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| Earplugs for concerts? Awesome. That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, folks! | |
| The Best Polished Glass Toslink Optical Cables? I haven't tried the VenDenHul, but I did extensive search for recommendations for the best TOSlink, and only came up with the Wireworld Supernova 6 and the Lifatec. (I use this on my AppleTV.) I tried both (thanks to a no questions asked return po... | |
| Apple Lossless Not sure what you really mean by this. Sure, if someone gives you a hard drive with 500 Gigs of data, you can copy it to your iTunes library. If you're ripping library discs to your computer, are you asking if there's the equivalent of a disc "sta... | |
| New Apple TV -- Anyone planning on it? The Apple TV is now in the Walnut Creek Apple Store. They get a shipment every morning and so far have run out by about noon each day. The good news: Netflix on this thing is awesome. Great integration, you can rate, get more info - everything you... | |
| New Apple TV -- Anyone planning on it? @Edge22 - I did notice that if I stream from my macbook using AirTunes that the quality isn't there, and indeed AirTunes converts the lossless down into something less. However, I mainly stream from the LaCie drive that's connected to my iMac. In ... | |
| New Apple TV -- Anyone planning on it? I am a current owner of a 160GB AppleTV (with about 350GB of digital music, almost all in Apple Lossless (M4A) format. I've done very close listening comparisons and can't hear a significant and consistent difference between my AppleTV and my Oppo... | |
| Audiophiles are older than dirt Well said Elizabeth, Add in Jim Crow laws, McCarthyism, no pill, rampant smoking, many limitations to basic freedoms, etc. Somehow it doesn't seem so innocent. | |
| Review: Merlin Music Systems TSM-mmi Monitor Good for you! Every year at CES I find reason to linger in the Merlin room. It's always a standout for sound. | |
| How is there Apple Lossless Debate? In my system, Apple Lossless sounds great running over my AppleTV through my processor. I've compared it very closely to my Oppo BDP-83 and really can't notice a significant difference, and the Oppo is no slouch as a transport. However, it sounds ... | |
| Apple TV sound quality as a transport Yes, I've had excellent experiences with my Apple TV, also. I rip everything to Apple Lossless (m4a) and stream to my 160GB Apple TV, then to my Proceed AVP. I've compared the sound very closely with my Oppo BDP-83 and cannot discern any consisten... | |
| Windham Hill an audiophile label? @ Russelrcncom -- you should dig them out again. First, of course, I've found that almost any music I loved once, I'll love again after laying off of it for a long time. Secondly, the music more than holds up, much of it is just as vibrant today a... | |
| Is Acoustic Zen better than Harmonic Tech? Wow, way to pick up an old thread, Inpieces -- As for my opinion, i have used both HT and AZ and really like both. Depending on my system configuration, I have liked either brand better. Overall sound is similar, although I do think AZ has a sligh... | |
| Who can repair older Theta Geez - they won't even work on it? Here's a story: I just bought a Theta Casa Nova on eBay, but because a previous user had installed a password for setup, and no one knew it, Theta required that it be sent to the factory for an Eeprom reset - whi... | |
| Windham Hill an audiophile label? Hey Orpheus10, Yes, Shadowfax sure counts in my book. I just posted the details for their first album - I've been replaying it and the detail and atmosphere on that recording is superb. Bassist Phil Maggini has been very active lately posting lots... | |
| Windham Hill an audiophile label? Um, no. No whale cries. It's funny though. Over the years the label has lost the artistic credibility it once had. The songs have been recycled time and again on compilations, but the original albums are long out of print, and so if you weren't in... |