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I suggest you get the HD650 and the best USB DAC/amp you can afford. I would expect a DAC/amp in the $300 range to be more than satisfactory. Maybe a Fubar III or something. With all due respect to the friendly, knowledgeable, and well intentioned people around here, it is easy for an...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pageygeeza I think it might just be me being too fussy. If it says it doesn't match up with what's in the database, then I assume it's unusable. I usually read in the order: Paranoid > Secure > Burst. I've also noticed a lot of CD's, the last track at the end...

At the risk of asking the obvious: Do you have EAC in 'secure' or 'paranoid' mode? If so, put it in the mode where it does not do error checking. (I think it is called 'Burst Mode', but I don't have the software installed any more so I'm not sure.) You'd obviously be losing the error correction...

It also might be EQ. Sometimes those "Bass Boost" settings are enough to push the signal into clipping.

Yeah, it's unlikely that a bad rip would cause distortion like that. Like those guys ^^ said, it's probably in the original recording.

Quote: Originally Posted by Drag0n Help!!! Im being held captive by Best Buy!!!! Just buy the Monster HDMI cable and they'll let you out.

You guys must have some amazing luck. I've made dozens of trips to thrift stores and have never seen anything better than the occasional trashed 1985 Magnavox tape deck for $40. Often there's some good vinyl, though, so I keep going.

No. That's a line out adapter only. It allows you to bypass the internal iPod amplifier so you can connect the iPod to an external amp. You might be able to physically plug in your headphones, but the line out is not going to have anywhere near enough power to drive them.

Quote: Originally Posted by Shizdan Also I ripped the CD to 24 Bit. Is that an advantage over ripping to 16 bit? No, not from a CD. CDs are only 16 bits, so you aren't adding any actual dynamic range this way. You should encode CD audio at 16 bits.

Quote: Originally Posted by Shizdan I just wasn't sure. Since my files are the smallest size that I'd be loosing quality. Nope, you're good. The only real price of greater compression is the increased time it takes to compress the files. Regardless of the compression level, the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Shizdan So are my "The Wall Remastered" files the best that they can be at level 8? If, by "best", you mean "smallest", then yes. If you're worried about sound quality, don't be -- FLAC is lossless at all compression levels.

That sounds about right. The bit rate is post compression, i.e., the compressed file size divided by the track length.

Quote: Originally Posted by Head_case It's not actually that difficult with the CM-01. Maybe this image shows how to turn it on and off better? Because the platter is clear acrylic, maybe the dimensions/space between the tone arm and platter don't come across as well: Ah, OK. It...

Quote: Originally Posted by Head_case Oops. why is that dangerous? The controls aren't required till the tonearm is on the vinyl LP, which floats away from the deck. The design means that the deck size is actually undersized for the 12" vinyl.... It's a proper DJ deck - more...

Quote: Originally Posted by Head_case Just look at this one too: Does anyone know much about it? It's a Vestax Cube CM-01 lifestyle turntable. It looks fabulous! Might be a little more than $500 though... OK, maybe I'm missing something, but... the controls are...

That must be an old TV! The TV probably also has a coaxial connection, and the cable box should have a coax output, so you should be able to connect the cable box with a coax cable. You'll usually need to tune the TV to channel 3 to get the signal from the cable box. Plug your DVD player in with...

Mine are about 7.75"H x 7.25"W x 3.5"D fully collapsed, not including the cable connectors, which are a little less than an inch long. You can squash them a little width-wise, so you might be OK.

Quote: Originally Posted by Samius Any ideas on an amp with a good phono stage? I've been looking at the Little Dot MkIII. Does that have a phono stage? It says it's a pre-amplifier too, but I'm not sure if that's the same thing, bit new to this The Little Dot does not have a...

Quote: Originally Posted by DarKu I+ is not OTL (output transformer less) ! It's a Hybrid indeed which mean it uses op-amps (or other solid state components [discrete components]) and tubes too, go for I+ get the western electric tubes and some LM4562/OPA2604/AD826 later I'm not...

Quote: Originally Posted by DarKu I+ has more power for low impedance phones due to having an output transformer, MKII is an OTL design = not suitable for low impedance phones. Especially for Grados, MKI+ is better, here you can find a long thread about it, you can upgrade it actualy by...

Quote: Originally Posted by Smack Thanks for the replies! Found out this info about the Kilpsch Pro Media with regard to the headphone section of the Amplifier. Are these numbers suitable for driving the 50Ohm 595's. HEADPHONE SECTION: 200mW max into 300 ohms 450mW max into...

Quote: Originally Posted by HeatFan12 I noticed the box says "Yamaha DVD-S1800", not DVD-S1800BL. Is there a difference between the two? Thanks A code like "BL" for black or "S" for silver is often appended to the model number to indicate color. Enjoy your new toy!

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