I too have lost a pet in the past. I still remember the first time Saigon (my Pomeranian) spent the night without his mother. We took him home with us and, as we didn't have a sizeable lawn or kennel for him to sleep in, he was placed in a shoebox in the corner of my bedroom. He was a pup at...

The white noise you're hearing probably means that you're not getting bit-perfect output. I also use the DTS files from here edit: It may also be possible that you're not using the correct player. I did my testing with mplayer while using linux, so I'm not certain as to what a good windows...

Quote: Originally Posted by jiiteepee Can you DL through direct links? Nope

It may be my upstream dns (I never really considered that until you mentioned it :P) Do you happen to have the IP Address for otachan.com?

I made the mistake of purchasing an all-in-one HP machine a few months ago. All I can say is: "Never again.. Never again" My old laserjet 5L is still fully functional, and had I not moved to a different state, it would still have been in my possession. I guess I can't complain though...

Hi Thomas, otachan.com gives me: (65) No route to host I've been trying to access that site for several weeks now, and I always get the same unfortunate response

Hi guys, I'm not having any luck with the links offered at Hydrogen Audio Otochan.com doesn't seem to be resolving for me either. I'm planning on testing bit-perfect output (asio more preferable than ks,) in Windows XP after having bit-perfect output via s/pdif on my linux distribution...

I used to be a heavy smoker, and to make matters worse, I started when I was extremely young. Around the age of 20 I started perspiring obscene amounts. I quit smoking thanks to several health-scares (midnight asphyxiations with frequent paramedic visitations,) and with an improved diet, my...

Oh, yeah! Storage size for Flac can get pretty insane. I've had to move my flac collection to a separate dedicated fileserver ( which contain HDD's in place of Media Drives.)

Hello, fellow Month-of-February-Member! Stick around long enough, and you'll spend a fortune! Sorry about your wallet!

I won't lie: I don't know too much about CDex. I quit using it in favor of EAC once I realised that I was owner of a few damaged cds, and that CDex wasn't up to the task of ripping them properly. I'm of the opinion that most Flac users @ Head-fi use EAC as their ripper of choice. EAC has...

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulBoy ootput - what an excellent reply! answered most of my questions too! you obviously weren't put off by me being in Pomland (you'll be pleased to hear I'm not a Pom - I just live there!) any way ... Coincidentally, I'm not a Aussie - I just live...

I use to be into obscene overclocking mods (I have several dfi lanparty's that are barely recognizable ), and Bartons (and the newer xp-m line) used to be my core of choice. I've since quit overclocking (I lack the motivation,) and my machine is chugging along nicely @ stock 2600+M speeds...

I'm not as knowledgeable as the rest of the h-f folk, but here are my ideas: Quote: Originally Posted by PaulBoy how much will FLAC improve output compared to my existing mp3? - I use CDex to extract mp3 from my CD's & believe I can add a utility to convert to FLAC (as external...

sure is!

"She checks out Mozart while she does Taebo; reminds me that there's room to grow yeah-eh-eh." - Train Was overplayed during it's heyday, but I still love it!

A pleasurable read, Mark. Thanks pal

This is a fantastic thread! Cheers for all the criticisms I guess I'll be sticking with my modded sr-80's for a while longer

Quote: Originally Posted by antiant .bluetooth people bluetooth...it's the way to go and so nice...unfortunately it seems not too many people are "hip" to bluetooth or even know what it is...all they see is your ass talking to yourself and think you've gone crazy While I agree, of...

Absolutely wonderful guide. Thanks for piecing together all the clues. My Linux box has never sounded better! edit: I was also wondering if the asound.state file you attached will ever be updated per alsa's development.

'Monster' was the first anime series that I ever saw. An absolute must-watch! It'll probably be the only anime series that I'll ever see; most other series pale in comparison in terms of plot development and suspense.

Fantastic! SSS looks mighty interesting. Thanks.

Oh, really? Is there a way for me to research this further? I hope that it's unconditional.

Oh, that reminds me, how expensive can getting somebody to send something over get? If you negotiated a deal with somebody else on this forum who lived on a different continent than yourself, and if they sent it over through regular International Mail, how much do you expect to spend to pay for...

Yeah, I've given up hope trying to find a local distributor for Headroom items. Do you have any idea as to how much (in duties and such) I'd need to pay for the following from headroom? HeadRoom Micro Amp - $299.00 HeadRoom Micro DAC - $299.00 Grado Headphone Extension Cable (15ft) -...