Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget clean power
I still can't read about the speakers. Many so called High End speakers are voiced a bit strange to archieve some spectacular sound on first listen. Preferable some Jazz that kicks. With voices some slight anomalies in the mids can do lots of harm and people spend endless amounts of time, money and nerves to fix it but never can get it right. Harsh voices from standard definition is not plausible. 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: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106141 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget clean power
Learnincurve wrote: > I like listening to classical vocal (opera, Lieder, etc) and have > identified that a nasty hard-edge to some voices may be at least > partially attributable to low-def digital sources, so am trying to > upgrade both source material and equipment to handle higher def. What makes you think the "def" (I assume you mean number of bits and sample rate) is an issue? > However, as I'm aware that I didn't buy the best and as I' also aware > that power supply is likely to be a major source of degradation What makes you think that power supply is likely to be a major source of degradation? > What would be my best bet to filter as well as possible, without > spending much money? Chokes and caps are the way to go, once you know that the issue is related to the power supply. But if you don't have an unlimited budget, I suggest you first verify what is really causing the issue before you start using any money. "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 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106141 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget clean power
If you've done all that and you're still not happy .. your next step would be to try a different amplifier, IMHO. Arcam aren't known for being harsh, quite the opposite in fact, but I don't know much about the Azur range. In general the speakers have by far the biggest influence on the final sound balance, followed by the power amp. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106141 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget clean power
drmatt wrote: > If you are using an offboard DAC I would not bother upgrading the Touch > PSU at all, it won't make the slightest difference. Generally, if you > don't like the way it sounds at the moment your best bet would be to > a)make sure everything is working properly and then b) get some > different speakers. > > And I would definitely get clean digital sources of at least > uncompressed CD quality. The jury is very much out on whether there is > any real benefit to going beyond that... +1 Audiophile mythology is that if are a real audiophile, you can sort power supplies by ear. Power for USB devices has become some kind of a new religion. Reality is not so much. If your system sounds harsh, there is always speaker positioning (toe-in, room location), speaker adjustments (If there are any), system equalization, and room acoustics. arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106141 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget clean power
If you are using an offboard DAC I would not bother upgrading the Touch PSU at all, it won't make the slightest difference. Generally, if you don't like the way it sounds at the moment your best bet would be to a)make sure everything is working properly and then b) get some different speakers. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106141 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget clean power
'Here's' (https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/RTF-LC-FILTER-3AMP-2-4S/727847_32347194394.html) a different type of filter (this one will handle up to 3A) Learnincurve's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64807 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106141 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget clean power
Greg Erskine wrote: > Interesting safety "earth" on that cheap power supply. :mad: > > If you buy it, be a little careful and get it examined by an > electrician. Haha! Yes. I noticed that too ;). I'll obviously take a look and ground it if it's missing on mine. Learnincurve's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64807 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106141 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget clean power
Interesting safety "earth" on that cheap power supply. :mad: If you buy it, be a little careful and get it examined by an electrician. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106141 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Low budget clean power
Hi, Maybe the wrong forum for anything "Low budget", but reality dictates that I try to get the best bang for as few bucks as possible, so here goes: I have a touch, playing into a Cambridge Azur 640 multi-purpose decoder/amp (multimedia + music), which I just discovered can't handle anything over 96KHz PCM. I like listening to classical vocal (opera, Lieder, etc) and have identified that a nasty hard-edge to some voices may be at least partially attributable to low-def digital sources, so am trying to upgrade both source material and equipment to handle higher def. As I'm on a very tight budget, I decided to go for a SMSL 'Sanskrit PRO-B DAC' (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2015-new-Sanskrit-decoder-DAC-6-anniversary-edition-Optical-fiber-coaxial-USB-input-support-mobile-phones/32409198095.html) I'm also running out of power sockets and am running more equipment than I'd like (including my touch) from original wall warts, so decided at the same time, to invest in a 'cheap, dual linear power supply' (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WL-Hifi-2-way-linear-power-supply-DC-2-USB-preamp-DAC-external-linear-PSU-amplifier/32249266485.html). A polite request at this point not to be too rude that I didn't spend the extra 1000$ on something that will sound better. I didn't and I can't. However, as I'm aware that I didn't buy the best and as I' also aware that power supply is likely to be a major source of degradation, I'd like also to implement a CHEAP alternative to the ' iFi Audio DC iPurifier Audiophile DC Power Filter' (http://www.ebay.com/itm/iFi-Audio-DC-iPurifier-Audiophile-DC-Power-Filter/391548685062?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D21c3d15354374cb79a9b36b8ce7c248b%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D18%26sd%3D391393315448) as close as possible to the power inputs to both the touch and the DAC. I see a number of cheap choke+caps filters available, similar to http://www.readymaderc.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=11_15&products_id=138 Amperage may be a limitation on some of these. As you know, the Touch draws 5V at about 2.5 A, while the DAC needs 9V at 2.5W (0.28A) - if I' m to believe the web page. What would be my best bet to filter as well as possible, without spending much money? BR. Learnincurve's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64807 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106141 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
