http://musicgiants.com It seems too expensive to me, but it is good to see a music service offering lossless downloads. However: Quote: Originally Posted by Evil We use Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management software to make sure all the music you have is fast, safe and...

The CDs I'm looking at now are Yes - Close the the Edge and Relayer. Are the remastered versions necessarily much better? I don't care about any bonus tracks; just sound quality.

Quote: Originally Posted by GreatDane Has anyone dropped their PA2 and thought it was broken? Mine fell about about 12" onto a metal lamp base and would not power up. Of course I removed the screws to look inside, good thing it was just a matter of the batteries becoming...

Quote: Originally Posted by firefox360 Well he could possibly have a pack of prebuilt amp, seeing that on his site it says that he gets 100 orders a day... 100 orders a month, that is. I don't think any human could possibly build 100 amps a day...

Quote: Originally Posted by GSTom1 As much as I hate to say it, it sounds like you need a 40GB iPod. Actually, there is no 40GB model right now. However, the 60GB is the same price as the old 40GB.

When I turn it on or off with the headphones connected, though, I hear a loud "pop." I think I read in another topic that this is bad, as well. I've noticed that there are no abnormal sounds if I turn volume to min and then connect/disconnect, though; is that the best thing to do?

I'm using the PA2 right now, if that matters. Should I turn it on and off before connecting or removing headphones, or what?

The KSC755 works very well, though it's much better with an amp. However, the amp would cost many times more than the headphones themselves...

The iPod has line-out through an adapter (http://sik.com). Once you cut off the firewire cable, it's essentially the same as a "normal" line-out, except that you're plugging it into the dock port instead of a 1/8" jack...

Quote: Originally Posted by everydae Dealing with ATRAC/Sonicstage is not a problem to me, since I've been dealing with it since back in 2001 (when Sony's Network players first came out), and I can say I'm pretty expert about Sonicstage. (Time taking MP3/WAV -> ATRAC is not a matter...

No one?

1) Should I cut off the FW adapter from the ram din? It does me no good, as I don't even have a cable to use with it, and it really gets in the way. If so, do I just put some electrical tape over it or something? 2) What would be a good, inexpensive bag to carry my setup (sig) around in?

I heard that computers weren't too good for audio (something about them being "noisier" than any CDP). If this isn't the case, and a computer can be a good source, then I may build a cheap computer in the future and put a good sound card in it to use as a source. However, I would assume that...

Fisher CA-2220 Google gave me about 10 results, so it wasn't very helpful. Is there anything left to be said about the amp, now that the model number is known?

Well, that's really good to hear, and to think I didn't have to pay a dime! I'll be sure to tell my dad this; thanks for explaining it for me.

Quote: Originally Posted by mkmelt It looks to be a Fisher brand integrated amplifier, made in Japan by Sanyo. Probably late 70s or early 80s design. It may have an integrated circuit (IC) or two in the preamplifier stage, or it may use all discrete components. From the size of the...

E.g. portable DAP : PCDP :: non-portable DAP : CDP Or would you have to use a computer? Some time in the future I would have a serious need for this, unless it really isn't a viable solution...

Well, I could download FLAC from AllOfMP3, but I'd have to transcode it to ALAC to use it on my iPod. I don't mind this too much, but considering that it'd be $7-9 or so per album, compared to $1-2 in APS, I'd rather just buy the actual CD.

My problem is that I can't re-rip to FLAC or whatever - I don't actually own any albums. Some of my music is illegally downloaded (not much, though, as it tends to be in poor quality, and it's illegal =P), a good bit of it is "inherited" from my dad's collection, and the rest is from...

Does no one know?

Sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but this seemed to be the best place to post. Anyway, at what point does MP3 (APS) become the bottleneck in a setup? My concern is that one day when I invest in expensive audio equipment, these MP3s that I have won't do justice to my system. However, I...

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/ziddy5/amp1.jpg http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/ziddy5/amp2.jpg http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/ziddy5/amp3.jpg My dad's had it for quite a while, and he's letting me use it for now. The rest of my setup is in my sig.

The ram din terminates in a right-angle male connector, so that'd be easier to use portably.

Quote: Originally Posted by Perky McGiggles Thing about amps is it kind of takes away the portablity of my ipod. But if there is a small, compact one that will give me the loudness, and bass, then I'm all ear. The PA2 is about half the length of the iPod, and twice the thickness...

http://bestmp3guide.com Basically, use EAC (in secure mode!) with a well-tested version of LAME, and encode in APS. Once you have it set up, there's not much to it. It may take a little longer to rip than some other programs, but it's basically guaranteed to make the best-sounding MP3s...