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| Ripping CD's to hard drive Perhaps we should also mention that ripping to an SSD or a USB instead of a traditional HD will not only be faster but should be more reliable in the long term? SSDs now also come in a similar form as RAM sticks (the ultra fast NVMe PCIe 3.0/4.0)... | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive @m_j_s I can’t believe that some are talking about ripping to mp3!? I don’t even rip to FLAC, I choose AIFF or WAV. I mean, storage is not a problem, so why bother with FLAC. If you can’t hear the difference between mp3 and a lossless file typ... | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive @cjlundberg Anything at or above 192kbps MP3 is fine. Below 192kbps it's fairly easy to hear sonic degradation on anything other than speech only/ simple recordings. FLAC now seems to gradually be taking over from MP3 as the preferred file med... | |
| Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older? @musicfan2349 Although it would seem that some of are still enjoying new music there doesn't seem to be any consensus as to who today's best music acts might be. If you look at the covers of today's bighest music magazines (Mojo, Uncut, Rolling... | |
| Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older? It's important to remember that searching out new music always takes a little time and effort. It's all too easy to find good music at the start of your journey (be it via cassette, 45, LP, CD or the internet) but as time goes by, the searching w... | |
| Beatles vs. Stones @bdp24 He and I made a pilgrimage to Brian’s Bel-Air mansion in the summer of 1975, demo in hand (engineered by yours truly), to ask if he would produce us in a pro studio. It didn’t work out ;-) Gee, that’s bad luck, or bad timing. By most... | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @glatzj Some more good points raised in a thread that's threatening to go off the rails. Without standardized test methods, test equipment, and multiple people doing the same testing (to minimize bias and error), meaningful comparisons betwe... | |
| Beatles vs. Stones The Beatles were always compared to rival bands and people were already writing them off by 1965. Initially they were going to be superceded by Gerry and the Pacemakers whose first 4 releases scored a remarkable 4 out of 4 UK number 1s. Then it ... | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? kenjit @mastering92 Again you are contradicting yourself. First you said ASR is powerless to influence the highest ranks of this industry; such as the top-most Studios, wealthy audiophiles, and audio dealers. Then you say A gr... | |
| Beatles vs. Stones Unlike the Rolling Stones who barely stopped touring we hardly got to hear the Beatles play anything after 1965’s Rubber Soul. Thankfully, some very enterprising folks decided to do something about that. Here are The Analogues re-creations of so... | |
| Beatles vs. Stones The Beatles obviously. The Stones, for me, without Brian Jones became rather monochromatic after their extraordinary run between 1965 -1967. I can't think of a single great Stones album, and trust me I've given the highly regarded Exile on Main ... | |
| Dylan's Time Out of Mind remix is Stunning @asctim For myself I can’t think of any re-mixes that I whole heartedly prefer over older mixes. Me neither. Once the initial hullabaloo wears off I usually go back to the original mastering. The recent Beach Boys Sounds Of Summer: The Ver... | |
| How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers? @gjohns There are two types of people in the world. Us and Them 😌 Agreed, though sadly compared to them we're the tiny minority. My Tannoy Berkeley’s have solid wooden grilles with just a cutout for the 15 inch drive units. Behind their be... | |
| Proof of improvements in audio system sound quality.... @digitalviper i need someone to help explain how to make a less expensive system sound better, truthfully. with no lies at all. 1 Find the best sounding room to put your system in. Not too lively and certainly not too dull. 2 Set up your spe... | |
| Experience with Townshend Seismic Podiums on Concrete Floor (they're great) @wyoboy ...their method of placing speakers directly on the floor was to put a piece of marble under the speaker--so not really sure if it's analogous to carpet on concrete--would love to see if carpeting/pad is considered a form of decoupling a... |