Hi, I recently got an old receiver (Yamaha RX-V430RDS) to use as a speaker amp. I'm feeding it via RCA from my Fiio Alpen lineout. The receiver has coaxial and toslink digital inputs available. Currently I don't have any way of connecting my laptop to these, but I'm toying with the idea of...

Annual reminder: the eclassical Christmas promotion runs from now until Christmas: http://www.eclassical.com/pages/christmas2013.html . 50% discounts daily on BIS and another label: this year, Harmonia Mundi. The first BIS offering is another from the BCJ cantata series, and Suzuki also supplies...

There should be basically no configuration needed for the E17; all that might be necessary is specifying use of the USB rather than onboard DAC, as in my step 10. If raspbian comes with pulseaudio (I suspect it does) you have the choice of using it (some people think it's the devil's work)...

There are a lot of different permutations, depending on what soundcard you're using, where you're going to store your files, and how you want to access your music.   Assuming you're going for the same end result as me, steps 1-3 should be the same, just using the raspbian image instead. Step...

I have the Willcocks--Robert Tear and Shirley-Quirk are top class singers, and there's nothing _wrong_ with this performance, but performance practices have come a long way in 30 years (largely, in my opinion, for the better). I assume you have your reasons for seeking a performance in English...

Not a recommendation as such, but a pointer: Celibidache is very ... different. ;)

I've had no problems at all with the E17 and the Pi (procedure described in the post which Soul_Est linked to above).   I did have problems when I used my old EMU 0202 USB DAC (clicking and eventual boot problems), but it turns out the EMU was on its last legs. I've no reason to think other...

These are my notes on how to do this. I assume an existing Linux box and some familiarity with the usual tools.   Download the install image, then dd onto your card thusly: http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv6/raspberry-pi . If your card appears as something like "/dev/mmcblk0p1", dd it...

If you feel you deserve an Easter present: the Bach Passions, Oratorios and B-minor Mass from the Bach Collegium Japan for $40.

A couple of notables: Hyperion are offering Angelika Kirchschlager's Liszt disc for a low price (£5.60 -- http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67934%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&vw=dc), while on February 1 (Swedish time?) only, the Minnesota Orchestra's BIS recordings...

There are at least two Antarctic symphonies, by Vaughan Williams and Maxwell Davies, both of which are splendid. The Vaughan Williams is more traditional and perhaps more approachable, while Maxwell Davies had the advantage of actually visiting the place, so you might find it more authentic.  ...

I believe Amazon geolocates to prevent this.  

See (with a pinch of salt) the thread currently a little way down the page: http://www.head-fi.org/t/639338/safe-volume-to-listen-to-music

Russian day at the eclassical advent sale: Mark Wigglesworth conducting Shostakovich's 9th and 12th symphonies (not his finest), and Julia Fischer playing Khachaturian, Prokofiev and Glazunov Violin Concertos.

If you're worried about your health, the only responsible advice is you should go and see your doctor. Fiddling around with bits of cardboard and SPL meters will get you nowhere.  

Readings on an SPL meter will vary widely depending on exactly where you position it, and since you're not going to position it inside your ear, the results will be meaningless. Generally short climaxes in classical music will be less harmful than the relentless banging of young folks' music...

Quote: No, EAC also uses accuraterip.

The Christmas sale has now started: http://www.eclassical.com/pages/classical-advent-calendar.html . Two contrasting albums on day 1: one disc of Piazzolla, which I haven't heard yet, and 'La Spagna', a wonderful recording which I already have: it follows one theme used by various composers over...

Use EAC to rip and convert into FLAC. Smaller file size, identical quality.

Plenty of 24 bit live recordings: http://archive.org/search.php?query=%28format%3A%2824Bit%20FLAC%29%20OR%20%28flac24%29%20OR%20%2824-bit%29%20OR%2024bit%29%20AND%20collection%3Aetree   You'd have to investigate closer to find out the frequency of each one.  Whether a 24 bit live recording...

Eclassical.com's Christmas sale will be back this year, with one 24-bit album on 50% discount each day from 1-24 December. From late December there should also be some "virtual box sets", which should be interesting. :)

Quote: If we're going back to the good old days of standalone music players, even most pre-iOS ipods will happily be rockboxed and play FLAC.   Fundamentally there's no disagreement here: if you chose an iOS device, you chose to restrict your lossless options to ALAC. If you didn't...

Quote: Fortunately your subordinate clause is in English, so I get the gist of your post. Android does work with ALAC, and FLAC, and whatever else you care to throw at it. That's the point. Most of us don't have to cut our cloth to fit a closed-source OS.

Quote: No, most portable devices these days are Android phones. If you bought a crippled Apple device then you have to live with it, but the rest of us don't. ;)

If you don't mind doing it manually, you can do this in foobar thusly.