011-05-02 Thread Mnyb
standalone etc). If you get a Touch and want a hand controller besides the ir remote there is plenty for your phone or pad, there is apps for iPhones ipads and Andriod phones and pad's. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + C

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The ultimate tweak

2011-05-03 Thread Mnyb
magiccarpetride;628984 Wrote: > This forum yet again lives up to its infamous reputation. yes :) if you cant beat them... -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Automatic Volume Adjustment?

2011-05-05 Thread Mnyb
y get slightly worse s/n ratio, thats going to be completely masked by mp3 artifacts :p at 128kbps -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Does Squeezebox Server stream 24 bit Apple Lossless files?

2011-05-18 Thread Mnyb
externally if you dac can show sample or bitrate. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Ki

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is Steve Guttenberg stupid?

2011-05-19 Thread Mnyb
ucing dac is a good goal in an engineering practice as the goal is well defined. making something sound " good " takes you to the twilligth zone where anything goes real or not -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA P

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter SE to Integrated Amp

2011-05-23 Thread Mnyb
this pioneer amp ? Does it have a real analog passtruogh ? Thats what you have to confirm. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter SE to Integrated Amp

2011-05-24 Thread Mnyb
ing for example subwoofer will invoke processing and analog to digital conversion , all the outputs on a squeezebox is active all the time, so you can hook up the digital output too, in case you want some processing with the music, if you have inputs to spare -- Mnyb --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ScanSpeak any good?

2011-05-24 Thread Mnyb
afaik drivers, they may have produced kit speakers way back ? They are from denmark http://www.scan-speak.dk/products.htm -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Anyway for Transporter to support 24/192?

2011-05-25 Thread Mnyb
dition a DAC from Weiss for example. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + p

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ScanSpeak any good?

2011-05-25 Thread Mnyb
I have always been interested in this companys drivers . http://www.audiotechnology.dk/iz.asp?id=4|a|132||| But I shelfed my diy plans, mostly from lack of space living in apartment leaves no hobby area and ofcourse my 10 thumbs ;) speaker would have furniture quality not ! -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Anyway for Transporter to support 24/192?

2011-05-27 Thread Mnyb
d services when more support from a sbs server is needed and some more formats that needs transcoding . But the intended user have his flac or wav files, so it's still good for it's main purpose. -- Mnyb Main

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ScanSpeak any good?

2011-05-27 Thread Mnyb
(that is the interesting thing with auditechnology drivers as they offer these flexunits so that even diy people can have a customized application specific drivers) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG6

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is there a way to get PCM out of a SB with 4 channels rather than just stereo

2011-05-28 Thread Mnyb
A spdif interface can only carry 2ch of pcm audio ( lossy bitstreams is another story ) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is there a way to get PCM out of a SB with 4 channels rather than just stereo

2011-05-29 Thread Mnyb
-- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is there a way to get PCM out of a SB with 4 channels rather than just stereo

2011-05-29 Thread Mnyb
You can of course bypass the whole problem by getting a nice pair of active speakers ;) This is a very minimal boxcount. Forum members here can suggest a variety Of such speakers AVi, ATC, Adam, Dynaudio , Meridian and more spanning all budgets

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is there a way to get PCM out of a SB with 4 channels rather than just stereo

2011-05-29 Thread Mnyb
This Behringer DCX2496 unit is susprisingly cheap :) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is there a way to get PCM out of a SB with 4 channels rather than just stereo

2011-05-29 Thread Mnyb
forum. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I would like some HDMI info

2011-05-30 Thread Mnyb
s back to the source this is not always working either, but that is moot nowadays when ecerything supports every possible res. I usualy set my TV boxes to output 1080i and the BD player on " native " ? -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Anyway for Transporter to support 24/192?

2011-05-30 Thread Mnyb
forum search), if some developer please could have the wits to change that text to "transcoded" or similar , some of the devs must secretly have a lot of fun with this ;) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +Me

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Anyway for Transporter to support 24/192?

