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| iTunes and file format The MAC can read but can't write to an NTFS drive. On a PC you can format your drives as FAT32 or NTFS. The Mac can read and write FAT32 but can only read NTFS. The PC can't read or write a disc formatted in one of the Macs native formats. The bes... | |
| NHT Returns to a New Marketplace? On-line is the new reality. Has2be you must live in one of the few areas that has retailers left. Other than big box stores with mid-fi gear there is really no way for the vast majority of Americans to evaluate something in person. Even large citi... | |
| Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but... YesNo matter how it is done at the end of the line is a digital to analog chip which almost always is designed to accept a serial protocol called I2S. Whether the transport is in the same box or we use an external transport or we use a computer at... | |
| Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but... Depends on what you mean by "extra conversion." I don't see where taking the data and turning it into a serial stream that is compatible with ethernet devices is fundamentally different than taking the same data and turning it into a stream compat... | |
| Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but... Do you really "understand" enough to declare this a myth or have you just deemed it a myth because with your setup you prefer the CD and these co called myths fit your conclusions?I think your assumption that even cheap players use FIFO memory buf... | |
| Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but... Thanks for the info Perrew. have you tried to feed the DAC some way other than wireless?Relentless, I don't think the statement about CDs not being digital is correct but perhaps he was alluding to the fact that when ripping a CD you can do it as ... | |
| Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but... Perrew, what server are you using? How is it connected to the DAC. What software are you using (.wav are data files, not software)? Everything makes a difference.Relentless, you are correct; at first glance it easy to assume that it is all the sam... | |
| Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but... You're getting a lot of bad and/or incomplete info. One guy says he likes his CDP better than his server but doesn't tell us what DAC he's using, what software, or anything else about it so that is basically one man's opinion about one system that... | |
| Audio Research Sp-6a up in smoke Miles, did you have a transformer blow up outside? If not I doubt most homeowner policies will cover the failure of electronic devices UNLESS it is caused by outside forces like that or something such as a flood, fire, etc. A homeowners policy doe... | |
| analog to digital http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/adc1/Here's an option but you should also consider pro units. Who cares if you have extra channels you don't use?Your problem is iTunes will not recognize the songs no matter what you do. It relies on a database that ... | |
| analog to digital MM into just about any pro unit will be a problem as they tend to have low input impedance, the RME is 2.7K I believe. Be sure to read the Pure Vinyl manual if you want to try this route. | |
| analog to digital Budget? I plug my turntable directly into the mic inputs of my RME Fireface 400 for A-D and use Pure Vinyl software for RIAA EQ and volume control with my Mac Mini to playback vinyl. The RME is about $1,400 new and usually available used on eBay. ... | |
| Which speakers are higher efficiency? The specs are too close to tell you anything meaningful. Speakers with very close specs can still sound very different from one another. While you can make a short list by using specs to weed out non-contenders these specs are close enough that yo... | |
| Sonic Frontiers 2 with Wilson WP6. I used to frequent a dealer who sold SF and Wilson and spent a lot of time listening to various combinations of those 2 product lines. It really sounded great.I don't know if I heard that exact combo, seems like it was Witt II and a 3 I heard the ... | |
| New vs. old DACs - opinions? Stanwal's analysis is off base. The state of the art for digital playback continues to evolve and there is no way a SOTA player from the 90s can compete with a SOTA player from today. The goal continues to be a moving target. |