I've put an old 12V Maplin linear PSU into my Power Plant P10 for the time being. I will then compare it with the 12V battery when it arrives. Certainly the noise floor is lower and fine detail better with the linear PSU over the standard switched mode one.
Has anyone noticed how forgiving of low bitrate mp3 format the Bushmaster is? I'm listening to Radio Paradise from the Touch in 128kbps and it really doesn't sound too bad at all while I'm beavering away around the house.
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Yes, thanks for reminding me, I was going to mention it on the review thread. MP3's benefit from the BM greatly IMHO. Makes some much more bearable!
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Why listen at 128 when 192kbps is available?Originally Posted by MartinT
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Why listen to MP3 when AAC streams are available?Why listen at 128 when 192kbps is available?
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I think the guys are trying to point out how low in quality format you can go and still not be disappointed in the SQ results.
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Exactly. You missed the point that I was pretty much otherwise occupied and just turned the thing on without bothering much about picking the right stream.
Even for the car I rip mp3s to 320kbps, so 128k is certainly not my preferred resolution. However, the BM makes them more than bearable.
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The point wasn't lost on me
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192K isn't always available!
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This is what I have been banging on about my hifi as a whole ...
You stick crap in, and whilst crap comes out its smooth and doesn't need much of a wipe!
An attribute in hifi that people often seem to quick to dismiss in my opinion, favouring the "ultimately revealing" "shows you all the inadequacies" route ... Daft IMO ..
The BM seems like that sort of gear too ... But that is of course in my system!
Have you tried plugging in any high end source - whatever you use (I'm not sure) an comparing it to its internal dac (if possible) ...
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