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So recently I've been noticing clipping present when listening to my computer system.   I run the Cantate directly through my PC/Mac via USB. I've tried different software and the result is the same. I've tried a wide range of lossless files and it still happens every now and then - it...

Hi guys, I have a nice MacBook Pro on the way, and I'm just a tad annoyed that I won't be able to use my beloved dbPowerAmp or EAC on MacOS. Does anyone here know of any worthy replacements? I would love something that can seamlessly convert between formats (ie. FLAC to MP3, or FLAC to...

Excerpt taken from this interview: http://www.chordstruckmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=218&Itemid=1   Quote:     Excitement.   I just wonder how long it will take to see the light of day.

I was just in the middle of studying genetic engineering, I got bored (as I do), and started to listen to De-loused in the Comatorium. The Mars Volta are one of the few bands nowadays that truly embrace the album. Albums like De-Loused and Frances the Mute are made to be listened to, from...

Well, it looks like one of my dreams is coming true: Opeth's Blackwater Park is being re-released with a 5.1 DVD mix. Quote: From Opeth.com "At the venue you’ll also get a nice Opeth rucksack which will be filled with a Ltd. Edition t-shirt, unique to each show, a signed tour programme...

I've updated many of my flac files with their respective ReplayGain values. However, by a serendipitous turn of events, I noticed that when I remove those ReplayGain values from the tags, the files all of the sudden increase their gain and sound much better. They don't sound as flat as they did...

Julian Casablancas' album is out. Has anyone here had the chance to listen to it yet? I've listened through a few times and I'm enjoying it. The standout tracks are 11th Dimension and River of Brakelights. I'd love an instrumental release of this album.

So I'm trying to broaden my metal pallet, but I can't find a great deal of metal that I can actually enjoy. I listen to something like Meshuggah and Dillinger Escape Plan, and I think it's great until the vocals start up. I appear to have an aversion to harsh and overly aggressive vocals -...

Mine is At the Drive-In's Acrobatic Tenement. I absolutely love driving to that album.

I wonder if anyone here has successfully converted their 5.1 remaster of Still Life into 2.0 WAV format? I'm not overly happy with the stereo mix, so I want to see if the 5.1 will sound better in stereo form. It is not a DVD-A disc, otherwise I would know to use DVD-A explorer. I'm quite...

I just got a replacement cable for my Triple Fi 10's, and when I put the new cable into the right driver, it sticks out about a millimetre or two. I've looked at my old cable, and on the right side, one of the tiny prongs is slightly shorter than the other. Am I supposed to trim the prong of...

So, is anyone else here as excited about the new Mars Volta album as I am? Quote: THE MARS VOLTA: OCTAHEDRON Out June 23 on Warner Bros. Records (NORTH AMERICA) and June 22nd on Mercury Records (REST OF WORLD) The Mars Volta’s fifth studio album, Octahedron, will be released June...

One of my joys in life is finding new music. I'm always on the hunt for good music and great albums. So this is a thread for bands/artists you've recently discovered and have fallen in love with. For me, it's going to be Johnny Cash (the American recordings, mainly) and Nick Cave and the...

I'm about to go out and buy a few albums, but I'm just wondering what the mastering is like on American IV by Johnny Cash? I only ask, because I saw Rick Rubin was the producer, and that's become a real red flag for me.

So I've used DVD Explorer to extract the 5.1 files from this Porcupine Tree in Absentia DVD-A. However, when I downmix these WAV files to Stereo (using Eac3to) there is a lot of hiss on the resulting files. I've used this exact same method to downmix around 5 other DVD-A disks without issue, but...

Today I got myself my first set of cans - the AD900's. I absolutely love them, and I think they sound great (and they're very comfortable). Now, here's where the problem comes in. I've noticed how horrible a lot of my favourite music sounds. Albums like Porcupine Tree's Deadwing, The Mars...

So Kevin Rudd has announced that people/students/parents with an income of up to 80,000 dollars will receive a 950 dollar bonus. The payments are supposedly being released next month, and its "goal" is to get people spending to boost the economy. Will you be spending any of this money on...

I was wondering if anyone here has noticed the crackling on The Mars Volta's Amputechture. I'm listening to the CD for the first time, with my D2 boa plugged into my PC, and through my Triple Fi 10's. The first track (Viracious Attonement) seems to distort and crackle during the guitar at the...

So Pathetique is probably my favourite piece of music ever, and I'm on the hunt for the perfect recording of it. I purchased the Silvia Capova recording last week, and I nearly spat out my drink when she started playing notes too fast and sometimes out of time. It felt way too rushed. I love...

Opeth's Damnation is a brilliant album, and I'm wondering if they have anymore soft material? As much as I love the music of their heavier material, I just cannot get past the vocals. I have never, and never will, like death vocals. Am I the only one that longs for another "soft" Opeth album?

So I'm looking to buy a new system, but I'm not sure if I should get myself a nice USB-DAC for my PC, or if I should buy a CD player and an amplifier. For the USB-DAC, I was thinking of getting the Corda Cantate. I'd be able to plug this into my desktop and play all my FLAC files, and be able...

So I'm getting interested in computer audio, and I'm curious as to what I would need in order to get good sound out of my 1000H netbook. Would a USB DAC and a headphone amplifier be a good path to go down? Does anyone have any suggestions for a decently modestly priced USB DAC?

So I haven't seen a Tool thread around here, so I figured I'd make one, just because I'm really bored. It took me a really long time to get into Tool, but in the past few months, I've fallen in love with their stuff. I can't say I really like Undertow though. Lateralus is probably my...

So my Pioneer DVR-215 is starting to give out on me. It's beginning to have trouble ripping final tracks of CDs. I buy a lot of CDs and rip them to FLAC, so I'm looking for a nice new durable DVD drive to do the job with. Does anyone here have any suggestions? Has anyone had any...