Yes I mean the preferences/settings you choose.  I am going to spend the time putting 500+ cd's using the lossless encoder in iTunes on my newer iMac.  I am willing to listen and learn about the better preferences/setting for iTunes sound quality.  Knowing that you turn off the EQ and Sound...

I have a newer iMac with 500 GB of flash storage.  I am going to start putting my entire cd collection into iTunes using the lossless setting.  Thought I would ask what your favorite settings are for iTunes before I begin?   Thanks in advance

Thanks, Linchpin.  I actually took my SuperDrive to the Apple store today with the two cd's that would skip in this drive.  Apple tested it and it was bad.  They exchanged it for a new one due to I have Apple Care on the computer I bought the SuperDrive with.  The new SuperDrive works great with...

I took my SuperDrive to the Apple store today with the two cd's that would skip in this drive.  Apple tested it and it was bad.  They exchanged it for a new one due to I have Apple Care on the computer I bought the SuperDrive with.  The new SuperDrive works great with zero skipping!

All the disc's were cd's that I have tried in the Apple SuperDrive.  The Shinedown cd states that it is an enhanced cd on the back of it with bonus footage plus 45 video included.  Maybe that is the problem, but I also had a few skips on the Cars first album cd I bought which is also a new cd...

My new Apple Superdrive skips excessively while trying to play a new Shinedown Leave a Whisper cd with zero scratches on the disc.  This cd plays perfectly in my car.  I also get skips when trying to download this cd into iTunes.  A new Cars cd I just bought skips slightly also.  Four Pink Floyd...

Another CD the Apple SuperDrive had a couple of minor skips was on the first Cars album cd I bought recently.  I bought four Pink Floyd Remasters cd's and none of them ended up with a skip at all when transferred into iTunes.  The Shinedown Leave A Whisper cd produced tons of skipping.      ...

I have a two year old Apple iMac with a 500GB flash drive.  I just started putting cd's into iTunes on this mac with a Apple SuperDrive.  The first 10 cd's worked great except for the Shinedown Leave a Whisper cd(does say enhanced on the back of this cd case which could be part of the problem)...

Thanks ProtegeManiac. I do like the Polk sound. I will look into the Alpine decks and an amp.

I have a 1997 Honda Civic with the stock stereo CD player system in it. I want to upgrade the speakers and deck to work the best with my iPod 5.5 gen. So far I have only read about the Polk car speakers that get great reviews on the Crutchfield website. I am open to any gear for this car. What...

Get the guitar you want most. If that is an Epi Les Paul then buy one. I recommend buying used, but that is just me. Playing guitar is hard at first, but for those that love it then it becomes easier and fun. I really like my Blackstar BH-5 amp for $150.00 used. That amp sounds great. I have...

I currently do not own headphones or a headphone amp. I would like a great sounding portable setup. I have a 5.5 gen IPod Classic. I have considered the E11 and the Sennheiser H D-25 II headphones more than any other equipment. The E-12 sounds great also. I assume I do not need an amp with a DAC...

If you like blues or cigar box three and four string guitar check out Seasick Steve.  He is more well known in the UK.  I like his rough bluesy sound.  I mention him because many of you may not have heard of him at all.  I live in the U.S. and he is not very well known here.  I bought his best...

Quote: I have a mint condition Kramer Focus 3000D.  Supposedly the D stands for DiMarzio pickups on this model. I am a huge fan of the Japanese Kramers.  I modded a Epiphone Valve Jr tube amp to the Marshall mod and I recently bought a Blackstar HT-5 tube head used for $150.00 which...

Quote: I really like the older non Intel chipped Mac Mini I have.  I think I do need to buy the newer Intel chipped version though, just because they are more compatible with everything I do.     I also have an old eMac which I bought for $150.00 because it had...

Quote: Now that is cool.  I do not want to store my music on the Mac hard drive either.  I want to put everything on one 500 GB or larger Seagate external hard drive with room to keep adding music to it.  I am buying new music here and there so I keep adding to the 500 + CD collection.  

Quote: I will not take anything you say as being a smart ass.  I can tell you know far more about this than I do and I am willing to learn.  I wanted to use a new Seagate external hard drive and the Seagate website states the new one's are compatible with OS X 10.6 and newer.  I am using an...

Kramer5150   Cool setup you have.  I also own one of the old original Kramer guitars with a Floyd.  You probably like allot of the same music as I do.   

Quote:   At work a couple of my friends use the Goal Zero Rock Out portable speaker that charges/runs off a usb.  It has a zippered pouch that will hold an iPod Classic.  The way they use it is they plug the usb cable into the usb slot on the computer on the forklifts at work and place...

Quote: You have the nicer Mini than I do.  Mine is not intel chipped and I can not upgrade it to OS X 10.6 and newer.  Not a problem due to I bought this great working Mac Mini used for $100.00 (with original box, cables and paperwork) and I though of selling it to get a Intel chipped...

I also have a Mac Mini, but it is one of the older one's running Mac O S X 10.5.8. The problem is many of the new external hard drives made now are not compatible with this older operating system. I have found new older external hard drives that are compatible with it though on eBay. It is cool...

I am wondering what everyone's favorite Apple Mac setup is for music?  Favorite Mac computer, favorite external hard drive to store all of your music on, favorite speakers, headphones and any other gear that you prefer to use.   I have two older Apple Mac's and one older PC.  I prefer the...

Quote:   There are some good cheap used guitars out there.  Almost everything I have was bought used.  I bought four used Taylor acoustics and ended up keeping the one that sounded best to me which was a used $300.00 110E.  I thought it sounded better than the higher end Taylor 414 I had...

I did search the forum about external hard drives and it seems several people prefer the Seagate brand.  Problem is on the Seagate website they state the external hard drives they make now are compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 and newer only.  

Quote: That is an impressive audio man cave!