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| Ripping CD's to hard drive +1 for EAC. Used it for my entire collection of over 500 CD's. It's sometimes a bit wonky on tagging (to identify album and track info) so I 'scrubbed' with MediaMonkey, but any other decent tagging program will do. | |
| What cable companies make the best cables and sell them directly? +1 for SignalCable. I have their Silver Resolution interconnects and speaker cables. Excellent! http://www.signalcable.com/ | |
| Best streamer for a returning audio guy Why not try something like this? Affordable, and the performance may surprise you. All you need is a Raspberry Pi, the DAC board and a case of some sort is helpful. You can get into it for about $200 and rival units at multiples of that cost. ... | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? All digital here, too. Moved to a HiFiBerry DAC2 HD (started with their +PRO) and running ROON on my NAS with FLAC files. Not looking back. | |
| Charging A Fee To Demo An Amplifier In A Brick & Mortar Store I don’t have a ’dog in the fight’ here, but I surely understand why this is done.Back in the day, when you asked for a sales rep’s time, there was a ’gentleman’s agreement’ that you’d buy from them if the item is what you wanted. Perhaps the explo... | |
| Reasonable high end interconnects: without breaking the bank http://www.signalcable.com/Reasonably priced, high quality, free trial in home. | |
| The Science of Cables I’m of a mind that it’s entirely likely there are characteristics of music (or an audio signal) such as ’ambiance’ or ’staging’ or ’presence’ that exist - we can experience it - but which science just hasn’t yet figured out how to measure. Just be... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? Insert shameless plug for HiFiBerry (a Pi-based high res DAC) here: [ ] | |
| Best Speaker cable in the $400.00-$500.00 range for 2 meters Look at SignalCable. I have a set of Silver Resolution. Very impressive, very affordable.http://www.signalcable.com/ | |
| Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money TL:DR, but for high quality, high value cables go to SignalCable.www.signalcable.com | |
| want to ditch my Brooklyn to streamer..thoughts? This might sound crazy, but have a look at a Pi with a HiFiBerry DAC+Pro XLR. You might be impressed. And for about $100-ish bucks, what do you have to lose? | |
| Which site is Best for Downloading/Uploading Hi Rez I'm one of those who would like to be able to download tracks locally so that I can listen without spinning the meter on my data connection like a hamster on a wheel. I also want to listen in my car, which has an onboard console that enables me t... | |
| DEDICATED CD PLAYER $1K AND UNDER, THOUGHTS? I’m going to agree with the idea of ripping your collection to disc.When I upgraded my gear to pre-owned Logan/Bryston/Krell equipment, I needed a source that was equal to the rest of the system. I found that a HiFiBerry DAC+Pro XLR attached to a ... | |
| Martin Logan speakers Thought I’d chime in here.Yes, you’ll find Martin Logan speakers - at least their higher end stuff - to be well regarded.I’ve wanted a pair of ML’s since hearing the CLS in the 1980’s and didn’t get around to it until about two summers ago when I ... | |
| Conditioning/Burn-In Method Quaint and creative as this notion may be, I'm pretty sure that it wouldn't be enough to make a difference. Especially with a pair of Martin Logans. |