Re: [slim] MB Vs MiB

2022-03-09 Thread Julf
bpa wrote: > FORTH - my introduction to threaded code. > I thought there was already a FORTH port done and was in the DECUS > library - or maybe you did it. It was after my attempt - I contributed some code. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing

Re: [slim] MB Vs MiB

2022-03-09 Thread Julf
bpa wrote: > A fellow PDP-10 coder on DECystem-10/DECsystem-20 with odd instruction > mnemonics such as HRRZM, AOBJN. > The indirect bit where, in assembler, you could do multiple levels of > table lookup in just one instruction - great fun to code but nearly > impossible to maintain. You can

Re: [slim] MB Vs MiB

2022-03-09 Thread Julf
bpa wrote: > Same here. > > The odd part is they didn't seem to define "byte" - because there used > to be ambiguity, many network protocol standards used the term "octet" > for a 8 bit quantity. Indeed. On the PDP-10 (and PDP-20) a byte could be anything from 5 bits up. Memory was 36 bits

Re: [slim] New modified SqueezeAMP batch?

2022-03-09 Thread Julf
philippe_44 wrote: > Yes, shipping can be done anywhere, it’s always around 10USD Great! So please count me in for 2! "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"

Re: [slim] New modified SqueezeAMP batch?

2022-03-08 Thread Julf
I would be interested in 2, but is shipping from Canada? I am in the Netherlands... "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

Re: [slim] Comparisons between current (2022) streaming service integrations?

2022-02-09 Thread Julf
chavezdaniel wrote: > I have used both Family and Premium without issues. If you want lossless > FLAC you need to go for the HiFi ones that are slightly more expensive, > though Good to know, and yes, I know the non-"HiFi" ones are lossy, but so was Spotify... > According to the Deezer

Re: [slim] Comparisons between current (2022) streaming service integrations?

2022-02-09 Thread Julf
I have a bunch of questions about Deezer integration. 1) What Deezer plans/subscriptions are needed? I assume "Free" is not supported, but is Family/Premium enough? 2) Number of devices - "Premium" seems to allow 3 devices, but do the individual players connected to LMS/msb count as separate

Re: [slim] Neil Young at it again

2022-02-08 Thread Julf
mamema wrote: > https://www.worldcat.org/title/psychoacoustics-facts-and-models/oclc/184984467 I dare you to post that in the audiophile section :) "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

Re: [slim] Neil Young at it again

2022-01-31 Thread Julf
threej wrote: > Yes, and probably half of them are right ;-) Or not... "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

Re: [slim] Neil Young at it again

2022-01-31 Thread Julf
threej wrote: > No, but the difference is evident. You do realize that is what pretty much everyone who hasn't done a double-blind say? :) "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

Re: [slim] Neil Young at it again

2022-01-31 Thread Julf
threej wrote: > I'd thought Spotify quality was pretty good, but I hear greater space > and detail in the same songs I'd been listening to via Spotty plugin in > LMS. Double blind and level matched? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of

Re: [slim] Neil Young at it again

2022-01-30 Thread Julf
garym wrote: > there is a Deezer app in App Gallery in mysqueezebox.com. I suspect it > has to be installed along with the Deezer plugin I see in LMS. I've > never used it. OK! Thanks! "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high

Re: [slim] Neil Young at it again

2022-01-30 Thread Julf
garym wrote: > seems to be a Deezer plugin. See: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?104738-Deezer-Plugin/page16=deezer Ah, thanks! I guess I have to go through mysqueezebox.com to install it? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art

Re: [slim] Neil Young at it again

2022-01-30 Thread Julf
I guess there is nothing for Deezer LMS integration...? "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

Re: [slim] Neil Young at it again

2022-01-29 Thread Julf
I do admire the very British humor of James Blunt - he threatens to release new music if Spotify doesn’t remove Joe Rogan’s podcast. "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

Re: [slim] opinion: squeezeamp & audiophonics

2019-12-02 Thread Julf
philippe_44 wrote: > With the first batch of SqueezeAMP > (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?110926-pre-ANNOUNCE-SqueezeAMP-and-SqueezeliteESP32) > likely being shipped this week, I'm wondering what future I should give > to the device part of this project. > > Although it's open

Re: [slim] Is there an alternative forum for slimdevices????

2019-10-06 Thread Julf
slartibartfast wrote: > Don't feed the troll Sorry - I just happened to read this thread before I saw the other one. "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"

Re: [slim] Is there an alternative forum for slimdevices????

