drubin
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| CDP's being dumped for hard drive driven units? It's only illegal and, especially, unethical, if you've made a copy, which is what you are doing when you rip a CD. Think about it. You get full benefit of the license and so does someone else, but the artist gets paid only once. Of course, if you... | |
| CDP's being dumped for hard drive driven units? The future of hi-rez music is downloads or DVDs with data files. Either way, PC playback is what you will need, and why not? This is not like CD "replacing" LP. It's the same software format, it's just the storage medium and/or distribution method... | |
| Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage? One of the greatest jazz records ever, IMO. | |
| What to fill Skylan stands with for Harbeth SHL5s Why is kitty litter "ridiculous?" | |
| MBA project - audiophile computer transport My ipod going from a Wadia to a DAC sounds better than a PC with the same files going into the same DAC (SPDIF). In fact the ipod (these are lossless files) sounds just about imperceptible to the CD that was ripped. Going from the computer there i... | |
| Why Mac Mini Over Slim Systems Products? I think you will find the HagUSB disappointing. The BC thing may be great (haven't heard it), but another thing you could try is the Van den Hul Toslink cable, which comes in a version with a mini toslink connector at one end. | |
| IROC DAC or PS Audio Ultra DAC / Digital lens I picked up a used iRoc last week. I take back every bad thing I've said about USB audio. Holy crap, this thing is great! | |
| Any Info on Bel Canto e.One DAC 3 USB Upgrade? I believe it is not available now, but will be shortly (within a month). Contact Bel Canto. | |
| To DAC or not to DAC... USB can do 24/96, it's just that many of the current crop of USB DACs are not designed for it. Bel Canto will be offering a new "add-on" to their DAC3, which will allow it to handle 24/96 from USB. I believe the Wavelength USB DACs can handle the ... | |
| Gamut D200 Mrk II hum/buzz issue My D200 Mk2 is dead silent through the speakers, but has a mechanical hum/buzz (exactly how I describe it) when connected to a PS Audio Power Plant Premier. To be clear, the noise emanates from the amp chassis. | |
| How to manage a big itunes library? If you are running USB out of your Mac Mini to the Paradisea, you may hear an improvement if your storage is connected via Firewire rather than USB. At least that's what some people claim. | |
| Which way to go to built a music server?? The Squeezebox includes a DAC. The one in the Transporter is better, but there is one in the SB. You can take digital out from it into a DAC or analog out directly to your preamp.If you have other Macs in the house, you can run the Mini "headless"... | |
| Audio Note digital If you are using the AN just with streaming audio and iTunes downloads, then it's no wonder CD's beat it. You are comparing Redbook digital to lossy MP3. On top of that, you are probably getting a lot more jitter coming off the computer (how are y... | |
| IROC DAC or PS Audio Ultra DAC / Digital lens The PS Audio Ultra DAC will not be released until some time next year (probably in the first 4 months they tell me). Their new Digital Lens will come later. The iROC is being discontinued in favor of Larry's new MusicStream DAC, which is about dou... | |
| How to manage a big itunes library? I agree with Mlsstl's take, which is that RAID is not really important. What I need is to periodically backup the library to a separate drive and, ideally, store it offsite. I've just ordered a WB MyBook Studio II 2TB. If it works out, I'll need t... |