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post #361 of 1958
I had a similar problem, but solved it by converting to .flac, then back to .wav. All of my issues have been with HD Tracks, so I tend to be suspicious of their HiRes quality. I have downloaded several other 192 tracks elsewhere and they played OK.
post #362 of 1958

Fixed it without recoding by putting it on a known good card. Seems all my off brand cards and my Sandisk MicroSDXC 64gb cards dont work with the high quality 24/192. I gotta try out some more,but very annoying indeed. I can live with 24/96 though for most things. Hotel California Sounds great :-)

 

EDIT: It seems to work on a 8gb Sandisk Class 4....odd as the other cards I tried are supposed to be Class 6 and the microSDXC card i believe should be the fastest of all of them.


Edited by kenman345 - 8/31/12 at 11:20am
post #363 of 1958
Here is a very interesting discussion regarding hi-res technology and whether or not it is needed or even desirable.
post #364 of 1958
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Originally Posted by HiFlight View Post

Here is a very interesting discussion regarding hi-res technology and whether or not it is needed or even desirable.


also here

 

when I read them for first time, they opened a new world in front of my eyes.


Edited by heart banger-97 - 8/31/12 at 2:55pm
post #365 of 1958

skimmed over them. will read thoroughly later, I understand this stuff a lot. Read the second article in the past. I like the idea of 24bit/48khz music as it's literally all the information you actually need (and just slightly extra). Got some Linkin Park from HD Tracks in that type as well. I'm thinking of just making backups of anything i've paid for in high quality and downconverting them to 16/48 or 24/48 for use on the Tera. Though sometimes it's nice to say I have it....you know, just because I can. I am still a strong believer in having to hear something to ultimately make a decision, so I'll do some comparisons with different sample rates and bit depths this weekend if I can. Going to a concert on sunday so not sure how much time I will have.


Edited by kenman345 - 8/31/12 at 3:04pm
post #366 of 1958

the great part in that articles is that they mention, you have lower quality with higher bit depth and sampling rates over 48kHz (if you use them with 16 bit dac, you will have distortion)

post #367 of 1958

With my best kit and files, I hear improvement up to 24/96 and actually slightly prefer 96 to 192 so far. This with material we recorded and know well. That said, I don't see the need for more than 16/48 for something used strictly as a portable player.

 

Those explanations are rather simplistic and there's more going on dynamically and with how you can do filtering etc. Regardless, if you can't hear it yourself, it doesn't matter. I just wouldn't assume that if you don't, it isn't there for someone else with different kit and files. This need for absolutes and justifications is bad for rational evaluations.


Edited by goodvibes - 9/1/12 at 7:44am
post #368 of 1958

Got an interesting message from Charles this morning. Said that you can use iTunes to convert wav files to have a bit depth of 16 while still keeping the 192khz, meaning, it will have less of a speed requirement for the SD card. It also saves on the extra space not needed for playback. 

 

Posted a similar picture on the portable rigs thread while quoting HiFlight and evolutionx with their Tera Players:

 

As you can see, that little card holder thing is sweet. I keep more storage on my than a 160gb iPod. The card fits in my wallet (not the normal business card slots, but it fits nice and easy). I always have that on me, so I always have the potential for tons of music. Haven't loaded them all up yet, but am working to fix that. I think I'm going to go to my sisters and ask for some nail polish to color code the edge of the cards so I can tell the difference easily. Also working on keeping track of what's on each card with a written fold up list. They used to make these magnetic business type cards, that unfold for use as an address book. I've been trying to find out to use for keeping a list for the color and what albums are on the card.

post #369 of 1958

yeah, because magnetic type business cards and flash memory would be such good friends =)

 

neat card holder though, sorry if you already have, but have you linked where you got it?

post #370 of 1958

Happy to repost http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006J73RAI/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00

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yeah, because magnetic type business cards and flash memory would be such good friends =)

 

neat card holder though, sorry if you already have, but have you linked where you got it?

post #371 of 1958

sweet, thanks!

post #372 of 1958

Ordered! ;)
 

post #373 of 1958

Tera or Card holder?

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Ordered! ;)
 

post #374 of 1958

Card holder. lol
 

post #375 of 1958

I think that I will never understand charles altmann and his answers in FAQ section of his own site

 

ph34r.gifdeadhorse.gif

 

 

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Can you tell me please, how do you think your new Tera-Player would stack up against the Attraction DAC in sound quality ?

Your question is significant.

The Tera-Player is developed on the Koss Porta-Pro headphones. Of course I have made it as good as humanly possible, however there are physical laws that make a difference:

 

 

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I have just ordered a pair of Koss Porta-Pro's and am intrigued to see whether this pair of inexpensive cans are as good as you maintain. Incidentally, what is the Koss modification that you carried out? What does the modification do and is it easy to undertake?

I found out that the Koss had the biggest potential compared to all the headphones I tried, however after months of listening, I felt there was a small flaw, but that could be rectified with the modification.

I suggest you first use the Koss as it comes for some time in order to get a feel for it. It sounds very good and natural right from the start.

The only thing I did to the Koss, was to drill 17x 4mm holes into the grille, as shown in the pic. The effect is just that now the internal speaker has a more unobstructed way to your ears. This improves the higher frequency response and resolves an issue that otherwise would muddle the lower mids with the bass a little bit.

With the holes in the grille, the Koss Porta-Pro is perfect and should be considered the reference for all other headphone manufacturers.

I'm gonna kill my self ph34r.gif

 

do any of you guys follow these advices?

 

 

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Originally Posted by goodvibes View Post

With my best kit and files, I hear improvement up to 24/96 and actually slightly prefer 96 to 192 so far. This with material we recorded and know well. That said, I don't see the need for more than 16/48 for something used strictly as a portable player.

 

Those explanations are rather simplistic and there's more going on dynamically and with how you can do filtering etc. Regardless, if you can't hear it yourself, it doesn't matter. I just wouldn't assume that if you don't, it isn't there for someone else with different kit and files. This need for absolutes and justifications is bad for rational evaluations.

I hope so wink_face.gif


Edited by heart banger-97 - 9/1/12 at 2:39pm
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