mapman
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| Top 5 Classical recordings I'm not sure I've heard that Heifetz performance but in general I would ALWAYS look to Heifetz and the classic RCA recordings to start whenever possible.I am not a classical violin expert but I suspect Heifetz may be unmatched in his ability to af... | |
| 67 yrs. old computer audio With existing computer, as OP asks, I think it best to offload the player function to a separate device and run server only. I have done this with SB server (now called Logitech media server) on older more limited PCs with similar good results as ... | |
| 67 yrs. old computer audio One final thing. There is some overhead involved with setting up and maintaining a music server. With the recipe I provided, I find this to not take much time overall and I spend more time listening to my CDs off the server than I would otherwise ... | |
| 67 yrs. old computer audio One thing I forgot to mention is you need software to rip the CDs to disk. I find WIndows MEdia Player does a good job and is included in windows. You will need to set the output format. For best sound use a lossless format, which will make bigger... | |
| Top 5 Classical recordings "Swan of Tuonela" is the one missing must have Sibelius tone poem I see on that recording.His tone poems are the place to start with Sibelius no doubt though there is a lot more as well. | |
| why performance increase after pause? The voice coil theory is plausible I suppose. | |
| why performance increase after pause? If happening it could be a psychological/euphonic thing, similar to ADHD. THe sound of the music when it starts seeming most euphonic then the effect lessening over time as interest is lost for whatever reason. | |
| 67 yrs. old computer audio I can offer a relatively simple and effective approach similar to what I adapted a couple years back. I am 52 and deal with computers for a fairly large and well known company for a living.I'd say your computer can be used, but use external USB ha... | |
| Top 5 Classical recordings The 3rd was my incarnation with Mahler.I used to record 6 hour chunks of public radio to VHS Hifi back in the 80's.One day, I fell asleep while listening to 1 such tape but something I was hearing woke me up mesmerized in some kind of half dreamli... | |
| Downgrading Yes, all the heavy hitters here please downgrade. That will help make my rig look better! o-o/^\\_/ | |
| Top 5 Classical recordings My favorite Mahler is Symphony #3 (#4 is probably second). My favorite performance is one I recorded off radio back in the 80's by the Oslo Philharmonic. This is a recording one locks oneself away with for a while to soak in and truly experience. ... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Actually, the correct title is The New Jazz Divas | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations There is an NPR issue CD called "Modern Jazz Divas" that I bought for some new exposure in this area and is worth a listen | |
| The Best Compliment You've Gotten On Your Rig? "That sounds really good".Truthfully most people could care less how it sounds. They think my wireless controlled music server and Squeezebox devices are pretty cool though when I use that to get the music playing. And they are also sometimes real... | |
| Top 5 Classical recordings For a single recording to hook most newbies, the soundtrack to the original Disney movie "Fantasia" is still perhaps the single best place to start.Fantasia. |