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Rip This, Tag That, Save it This way...What the...
EAC is a technical solution to verifying that the rip of the CD you drop in your CD drive is exact (mathces a standard) .... not just reproducibleRather then EAC check out dbpoweramp. This program does the error checking and adds the meta data inf... 
firewire or USB for external music storage drive?
Thanks allI an currently using the USB 2.0 cable to the hard drive. The only change I made to the standard setup of JRiver was to increase the buffering of the Asio driver by about 20%. It correlated with removing the occasional dropout. So it loo... 
10 questions about computer audio
Agreed..... Most want a tiller with a good hiking extensionGreat article BTW... thanks! 
Vinyl and SACD rule when it comes to...
I attended this superb round table at the philoctetes center a few weeks ago and highly recommend listenig to the proceedings. It was a very enjoyable 2 hours listening to the unique perspectives of some of the best pro's involved in getting music... 
One sub, a two channel system ,one HT reciever ??
Thanks allWhat worked was to run the Kef 104.2 full range. I used the Kube 200 active equalier to extend the kef 104-2 base range and the second line level output of the Kube to send a second independent line level signal to the Velodyne subwoofer... 
Can a sub be hooked up to speaker posts?
I just looked into this with help from several of these same posters.As Stanwal noted... this is the Rel subwoofer solution. They provide a special cable to hook the sub to the mains.they design their sub so that is very high impedance. which I un... 
One sub, a two channel system ,one HT reciever ??
My equipment is Kef 104 /2's (with a Kef Kube external line level cross over currently not being used)Audio Research LS 15Classe Ca 2200 Power amp.Yamaha 650 HT reciever.Velodyne DLS-3750R subLevinson transport and Sonic Fronteirs DACThe Velodyne ... 
Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?
Well I am trying out the AU79 and the MIT IC's along with the Acoustic Zen cables this week. Have no clue what I am doing ... tips on what features to listen for would be helpful!I am upgrading from Audioquest Opal (single ended). All of the demo ... 
Computer output to DAC, which route?
Thanks,So, with Windows XP, I need the Asio driver to avoid the kernel mixer. Off hand, have you tried the Asio driver in Media monkey.Finally, is the advatage of the dbpoweramp for ripping simply the fidelity and proof reading aforded by that sof... 
Computer output to DAC, which route?
What is the sonic difference between Media Monkey and Foobar2000 media players (for PC's)The user interface and the library functions for indexing your media look better in media monkey at first glance. Could you use Media Monkey to rip and organi... 
How to switch between two pre amps & 1 power amp
Thanks All,My Classe amp will swtich inputs from the front panel control.This will give me the cleanest 2 channel audio pathway.Plus... i get to go listen to some new balanced cables.Current plan is Synergistics, MIT and Acoustic Zen!This is a lot... 
Help: Order of importance: Pre, Amp, DAC, speakers
Just my 2 cents. I purchased the best speaker I could afford 25 years (Kef 104 /2's ago and drove them with an Onkyo TX4500 reciever at the time. I then systematically upgraded the electronics with moderatly priced seperate componenents. Each step...