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new interface/front-end for audiophile system
thanks. tagging is not an issue for me. i'm using itunes and apple lossless; thought that was equivalent to aiff, just more space-efficient? 
new interface/front-end for audiophile system
all sorts of stuff: classical; rock; jazz, i.e. want it to sound good with bach, led zeppelin & charlie parker! 
new interface/front-end for audiophile system
thanks. i might try pure music etc., but initially they seem to me like snake oil, like most things that purport to act before the DAC. 
new interface/front-end for audiophile system
thanks for the replies. the problem is resolved but still want to consider a new system. (the music worked straight from the external hard disc; the pauses only happened once itunes was used. i have changed the hard disc and itunes now appears to ... 
which external hard disc for music storage?
hi, i posted the original question. thanks for all the advice. for information, i opted for 2 x 500gB LaCie hard drives (one as archive), as these were on offer at a good price! they run warm but are quiet. music quality is to my ears indistiguish... 
digital connection from computer to pre-amp
thanks for the advice. i have now ordered a HagUSB.