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  1. Ripping HDCD in iTunes?

    in GoRedwings19's Computer Help Hotline

    Posted

    As stated before, if you have a HDCD capable HDCD, and you can bit perfect rip, you get to light up the HDCD light :)

    If you don't have a HDCD capeable dac, you can do on the fly expansion in squeezecenter using hdcd.exe, or preprocess using hdcd.exe , or use the HDCD plugin for DBPoweramp.

    Helps if you have a 24bit capable DAC for the expanded output.

    MeridianWiki - Handling HDCD

    Or just use expectation bias in you favo(u)r, and think to yourself before listening, that "man, this HDCD special sauce really is the shiznit" :)

  5. Post the last thing you bought!

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    Seriously, chicks just can't dig a guy your age in a Prius. Simple as that.

    As for the environment/gas saving aspect, I think that air pollution/greenhouse gases/etc. are at the top of the heap, and the Lexus is a Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle and therefore much better than some of the sportier pure-gas competitors. Plus, it is the fastest sedan Lexus makes, so you got that going for you too! ;)

    Maybe he digs Hippy Chicks?

    HippyChicks.png

    Maybe not?

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  7. Perfect songs.

    in Music

    Posted

    John Peel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia said about Teenage Kicks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 'There's nothing you could add to it or subtract from it that would improve it.'

    In 1978, John Peel played the song twice in a row on his Radio 1 show. Peel often rated new bands' songs with 1 to 5 stars. He liked "Teenage Kicks" so much he awarded 28 stars.

    "Teenage Kicks" was acoustically covered by Snow Patrol in tribute to John Peel, and was played at his funeral.

    He wanted the lyrics on his tombstone, and his wish was granted

    John Peel gets Teenage Kicks epitaph - Telegraph

  9. Command Line Linux Audio

    in Home Source Components

    Posted

    Have you considered mpd (music player daemon) Music Player Daemon Community Wiki as the back end / server based player

    You an use lots of different front ends as clients (Clients - Music Player Daemon Community Wiki) to drive the back end

    (just like another software based back end I could think of)

    Have you tried contacting ( or inviting) linuxworks from the other place

    He has even gone as far as creating Hardware based network client controllers for mpd ...

    DIY: MPDmaster/VoluMaster and DAC on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

  12. Deals

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    Free High Rez track from linn records

    coskerune-lst063801.jpg

    LinnRecords - Tracks - SoundCloud

    LinnRecords - The 24bit Comparison - Alyn Cosker - SoundCloud

    LinnRecords - Bheki - Alyn Cosker - 16bit 44.1KHz FLAC - SoundCloud

    LinnRecords - Bheki - Alyn Cosker - 24bit 96KHz FLAC - SoundCloud

    That's a $9.20 value compared to Linn Records - Lyn's Une

    Foobar (replay gain) said the following - No wonder the 24 bit sounds better :)

    44.1/16

    Track Gain : -6.81 dB

    Track Peak : 0.981354

    96/24

    Track Gain : -6.88 dB

    Track Peak : 0.992523

  15. NorCal 8/8/2009 Meet Impressions

    in Meet Impressions

    Posted

    Now posted in the correct thread.:palm: With the correct names :palm::palm:

    Cut-N-Paste from the other place (since corrected :palm:)

    First off, mad props to meet meister jp11801 for making this happen, and going the extra mile to ensure that there was enough room for everyone.

    Several bags of kudos to the vendors for bringing some impressive products, and supporting the community.

    This felt like a mini can jam, with another chance to experience some of the best our hobby has to offer, both in equipment, and the people that make it so rewarding. It also felt like can jam in that there was an embarrassment of riches, and still not enough time to sample all the gear, or spend time with everyone you wanted to.

    The photo's give you an idea of just how much high end kit was around, and yet it was just as much fun to catch up with people, put faces to names, and help the meet first timers.

