mwheelerk

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This may be a dumb question...
Since you are using FLAC files I assume you are on a PC and not MAC. What software doe you now use to import your CDs as FLAC files? That software (dbPoweramp, EAC etc) should have the ability to transcode the files to ALAC, AIFF or WAV for use on... 
MacBook, old receiver, and external hard drives
First, what do you intend to use as your database music library manager and playback software? If iTunes on the MB then it is rather simple at least with regards to a single HDD. iTunes Preferences on your MB will simply let you direct iTunes to y... 
MacBook, old receiver, and external hard drives
First, what do you intend to use as your database music library manager and playback software? If iTunes on the MB then it is rather simple at least with regards to a single HDD. iTunes Preferences on your MB will simply let you direct iTunes to y... 
FLAC or AIFF? your choice for importing to Itunes.
Respecting the opinion of some I believe that there is no audible difference between FLAC, ALAC, WAV or AIFF. If you are using iTunes then your options, without a third party software involved, are WAV, AIFF or ALAC. When it comes to metadata my o... 
HDtracks Music Libary Software For Macs
Sidssp is correct. iTunes will play play 24 bit files and does not play FLAC. you can easily transcode AIFF or ALAC which are supported by iTunes with free third party software like XLD. One thing iTunes will not due is automatically switch betwee... 
Apple Lossless, AIFF or WAV for itunes?
@MacdudeIf you are comparing a download (WAV) with a CD rip (FLAC) you may well be comparing much more than the difference in audio codecs. They might be entirely different masterings or mixes. Unless you could be certain they are from identical s... 
Apple Lossless, AIFF or WAV for itunes?
Since you said "for iTunes" you won't use FLAC unless you use a third party player software that works in tandem with iTunes since iTunes does not directly support FLAC. my choice would be AIFF or ALAC because of the metadata support and I persona... 
Monitor Audio Silver RS6 - What Speaker Cables?
When I owned apair I enjoyed the Kimber 8TC with the RS6 
Bryston BDP-1 Own one? What DAC are you using?
I really want to buy one of these and have tried one out but the fact you still have to use a computer to create and manage your library, the thing takes forever to load the library from an external hard drive , it takes forever to reload if you t... 
Which cost more: your system or your car?
My car but I like my system better. 
Using AVR Direct Mode for external amps
Even if the AVR is in the same price category as the Pre Amp it has the cost of features such as its amps, tuner, etc that mitigate any useful comparison based on cost. I would think the AVR would need to cost considerably more for its Pre Amp sec... 
Hi Res ripping software for Mac ?
I cannot hear a difference between transcodes (converting FLAC to AIFF) and extractions (importing CDs) I have done in MAX versus XLD. 
Pure Music Functionality Question
I have been using Pure Music for about 18 months. I have not experienced issues with track skipping or problems with gapless albums. I think it works well. Some care needs to be taken in set up but once the initial set up is complete there really ... 
Hi Res ripping software for Mac ?
I have used both XLD and MAX. I prefer XLD. 
Bill Frisell/John Lennon
I had been a big Frisell fan but lost my way with him over the last few albums but I am very pleased with this release.