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| Downsampling Apple Lossless files for iPod Zd542 is correct. An easy way to accomplish what you want to do is to to look at the 'Options' window at the bottom of the 'Summary' page that opens when you plug an iPod or iPhone into iTunes. Click on the 'Convert higher bit rate songs to,' then... | |
| How did you contract "Audiophilia" Tostadosunidos, DanorooHigh Fidelity, Inc., was on Lavaca St. in Austin, just south of what was then 19th St. and is now MLK Blvd.I walked in there in 1966 as a 19-year-old impoverished college student and walked out with a Dynaco SCA-35 kit with ... | |
| primer on buying vintage tubes? -Another excellent source of tubes, both vintage and new production, and great advice about any of them, isJIm McShane. All his tubes are thoroughly tested and he stands behind them. | |
| Cheap Tube amp You asked about experience with the Jolida FX10. I have one in my office system and have been completely happy with it driving a pair of JohnBlue JB3 speakers. I did replace all the stock tubes but it's hard to imagine better sound from a system i... | |
| How NOT to sell an item on Audiogon Some translations from Audiogon ads, feel free to add more:"Rarely seen for sale" -- (I was the only one dumb enough to buy one.)"My reference piece of gear" -- (It was the most I could afford)"Lightly used in my second home" -- (I don't have a se... | |
| Why not accordion ? Another album that illustrates how far you can get from the accordion stereotype is Anouar Brahem's "Le Pas du Chat Noir." The music itself is hard to describe, maybe Tunisian/Parisian jazz chamber music.The accordion playing of Jean-Louis Matinie... | |
| Why not accordion ? Czarivey - Not the style of music you'e likely thinking of but the greatest accordionist I've ever heard is Flaco Jiménez, the Conjunto, Norteño and Tejano music master from San Antonio. His command of the instrument and his musical range are exce... | |
| Great female voices Ozzy - Have you listened to the Rhiannon Giddens album? That's what we're talking about here. | |
| How do you respond to this question? -Then there's the cartoon showing two well-dressed older men, drinks in hand, standing in front of a very impressive audio system. One says, "The first things that attracted me to vinyl were the inconvenience and the expense." | |
| Great female voices Bdp24 - Absolutely agree with you about Buddy and Julie Miller, I've been a long-time fan. I went to what I thought was an Emmylou Harris concert in Seattle that turned out to be a Buddy and Julie Miller concert with Emmylou as lead singer. I thin... | |
| Power tubes for Cary SLI-80 In my SLI-80 I liked the GL KT-77s a lot and other favorites were vintage RTF/Siemens and Tesla EL-34s. | |
| Cleaning, polishing Speaker Cabinets ? Fender Guitars markets several products designed to care for wooden musical instruments, making them excellent for speaker finishes. You can find them at most instrument stores like Guitar Center or Musicians Friend. As important as the polish or ... | |
| Considerations when buying older CD player I would echo Elevick's comment that you consider an external DAC and your transport of choice. It's been my experience that the DAC and its output stage have more to do with the quality of the sound than the disc spinner and pickup. It seems that ... | |
| Looking for a remote for a MHZS CD 33e According to the Logitech Harmony remote database all their universal remotes support the MHZS 33.http://support.myharmony.com/en/compatibilityBuy one of their remotes, connect it a USB port on your computer and download the remote codes directly ... | |
| Cary SLI-80 capacitor problem questions Fpeel - I can't put my hands on the receipts right now but if I recall correctly it was less than $600 to replace all eight capacitors including shipping both ways. The amp is heavy so the shipping isn't insignificant but the repair price was grea... |