Violinist Hilary Hahn has teamed up with pianist Valentina Lisitsa to record all four of Charles Ives sonatas for violin and piano.  It is due out on October 11, 2011.  They discuss the album in this youtube video:      Video discussing Ives Sonatas album.     I have only a passing...

I just got my copy of the new album. I have only had time to listen to it once so I am still forming my opinions. Here are my early thoughts:   On the Higdon: It is a modern (Pulitzer prize wining) classical work which I find it much more accessible than many 20th century compositions. ...

Quote: The PS3 supports MP3, MP4(AAC), wave(linear PCM), Memory Stick Audio (ATRAC), and WMA.   As far as the OP issue, I almost always have EAC create playlists, and use them to queue up my music for playback.  I often queue several albums at a time. I listen to "albums" all the...

I have no doubt the OP perceives a difference between the FLAC and 320kbs mp3.  The placebo effect is interesting precisely because it is quite real.  Do NOT rain on my parade, and please pass the sugar pills.   In the earlier days of MP3s, many of the observed flaws in sound quality were...

Just launching my extended weekend with a little Boccherini.  My 1st listen of this disc.  

Thanks for the hot tip Head-Fiers. My local Walmart was out so I drove to the next closest one and they had (4) Black 8GB units in stock for $49.99. No mention of a clearance or sale. Since the 8GB model is new, it doesn't make sense to me that they would be on clearance. Anyway, I bought...

Quote: Originally Posted by MKAL Hi all, I am encoding in LAME off of some slightly scatched CDs and am wondering if I would get better quality music by encoding off the original CDs or EAC copied CDs? I assume you are using EAC rip your tracks with the LAME dll to concurrently...

Susan Wong sounds interesting but $32.00 for a CD of someone I've never even heard is a bit over the top for me. The only disc I was able to find was "Close to You". Are there any links to samples of her music on the net? Where do you guys buy her music? -Z

Quote: Originally Posted by GirgleMirt Whats spinning class btw?! I don't think its what I'm thinking it is... My apologies for not explaining this up front. Spinning, as I have experienced it, is done on a stationary bike. It has no electronic parts. It has a large flywheel...

Quote: Originally Posted by GirgleMirt This thread, like many others, I find very disturbing... Perhaps you are easily disturbed? Quote: Originally Posted by GirgleMirt What are the odds that you find the exact music which will be timed with your exercises... Not...

Quote: Originally Posted by Vosper What length rest do you need? What do you have? Seriously, anything from 20 seconds to a minute is good. The driving part doesn't necessarily have to be real fast. A good portion of the workout is endurance training. I will be mixing the tracks...

I've decided I've got to do something about my lard ass, so I've been going to the spinning class at my gym. I also have an excercise bike at home I would like to start using. At the gym they play music that has a variety of tempos and it really seems to help keep me motivated. I am completely...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tyop Zurg: I happen to have exactly the same computer as the one you're building. I managed to fit a XP120 by turning it 180 degrees so the heatpipes points downwards but with very little clearance to the northbridge heatsink (1-2 mm). The Antec fan at the...

Quote: Originally Posted by bigears NOTE: Choose one samsung 160gB disk that has a NIDEC motor. See the thread... they are more silent than the JVC motors. The Samsung SATA HDDs came from from Newegg . They are from the Samsung Spinpoint P80 line and the exact model is SP1614C. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Asmo ... Welcome to head-fi btw rincewind, Asmo had it half right. The proper Head-fi greeting goes like this... Welcome to Head-fi....sorry about your wallet! -Z

Quote: Originally Posted by Nospam If you don't mind spending the extra money, you could take a look at the Zalman water-cooling systems. Nospam, thanks for the sugesstion. From what I have read water cooling is a pain maintainance wise. I have read several posts by people who...

I am currently putting together a PC system. It will be a general purpose system but I intend to listen to music through it while I am using it. I am trying to make it as quiet as feasable without breaking the bank. Here are the decisions and the parts I have bought so far: 1. Pentium 4 3GHz...

Pioneer has a set of "Elite" components that allows their universal player to send HiRes SACD data over an iLink (aka firewire) to their "Elite" receiver which also has iLink. Clearly this is, so far, a proprietary interface. Their marketing hype claims that this is a jitter free way to send the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Romanee I just realized that no one has mentioned the M-Audio Transit. Does anyone have any comments to offer on the Transit, especially comparing the quality its sound compared to the Sonica? I have a Transit and I really like it. I have the analog...

amadeuswus, That IS a great story. I wanted to see if I could find that image of Sibelius and Ormandy on the web. A little googling led me to Jean Sibelius: A Remembrance It is not a great quality image but it is worth checking out. -Z

Quote: Originally Posted by philodox I was just thinking of something else as well. Is the Lute played at all any more? If so does anyone have any suggestions for Lute peices? I was always intrigued by the Lute ever since reading the 'Trio for Lute' series by R. A. MacAvoy...

Quote: Originally Posted by Graz The transit looks like it's probably not what I'm after. I definitely want line-level outputs. ... Graz The transit has line level output as well as digital. I think it works great. I have been pleasantly surprised by how well it works. I wouldn't...

So I bought an SACD player about a month ago and I have since been buying up a fair collection of SACDs. Most of them are hybrids so I don't have a problem ripping redbook CD version for listening to in my car. A few, however, are not hybrids. This leaves me in the position of wanting to make...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jasper994 I guess I don't see the reason not to compress, but whatever suits you best... There are a number of possible reasons to want to stay with WAV files; 1. Greater compatiblity. WAV files are more compatible with a broader range of sound...

As far as female jazz vocalists go, I would have to also recommend Ella. Her title "First Lady of Song" is well deserved. I would start with her "songbooks" the Cole Porter set is well liked. In a more modern vein and somewhat less well known, I would also like to recommend Pat Metheny "As...