dbtom2

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CD ripping for the lower end.
+1 for XLDRip to aiffiTunes is underrated by many.  The iTunes remote works great. Good plan and zero $ risk. 
Work Headphones Under $200, sealed, easy to drive
Based on an Innerfidelity review, I picked up a pair of Sennheiser HD 4.40BT wireless over the ear headphones at Best Buy for $99. Usually $150. They can be used wired or wireless.  Love the sound and isolation for the price but my noggin is a bit... 
BEST DESKTOP SETUP UNDER $500
Just read this review... ...very interesting and I will give them a listen.https://audiophilereview.com/affordable-speakers/vanatoo-transparent-zero-active-loudspeaker-system-... 
Beware the audio guru
@whart “I think people generally have more sense than we give them credit for, at least when it comes to spendy stuff and their own funds. User preference/bias still remains an issue, even if someone has no agenda. In my career, the more I did, th... 
Tidal does not post the cost to buy a song or an album on their site
Tidal allows a user to download albums and songs to their phones and some portable devices.  As long as the Tidal account is current, the songs will play and remain stored on the phone.  The Tidal Store offers songs/albums for sale as a download. ... 
Tidal does not post the cost to buy a song or an album on their site
http://tidal.com/us/store/You can purchase music for download at the Tidal Store.   
Downloading lossless to my iPhone?
I am a Tidal subscriber and pay 19.95 per month for their HiFi tier.  The Tidal app on my iPhone lets me download full resolution 16/44) songs/albums/playlists to the phone for playback.  Recently upgraded my phone to 256G of memory for this purpo... 
Radio personalities
WNEW, WMMR, WMMS. Metromedia radio in New York, Philadelphia, and Cleveland.  Great rock radio back in the day.  All the albums and groups I first heard on those stations.... ...what an education. 
Audio timer, does anybody use one?
Does your bedroom stereo have a remote? I think it does. There are programmable remote controls that have clocks/timers that could be set up to do what you want. I'm not familiar with anything current but a few years back there were apps for perso... 
I wish I had a device that would delay lowering my TT arm
What are the drawbacks to putting the TT next to the listening chair? It's what I want to do when I dive back into analog. Okay, longer interconnects which may mean a linestage, I guess. But hasn't isolation technology gotten to the point where th... 
Does Hannah Reid of London Grammar have the most captivating voice today?
I am hoping that by secretly adding London Grammar's albums to my GF's iPod, she can be weaned from the "all Adele all the time" listening choice. May even sneak in some Cigarettes After Sex and Beth Orton (good idea @ghosthouse ) and set the dap ... 
ROON ZONES
Here's a link to the Roon User Guide:https://kb.roonlabs.com/Zone#Zone_GroupingHere's a key point:"Zones that use the same streaming technology can be grouped together."Hope this helps.T. 
Wife trouble
Hey @stanwal Hoping the best for you... ...makes me think about my priorities...  
How would you get into the biz?
Hi @erik_squires Last year I read 'Schiit Happened,' the memoir by Jason Stoddard and Mike Moffat that describes the startup years of Schiit Audio. It's an easy read and it can fool the reader into thinking that starting up an audio manufacturing ... 
Bob Seger's Catalog
@slaw :)I have a hard time isolating my Garrard turntable in my 60 Chevy. Working on mysteries without any clues.