mezmo
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| Must Hear Speakers in $10K range At the risk of a loathsome "here's what I have" post, if barking up the Verity tree, you can swing Parsifals for < $10k used (nice looking pair up now @$7.5, which is a no-brainer, ask me. I'd likely buy 'em myself if I hadn't just spent more f... | |
| CD/lossless versus iTunes & Amazon downloads Yes. As you move to more resolving and detailed equipment, you will notice the differences in your source material more and more. It is a slippery slope to be sure, but no reason not to do it (or at least no reason that you'll get any traction wit... | |
| What is the best compressed iTunes format? Right, three things.First and foremost: yes, once you rip things lossless, you never have to touch the CDs again. Far as I'm concerned, that's the whole point.Second, on my version of itunes, when you plug an ipod in, and you then select it from t... | |
| What is the best compressed iTunes format? I'll double check when I get home, but if I am remembering correctly, when you plug in a device to sync, go to the “General Preferences” (or rough equivalent) tab for that specific device and there should be a radial button to check, towards the b... | |
| What is the best compressed iTunes format? Yea, I've ripped 500-plus CDs twice, and don't recommend it one little bit. Unless you're either starting from scratch or really biting the bullet for a total conversion to a computer-based source, no reason at all to redo everything. Sounds like ... | |
| What is the best compressed iTunes format? My two cents, rip everything lossless. Full stop. Eventually, you will come to regret it if you do not do it right the first time. Whether that is AIFF, WAV or Apple Lossless really dosn't matter -- they are all bit perfect and cross-convertible. ... | |
| Benchmark dac - why such diverging opinions? I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying. Also Wilde. Along with, Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. Capiche? | |
| Benchmark dac - why such diverging opinions? Apropos of perhaps not much, but tracks these days are mixed with all sorts of divergent goals in mind, and often done for the genuine lowest common denominator (ie, mixed to sound good on a car system with a percentage of the speakers blown, down... | |
| YouTube Favorites to share. Fantastic idea for sharing new stuff.Here's some of what I've been fixating on recently:Black Dub: Trixie Whitley (Chris Whitley's daughter) and Brian Blade (should need no introduction among fans of jazz or drums), produced by Daniel Lanoise. The... | |
| Stillpoint component stand with Verity Parsifals Many thanks. I remain very intrigued by the stillpoints. I'm still relatively new to my Parsifals, so I may yet spend some time getting to know them before I jump at the next upgrade. But I see these things in my future.... | |
| New Giant Television Saw the Panasonic 103" plasma in a shop not too long ago. Really outrageously large (on the off chance you've got ~$70k that you're in a rush to part with). Badass projectors ain't cheap, but undoubtedly a whole lot more reasonable than that.... | |
| Stillpoint component stand with Verity Parsifals Thanks. Hadn't undertaken to actually upended the things to confirm the brass cones in fact come off. If you don't mind another question, how much travel (for lack of a better word) do you get with the stillpoints? Like the stock brass cones / ste... | |
| Stillpoint component stand with Verity Parsifals Quick followup question on mechanics -- for the ultras, do you remove the stock brass footers from the Parsifal (assume they screw off?) and replace them, or do you (could one) effectively install the ultras into the stock brass footers, screwing ... | |
| iMac Combo Headphone/Optical Out Port Cable Pretty sure it's one of those Apple-only, proprietary do-hickeys, as only brought to you by the wonderful world of Apple. In short, check the Apple store and expect to pay way too much... Why Apple can't make use of the same connectivity as the re... | |
| USB DAC Recommendation True that. It's always something, though -- even if just the desire for simple stuff like, you know, food -- that draws one back out into the world. And one you're out there, you never know when those insidiously irrational upgrade gremlins are go... |