    On the transducer side, the two highlights were the same as at Can Jam. The JH-13's and the HD-800's

    Iron Dreamer was doing an excellent job making sure that people experienced the JH-13's to their full potential. I was impressed with them at Can Jam, and I was not disappointed here. I described them as "Stupid Good" as it is just ridiculous how good they sound. They are impressive from a Sansa Clip playing flacs, as a minimalist rig, and were more impressive yet from the usb pico dac/amp from a laptop. Not only on the usual audiophile suspect tracks, but also on a wide variety of music, which I think is telling. They shine in meet conditions due to the isolation, which lead to the surreal experience of being a few feet away from JP involved in a spirited conversation, seeing his lips move, but hearing nothing. Life imitating the art of his "Problem Solved" T-shirt. :)

    I wonder how long it will be before someone comes up with a balanced system that pairs with the JH-13 ... >:D

    Thanks to Voltron, for allowing his HD-800's to be tried out the systems at the meet. I managed to spend some quality time with Fallen Angel's β22 allowing me a chance to enjoy this quality paring.

    At a recent BBQ, a non head-fi'er on being informed of the HD-800's existence and their cost responded "$1400 headphones? How is that even possible:confused:". It is possible, and we should rejoice in that possibility. I did :)

    Al is also to be commended for the mini Van Jam recreation as we headed out for the near obligatory In-N-Out run. No smoke or fire this time, but there was a curiously large amount of liquid for no discernible reason. I dread to think what Chicago holds for us.

    Other highlights from the blur that was the rest of the meet included (but were not limited to) :-

    • Frank Cooters gorgeous tube based works of art
    • AMB, the man, the designs, the builds, and the cryptic comment to "watch this space" ;)
    • Fallen Angel's impressive collection of Amp's and Headphones, glad we managed to find sources for them all
    • Linux Works DIY control systems
    • Seeing double with two Reel to Reels in the same room
    • Engaging people who recognize a broken protocol when they see one, in conversation ;)
    • Blessingx's attempt to corner the market in out of production Parasound DAC's
    • Matt Fury - for making it in from Vegas, Baby!
    • Seeing all the new faces - which bodes well for the future
    • bigguy's wife Becky's tasty treats - always good to end a meet on a sugar high!

    Here's to the next Bay Area Meet!

    ****************

    Additional pic's would be redundant

  16. NorCal/SF Bay Area Meet 8/8/2009

    in Meets

    Posted

    Thanks for the various props, G-man, but two comments. There is an impressions thread in the meet impressions forum and bigguy's wife Becky was the one who brought the treats. Old Pa is doing his duty the ways he sees it in some other part of the country! ;)

    Quite Right.

    Late posting and having read too much "What are you eating now" must have left me dazed and confused. Let me correct that.

  18. NorCal/SF Bay Area Meet 8/8/2009

    in Meets

    Posted

    Cut-N-Paste from the other place

    First off, mad props to meet meister jp11801 for making this happen, and going the extra mile to ensure that there was enough room for everyone.

    Several bags of kudos to the vendors for bringing some impressive products, and supporting the community.

    This felt like a mini can jam, with another chance to experience some of the best our hobby has to offer, both in equipment, and the people that make it so rewarding. It also felt like can jam in that there was an embarrassment of riches, and still not enough time to sample all the gear, or spend time with everyone you wanted to.

    The photo's give you an idea of just how much high end kit was around, and yet it was just as much fun to catch up with people, put faces to names, and help the meet first timers.

    On the transducer side, the two highlights were the same as at Can Jam. The JH-13's and the HD-800's

    Iron Dreamer was doing an excellent job making sure that people experienced the JH-13's to their full potential. I was impressed with them at Can Jam, and I was not disappointed here. I described them as "Stupid Good" as it is just ridiculous how good they sound. They are impressive from a Sansa Clip playing flacs, as a minimalist rig, and were more impressive yet from the usb pico dac/amp from a laptop. Not only on the usual audiophile suspect tracks, but also on a wide variety of music, which I think is telling. They shine in meet conditions due to the isolation, which lead to the surreal experience of being a few feet away from JP involved in a spirited conversation, seeing his lips move, but hearing nothing. Life imitating the art of his "Problem Solved" T-shirt. :)

    I wonder how long it will be before someone comes up with a balanced system that pairs with the JH-13 ... :veryevil:

    Thanks to Voltron, for allowing his HD-800's to be tried out the systems at the meet. I managed to spend some quality time with Fallen Angel's β22 allowing me a chance to enjoy this quality paring.

