slothman

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Music to DH ski with
I like listening to Joe Satriani - especially when I'm bump skiing. 
Help with PC Audio Quality vs. CD
Thesauce - you state you are running MCE. Are you untilizing that interface to access your music, or are you running Foobar or similar player that supports ASIO? What version of ASIO are you using? Soundcard drivers up to date? Also, take a look a... 
brit guitar heroes
Brit Supergroup:Jeff Beck - GuitarDavid Gilmour - GuitarMo Foster - BassDon Airey - KeyboardsJason Bonham - DrumsPaul Rodgers - Vocals 
do burnt CD copys sound as good as originals?
What if......assuming you have the (theoretical) capability of bit perfect ripping and burning, then WHY NOT:1) Make a duplicate copy of your favorite CD original.2) Take that duplicate COPY and then rip and burn that.3) Repeat step (2) for each S... 
Unique Guitarist Andy Mckee Found on YouTube
Hedges - 1) For a great introduction 'Beyond Boundaries, Guitar Solos'. Your best bet as it contains most of the choice cuts available on my next two recommendations. Not sure about vinyl. (CD: WH-01934-11612-2)2) Although out of print, try and fi... 
Robert Plant Mighty Rearranger
I listened to a friends CD-R of a soundboard from that tour in Nashville. The band was excellent - great guitar work. Sounded like there were a lot of loops were thrown into the mix, however I enjoyed the Middle Eastern overtones with the bluesy b... 
beautiful piano recordings: solo or small ensemble
You should look into the "Live at Maybeck Recital Hall" series for some excellent solo performances - Dave McKenna, Monty Alexander and Buddy Montgomery, to name a few. 
any suggestions to get best audio from computer???
Raul - looking forward to your findings.HNY to you as well. 
any suggestions to get best audio from computer???
Rauliruegas - why so discreet? Perhaps you might share your design attributes in this forum environment. I'm sure we are all interested in "first rate" sound reproduction in this new frontier. 
Best Acoustic Guitar Players Of All Time?
Some great picks so far. I think Ry Cooder's acoustic work certainly deserves mention. Also, one of my lesser known favorites would be Ed Gerhard. His "Live Album" should be in EVERY audiophile's collection - an amazing recording. 
What format are most people using, and why?
Supposedly dbpoweramp can do this through a plugin - I would search the software support forums. I believe this software allows batch conversion and tag preservations as well.There is also a component for Foobar2000, however its stability is quest... 
Museatex Bitstream vs Bidat
I was quoted $500 back for a mod to my Bitstream in Feburary of this year. Apparently the price increase is due to an inclusion of a "Black Gate cap" upgrade that he used to offer separately. I've held off in hopes of more feedback. Black gates re... 
Unique Guitarist Andy Mckee Found on YouTube
Reminds me of the late Michael Hedges - great stuff, thanks for the link. 
Today's Transport War: Significant Differences?
Regardless of the way we choose to play our Redbook, it makes me wonder if those in control of the CD mastering process are truly as critical as we are in our listening. How perfect is the mastering process? For that matter, look around and see ho... 
Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album?
Re: Zaikesman's swan song contender challenge - Blind Faith only-one-album-but-oh-what-an-album...cover (ahem, slightly controversial).