Great points - I am planning to use dbpoweramp - so thanks for that suggestion.

Thanks - some great points. I have used two drives in the past and process was good - maybe I will just try three and see how the process goes. Definitely understand this will be a project - just trying to make it as effective and efficient as possible! RAID setup of some sort is definitely in...

Hello all - I have a collection of about 3500 CD's I am looking to rip to FLAC - I am considering building a PC with 4+ drives to help. Any suggestions on components that could keep the cost down and still perform well? Thanks for any and all help.

In regards to the PC Mag review - did you read it? If what you are looking for is a camera, wifi, etc, then I would agree with the review.....but I assume you are more concerned with sound quality, etc. If so, then the review from PC Mag agreed the unit sounded great, but thought for the price...

Per their Facebook page, the new MPV album has been released. Unfortunately, we all have to wait a bit longer since the server crashed!

I am very tempted to pick one of these up - I am wondering though, how difficult is it to get the songs from Computer to Player correctly - with all data transferring (music, cover art, etc)? Problems like jliu mentioned above are what have me concerned.

Quote: How do you get one of these - very tempting!

Could you just hook this directly to a Vortexbox?

Quote: Hey,   I went to Cadence Hearing in Newtown, PA - not far at all from Central Jersey - she was great and my customs fit great.   Father in law went later for hearing related services and also gave high marks.

Thank you all so much for the suggestions. Not knocking head-fi's knowledge base at all, just looking for some other options. Thanks again.

Been trying to find some good classical or jazz forums around. Any recommendations?

This sounds very interesting. Thanks for the tip. Is it a weekly show?

jamato - how would you compare it to the amps in your sig? Where would it rank in your opinion of those?

Alright, so I am very tempted to by the standard version Lisa III - is it worth the dough? Does it sound good with iem's or with cans like Senn 650's or Grado GS1000's? Thanks!

How would you guy rate these against similarly priced IEM's that are not custom - like the Shure's and Westone UM3's?

Awesome - thanks for the heads up. That will be pre-ordered shortly.

Anyone see these? Sounds like an interesting concept - I wonder if anyone has heard them.... http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Miles-...84BE7XYTG0X1H3

So does anyone use a Cowon DAP with a Mac and ITunes? I am really interested in the Cowon players and am trying to decide whether it will work on my G5 Mac with OSX installed. Thanks!

Anyone use an HDTV as a computer monitor for games etc? Just wondering whether it is a viable option. Thanks.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Meatwad - thanks so much for taking the time - I am going to look into those components today. I appreciate that you took my comments in my PM into account too - having a system that is upgradable would be very nice and I am thinking about making it a...

Thanks for all the suggestions - it is greatly appreciated. If anyone has any more suggestions regarding PC parts I would love to hear them. I sent you a PM Meatwad - really appreciate your help.

Parts wise I am looking for something that will excel for audio - no gaming, etc. Just want something to hold my songs safely and be able to put them in lossless on there. Otherwise, just something that will run well, and allow me to organize my library effectively and get the music out to my...

Cool suggestions on the Netbook and building my own. My budget is $1000. Suggestions on parts? How hard is it to build? On the netbook - which one?

Looking for an audio only PC - any recommendations? I will be using it mainly for storage and uploading to my DAP in the beginning. Any recommendations? Thanks!

Interesting thread for sure.....wonder if these are available at all in the US?