jeffreybowman2k
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| suggest laptop for music storage I defer to Steve N., who obviously is an authority on these matters.Steve: the OP indicated that he would be using a USB DAC. Given that, how much do the audio drivers and upsamplers really matter as b/w Windows Vista and Max OSX? If using an exte... | |
| suggest laptop for music storage Will this work with a MacIn theory, it should, as there is a Windows Media Player for Mac. I have found that WMP for Mac does not play every codec that WMP for Windows does -- but you would think that it would play WMA.The other thing that would c... | |
| suggest laptop for music storage based on personal experience, i strongly recommend using a mac over a PC. The reasons have been extensively documented elsewhere. You can find a decent used ibook G3 or G4 for a few hunderd dollars on ebay. you will want to make sure it is running... | |
| Essential Gene Ammons Siliab: thanks for the suggestion on Gentle Jug. I live in Cleveland, and the Goldmine National Record Show happens to be here (at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) this weekend. I was lucky enough to find a very nice copy of Gentle Jug and have it ... | |
| USB-SPDIF Cable Does such an animal exist? I thought you need to use a converter like Empirical or Hagerman. | |
| Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase Glad someone revived this thread so that I may confess to a recent awkward experience as a result of my less-than-full disclosure. I had convinced my wife that I invested only X in my system. The truth is that my investment has been more like 4X, ... | |
| RCA Splice Try Vampire Wire for a coupler. I have no first-hand experience, but I imagine in might be a step-up from Rat Shack. | |
| USB DAC better than a Scott Nixon? I just picked up a MHTD Paradisea+. So far, I am very impressed. Here's a review of the Paradisea that I agree with, based on my own experience:Enjoy The MusicI got mine on ebay. Of course, it doesn't come close to my Wavelength Cosecant -- but th... | |
| would usb sound better than a sound card HDD to USB dac is vastly superior to using a sound card -- especially a PC sound card (even with Vista). Try a Wavelength USB dac (i have and love the cosecant) and you won't look back. | |
| Speaker Cables for SET Amp auditorium 23 cables. relatively thin copper. particularly good for longer runs. i bought a pair earlier this year and couldnt be happier with them. | |
| To Wavelngth USB DAC users: Best ripping/playback? i have made that comparison. as between Apple Lossless and FLAC (using EAC), i found a slight edge to FLAC (in terms of resolution) -- but only when using a PC. When usuing a Mac (as i now do), the winner is Apple Lossless hands down. Don't ask me... | |
| Wizard of Oz / Dark Side of the Moon you can have the fudge brownies. i'll take a bag of Doritos and a large Dominos pizza. | |
| It was 40 years ago today..... i envy that you got to experience Sgt Pepper's in "real time." It is my favorite, but it only became so many years after its release.What pressing will you be listening to/which is your favorite? | |
| Buying Someone's Records: An Ethics Question Classicjazz:Thank you for a most erudite response to my original post. I can see that you are a student of political philosophy -- or at least you should be. It seems to me that your position is informed by John Rawls' Theory of Justice, and if it... | |
| Buying Someone's Records: An Ethics Question thanks for all of the input. to clarify, my intention would be to keep, not flip, the records. i would particularly not look to sell the old blues 78s, which would probably fetch the most $$.in most business transactions, i believe that as long as... |