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Post by MartinT on Feb 12, 2019 15:27:32 GMT
Qobuz does if I play the complete album in Volumio.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 12, 2019 16:09:31 GMT
I have been re-tuning my system to suit the rather less bright presentation of Spotify compared to Qobuz and, even more, Tidal. I do prefer the tonal balance of Spotify, which is just right and seems to better match the CD. It's why I keep returning to it even if sometimes the resolution of Qobuz is exciting.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 12, 2019 16:40:54 GMT
I seem to have re-settled with Spotify. Welcome back to the family son! 😎 Those new interconnects look interesting - the Black Rhodium would put a dent in the wallet, look forward to an update on these ...
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Post by Stratmangler on Feb 12, 2019 22:38:36 GMT
Yeah, I know. Had it since I bought this PC 5 (?) years ago - if it ain't broke, don't fix it is my motto. Not had any problems until now. Just trying to avoid Windows 10 !! I have a machine running XP Pro, for those rare occasions when life throws a ball at you from the stoneage (ie old kit, and the need to run software contemporary to the kit). Other than that and it's Windows 10 all the way. If you're so averse to Windows 10, why don't you build a RasPi player/server and bypass all the Windows malarkey? piCorePlayer has great Spotify integration.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 13, 2019 6:25:51 GMT
...or you could put Chrome or Android on it. I did the latter on two old Windows tablets and it's given them new life.
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 13, 2019 7:31:59 GMT
If you're so averse to Windows 10 ...
Not averse in principle, just too many people had and have issues with it. I'll get W10 when my current machine dies and I get a new one.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 13, 2019 8:41:30 GMT
W10 is the most stable and productive version of Windows there has ever been.
You're listening to the minority of moaners!
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 13, 2019 10:06:21 GMT
Jerry
If *I* have W10 .......
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 13, 2019 10:46:02 GMT
What's the fuss about? I'm fine with what I have, thanks.
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 3, 2019 6:29:04 GMT
The Signal Ground Solution Signature grounding box has arrived. 2 cables included, I was only expecting 1.
Just 1 cable now connected to an output socket of my pre-amp. Absolutely bugger all difference to the sound.
Martin has reported it takes a while to take effect. OK. Will leave it connected for a few days and see. Am deliberately playing only music that is new to me for the warm-up (or whatever it is) period, so I don't obsess about hearing changes to familiar recordings.
Will report back in a day or so.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 3, 2019 12:22:28 GMT
Give it time, Jerry...
By the way, I found a spare input to be more effective.
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 3, 2019 12:31:02 GMT
Err, yes, I meant input socket! -- post edited as I had typed output again.
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 3, 2019 15:28:04 GMT
Are there different mechanisms at work here? Mike and Alan seem to hear immediate changes on using the RTZ boxes, while the SGS seem to take days to take effect.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 3, 2019 15:35:40 GMT
Yes. The SGS uses internal components in some manner, especially a capacitor. It takes time for that capacitor to 'form' and you'll hear the changes over the next day or two. The space between notes becomes a lot larger and the soundstage and depth will improve.
At least, that's what it does for me. Just moving a connection once it's settled takes an hour or two to settle again.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 4, 2019 10:08:52 GMT
The RTZ effect is immediate Then it carries on improving. No one seems to know what that is for sure. Tony's guess is draining the RF (?) out of the kit
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Post by MartinT on Mar 4, 2019 13:12:15 GMT
The SGS is delayed but it carries on improving too, probably a characteristic of all grounding boxes.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 4, 2019 13:39:32 GMT
We need that T shirt pic redone Keep on Trucking Grounding
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 4, 2019 20:46:58 GMT
Well, after 36 hours of the SGS Sig grounding box being plumbed in and still no audible effect I was starting to look forward to my £445 refund. I could use it on something that did make a difference. Then I recalled Martin's and Mike's conclusion that footers were important. Hoho, I had thought to myself. How daft can you get? But then I thought that the whole concept was daft anyway, so why not give it a try? Some sorbothane footers were duly placed under the little wooden sarcophogus and I relaxed back in my chair fully expecting to hear no difference whatsoever. Well, I got that wrong. I had been listening to the Klemperer EMI Brahms 2nd symphony - it was on pause while I tweaked. Started it up again and the improvement in the natural ebb and flow of the music was seemingly clearly obvious. And the dynamics had more freedom and naturalness - it made the previous playback sound strained and raucous. There might be something in this grounding box malarkey after all! I'll probably give it a couple of days and then unplug the beastie and see/hear what happens then. Am I kidding myself with this or not? - it seems batshit crazy that a bit of sorbothane makes the damn thing drain the electric flux (or whatever it does) where nothing seemed to be happening without it.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 4, 2019 21:09:04 GMT
Yes, I have both my SGS boxes on Black Ravioli feet - and a granite coaster on top of each. The problem with this 'malarkey' is that EVERYTHING matters!!
You might find it has improved further by tomorrow. No, I don't think you're kidding yourself.
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 5, 2019 6:59:06 GMT
Further listening last night. Yes, it does seem to be a real improvement. I was up last night a couple of hours past my usual beddybyes time, listening - a sure sign of a major upgrade in sound! The effect seems most noticeable on large scale, complex music rather than smaller scale stuff. Symphonic has an enhanced sense of scale, ease of flow and intelligibility. The Chandos Langgaard 1st symphony I had previously tried and dismissed as a bit harsh and compressed I listened all the way through with much pleasure. The sound even seemed to improve further over the time, but I suspect that is at least partly due to the old noggin learning how to listen to the new sound presentation. I suspect that a fair amount of the "burn in" process of any new component is due to that. Damn, my £445 refund seems to be slipping away. Martin, what suggestions for connecting my 2nd cable? - I've only used one of the 2 green ones supplied so far, connected to a pre-amp input socket.
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