rlwainwright
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| AIFF vs Apple Lossless Ripping Please excuse my typo in the last post, the file sizes would be about 50% of original, NOT 5%... | |
| AIFF vs Apple Lossless Ripping Why not rip your CDs to ALAC which is Apple's version of FLAC? You get much smaller file sizes, about 5% of original, no data is lost, and all of your devices seem to work well with ALAC. I don't see where AIFF offers anything of value to you... | |
| Entry level amp Emotiva just released a new line of products called Emersa. Among those offerings lies a 100 watts/ch. integrated amp with the inputs you seek, the EPI-1 - $799. It looks like Dirac Live room correction is part of the package. Dirac is a top of ... | |
| Looking for some Speakers to match up as a set... Looking more carefully at your post, I see you have the Pioneer SP‑C22 2‑way Center Channel Speaker. Pioneer makes matching floorstanding and bookshelf speakers. Sell the Boston Acoustics and get the Pioneers in their place.Match those up with th... | |
| Looking for some Speakers to match up as a set... For a multi-channel system, matching speakers makes a pretty positive difference in the overall quality of the sound. Pans from left to right and front to back become much more seamless and the entire soundfield is much more enveloping.And you do... | |
| Best Flexible Digital player around $1000 Well, let me be the first to recommend the Oppo 103/103D/105/105D models. You can read all about them using Google, many folks find them to be a great value. And I can personally testify to the outstanding quality of Oppo's customer support, the... | |
| Amp for stereo subs Take a good look at the Crown XLS1500. Crown is changing their lineup and the XLS series is now on good discount. I picked up an XLS1500 to drive the 2nd voice coils on my Gallo Ref. 3.1s and the Crown is doing a *terrific* job, the lows just roll... | |
| 50k people attend concert with no live music I'm with Taters on this! I also came of age during the 70s and there were soooo many great bands, alums, and concerts about - it was impossible to see and hear all of them. But I damn sure tried my best and was fortunate to see almost every group ... | |
| Audiophile Headphones Wired/Wireless 4 smartphone Most phones will not have the ability to drive the HD600 heaphones, you really need something with some amp power.If you're wanting to hear music in better fidelity, get something like the Fiio X3 (~$175) or X5(~300), they are built for the job an... | |
| Aerial 10T Speaker Grills? You're a good guy, Peter! I hope you are able to help him out.... | |
| Anybody into 80s big music? Czarivey mentioned Billy Idol's guitarist as a good 'un, and he's absolutely right. If you have a hi-res/surround sound system snag a copy of Stevens' "Flamenco A Go Go", it's a TERRIFIC album!! | |
| Need reasonably priced balanced preamp Emotiva XSP-1 balanced preamp, excellent phono stage, 5 year warranty - $999...https://emotiva.com/products/pres-and-pros/xsp-1-RW- | |
| Songs that trigger you to switch the station or... I wholeheartedly 2nd the Steve Perry mention, IMHO that guy *ruined* Journey. And almost any Rap "song" is cause for changing the station... | |
| What are my preamp choices? The Emotiva XSP-1 would seem to fit the bill. It's only $999 and come with a 5 year warranty. See link below...https://emotiva.com/products/pres-and-pros/xsp-1-RW- | |
| Audiophile Club In South East Florida. I'd be interested, I'm in the West Palm Bch area... |