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How do I dowload higher rez songs on iTunes?
Hear! Hear Tomasedison... I completely agree! 
static charge
.Daarosenb... LOL... trial and error and a hard life... LOL:) listening,Ed. 
static charge
.Holding a quarter between your fingers and then touching the rack with the quarter to make that ground contact before you touch your equipment helps with coping with the snap crackle pop ouch!Unless, of course, shocking yourself into attention be... 
Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved?
.Has anyone else tested out the differences between AIFF and Apple Lossless on Mini-based systems?If you have, I would be very interested in reading any subjective reports about the differences perceived.:)listening,Ed. 
Synergistic Research Tesla x4 speaker cable
.Hi Ozzy, r u saying that the spade connection/banana insertion must be oriented so that the minicoupler plug is in the upright position? If so, I'm wondering how that would affect the SCs performance?:) listening,Ed. 
Synergistic Research Tesla x4 speaker cable
.The mini-coupler end of the cable should not be on the speaker side; it should be on the amp side.:) listening,Ed. 
Cary 303/300 or Musical Fidelity A5 with Mac gear?
.Cary 303/300... a remarkable and highly flexible player.:) listening,Ed. 
Synergistic Research Tesla x4 speaker cable
.Hi... you mention auditioning, are you auditioning them from The Cable Company...?If so I suggest that you check with them immediately. If the SCs are similar in configuration to my SR Accelerators, the active shielding connectors should not be o... 
Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved?
.Steve... thanks... I am sure other readers appreciate your suggestions as well. I noticed that the Apple Lossless rip sounds more "tube-like" on my ss system (and slightly veiled when compared directly to the corresponding AIFF rip). On my 7591 t... 
Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved?
.Steve... shocking and true.... quite a difference. More air, quicker percussion, and more pinpoint sourcing, wow...So now... the annoying question... do I have to rerip all of my CDs or is there a magic mouse click hidden deep in the bowels of th... 
Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved?
.btw, Steve, my Minis are 2.0 dual core 2s.Did you mean to suggest converting existing Apple lossless files to AIFF or reripping into AIFF (which is what I am doing right now with a selected CD).Again, thanks...:) listening,Ed. 
Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved?
.Steve, thanks for the thoughts and ideas... I'm just a little confused about what you said (confused, not trying to be contrary!) You wrote:>>Gordon Rankin has found that the CPU speed affects the playback of Apple Lossless even though the ... 
Has anybody heard the new Ultra Fi iJazz?
.lol, yeah... I can believe it about the Alethius... the falling over part and the value they bring... but as Country Joe's song "The Limit" goes, "everybody's got their limits...limits":) listening,Ed. 
Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved?
.As I understand Larry Moore regarding this subject, he prefers the MacMini over the Macbook, etc., and as best I remember, he says that the MacMini has a better audio quality than the other Mac models. Please understand that I am stating this to ... 
Has anybody heard the new Ultra Fi iJazz?
.Steve... living right, no doubt about it!I'm really interested in your experience with the RSA USB cable... looking forward to your review/report.:) listeningEd.