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| Ripping on a Mac: Options Ckorody: Yes, I know about MaxOldlistener: Thank you- that was the one I was thinking of.Unclejeff, Vegasears: Thanks. I hadn't thought about Toast for audio rips. I don't own it, but I had been looking at it some time ago to use with Tivo. | |
| Newbe PC audio Airport Express would work, but the sound wouldn't be up to your standards -I think- based on the rest of your system. And you don't own own Mac. Really, your best bet is to go wired somehow. There are lots of possibilities! Here are links to info... | |
| Best headphones for iTouch Ultimate Ears are excellent. | |
| Ok to rip to FLAC then convert to AIFF? 1. I don't think it makes a bit of difference. I guess the easiest way would be to rip right to AIFF using one of the Apple friendly programs. Like you, I've done both: rip to FLAC using EAC then converting to AIFF. Now, I simply use MAX to rip ri... | |
| Apple versus PC This depends on how dirty you want to get your hands.. Although I've never gone down this road, from what I've read: a PC desktop, not laptop running windows (pre-vista), completely optimized for audio playback using a 3rd party audio player with ... | |
| Ridge Street, Locus Design Axis & Synergistic USB Yep. I want to try the Locus Designs also. I'm currently using the SR cable, which is a hige improvement over the Kimber cable I initially had. And, it should be for the price! I'm curious about how it compares to the LD cables. | |
| Newbie needs info on modest laptop speakers Here's a good solution for about $450: Devilsound USB DAC and some Audioengine A2 speakers. I am using the Devilsound DAC in my main system, while my Wavelength DAC is in the shop under going some changes, and the little Devilsound is quite good! ... | |
| Ridge Street, Locus Design Axis & Synergistic USB I'm assuming you saw this, but in case you did not...if you scroll down a bit to the middle of the current page in the PC Audio forum, there a discussion in which folks compared the RS Audio USB cable with the SR USB cable. I think the last entry ... | |
| PowerBook G4 + Apple Express + iTunes +? to analog Your welcome. Steve certainly has some compelling products that will address any scenario you can come up with. And, there are many other manufacturers you'll come across as you research this stuff who have their own solutions. The thing I've foun... | |
| PowerBook G4 + Apple Express + iTunes +? to analog I'm rather new at this, and I can't comment on your "share" stuff, but I think I can share a few things I've learned about how to optimize for sound quality....1. sound quality will be best if you go USB or Firewire from the powerbook direct to a ... | |
| Which Mac mini? Good ups getting the paradesea+! I've read about it...very cool! Some guy on Audioasylum actually wrote that he prefers the paradesea+ to a Wavelength Cosecant, which is now sold. I noticed you also have, or had, an Opus 21 -- also very cool! I us... | |
| digital connection from computer to pre-amp Empirical Audio | |
| Is this a reasonable Audiophile Mac-based Server? S789F,It's wierd you're experiencing drops. I have same set up as you with different DAC and no drops ever. A couple ideas: are you streaming music to an airport express in some other part of the house? Cordless phone? If so, they may be interferi... | |
| Is this a reasonable Audiophile Mac-based Server? Hdomke,Thanks for the link to your gallery...very beautiful work! OK, on to your questions...I used the benchmark dac with and without the AE. I felt that the direct route from computer to DAC sounded better. But, I didn't like the benchmark all t... | |
| Is this a reasonable Audiophile Mac-based Server? Last time I checked, the USB port on the AE is reserved for print server duty and it isn't able to stream audio. Now, that may have changed but I don't think so. Your set up is very well thought out. And, good grief that's a lot of TB's! Do you ha... |