Re: Computer Audio Blasphemy, nige tries Another SD Card Player
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 11:19 pm
When i finally got the phonograph working well it wasn't worth the trouble of keeping them both going.
As I mentioned the "clock" kept falling off and after resoldering it numerous times the little board was spoiled. I need to send it back to "Jocko". He says he can place the clock on a board with proper through holes and then I can compare the two. I do admire simplicity and Andreas's setup is the opposite of simplicity
I figured I would wait until something interesting came up.
The SDTrans sounded better than anything I had heard but my digital setup lost resoundingly (could not resist) to the LP.
Not trying to discourage anyone from working at it especially those who do not have a lifetime's worth of LPs.
But there is no question SD is vastly superior to the computer for those who can stand the extra work. Dealing with the SD cards ...
One of these days I will install Andreas's clock onto the SDTrans. I have them I just need to do it.
Hoping the new filtering scheme for the SOEKRIS might make enough of a difference to warrant putting it all back together. I sure do dread dealing with those batteries again! I may risk being pronounced anathema and use AUDIO G_D's regulators instead of the batteries ... I know the batteries are better but i need to revisit the whole thing and see how much better.
Have any of you tried out the new firmware that SOEKRIS has released?
I admire the tenacity of the TIR NA brotherhood. Don't get me wrong!
In the midst of trying to come up with a serious listener's SYNERGY horn setup. If anything good comes of it I will let TIR NA know. I do not intend to use DSP though that is tempting. For digital signals it could be interesting but I cannot abide having to convert. I do use DSP below 150 hz now and will continue to; find it is very useful. One has to be judicious, you can only go so far. And room treatment still has to be done. using a pair of old YAMAHA YDP2006 which uses PCM63s. Sounds just fine in the bass. The Synergy horn will be high passed around 150 hz, too.
As I mentioned the "clock" kept falling off and after resoldering it numerous times the little board was spoiled. I need to send it back to "Jocko". He says he can place the clock on a board with proper through holes and then I can compare the two. I do admire simplicity and Andreas's setup is the opposite of simplicity
I figured I would wait until something interesting came up.
The SDTrans sounded better than anything I had heard but my digital setup lost resoundingly (could not resist) to the LP.
Not trying to discourage anyone from working at it especially those who do not have a lifetime's worth of LPs.
But there is no question SD is vastly superior to the computer for those who can stand the extra work. Dealing with the SD cards ...
One of these days I will install Andreas's clock onto the SDTrans. I have them I just need to do it.
Hoping the new filtering scheme for the SOEKRIS might make enough of a difference to warrant putting it all back together. I sure do dread dealing with those batteries again! I may risk being pronounced anathema and use AUDIO G_D's regulators instead of the batteries ... I know the batteries are better but i need to revisit the whole thing and see how much better.
Have any of you tried out the new firmware that SOEKRIS has released?
I admire the tenacity of the TIR NA brotherhood. Don't get me wrong!
In the midst of trying to come up with a serious listener's SYNERGY horn setup. If anything good comes of it I will let TIR NA know. I do not intend to use DSP though that is tempting. For digital signals it could be interesting but I cannot abide having to convert. I do use DSP below 150 hz now and will continue to; find it is very useful. One has to be judicious, you can only go so far. And room treatment still has to be done. using a pair of old YAMAHA YDP2006 which uses PCM63s. Sounds just fine in the bass. The Synergy horn will be high passed around 150 hz, too.
