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| Best soundcard if have outboard DAC I would recommend skipping the soundcard--get a USB audio output device like the Waveterminal U24 that will output spdif. Other cheaper alternatives include the Edirol UA-1D or the M-Audio Sonica. If you use USB instead of coax or optical, it soun... | |
| CD Jewel cases - Over 20 years and no improvement Ever since hearing about the "disconnect lower hinge, flip cover up, peel away security sticker" procedure, I no longer get angry opening CD cases. My life became much more blissful and relaxed, and I owe it all to audiogon. Unfortunately, my prob... | |
| Which hard drive for digital music server? Hopefully something cheaper will be available by the time I'm maxed out... ;)I'm also not sure, but I may be able to get a fiber channel upgrade and a relatively "dumb" expansion case to string more drives together.Then again, spending $3.5K on a ... | |
| RCA Splitters I think the more typical way of doing it is to run the EQ in/out of a processor or tape loop on your preamp... For example, if you have a tape loop, run the tape-out to eq-in and the eq-out to tape-in. You use the pre source select, but engage the... | |
| Which hard drive for digital music server? Its all a balance of risk versus harm. In an ideal world, I could just ftp the drive contents to a remote data vault on the 'net. My investigations indicated that solution was a pretty freekin' expensive way of doing it...I know RAID 5 doesn't pro... | |
| Which hard drive for digital music server? RAID 5 is actually a bit more efficient--you only "lose" one of the four drives. Think of it like this--Drive A gets data X, drive B gets data Y, drive C gets data Z, and drive D gets X+Y+Z. If drive A goes bad, you recover the data by performing ... | |
| Best compression format for PC Jukebox My understanding is that .wav is as close to "native" format as you get when it comes to CDs. Compression can be lossless or lossy. Lossless compression is just that--means the original can be recovered bit-for-bit. Unless your processor sweats ha... | |
| Using Y-adapter to duplicate preamplifier outputs Are you using the same set of speakers? I would worry about the other end. If you are connecting two sets of amp outputs to the same set of speaker terminals, that strikes me as a bad idea, because the amp that is on will be putting power into the... | |
| Building a Music server Sorry, haven't logged on for a little while. Conversion cable or a 1/4" mic to RCA adapter from radio shack will work... | |
| Building a Music server I haven't spent too much time using the Mac as a DVD player. This is an obsession for a group of folks over at AVS Forum, including topics like using the Mac Mini as an HD recorder...Try this link:http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=115 | |
| Building a Music server I'd observe that "CD quality" can mean a number of different things... I'd say all of my three computer music systems are "CD quality", but one is head and shoulders above the others... Anyway, the route I chose was the Waveterminal U24. I chose i... | |
| Yamaha cavit dpu50 - USB connection with effects If you want a USB with hi-fi ambitions, no effects, and about the same $, try the Waveterminal U24. Or the Edirol UA-1X, or M-Audio Sonica for a lot less... | |
| Which hard drive for digital music server? Er, Dell PowerVault 745N. 1TB of hardware RAID5, four hot-swappable drives that net out to about 700MB of real storage. Loud as a 747 on the runway, tho', so I'd also recommend an acoustilock vCab.Apple xServe RAID is a cool looking option too.Ser... | |
| Samsung DLP - best choice for the Money Check out http://www.avsforum.com--videophiles that make audiophiles look sane. Samsung *always* seems to have either a new model in the works or some update/version change "in the next 3 months." Honestly, I don't know how their retailers stay in... | |
| Panasonic 50" Plasma I think the typical PQ hierarchy puts Fujitsu at the top, Pioneer Elite next, with Panasonic and commercial Pio's as PQ for $ leaders. The Fuji and Pio Elites are in the cost-no-object camp. I had an 42" ED Panny plasma and liked it a lot. I'd sec... |