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| Classe CDP .3 1.5 skipping non red book CDs I've not worked on a Classe, but many CD players have an electronic adjustment process that should be completed when a laser pickup is replaced. If it is skipping on tracks that it should read after a factory authorized service, the far and away b... | |
| Riaa curve Ultimately, the accuracy of the inverse RIAA equalization on a phono preamp is only meaningful to the point it is equal to the accuracy of the equalization used on the cutter in the production process. Look at it this way. I can't add "about 2" pl... | |
| CD transport vs streamer? ...WAV and FLAC list similar transcoding statements as ALAC does,No, that is a very different statement. It applies only to the original SliMP3 and the first generation Squeezebox 1. No one is talking about those models in this conversation.Here's... | |
| CD transport vs streamer? I'm not sure what you mean by Apple Lossless is not a native format to the Squeezebox. Check the Slimserver website: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/CodecComparisonFrom the ALAC entry a shade over halfway down the page:"- Must be transcoded ... | |
| CD transport vs streamer? I am using apple lossless.That could be one factor. ALAC is not native to the Squeezebox so has to be transcoded by the Squeezecenter software and streamed to the Squeezebox in a different format. Check your settings to see which format is being u... | |
| CD transport vs streamer? Jglim, I'm still curious about the file format you're using for the Squeezebox. Some formats are not native to the device. While they will play they require transcoding by the server software, so that could be an issue for you. | |
| CD transport vs streamer? Thanks for the link to the other thread, Rich. It was an interesting read. No, I did not directly compare the SB3/Lavry with the Transporter/Lavry as I didn't have them in-house at the same time. While the Transporter was very good, I do agree wit... | |
| CD transport vs streamer? Just out of curiosity, what file format are you using to store the files for the Squeezebox? | |
| CD transport vs streamer? I have not heard the Weiss Medea DAC you're using so can't comment directly on it though it does have a good reputation. However, I run my Squeezebox through a Lavry DA-10 DAC and am very pleased with my system. I settled on this combo 2 1/2 years... | |
| DAC instead of Pre-amp Yes, that can work. I output my Lavry DA-10 directly to my tube amp. Got rid of the preamp several years ago. I use a Squeezebox player with the digital out to the DAC. I control the listening volume with the Squeezebox's digital volume control.On... | |
| Riaa curve The RIAA curve for a phono preamp has a 40 dB swing from 20 Hz to 20KHz. Half of that is a 20 dB boost of the bass and the other half is a similar cut in the treble. It crosses the zero point at 1 KHz. However, it is not a completely straight line... | |
| Ortofon 2M Red Not Happy Need advice Cartridges are sensitive the capacitance load they see. That makes the choice and length of cables from the turntable to preamp important. Some preamps allow for easy adjustments to input capacitance. Even after that adjustment, some cartridges an... | |
| Can we objectively rate speaker cables? Rove wrote: " I beleive many owners may be using one component of a system (cables for example) to compensate for flaws in other components in the system."The implies that there is a single standard to which any particular component should be des... | |
| balanced vs unbalanced output Valverocks wrote: "i wonder if there is any point if one component has a balanced output and the amp does not have any balanced input .I was advised there is a balanced rca adaptor that can be used to connect .Does this defeat the purpose?"In this... | |
| Equalizer or acoustic room treatment or? Martyhk0 said: "The sound is extremely accurate and revealing. Its so accurate I find it fatiguing to listen to." Think about that sentence for a minute. You indicate that your reference is live music. Do you find listening to live music fatiguing... |