2019-10-06 Thread Julf
johnny gh wrote: > here it's impossible!! What is impossible here? "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,

Re: [slim] New book by Neil Young on Pono history and his "Mission to Save High-Quality Audio"

2019-09-30 Thread Julf
Roland0 wrote: > A (quite entertaining) 'review' > (https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/09/neil-young-feel-music-evolved-and-half-assed/599044/) > at The Atlantic With wonderfully silly prose like "MP3s, and I’ll try to be as scientific as I can here, are evil. They go

Re: Amazon Music rolls out a lossless streaming tier that Spotify and Apple can�t match

2019-09-18 Thread Julf
mgraves wrote: > With respect to MQA, I appreciate that's it's technically very clever. Is it? "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,

Re: [slim] New book by Neil Young on Pono history and his "Mission to Save High-Quality Audio"

2019-09-18 Thread Julf
left channel wrote: > "Earth will be changed forever when Amazon introduces high quality > streaming to the masses,” said rock icon Neil Young. “This will be the > biggest thing to happen in music since the introduction of digital audio > 40 years ago." >

Re: [slim] Switzerland to cease analogue VHF FM broadcasting by the end of 2024

2019-09-12 Thread Julf
BJW wrote: > b/c mobile internet isn't free, and afaik, doesn't have the reach or > penetration of broadcasting. that isn't to say it won't tho, > eventually. Indeed. It makes more sense to improve mobile internet coverage than to deploy a parallel FM infrastructure. "To try to judge the

Re: [slim] Switzerland to cease analogue VHF FM broadcasting by the end of 2024

2019-09-12 Thread Julf
BJW wrote: > one wonders if digital FM broadcasting will gain enough of a foothold to > actually survive? Why would it? There is mobile Internet... "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

Re: [slim] New book by Neil Young on Pono history and his "Mission to Save High-Quality Audio"

2019-09-12 Thread Julf
Ah, yes, Neil Young is a perfect example of how even if you are a great musician, it doesn't mean you have any clue about how audio works. "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

Re: [slim] Some Rasberry Pi / LMS questions for a complete beginner.

2019-09-06 Thread Julf
d6jg wrote: > The Behringer is 48/16 only. Yes, that is more than enough unless you are a dog or a bat. "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

Re: [slim] Alarm toggle

2019-08-28 Thread Julf
Hmm. My wife uses the alarm on the Radio in the mornings. She used to turn it off with the power button, but the alarm would turn off for the rest of the days in the week and had to be reactivated every evening. After I instructed her to turn off the alarm by using the tuning button (first

Re: [slim] T-Class amp recommendations

2017-11-29 Thread Julf
"Class T" was just a fancy name for tripath's class D stuff. Class D is much older than tripath. "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

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-11-06 Thread Julf
Jeff07971 wrote: > Yes and it is Linus (We're not worthy) Torvalds so He still (at that point) had the familiar swedish-speaking-finn accent... :) "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

Re: [slim] Analog or digital?

2017-10-25 Thread Julf
Fermon wrote: > I was using X40 and it was way better than standard built in. How did you do the level matching? "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" -

Re: [slim] Latest Plex updates Music features

2017-10-10 Thread Julf
SamS wrote: > As much as I love LMS, it's just getting a bit old/inflexible for me. What flexibility do you lack? "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" -

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-02 Thread Julf
iPhone wrote: > Many valid points as always dhallag. Yet I continue to see the major > issue with today's Generation and today's hardware/software integration, > which is today's youth mainly just want to use the latest and greatest > ideas. I think it is worse than that. When I was growing up,

Re: [slim] Logitech should resurrect squeezebox

2017-09-19 Thread Julf
cathcam wrote: > For the most part, all cloud services are the same. Pull you in, lock up > your data, charge to access it, add services to maintain it. Absolutely. Unfortunately most people don't seem to mind these days. > How many companies do you know that offer the right to leave and take

Re: [slim] Logitech should resurrect squeezebox

2017-09-17 Thread Julf
Ikabob wrote: > what if SONOS made their devices compatible with the Squeezeboxes. I > would be very inclined to buy SONOS products to add to my SB ecosystem. > It might be a profitable venture for SONOS. The whole SONOS business idea is based on tying you into a closed system. "To try to

