Hi Fi seperates - Black or Silver?

[Morningside]

Adrian W said:

Morningside said:

Cactussed said:

Old school I know, but.....

....does anybody else miss the level meters or graphic equaliser diodes on the front? I remember as a kid sitting there mesmerised for hours litening to records and watching the needles then (later on) lights jumping around...

I am selling this on ebay at the moment. Had it for yonks and am surprised by the interest.

This is not an advert

I'm interested how much you get, as I was thinking of putting Audiolab 8000A and P on ebay and was wondering if it was the right place to sell them.

Will do. Well, its up to £58 at the moment with 27 people watching and 3 days to go.

Edited by Morningside on Thursday 15th January 20:51

[SJobson]

miniman said:

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Oh and silver on my latest:-

Whoa, what is that, and where do I get one?

It's a Logitech Transporter, and the cheapest place I was aware of just after Christmas was Superfi: Clicky

You do need to make sure your music is ripped losslessly to make it worthwhile over a normal Squeezebox Classic, and you have some sort of server running too.

[Plotloss]

Miniman, might be able to beat that Superfi price, drop me a mail tommorow.

Also not sure about the requirement for lossless. The DAC in the Transporter is VASTLY superior to that in the classic.

Edited by Plotloss on Thursday 15th January 21:42

[koenig999]

Olive please

Koenig

[SJobson]

Plotloss said:

Miniman, might be able to beat that Superfi price, drop me a mail tommorow.

Also not sure about the requirement for lossless. The DAC in the Transporter is VASTLY superior to that in the classic.

Edited by Plotloss on Thursday 15th January 21:42

That's the reason to use lossless - why bother upgrading to the Transporter unless your source material justifies it?

Anyway, I know the DAC in the Classic isn't all that, hence using a Musical Fidelity X-DAC V8

[The_Burg]

Squeeze box 3, Analogue VU screen saver! Old school cool!
Loved my old Yamaha amp with huge VU meters. Looked good and sounded OK too.

[Ecurie Ecosse]

Morningside said:

Adrian W said:

Morningside said:

Cactussed said:

Old school I know, but.....

....does anybody else miss the level meters or graphic equaliser diodes on the front? I remember as a kid sitting there mesmerised for hours litening to records and watching the needles then (later on) lights jumping around...

I am selling this on ebay at the moment. Had it for yonks and am surprised by the interest.

This is not an advert

I'm interested how much you get, as I was thinking of putting Audiolab 8000A and P on ebay and was wondering if it was the right place to sell them.

Will do. Well, its up to £58 at the moment with 27 people watching and 3 days to go.

Edited by Morningside on Thursday 15th January 20:51

Wow - might have to put my Sony Dolby S TCK611S on!

I won't part with my Walkman Pro though.

[andy_s]

miniman said:

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Oh and silver on my latest:-

Whoa, what is that, and where do I get one?

...and why does it do?!

[shalmaneser]

Pupp said:

Black and silver looks good when bathed in the warm glow of a the tube, with a hint of HT blue

I've seen this amp on here a few times now, can i get some details, it looks stunning. Although I guess it's hideously expensive...

Anyone got a video showing what it looks like 'in motion' as it were?

[AngryS3Owner]

Adrian W said:

I'm interested how much you get, as I was thinking of putting Audiolab 8000A and P on ebay and was wondering if it was the right place to sell them.

Just out of idle curiosity how much are you expecting to get for both, I always liked them a lot?

[Plotloss]

SJobson said:

why bother upgrading to the Transporter unless your source material justifies it?

Because the loss in MP3 is a massively overstated issue?

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Plotloss said:

SJobson said:

why bother upgrading to the Transporter unless your source material justifies it?

Because the loss in MP3 is a massively overstated issue?

Overstated? Mostly. However I've got a couple of tracks that even 320vbr doesn't cut it. Tried 2 different encoders with the same result. Disk space is peanuts now though.

The Transporter is the best MP3 playback device I've heard though. It even seems to get something more out of 128kbit MP3's than most. That's probably just because it looks nice however

[Plotloss]

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Plotloss said:

SJobson said:

why bother upgrading to the Transporter unless your source material justifies it?

Because the loss in MP3 is a massively overstated issue?

Overstated? Mostly. However I've got a couple of tracks that even 320vbr doesn't cut it. Tried 2 different encoders with the same result. Disk space is peanuts now though.

The Transporter is the best MP3 playback device I've heard though. It even seems to get something more out of 128kbit MP3's than most. That's probably just because it looks nice however

It really is fantastic.

Testing it in comparison to some very high end CD players worth double that of the transporter on admittedly lossless content produced some barely credible results.

[Zod]

Plotloss said:

Miniman, might be able to beat that Superfi price, drop me a mail tommorow.

Also not sure about the requirement for lossless. The DAC in the Transporter is VASTLY superior to that in the classic.

Edited by Plotloss on Thursday 15th January 21:42

I've been tempted, but I can't see any point given I output the digital signal from a Duet into a Cyrus DAC-XP.

[willd58]

Plotloss said:

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Plotloss said:

SJobson said:

why bother upgrading to the Transporter unless your source material justifies it?

Because the loss in MP3 is a massively overstated issue?

Overstated? Mostly. However I've got a couple of tracks that even 320vbr doesn't cut it. Tried 2 different encoders with the same result. Disk space is peanuts now though.

The Transporter is the best MP3 playback device I've heard though. It even seems to get something more out of 128kbit MP3's than most. That's probably just because it looks nice however

It really is fantastic.

Testing it in comparison to some very high end CD players worth double that of the transporter on admittedly lossless content produced some barely credible results.

Have you tried it against the new DacMagic?

[DavidY]

Many people rate the SB+ over the Transporter for Sound Quality

www.at-tunes.co.uk

davidy (owner of several SBs, Duets, and an SB+)

[DocJock]

Silver? Black? Surely it has to be wood?

[Adrian W]

AngryS3Owner said:

Adrian W said:

I'm interested how much you get, as I was thinking of putting Audiolab 8000A and P on ebay and was wondering if it was the right place to sell them.

Just out of idle curiosity how much are you expecting to get for both, I always liked them a lot?

Hmmmmm pm me

[M3John]

AngryS3Owner said:

Not sure the colour is as important at the overall design of the stuff...

My main toy:


SACD / DVD player (which doesn't look the same colour as that is on my monitor):



Also have an xbox / PC and another CD only player that's black, really must take some pics for the home cinema thread.

Same amp as me Ben and similar DVD player. I always knew you were a man of taste !

[Dr JonboyG]

Zod said:

I think Cyrus looks good in silver or black (I have two systems in silver):

I think my Dad has the same ones - you didn't also buy them from that bloke's shop in Maida Vale did you?

Do they make an AV amp? Now that HDMI has become standard, I don't see the point in having a huge cocking receiver that's 6" tall so it has room for millions of RCA cables on the back - just give me somewhere to plug in the speakers, some HDMI in and a couple of HDMI outs, and maybe some opticals, and make the unit as low-profile as a DVD player or cable box.