tcatman

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Downloaded 3000 CD's To External Hard Drive
I would pay for a database tagging service for the month that you plan to rip disks. dbpoweramp had a service with allmusic that pulled the metadata down into the flac tags. You can also use dppoweramps accurate rip which checksum compares your ri... 
Best way to improve my Theater with $1500.00
So I bought an all BOSE system! Acoustimass 33 from the BOSE outlet store! It is gonna be so awesome!!Apparently... you are fully into he spirit of the day!(I would have thought BOSE would have gone away 30 years ago! I of course failed to recogni... 
Best way to improve my Theater with $1500.00
AVgoround wroteI would stay away from more delicate, open, single mid-woof/tweeter traditional stereo speakers for all out dedicated movie speakers. You'll find they're the opposite of what a good dynamic, hard hitting movie theater loudspeaker - ... 
Good Processor
I am still confused... I reread the following in the Audessy web site. (see below) What am I missing Kr4? They claim that xt32 The ultra high resolution filters are applied to all channels including the subwooferswhile the processing for their en... 
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what does this mean from Audessy's web siteMultEQ Our standard resolution room correction solution that uses mid-level resolution filters for satellites and subwoofers.MultEQ XT Our advanced resolution room correction solution with high resolution... 
Good Processor
The issue raised was... what processor for two channel listening given full range, "highly revealing speakers"The OP asks..For good stereo what is a better option? Going with an older high end pro like a meridian 861 version 2.8/4 or Halcro 100 OR... 
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Back to the issue for Jdlynch and James20. (and to get some clarity in this discussion.)Do JD and James take the room correction software approach... some flavor of Audessy (which is beside the point... IF)Or... do they choose to stay old school a... 
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Jdlynch can offer the best input here!He evaluates the high quality multichannel analog stage of the lexicon as superior to the digital + analog of the marantz.What he does not address is the value of room correction in his setup. The killer quest... 
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you writeHD codecs can output from bluray so that's not an issue.I don't understand your point.So for a 7.1 system... you would need 7 high quality 1 meter interconnects.That is not an issue?And you won't have base management. (per Kr4) and that i... 
Vinyl to Digital: Software or USB Converter?
You could consider a Zoomhttp://www.samsontech.com/zoom/products/handheld-audio-recorders/h2/I pop the Sd card into the PC and use Audacity to chop the recording into tracks and tag them It is certainly better then using the PC or Mac to digitize... 
Question: Is CDR recording the same as the SACD
No, your copy is a lower resolution format then the original. You re-sampled the analog recording with your Tascam A to D.You could also compare the commercial CD layer with your Tascam recording. They are recorded with the same resolution but the... 
Home Theater Noob Looking to Upgrade
How big is your room ... Sound is about moving air in the end...and how loud would you like your sound to be... Movie theater loud..WAF loudetc..You have been given good advice so far... you just need to match the numbers up to some context 
Should I upgrade home theatre to one with HDMI?
you wroteThis may be a huge mistake on my part so I need to RTFM, as I stated above.Yes... you have made a huge mistake.Anytime you send analog signals to the rotel and ask it to do anything.. IE base management... the signal is digitized processe... 
Help for a rook...
You should map out your upgrade path in steps... Each step should measurably improve your sound... (that juice keeps you going in the hobby)I would get the matching center to your B&Ws, Then I would make a decision on your sub.... do you match... 
Should I upgrade home theatre to one with HDMI?
Ah... I read through your other thread about your acoustic problems... Its a fun challenge!Im not a pro at this stuff either... Part of my confusion was your terminology.Bass management usually means the processing in the digital domain (either th...