Re: [slim] TIDAL/MQA is 2016

2017-09-17 Thread Julf
DanSmedra wrote: > An overwhelming majority of Squeezebox owners who are also audiophiles > recognize that the SB onboard DAC is not up to audiophile quality. What is that statement based on? How large is that "overwhelming" majority? By the way, there is a separate "audiophile" section for

Re: [slim] Logitech should resurrect squeezebox

2017-09-06 Thread Julf
andifor wrote: > => The difference is subtle, but I can hear it. And please don't ask me > to explain, *why* it sounds different. I have no clue of the technical > details :o) Thanks for the description! How many tests did you do, and how many of those did you get right? And how did you

Re: [slim] Logitech should resurrect squeezebox

2017-09-03 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > Like all individual's opinions, we are really not interested how they > were decided upon. When he wants to write a scientific paper about it > then he'll have to show his working... If it is just a subjective opinion, and we treat it as such, then yes. Some of us might still

Re: [slim] Logitech should resurrect squeezebox

2017-09-03 Thread Julf
andifor wrote: > Yes, I have. Good. How did you do it? "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

Re: [slim] Logitech should resurrect squeezebox

2017-09-03 Thread Julf
andifor wrote: > Well, you are invited to check for differences between a Receiver and a > microRendu. I have them both available and can connect them my DAC. - I > don't say, which device sound better (I just say, there is a > difference). Where ever this difference comes from. Have you

Re: [slim] Improving Wireless Strength on the Squeezebox

2017-08-18 Thread Julf
Recoveryone wrote: > The point is this, I made no comment about anyone's personal level or > ability, I even conceded my point with the test results presented by > Mnyb. So to make a comment about someone on a personal level (and that > was the context of his remark) I returned one in kind.

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2017-08-15 Thread Julf
celo wrote: > Let me ask this. Last night my wife and I did a blind test running the > SBT via power bank and stock AC adapter. Blind test, but not double blind? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clever_Hans "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-15 Thread Julf
bpa wrote: > I think keep this thread to the use of Net::UDAP - otherwise this > digression will fill it. Indeed. There is an "audiophile" subforum for discussing imagined improvements in sound quality. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art

Re: [slim] Improving Wireless Strength on the Squeezebox

2017-08-15 Thread Julf
Recoveryone wrote: > Imagine what your life would be if you actually did something worth > while :) Well, toby10's suggestion makes more sense than your 5G one... "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

Re: [slim] SBT showing wrong time in LMS after power outage

2017-07-22 Thread Julf
If a machine that uses NTP (Network Time Protocol) starts up with the time/date badly wrong, it can take a while for it to drift back into correct time. "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

Re: [slim] The King is dead;-)

2017-05-17 Thread Julf
iPhone wrote: > I didn't say MP3 was dead, I said I wish it was and it would JUST go > away quietly. It won't. But it shouldn't bother you if you don't use it. It is still way better than cassette tapes and minidisks. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this

Re: [slim] Transporter issue

2017-04-04 Thread Julf
JJZolx wrote: > I still say the $2000 price tag that Sean Adams slapped on the > Transporter is still one of the best practical jokes anyone with disdain > for audiophiles has ever played. It is what makes it audiophile, isn't it? :) "To try to judge the real from the false will always be

Re: [slim] IMPORTANT: Stop forwarding your LMS ports to the internet!

2017-03-23 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > Just because no-one knows how ipv6 works.. :) :) "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

Re: [slim] IMPORTANT: Stop forwarding your LMS ports to the internet!

2017-03-23 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > Wait till they enforce ipv6, then there will be none. Not sure IPv6 will change anything. Yes, a linear scanning of the address space is not feasible, but scanning routing tables is. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of

Re: [slim] "New Music" - is it possible to edit?

2017-02-19 Thread Julf
pablolie wrote: > When I change some tags, it bothers me that the files appear under "New > Music", which ideally I'd like to be exclusively for recent additions to > my library. Does anyone know if there's a way to edit the content of > "New Music"? I just run a script that resets file

Re: [slim] Invalid mysqueezebox.com username or password

2017-01-31 Thread Julf
I am in Amsterdam, and spotify is (and has been) working fine for me this week. "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

Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?

