Recent content by bakechad
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What Are You Listening To Right Now?
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What Are You Listening To Right Now?
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear CD -
Minidisc player as a DAC
Agreed, most forums the basic search function can be rough, sometimes advanced search is better. I gave up on forum searches years ago and just do site searches using Google, Duck Duck Go or most other search engines. The syntax can vary and you can always use the advanced search for a search...- bakechad
- Post #10
- Forum: Computer Audio
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Streaming services
Idagio's main competitor was Primephonic. Apple bought Primephonic last year and shut them down. Apple is allegedly going to integrate the Primephonic assets into their Apple Music service and release a new app specifically for classical music. We'll see how it goes, but Idagio is a great...- bakechad
- Post #6
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Is it worth it to rip CD collections to FLAC anymore?
I've been going the opposite direction and buying up mostly CDs and a few LPs when the price is right. CDs get ripped to FLAC, but there is still a nice feeling of putting the CD in the player and knowing what I am listening to is not being tracked and sold. I also use streaming, but...- bakechad
- Post #83
- Forum: Computer Audio
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What is the best method to get digital audio from your PC to your DAC
It really depends on the processor and memory of the NUC. I would suggest trying, Ubuntu or Mint at first. If you feel it is too slow, try Lubuntu.- bakechad
- Post #52
- Forum: Computer Audio
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What is the best method to get digital audio from your PC to your DAC
So I will assume you're talking about a PC and not a single board computer like a Raspberry Pi. If you're new to Linux or you just want things to work without a bunch of pain, Ubuntu or Mint is the way to go. Lots of audiophile players right out of the box and easy to work with. For an even...- bakechad
- Post #49
- Forum: Computer Audio