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Post by oldson on Feb 18, 2016 20:06:03 GMT
Hello Mark, glad you are back, btw. i am hoping to hear both at a (not so local) hifi shop soon. though i do prefer buying looked after used headphones. dont really want to spend more than £300 , so i am prepared to wait. i do still have my d600 when i want to cut out ambient noise. my next purchases will be a new blu-ray player and possibly a Polaris too. please post impressions in the meantime.
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Post by oldson on Feb 18, 2016 18:42:54 GMT
ok cheers. do these adjustments affect the Polaris when used as a pre-amp too?
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Post by oldson on Feb 17, 2016 19:10:27 GMT
just a quick question re- bandwidth settings. reading this thread the original had 3 user adjustable settings. after just looking at the G1217 buying options i can see 2 options "aggressive" and "mellow". does this mean now there are only 2 options which cannot be altered after purchase?
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Post by oldson on Feb 16, 2016 18:17:23 GMT
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Post by oldson on Feb 16, 2016 18:11:46 GMT
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Post by oldson on Feb 14, 2016 9:35:06 GMT
Simon, if you can strech the budget take look to LG OLEDs when searching for a new tely. They are amazing. I recently saw some models heavely discounted at a local store, still pricey but well worth it if one can afford the expense. Sent from my GT-I9505 using proboards i have looked at these Javier. at the moment too expensive for a 4k model, maybe different story at year end. stunning pictures though.
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Post by oldson on Feb 14, 2016 9:31:09 GMT
Haven't tried a "Smart" Blu Ray player lately but I do have some experience streaming Netflix over WiFi to a Samsung 4K "Smart" TV. We recently purchased a "60" 7000 series 4K Samsung. Initially, we watched Netflix using a Roku 3, including a few 4K offerings which I thought were nice but not mind blowing. The up-scaling (to 4k) of this TV is quite impressive and I was even more impressed when I found that with a Samsung ap I could Wi-Fi stream HD movies from my cell phone to the TV. Later I tried WiFi streaming Netflix directly from my wireless router to the TV and I have been doing so ever since. I don't remember if I tried streaming 4K over WiFi but I don't think I did. I would expect that a "Smart" blu ray player would work as well as my TV as long as you get a decent one. If I get a chance, I'll upgrade my Netflix account for a couple of days and see if I can WiFi stream a 4K show. I'll report back on any attempt. I do not have a particularly fast internet connection (12Mbps I believe) and my wireless is just the "N" version. EDIT: Just tried Wi-Fi streaming of Netflix 4K content and it appeared to stream with no problems. thanks for that that is good info. my connection speed is typically 25Mbps, so i should be ok. i am looking at a samsung blu-ray BD-J7500. so far this is the only player i can find that definitely has version 2 hdmi. all the others i have looked at, either dont state the hdmi spec or they have version 1.4. apparently you need version 2.0 to get over 30fps in 4k.
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Post by oldson on Feb 13, 2016 17:11:06 GMT
i have been looking at the best way to get netflix on my none smart tv. started looking at things like the amazon fire tv box but then thought about wifi enabled blu-ray players. i currently have only a dvd player and am planning to upgrade my tv to a 4k model at some point, maybe year end. do any of you have any recommendations for wifi enabled 4k blu-ray players? budget around £200
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Post by oldson on Feb 13, 2016 12:54:05 GMT
The micro has an isoltaed USB input so no, there won't be any benfit. not even considering the "re-clock", "re-balance" and "re-generate" features?
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Post by oldson on Feb 12, 2016 20:46:41 GMT
purely from an hpa outlook, how do you rank the following? Polaris,Aune mini and Ifi micro idsd. just curious
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Post by oldson on Feb 12, 2016 19:25:54 GMT
I remember seeing pictures of the interior of the RA1. Looked just like a CMOY a former student of mine made using an empty tin mint box as a case. His probably sounded better than the RA1! bloody hell just read this, a year late i know. i had an RA1 once, luckily i sold it for a slight profit.
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Post by oldson on Feb 12, 2016 17:46:03 GMT
i got confused Javier. i thought we were talking about foobar release numbers, not the plugin numbers. i have caught up now!
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Post by oldson on Feb 12, 2016 17:35:05 GMT
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Post by oldson on Feb 11, 2016 19:54:16 GMT
If it has a DCDC converter on the PCB that may probably be the culprit. problem has not occurred the last couple of days, could it be my dodgey soldering?
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Post by oldson on Feb 11, 2016 19:48:23 GMT
Simon, you don't get the same screens as shown in the guide because those are made using version 0.9.6 of the plugin (see part 3 of the guide). Javier, i was round my brothers last night, he is using same foobar version(1.3.9) as me but the "components" list layout looks the same as your shots from 0.9.6! do you think i should re-install the program?
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