2017-01-29 Thread Julf
R1200CL wrote: > Based on what ? Based on it not being a technical problem, but a licensing/business strategy problem. "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

Re: [slim] TIDAL/MQA is 2016

2017-01-25 Thread Julf
toby10 wrote: > I think MQA will just be added to the long list of failed formats in a > market with still too many formats and formats that are just fine for > 95% of the market. A better mouse trap doesn’t always succeed if the > existing and simpler mouse traps are catching plenty of mice

Re: [slim] TIDAL/MQA is 2016

2017-01-25 Thread Julf
DanSmedra wrote: > [h=2]Looks like MQA gets a boost. Or not - maybe it is a first step of becoming a proprietary, walled-garden service for Sprint (and Softbank in Japan) customers. Telcos don't have a very good record on that score... "To try to judge the real from the false will always be

Re: [slim] TIDAL/MQA is 2016

2017-01-23 Thread Julf
DanSmedra wrote: > Your first sentence (assertion) is at odds with everything I've read > about MQA over the past two years. Then you must have been reading very selectively. > Your second statement suggests you're not aware of the issues. Numerous > articles are available to read and become

Re: [slim] TIDAL/MQA is 2016

2017-01-23 Thread Julf
Recoveryone wrote: > I don't think MQA will go the way of DVD-A, since its main audience is > the download fan base. The download fan base is the largest group of > audio listening today, so for a format that can offer a better SQ than > Mp3 AND ITunes will finally open up the ears of a

Re: [slim] TIDAL/MQA is 2016

2017-01-20 Thread Julf
DanSmedra wrote: > So the questions seems to be, who worked on the TIDAL app for Squeezebox > (Logitech, TIDAL, or combo), who is capable of doing modifications for > MQA today, and are they 'in the works'? I am rather sceptical about MQA licensing a squeezebox implementation. > Modification

Re: [slim] Spotify plugin confusion

2017-01-19 Thread Julf
mherger wrote: > I do understand you point. But right now you don't have a choice. > Somebody could pick up the pieces and write yet another Spotify > implementation. But as of today it's probably mysb.com or no Spotify. > Ack, and understood. :) "To try to judge the real from the false

Re: [slim] Spotify plugin confusion

2017-01-19 Thread Julf
chbla wrote: > I think it is yeah, I'm using it - is there a reason against using it? Not as such, but some of us are trying to be dependent on as few "out there in the cloud" resources as possible. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of

Re: [slim] Spotify plugin confusion

2017-01-19 Thread Julf
Stig Nygaard wrote: > Unless you got some special reason to choose something else, go for the > official Spotify app. Isn't that dependent on mysqueezebox.com? "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

Re: [slim] TIDAL/MQA is 2016

2017-01-13 Thread Julf
netchord wrote: > i've been listening to the MQA files via my transporter, not decoded of > course, but to my ears they sound superior to the same album in non MQA > format. That indicates that the source material is different (mastering/EQ/whatever), as undecoded MQA should sound the same as

Re: [slim] A Final Goodbye and thanks to this amazing community

2017-01-06 Thread Julf
hagensieker wrote: > Still every service I use has an app. Yes, that is annoying, but I guess it is how vendors want it - lock-in into *their* app, rather than something that can be integrated. :( "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high

Re: [slim] A Final Goodbye and thanks to this amazing community

2016-12-28 Thread Julf
Just have to ask how Sonos works better with Spotify? I am a very happy LMS/Spotify user, and wondering if I am missing out on something... "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

Re: [slim] Latest Plex updates Music features

2016-11-30 Thread Julf
bernt wrote: > Yes, LMS is the best music server software but it's a kind of boring to > use. "Kind of boring" is high praise for software. I prefer the content to be exciting, not the software. :) "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of

Re: [slim] Headphones and Raspberry Pi

2016-11-23 Thread Julf
RiccardoR wrote: > P.S.: The audio of the Raspberry is HORRIBLE!! The standard audio output in the first versions was pretty bad, but it has gotten a bit better. "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

Re: [slim] Mose Allison RIP

2016-11-16 Thread Julf
This has not been a good year. "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

Re: [slim] This site - annoying tapapalk pop-up ad blocks logging in!

2016-11-08 Thread Julf
Thanks! On my tablet the login was blocked - assume because of weird screen size. "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

[slim] This site - annoying tapapalk pop-up ad blocks logging in!

2016-11-07 Thread Julf
I tried this site from my android tablet for the first time - and can't log in, because the top of the screen (including the login link) is covered by a Tapatalk for Android ad. Any hints of how to get rid of the thing? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this

Re: [slim] advice on music file storage

2016-10-28 Thread Julf
HipGirl wrote: > You need to use a program to compress your files, then you can store > more music. Actually ALAC files are already compressed pretty efficiently (almost as efficiently as FLAC), so a separate compression program won't be able to improve the result much (unless you have enormous

Re: [slim] Classic FM HD Audio?