    At a recent BBQ, a non head-fi'er on being informed of the HD-800's existence and their cost responded "$1400 headphones? How is that even possible:confused:". It is possible, and we should rejoice in that possibility. I did :)

    Al is also to be commended for the mini Van Jam recreation as we headed out for the near obligatory In-N-Out run. No smoke or fire this time, but there was a curiously large amount of liquid for no discernible reason. I dread to think what Chicago holds for us.

    Other highlights from the blur that was the rest of the meet included (but were not limited to) :-

    • Frank Cooters gorgeous tube based works of art
    • AMB, the man, the designs, the builds, and the cryptic comment to "watch this space" ;)
    • Fallen Angel's impressive collection of Amp's and Headphones, glad we managed to find sources for them all
    • Linux Works DIY control systems
    • Seeing double with two Reel to Reels in the same room
    • Engaging people who recognize a broken protocol when they see one, in conversation ;)
    • Blessingx's attempt to corner the market in out of production Parasound DAC's
    • Matt Fury - for making it in from Vegas, Baby!
    • Seeing all the new faces - which bodes well for the future
    • Old Pa's tasty treats - always good to end a meet on a sugar high!

    Here's to the next Bay Area Meet!

    ****************

    Additional pic's would be redundant

  19. Music industry plans new digital format

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    That's a slightly different circumstance, the version that was purchased was sold by a publisher that didn't have the rights. Yes it sucks that it was removed but they were refunded the purchase price. That and Amazon already said it was a mistake to remove it and they won't do that in future cases. Not really sure what else you can expect.....

    Amazon Kindle doomed to repeat Big Brother moment ? The Register

    That's why having to trust third parties to always do the right things carries its own risks. e.g. revocation lists, or assuming that authorization servers will always exist, and be reachable.

    A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you.

    Ramsey Clark

    Back to our discussion on music....

  21. Music industry plans new digital format

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    just what we need another format, it's just a ploy by the recording industry trying to get everyone to re-buy their music

    Buy? as in own, or subject to First-sale doctrine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ?

    More likely just a license to listen that can be revoked at any time.

    Ask the kindle owners about the copy of 1984 they thought they bought.

    The Customer Is Always Wrong: A User's Guide to DRM in Online Music | Electronic Frontier Foundation

    You got a one track mind today Stretch.

    Today? seems its lasted a bit longer than that :)

  22. Music industry plans new digital format

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    I stopped reading here:

    But in seriousness, I think most gen-xyz'ers don't care enough about liner notes and cover art to switch formats. It's all lamentably about portability these days, and cover art does nothing for the jogging-, bus-riding-, cycling-, walking-, etc-while-listening-to-background-music masses.

    I think this comment from the comment section summed it up nicely

    No one cares about liner notes

    For years now we have been hearing about the "value adds" that liner notes an album art brings to some nonexistent view of music listening. You know what? NO ONE GIVES A CRAP ABOUT ALBUM ART OR LINER NOTES. That stuff might have been vaguely interesting before everyone had unlimited access to a band's web site, but now it's all just garbage. The only utility in the art is that it shows a nice icon on my ipod. That's not something worth paying for, and no way in hell people are going to drop mp3 or aac just to get them.

    Indeed, try google, wikipedia and allmusic, for starters to supplement the "official" web site.

    Then there are the obsessive fan sites that seem to know more about the artists and their work than the artists themselves. Handy for dead/obscure artists / pre-internet groups.

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