rockyboy
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| Best Portable Digital Device I'm not opposed to an 8Gb iPOD, but how do I go about downloading as a "lossless" file? My Dell PC and Palm Pilot give me no choices that I know of. Will iTunes give me that option or do I have to download "lossless" software from the internet or ... | |
| Kind of a dumb question... Thanks for the input.Shadome - I haven't gone totally over to the audiophile dark side, but even I can hear the difference in (some)cables. The question for me has always been - is the difference significant enough to justify the cost of the upgra... | |
| Lifting the Ground Stehno - what improvements did you hear when you lifted the ground on your system components (minus the CD player)?Do you run your amp thru a power conditioner? I was told by my dealer that running an amp thru a power conditioner would degrade the... | |
| Lifting the Ground I have no hum problem. But I thought I read a while back that lifting the ground also improved the sound. If that's not the case, I won't pursue this.Thanks for keeping me straight. | |
| If you haven't tried them, you need to... WOW! Can't wait to explore the sites you guys suggested. But right now my wife wants to see a movie; so it'll have to wait till later tonight. Thanks for the tips. Not sure if I can single out any one CD, but if you're an Alan Parsons fan, the Wor... | |
| If you haven't tried them, you need to... Launche - Acousticsounds.com and Musicdirect.com both sell HDCDs as well as other formats.Alpass - I live in the past, so forgive my taste. Here's some of my favorites: Creedence Clearwater Revival - 20bit Billy Joel/52nd St - Sony Bit Mapping (SB... | |
| Text in CDs Hmmmmm. My estimate of CDs in my collection that have text would be more like 1 percent, if that. Now I have to run downstairs and see if my Yes CD displays the song titles too. Don't recall seeing anything other than the album title. | |
| A DVD/TV question Pthai,I suspected as much, but am technically challenged when it comes to electronics.Thanks an awful lot - have a great week! | |
| What's the tonearm mass of the Premier FT-3 Loon,The Benz MC20E cartridge on my arm weighs 4 grams and has a compliance of 8. You state that damping fluid is recommended for low compliance cartridges like this one. How would I utilize damping fluid with my older SOTA Sapphire table?JohnPS t... | |
| What's the tonearm mass of the Premier FT-3 Sdcampbell,I've been unsuccessful registering at the Vinyl Engine. Seem to be in a permanent Catch-22. I've registered and received a confirming email, but when I go to log in I get the message that I have specified an invalid userid or password. ... | |
| If you had $500 to spend, how would you spend it? Pehare and Flg2001I was satisfied with my B&K electronics and my Paradigm 7s speakers; but that didn't stop me from replacing it with "better" stuff. However, the turntable is different. I can't justify to myself, let alone my wife, that I nee... | |
| Someone please explain the logic of upgrades Sugarbrie - would agree with you only if the market was mid-fi. But audiophiles spend major dollars on front ends, amps, TT arms and cartridges, power conditioners, cables, etc. I don't buy your logic. The market is there, as evidenced by the cont... | |
| If you had $500 to spend, how would you spend it? Wow! I asked for advice and you gave it to me; although not exactly what I expected (well, maybe I expected one hooker comment). It's obvious from the responses that you guys violated the old, don't drink while you type rule! Thanks and have a gre... | |
| What's the tonearm mass of the Premier FT-3 But is the FT-3 a good arm or not? Was it a $200 arm when new or was it $1,000. Donna from SOTA wasn't sure but guessed it was around $900 new. Does anyone know? | |
| What's the tonearm mass of the Premier FT-3 Thanks much! I'll check out the site. Do you remember the list price for the FT-3 arm? I'm just curious. I bought a used SOTA Sapphire turntable over ten years ago and the FT-3 was on it. For some unknown reason, I assumed that the arm was probabl... |