2016-10-26 Thread Julf
Owen Smith wrote: > Well I'm listening to Classic FM HD with the iPad app on my Air2, but I > can't really say it sounds any better. But then I'm listening on the > Air2's builtin speakers which sound pretty rubbish anyway. Any idea what they actually mean by "HD"? "To try to judge the real

Re: [slim] Amazon Echo / Alexa integration how-to with IFTTT

2016-10-23 Thread Julf
paulsi wrote: > Ok, I am not that smart. What is IFTT.com?? "If This Then That", an online service where you can set simple action rules to connect devices and services (such as twitter etc.). "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high

Re: [slim] DSBridge: is there a Linux alternative?

2016-10-22 Thread Julf
Bafpund wrote: > I use the Triode plugin in LMS 7.9.0 an it works like a charm. However, > the LMS interface is outdated and I prefer Spotify's desktop, which I > already used in Windows 10 and now would like to use in Linux. OK, fair enough, if that is what you prefer. "To try to judge the

Re: [slim] LMS stops playing music after 20-30 seconds.

2016-10-22 Thread Julf
mherger wrote: > Does it only happen with Spotify tracks? I've seen issues with them, > too. But then I learned that they were under DDOS fire. Somebody > attachedk their DNS service (and others like Twitter, Netflix etc.). So > > this might have been a temporary thing due to those attacks. >

Re: [slim] DSBridge: is there a Linux alternative?

2016-10-22 Thread Julf
Any reason for not using either of the LMS spotify plugins? "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

Re: [slim] Articles to Ignore When Sorting

2016-08-10 Thread Julf
Yes, Dutch sorting rules are somewhat interesting. Don't get me started on "IJ"... :) "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

Re: [slim] Boom and Radio...what could have been...

2016-06-11 Thread Julf
And it is not a product yet. Just a kickstarter project. I like the description of kickstarter as "you take the same risks as a VC, but have no control and no upside". "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will

Re: [slim] LMS and Pandora

2016-05-12 Thread Julf
cd1999 wrote: > I'm also using Spotify (Triode plugin @ 320k) and it seems that the > quality of the audio is significantly better. There has been reports that Spotify actually compresses and equalizes the material, so it might be that the difference is not down to bit rate. "To try to

Re: [slim] LMS and Pandora

2016-05-11 Thread Julf
toby10 wrote: > My bad guys. Brain fart. I was confusing kbps with hi-res. I need a > vacation. :) Who doesn't :) "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"

Re: [slim] LMS and Pandora

2016-05-11 Thread Julf
toby10 wrote: > Yeah, should rephrase that (I will above). The 192k streams will get > downsampled to 24/48 anyway so there is no real benefit to getting the > 192k streams. Garym is talking about a 192 kbit/s data rate mp3 stream, not a 192 khz sample rate PCM stream. "To try to judge the

Re: [slim] Advice Please - FLAC to MP3

2016-05-08 Thread Julf
rkrug01 wrote: > Look into mp3fs https://khenriks.github.io/mp3fs/ which is a fuse file > system which converts flac to MP3 on the fly. A great setup, and one I use, but more suited to constantly keeping your collection synchronized between your home and car. Sounds like the OP wants to

Re: [slim] Why does Chrome Cast audio sound better than squeezebox classic?

2016-05-06 Thread Julf
Man in a van wrote: > a certain movie clip springs to mind Indeed. 'This one' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFKT4jvN4OEhttp://). :) "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

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-27 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > the sound quality is just incredible - even from a lowly SBT playing > flacs over WiFi from a home built server, and running off its bog > standard wall wart PSU. :) As it should be in any decently designed DAC - if your DAC is sensitive to source, there is something wrong.

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-24 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > How do you suggest I go about measuring my perception that the sound > wasn't as good? I suggest you check out the two ITU recommendations I mentioned. > Hope the OP appreciates your efforts to prevent opinions getting in the > way of his pursuit of the truth. Nothing wrong

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-24 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > Also possible. Annoying if so cos trust me I do not have a spare.. So worth trying to isolate the issue. Next time your system goes into the weird mode, try turning the DAC on and off to see if it fixes the problem. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-24 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > You still can't measure to tell the difference between the type of sound > I prefer and the type you prefer. You keep making claims without any factual support. We don't know that we can't measure to tell the difference between the type of sound you prefer and the type I prefer