2011-05-30 Thread Mnyb
converted to xxx. I'm viewing this on my Touch. Thats because it is not transcoded try a 24/192 file, or any other file not suported by the Touch or if you have a boom or SB3 play it on them. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + C

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is there a way to get PCM out of a SB with 4 channels rather than just stereo

2011-05-31 Thread Mnyb
What kind of projekt is this as you wanted active xover ? Do you plan to build your own speakers :) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is there a way to get PCM out of a SB with 4 channels rather than just stereo

2011-06-01 Thread Mnyb
ood or have reqirements that is not provide by the market to save money this way, some designs are not possible to sell even if they are good , things can not be big and uggly ;) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is there a way to get PCM out of a SB with 4 channels rather than just stereo

2011-06-02 Thread Mnyb
describing you must measure to not be completely lost, you must have some baseline performance to tweak around :P Your friend with the Linn cards does he know what he is doing ? will he know what is the right settings for your speakers ? it is not that simple as just choosing a frequency ? -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is there a way to get PCM out of a SB with 4 channels rather than just stereo

2011-06-02 Thread Mnyb
ic ? off course some recordings sounds horrible all the time and you cant make that go away with any hifi, and if you try you get it very wrong ( an extreme example would be a stereo that makes californication sounds good, this would then reproduce any good recording 100% wrong and be bad

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New 24bit/192kHz Squeezebox Product

2011-06-08 Thread Mnyb
sq for a human ) if you have them ? What is the freq response of typical microphones ? What about thosse vintage modells. I'm of the opinion that the major part of any improvement in sq over 16/44.1 is the 24bits, this alone is an enourmous resolution enhanceme

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New 24bit/192kHz Squeezebox Product

2011-06-13 Thread Mnyb
the messenger, stereo where gimmicky in the early days so they had a piont just like multi channel gimmics can be overused today. But there is nothing wrong with the aproach one could argue that acoustically 2 sound sources is the worst in creating acoustical interferenc

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New 24bit/192kHz Squeezebox Product

2011-06-14 Thread Mnyb
leaked to the internet. Itrax sells 5.1 pcm hirez but itrax AIX does not release much these days ? So it's a great missed opurtunity not even audiophiles wants it , they are happy to buy 40 year old analog masters as 24/192khz 2ch -- Mnyb ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can a netbook fully replace a squeezebox?

2011-06-16 Thread Mnyb
Does this not also rely on the USB implementation on the netbook. Or can suitable high quality drivers for async and hirez etc always be found ? Is there some kind of chipset to prefer at the pc end of things. Just curious. -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-17 Thread Mnyb
tuation itself makes it harder to hear real differences, but the solution is not to reintroduce the magnitudes bigger problem with sighted testings and the inevitable human bias that follows . This migth be a valid concern but how to test that ? -- Mnyb --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-17 Thread Mnyb
y if it is an improvement ( next problem ) lets not forget that human bias works both ways, abx can probably cure a ingrained sceptic like me in cases where I imagine that there is no difference but in reality it is a difference. -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-19 Thread Mnyb
set of objective and > measurable factors that underlie our experience. To deny it is to > wallow in the shallowest pools of critical vacuity. > > R. correct ! i also believe that reallity exists. -- Mnyb -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter EAC vs. CD audio... Throwing Down the Gauntlet !!!

2011-06-19 Thread Mnyb
depending on the gear ( I have not heard yours ) You may not be able to tell any difference between any resonably good digital sources at all . throw in a cheap dvd player in the mix and try that to. -- Mnyb Main hifi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Garage Conversion - Sound advice ?

2011-06-19 Thread Mnyb
outstic treatments for room? > > Just listening to Eric Clapton - Complete Claton - Wow - Layla > Unplugged 24/96 files in flac or wav would play just fine standalone too 192 k files would need transcoding, then a server is needed, btw hd tracks have 24/96 versions you dont need to buy

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-20 Thread Mnyb
subjective side of things it's only a way to establish if an audible difference exists or not . Bot QM and nazis are invoked :) is not goodwins law such as whoever mentions the nazis first loses the argument and the discussion is over tread locked etc ? -- Mnyb -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-20 Thread Mnyb
rned. I just did we are doomed, but i only colapsed one timeline of many soo we continue on the next bran :) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 x

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-20 Thread Mnyb
out all diet and nutrition nonsense going on lately this is ofcourse mostly BS . -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] software based volume control?

2011-06-21 Thread Mnyb
prove. This where jumper + digital volume is an improvement you would always have the same volume in rigth and left channel . with very good pots as the alps this is less obvius, better tolerances but at a price. -- Mnyb Main

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Speaker Cable - Upgrade ?

2011-06-22 Thread Mnyb
ny better than a $20 Timex. Only watch out for really low impedance speakers they need thicker cables (more cross section of copper) And keep them short and if they are not short don't tie the leftover to a nice bundle that looks like and act as a coil . -- Mnyb --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-22 Thread Mnyb
electrical parameters, i suspect that some really exotic designs are actually very " different " and could be picked out in tests ;) But wait, thats basically what "cable designers" are doing :confused: -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amps and Adjectives, your insights?

