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Burning CDs of downloaded music
@sandstone I recently switched to MacBook.  I’m not sure I can even get the old PC running and it does not have virus protection any longer.  I decided against adding streaming to my system because I already own a lot of music between 600 records ... 
Burning CDs of downloaded music
If I download a FLAC file and burn that file to CD, will a CD player play the song?  I thought CDs stored music as .cda files.    
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
@wharfy  FYI, John Darko recently reviewed the URD. https://youtu.be/zguY93eWX5k?si=_JBXlrVEOY4qxT19  
WHY CABLES MATTER!
I went through the trouble of auditioning interconnects and speaker cables 30 years ago when I assembled my system.  My speakers are fairly resolving and I heard differences in every brand/model.  As many have suggested, matching to your system is... 
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
After my Theta Data Basic burned out and Theta could not provided a replacement mechanism, I investigated a large number of transports. I was disappointed to find that most transport/player manufacturers rely on outsourced mechanisms (mostly from ... 
Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords?
Good topic.  I was wondering the same thing.  I found lots of benefit upgrading PCs for my DAC and preamp.  I don’t have a way to try a new power cord without buying one.  Once again, a not so expensive experiment.    
Spendor, PMC, ProAc, ATC- Sonic characteristics and differences?
I don’t audition audio equipment much anymore.  But I have heard Dynaudio minitowers in the past few years and IMO they were not in the same class as ProAc.  Different electronics, in-store demo, etc., but I had no interest in them. FYI, there is... 
Spendor, PMC, ProAc, ATC- Sonic characteristics and differences?
I haven’t heard Spendor, PMC, or ATC.  But I’ve owned ProAc Response 2 speakers since the day they were introduced in the US 30 years ago.  High quality stands are essential and a lot of attention is needed upstream to keep them from being too for... 
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
Russ Barenberg - Moving Pictures Paul Simon - Graceland Al Stewart - Time Passages Kim Richey - Edgeland Dreadful Snakes - Snakes Alive! Jesse Winchester - Humour Me Sheffield Labs - The Moscow Sessions Donald Johanos / Athena - Rachmaninof...