Which, long gone, musician or composer do you wish was still alive and still performing/composing?   After listening to his best work for a whole evening, my vote is for Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff.

in this thread: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/...c=45551&hl=EAC If I used one of the lower rated burners (or an unlisted one) how can I tell if I could have gotten better rips with a higher rated burner? Is there any information in the EAC log report (see below) that would answer...

Will the Cowon D2 comfortably drive my 600-ohm 990's? SQ-wise, how is this combo for classical music? (also posted at the iaudiophile D2 forum) Thanks anyone

Are these still being made? If so, what are good labels? Thanks

Anyone knows of a music service providing high-bit rate or lossless downloads? Any of them specialize in classical music or opera? TIA

What might the best online store to purchase Anna Moffo's CD's? BTW, does anyone think Anna is one of the best, all time, opera diva's?

Sorry if this has been discussed already but I have seen many anti-paypal sites and was wondering if anyone here had any negative experiences using paypal. Also, how does one pay through PayPal using my credit card? When I tried to open the paypal account through e-bay the only options...

I am looking for a warm sounding DAP that would match well with modded KSC-75's or DT-990's for classical music. Prefer flash with expansion SD slot so I am waiting for the 8GB or 16GB version of the Cowon D2, eventhough I would not use any of the video capabilities. I am willing to give up...

Is it better to extract to WAV and encode to Lame MP3 in 1 step (Shift-F6)? This seems to place the WAV and MP3 files in the same folder. Or is it better to extract only to one folder (e.g. ../artist_1/album_1/WAV) and later encode to a separate subfolder (e.g. .../artist_1/album_1/MP3)...

I'm trying to archive all my CD's to WAV and also encode using EAC's LAME for transfer to DAP in the simplest possible way. I read some FAQ's on CUE sheets but I still don't get it. What happens if I skip the "Create CUE Sheet - Multiple WAV files with gaps ... (Non-compliant)" step? Don't...

Trying to revive this old thread from DAPreniew: Quote: "I know there are several devices that can access files on external hard drive using USB host, but can any of them play the music directly or do the music files need to be copied?" Anyone know whidh DAP's can do this? TIA

Will startt using EAC setup with FLAC and it looks like there are 8 levels available. At one extreme (0 or 8) the files are bigger but it takes less encoding time and at the other extreme (8 or 0) the files are smaller but it takes longer to encode. I can't help but feel that the larger...

Please help with these 3 questions: 1. Can all DAP's play VBR-encoded tracks? 2. Are all lossless formats 'equally perfect'? 3. What is the best encoder/ripper for lossless? TIA

Is 'lossless' meant to indicate that there is no perceivable loss in 'quality' or that not 1 single bit is lost during compression? There are parallels made to how a ZIP file works for data, but I believe ZIP (and other formats like it) works because it is able to find streams of 1's and 0's...

iRiver's? Kenwood? Sony? Any others? Would we willing to sacrifice some extreme detail and resolution for a somewhat warmer and spacious signature. Thanks in advance!!

Ayone knows where to get them? TIA

for example some of the new Kenwood dap's are spec'd at a lousy 8mW per channel but all reviews so far indicate they can drive any decent head phones just fine so far. Yet, with other dap's with much higher HP out specs, users complain ithey cannot drive most headphones adequately. Are...

if so, do they sound as good as vintage PCDP's? any new units with digital amps? Thanks.

If you can assume, for a moment, that you could audition any and all DAP’s and also any and all phones, and also assuming SQ as the only criterion, which would you buy first, the player or the headphones? Or do we have a “chicken-and-the-egg” situation here? In other words, do headphone...

Does any one know where I can get a list of players that support any lossless format? Thanks.

This was posted in the "headphones" forum so I am just moving it here. Sorry for any duplication this may cause. Quote: ************************************************** **** Originally Posted by Assorted I personally dislike Cowon signature for classical. The Kenwood HD30GB9 would do...

I need to upgrade to a new player AND to new phones (IEM's preferably). Which one to upgrade first? My first inclination would be to upgrade the component that is less dependant on subjective preferences and then focus on the brand/model that consistently has the most favorable reviews. To...

Tried searching but could not find specific recommendations for good IEM's for classical music and opera. I try to use FLAC and 320kbps MP3 files only and listen to symphonies, concertos, piano solos, and italian (mostly) operas. Have tried Sony's EX51's and I don't mind the fit (upside...

Does anyone know if the iRiver T30 supports a media manager other than WMP or iRiver Plus 2 or 3? TIA

Have a very old pair of DT990's. How can I tell what impedance they are? Can this be simply measured with a meter? TIA