2011-06-23 Thread Mnyb
nts can compensate for lack of power. Ofcourse if you are listening at low levels in a small room you migth not need the most powerfull amps. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x Merid

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amps and Adjectives, your insights?

2011-06-24 Thread Mnyb
.com/en-GB/Products/Electronics/Amplifiers.aspx -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Ki

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amps and Adjectives, your insights?

2011-06-25 Thread Mnyb
an decade , now in mk3 version . I had an DMX200 and their semi passive preamp, I was on my way to get a Bryston but the swedish agent for Bryston back then was a nutcase so it was not possible to do bussines ( they have much better representation nowadays )

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amps and Adjectives, your insights?

2011-06-25 Thread Mnyb
adcom gfa-5500 ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amps and Adjectives, your insights?

2011-06-26 Thread Mnyb
ctrum -2 dB from the treble, I'm close to the speakers and they have very wide dispersion of treble ( just lowering the output from the treble unit would not have fixed it ). -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +Me

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-28 Thread Mnyb
understod than all electronics ever built. Hmm what can it be a simple mechanical thing barely more complex than a hammer compared to a human brain. sound is macroscopic enough, no need for heisenberg, there will be a difference or no difference in soundquality without a human observer too.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox audio quality, really that good ?

2011-07-05 Thread Mnyb
to a musicmanagement software is bizzare and unexpected in itself ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bed

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox audio quality, really that good ?

2011-07-05 Thread Mnyb
eezebox as a digitla source, as such it is as good as it can be for most aplications. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel St

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Why is there differences between the players?

2011-07-14 Thread Mnyb
Note that, the volume work on the digital output to , so set al players at 100% And check the use of replaygain function and replaygain tags. So that you either disables it or use the same settings for all players. -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Linn Records FLAC 24bit 44.1kHz to DVD Audio???

2011-07-15 Thread Mnyb
Hmm if it only is stereo tracks ? The plain DVD(V) standard supports 2ch 24bit up to 192k PCM track. i have some of those discs. This oportunity is only abused by some audiophile disc labels, a mastering of a movie must be way more economical with the quite limited space on a dvd disc. -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter - distortion problem

2011-07-16 Thread Mnyb
Is it the same on digital and analog outputs ? tried in to a different amp ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] speaker advancements over 15 years?

2011-07-24 Thread Mnyb
r ? have anyone seen what these high end passive fillter components cost air-wound coils the size of footballs and beer can sized capacitors they are way more expensive than the silicon in any active fillter ? -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] technical question about sample frequency and bit depth digital output

2011-08-01 Thread Mnyb
he ear and different is better ;) Btw i do like squeezeboxes as a digital transport , they are good eneough for almost any aplication. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x Merid

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] technical question about sample frequency and bit depth digital output

2011-08-01 Thread Mnyb
obir;646057 Wrote: > Hello Mnyb, thanks for your quick reply! > > My question was more about if highresolution audio (for instance the 96 > kHz FLAC files I bought from linnrecords.com) could be played 'properly' > this way (without internal downsampling by the SB)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Tomato router - optimisations for Touch?

2011-08-10 Thread Mnyb
one iPad -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Very Long S/PDIF Cable to DAC?

2011-08-12 Thread Mnyb
feildbusses etc ). -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New Squeezebox Touch Mod

2011-08-13 Thread Mnyb
Gazjam;649467 Wrote: > thanks, > ill give that a try On iPad I have the terminus app, so i can upgrade or start or stop my server without starting my PC it ssh to the players too the iPad screen is large enough for some simple chores in terminal. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New 24bit/192kHz Squeezebox Product

2011-08-14 Thread Mnyb
p 1/2 of the samples that wont be any good ). -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Deluxe sync problem Meridian HT gear and other modern digital gear

2011-08-20 Thread Mnyb
s a small time delay, for Video processing this is obvious if you are sensitive to lipsync issues but there is also delay in audio processing. maybe we should list known delay times for certain products somewhere, wiki ? -- Mnyb -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Touch burn-in time?