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-24 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > My suspicion is I have a dodgy spdif output chip that is dropping output > stream resolution at times, but on a warm relink to the DAC goes back to > full res. Rather unlikely. I would suspect your DAC getting into some funky mode, and resynchronizing when you unplug and replug

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-24 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > Probably best to just move it to the pedantry section. Indeed. Factual accuracy is a true sign of pedantry. Sent from my ZQ864e36 using Firefox. "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

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-24 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > My ears. Haha. YMMV. Yes - the key part of that is "YMMV". And "haha". :) > Obviously you can't measure sound quality can you?? Obviously I can. A lot of what makes up good sound quality as an objective criteria can be quantified and measured, and subjective preferences can

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-23 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > I am however certain that using the digital volume or replaygain on the > SB results in poorer, not just quieter, sound... What's your certainty based on? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-23 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > My view was that disabling RG and setting fixed 100% vol will never hurt > the quality and it /can/ degrade it. So I figured it was a fair punt! Disabling RG will not hurt quality, but you lose the RG functionality, so there should be a somewhat better reason that "it won't

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-23 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > Well I have a 16 bit DAC with an analogue pre-amp and volume control > after it. The DAC is 24 bit capable to be fair, but I choose to use the > pre amp section for volume control instead of the SB output level as I > find it better... Fair enough, but not something I would

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-23 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > Well, in my case I have an external DAC so I want the original bits off > the CD sent to it at 44k/16b. The volume and replaygain are applied > within this precision and are audible. So you have a 16-bit DAC that does the volume processing at 16 bits? Must be a really old one.

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-23 Thread Julf
drmatt wrote: > Always disable replaygain when doing critical listening as it's done in > the digital domain and adds aliasing at the LSB. And have the output > volume at 100% too and use an external pre amp. I am always careful of any advice that includes the word "always". :) I guess this

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-18 Thread Julf
Mnyb wrote: > there are some in whos believe system you should send pcm/wav to the > player , which is nonsense. "but it is more bits, so has to be better!" :) "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

Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?

2016-04-16 Thread Julf
dhallag wrote: > Is there an easy way to verify the bitrate my music is playing at? What happened to good old "trust your ears"? :) "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

Re: [slim] Remote Access to LMS Options

2016-04-15 Thread Julf
banned for life wrote: > That would depend on the VPN. Some VPN connections take ALL of the > traffic down the road to the office while some allow for simultaneous > connections to both networks... OpenVPN/PolarVPN provide simultaneous > connections, for example, while the Windows VPN client

Re: [slim] Roon, a SqueezeBox ecosystem alternative ?

2016-04-15 Thread Julf
firedog wrote: > Roon has now released "RoonSpeakers" - endpoint software that makes > audio HW compatible with Roon. Does it use a proprietary protocol, or some more open / compatible / future proof solution (a la AES67)? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In

Re: [slim] Remote Access to LMS Options

2016-04-15 Thread Julf
epoch1970 wrote: > Nowadays the "hide my ass/make me appear as being in another country" > feature has made VPNs popular, so redirecting the default route has > become a standard setup of VPN clients from which it can be surprisingly > difficult to evade...) Your PC still has to be able to

Re: [slim] Remote Access to LMS Options

2016-04-15 Thread Julf
pablolie wrote: > when I work from home I am connected to the corporate VPN. my LMS is of > course set up on my home network. so when i am on my work computer, i > need to switch to the home computer every time i want to control LMS. But you connect to the VPN through your home network? In that

Re: [slim] Roon, a SqueezeBox ecosystem alternative ?

2016-04-12 Thread Julf
Mnyb wrote: > Sound quality or not is provided by the player the server serves and > everyone is happy :) And, almost magically, it makes no difference if the connection between the server and the player is a $1000 ethernet cable made from pure virgin mountain gold, or is a 1 mile internet

Re: [slim] Easiest way to check flac files for corruption (linux)?

2016-04-01 Thread Julf
rkrug wrote: > I'll probably add some more logging and info Logging? Info? Next you will be suggesting comments and documentation! :) Julf "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 g

Re: [slim] Easiest way to check flac files for corruption (linux)?

2016-03-31 Thread Julf
rkrug wrote: > But I hate re-inventing the wheel - did somebody write a script for > this > already? Code: #!/bin/sh if [ $# -ne 1 ] then echo usage: $0 music_dir exit 1 fi find $1 -type f -name '*.flac' | ( while read file do if ! flac -stw

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