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is there an app for mac that plays any music file type?
thanks for the info.I'll check it out asap. 
Soundstaging and Imaging: The Delusion about The Illusion
dMaybe this will add some clarity....OP asks:is a recording’s soundstage and imaging of individual participants, whether musicians or vocalists, things that one can truly perceive YES!depending....can we actually, from a recording only, determine ... 
Sub Woofer set up
HiI missed something… I suspect you are using some signal processing, right?I had a pair of Sonata IIIs sans sub. later I added a velodyne DD15.I then chose to go without the HT aspect using the sub simply to augment the Sonatas lower end.I employ... 
I want to be moved and have the music touch my soul!
Hichanging most anything in your rig should demonstrate some new or different vistas on the presentation.some changes are bigger than are others.when was the last time you drove your speakers with tubes?ever run a tube line stage preamp on the sa... 
Digital Storage/Server, Sans DAC- What's Available?
RE OPPO MFD multi format streamer & disk player I agree with the idea to bypass USB when or if possible. the industry however does seem focused on using that interface and simply applying patches to overcome USB inherent abberations. to da... 
Digital Storage/Server, Sans DAC- What's Available?
the Naim UC runs right at $2450 US, retail.it does not come with storagedoes allow some sort of proprietary CD ripping thoughdoes have more than USB outputis a box needing rack spaceotherwise it doesn’t do much more than the sonar Micro Rendu thi... 
Digital Storage/Server, Sans DAC- What's Available?
probably reading this wrong but isn't any NAS pretty much a server too if media apps are added and configured for media playback?I've used Syhnology NAS for some time.that is until I found out it hated bean soup. who knew?there are a few two bay a... 
What define "musicality" ? And what constitute "musicality" in audio ?
musicality nounsensitivity to, a talent for, or knowledge of music.musical 'reality'.of course, with reference to the output of an audio system.i believe descriptors are valid, and even needed to convey, in truth or as close to the truth as is su... 
Kids during audition - aaaaagh!!
as for kids and auditions?kids are around just to make convex or domed tweeters, concave.so who is odd? silly? or just plain nuts? it doesn't appear to be those we think we might could impress with our audio rigs.maybe then its just us.Wanna blame... 
Asking for help - Please! How to play CD's in car with no CD player!
THX! Good luck. 
Asking for help - Please! How to play CD's in car with no CD player!
that 'mini' jack on the radio obviously is for inputting info.running a stereo headphone cable from the phone to the radio and selecting aUX should do the trick. use the phopne to select and play files.you should be golden now either way... addin... 
Asking for help - Please! How to play CD's in car with no CD player!
the simplest most glarring solution is....6 hours of music if compressed on average ought to end up being less than 100 songs. at roughly 5MB per, that's only half a gig of music more or less.I had a 16GB phone and know the issue very well. you s... 
Wilson Audio Yvette vs Sasha 2
Just curious, but why no inquiry or inclusion of the Sabrinas?each person I've spoken with that has heard them especially with aR power has said it was a  most memorable. event and they are less costly than the Evettes.just saying... good luck reg... 
Why no Class D integrated love? (from manufacturers)
why so few, if any affordable/budget Class D INTs around?I asked a similar question on amps in general, of someone who's far more into the stream of things than I at the time, and he said, more or less, "if you are building something for sale, an... 
Asking for help - Please! How to play CD's in car with no CD player!
hi!for music on the go, I’m not gonna be to fussy as to want lossless content playback.with that in mind….leave the CDs in the house. they don’t do well in the heat.quick answer:iphone or Android…. get an Apple music subscription and install the ...