2011-08-20 Thread Mnyb
ogging and unused audio outputs and some other stuff, static ip using a solid network etc . CPU use is significantly lower makes interface snappier , so i still use the screen. The nature of my system (nowdays) is such that digital sources above a certain quality are indistingui

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Deluxe sync problem Meridian HT gear and other modern digital gear

2011-08-21 Thread Mnyb
processor's powersupply got fried and probably more than one output stage the repaier cost was less than 5% of the original price of this 7 year old product and they changed the electronics for the volume knob too as this was sligthly broken. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Deluxe sync problem Meridian HT gear and other modern digital gear

2011-08-22 Thread Mnyb
I'm a member of HH already, was more active 4-5 years ago. may revisit again was a lot whinge treads about trifield settings not working. And as the rate of new interesting stuff from M is low discusions can be a bit stale and internal I go in circles :) But it is good forum. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New 24bit/192kHz Squeezebox Product

2011-08-22 Thread Mnyb
of some quality. It is also a great geek toy as some users abusive it for upsampling and other stuff, sox has a lot of features :) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 Merid

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New 24bit/192kHz Squeezebox Product

2011-08-22 Thread Mnyb
You can make your own 24/96 copies of higher rez files I you want to use Touch exclusivly without any server involved, an Easy but overlocked solution. This content is somewhat rare and not even entusiast have any realy large quantity of these -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How to browse my "HD" audio tracks?

2011-08-24 Thread Mnyb
e to find them by browse genre. it is abit of a kludge but it works. ( the kludgy parts is that "24 bit" is not genre per se, if it is like in a typical audiphile demo track it's seldom worth hearing it for obvius reasons

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How to browse my "HD" audio tracks?

2011-08-25 Thread Mnyb
firedog;652723 Wrote: > So I can browse that way. > > It also means I can eliminate a given genre from random play if I wish. dito, it usually works fine for me but sync can be sluggish with transcoding HD tracks for SB3 and boom.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Delay one channel only?

2011-08-25 Thread Mnyb
Ok can not "other" acoustical asymetries be responsible for the difference in sound is it not more likely. I have my main speakers at the same distance within 1mm , but the do not measure or sound the same, because the room is not the "same" at b

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How to browse my "HD" audio tracks?

2011-08-25 Thread Mnyb
ts genre ,as those tracks only give noise except in my main ht , the transcoding actually has got a bit leaner the last year and sync better so lately I've forgot to exclude hirez and it works good anyway but the dts tracks is a no go -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Forget 24/192 how about 24/384?

2011-09-02 Thread Mnyb
DXD recording he he there is few 352 kHz recordings avaible from 2L at least a sample. It "exist" but the practical answer is still no, there is no music avaible if we by that means a selection where you I could find something we really wanted to hear not

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Forget 24/192 how about 24/384?

2011-09-04 Thread Mnyb
potential in good old 16/44.1 which they don't in most cases. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Be

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Forget 24/192 how about 24/384?

2011-09-04 Thread Mnyb
orically how many recordings don't have some kind of mistake in them. it migth be if you do everything "perfect" 16/44.1 would do it, but not many things are excetud perfectly. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Forget 24/192 how about 24/384?

2011-09-05 Thread Mnyb
soundcards supports it ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Forget 24/192 how about 24/384?

2011-09-06 Thread Mnyb
very well be done in hirez and sound very very good indeed, but due to intrisinic limits in the source material point 1 is going to be certainly with no room for almost. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J M

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Forget 24/192 how about 24/384?

2011-09-07 Thread Mnyb
you think. Now does 2L have any hirez downloads or are you limited to some kind of discs ? I would prefer not to go with HDcrap if possible (they do sell 2L too) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J Meridia

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Forget 24/192 how about 24/384?

2011-09-07 Thread Mnyb
ere any music on this format ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powe

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical (toslink) connection

2011-09-07 Thread Mnyb
tomatically dissmis the toslink as inferior anymore, i would try . the practical implementation might vary by each use case. It could be that toslink is the best for you and electrical is best for me ? given our different equipment. Or most likely none of could hear any difference

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical (toslink) connection

2011-09-07 Thread Mnyb
adamdea;656213 Wrote: > *where's the problem?* probably somewhere between the ears ;) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridia

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Forget 24/192 how about 24/384?

2011-09-07 Thread Mnyb
time that is meaninfull to physics. wonder what the spl of perfectly still cold air still in it's gas phase is ? ( the air molecules moves around, this can no be silent ) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Forget 24/192 how about 24/384?

