hellofidelity
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| Headphones - Senn HD 800 or Grado RS1i....... I highly recommend you listen to both of them and judge for yourself. They are different in several ways, and the only way to tell what will work for you is to spend time listening.I prefer the Grados. The Grados tend to be more "musical" and "eng... | |
| First toe dip into the digital stream Ericjcabrera....yes, you can stream to more than one AirPort Express at a time. I use them in large homes where there are as many as 30+ rooms without any trouble.There are three things to consider:1. 802.11n (that's with a "n") allows for better ... | |
| First toe dip into the digital stream Oops! I forgot to mention "Error Correction". Thank you Reubent for the correction. | |
| First toe dip into the digital stream http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/features/airtunes.htmlHere is Apple's AirTunes and Remote app page. The AirPort Express is $99 each, and the Remote app is free. The AirPort Express can be wireless or wired. Wireless is much easier and sounds g... | |
| First toe dip into the digital stream Congratulations! Welcome to digital music!Use iTunes to rip, archive and access your music. It's a great program that offers high quality, yet simple to use. Make sure you turn off the "Sound Check" and "Sound Enhancer" options....and use either A... | |
| Music Servers vs. High-End CD & DAC--Help Please Apple Mac mini? ;) | |
| Linn LK-1 remote codes? www.remotecentral.comLinn uses standard "Philips RC5" codes. | |
| Great rock songs "....and it wears me out...it wears me out...." ;)Great song! "The Bends" is a wonderful album!I remember hearing "Come Together" by The Beatles when I was young and thinking to myself...."so this must be rock & roll". To this day that song se... | |
| USB Cards to Replace Compact Discs? Physical media is going away. "Soft" media is where it IS NOW and going....downloads. I just hope we keep seeing more "Limited Edition" releases and LPs for more of an "experience". I also hope that Apple and other services start allowing lossless... | |
| Confusion on Toslink I haven't used or tested a lot of LONG toslink cables, but I have used and tested several toslink cables in the 3-6 foot range. I have found that most toslink cables sound very similar with only a subtle difference (if any). With that said, I do c... | |
| What is Musicality? http://www.yourbrainonmusic.com/ | |
| What is Musicality? This is great!!!! One of the best threads I've been part of since being here.... I would be interested to know what designs, brands and methods everyone thinks is musical vs. non-musical?For example....I like single ended triodes and "Gainclone" c... | |
| What is Musicality? I'll take a chance at this, since I use the term "musical" a lot to describe components and/or systems....At the end of the day, I just want to have a better experience with MUSIC, and will always choose a component and system based on this. I don... | |
| How is there Apple Lossless Debate? Kijanki....yes, it's best to have a DAC that can "lock" correctly. I think most DACs can do this now, but it was a frustrating years ago.I also have a collection that is all 16/44, so I'm not too concerned about 24/96 yet. I have found that 16/44 ... | |
| How is there Apple Lossless Debate? Apple uses Apple Lossless to stream all the music data on a Airport network. Kijanki is correct, Apple Lossless and the Airport Express digital output are "bit perfect". It's limited to 16/44, but does it very well. |