2011-09-07 Thread Mnyb
t of hard drives for 1 second of music! i don't even want to think about the energy consumption for computing this amount of data :P -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x Meridian

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0

2011-09-08 Thread Mnyb
entually, a good example is noise levels. A more scientific approach is to be used, to evaluate these improvements. As been said both placebo effects and cognitive dissonance must be out of the process, I suspect both effects are rampant i diy audio, everyone seems so plea

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Forget 24/192 how about 24/384?

2011-09-09 Thread Mnyb
attempts to sell HD material will end on some kind of archeological expeditions in dusty archives. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMerid

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 2.0

2011-09-09 Thread Mnyb
in some situations. Much loudness war produced music sound absolutely horrible, to filter out the high end and make it "fuzzy" might mellow out some edginess , less cumbersome than putting a sock over the earphones. -- Mnyb ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Serverbox server performance

2011-09-12 Thread Mnyb
Phil Leigh;657228 Wrote: > If you want to read some real 24-carat nonsense, try any edition of > Hi-Fi World. They seem to have lost all grasp of reality. HiFi+ ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +Meridi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Serverbox server performance

2011-09-13 Thread Mnyb
correctly set up. I bet there is a bunch of nutters hearing differences between software players and w*nking about that :) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 Meridia

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Serverbox server performance

2011-09-13 Thread Mnyb
one over there. the audiophile harddrive :)) wonder why tube rectifiers are omitted ? i must find an unocupied niche to get rich myself , quantumpurifier filter for your USB cable ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +Merid

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital Audio Myths

2011-09-13 Thread Mnyb
use this odd input impedance ) I don't think this is unique at all. Cult brands are all to happy to oblique the actually make equipment that are up to audiophiles demented expectations ,) Another poster on this forum had a tube preamp that started to di

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital Audio Myths

2011-09-15 Thread Mnyb
adamdea;657899 Wrote: > This link seems to cover most of the myths rather effectively (although > aimed at radio hams) > > http://www.261.gr/Digital%20Audio%20by%20R%20Orban.html Excellent !! -- Mnyb Main

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How close a sync on synced players?

2011-09-22 Thread Mnyb
ime to get in sync after you paused or skipped track. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Bo

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Pop/click in transporter playback with recent firmware

2011-09-24 Thread Mnyb
mon to these files is it completely random. No supicius activity in the server.log No rebuffering, yes ethernet cables and switches can have problems to. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG9

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] More nonsense...

2011-10-03 Thread Mnyb
that uses flash ;) Should I avoid the content, because the site is not top notch. That is often why I'm starting my PC there is always content that you can not see on an iPad -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] More nonsense...

2011-10-03 Thread Mnyb
puter to listen > to music?" > > Thankfully this forum and its members often a welcome tonic to these > often maddening Apple centric people. Hence me using the spotify plugin then I have music even for the non

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1900 euros + tax for digital upgrade and power supply for Duet

2011-10-03 Thread Mnyb
Note that this tread is about a transport with -tube driven- digital output. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Headless Touch

2011-10-05 Thread Mnyb
#x27;s not on the network no script in the world could reach it and the display is the only option. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridia

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical (toslink) connection

2011-10-06 Thread Mnyb
ich just happen to sound > exactly the same. can I have menu a) with extra fries on the side :) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridia

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Optical (toslink) connection

2011-10-06 Thread Mnyb
It may confuse an autosensing dac ( and you ) which input are you listening to :) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Inguz on Vortexbox Appliance

2011-10-08 Thread Mnyb
May be the cpu >= 2GHZ minimum requirement ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: B

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Inguz on Vortexbox Appliance

2011-10-09 Thread Mnyb
ng can be made tranparent, and in all cases the vast improvements you get should swamp any tiny degradation you theoretically could get from another spdiff or tos interface, but modern dac have no problem rejecting that. my digital preamp has drc < 300 hz to fix bassnodes etc. -- Mnyb -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter sounds better as a DAC than as a streamer?

2011-10-10 Thread Mnyb
ear a difference (and therefore you do). > > 3. The TP does not have sophisticated jitter-reduction features on its > digital inputs. Perhaps the jitter characteristics of the CD > player/interconnect happen to generate distortion that sounds "airy" to >

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter sounds better as a DAC than as a streamer?

2011-10-10 Thread Mnyb
ll other kinds of subtle influences is this CD drive a nice looking solid "audiophile" component "cognitive dissonance". AES-EBU is it not the worst input/output to use , you don't have to believe me just do a forums search on Seans opinion of AES-EBU when he designed the TP.

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