What does it take to design a dedicated bit perfect SPDIF PCI card? Seems like this should have been done by now. Would it cost more that a good sound card without any improvement?

I want to use the SPDIF header on my motherboard and connect it to a coax output to feed a DAC. I know I need ground and out from the header. Is there anything I need to look out for? Standard 1 pair, 20 guage or so solderd to a coax union (or whatever it's called). Distance fom header to coax...

Ive used spare PC's in the past for music servers, and now I'm beginning to build one from new parts. I want this thing to be much quieter than a standard PC. I've selected a 45W AMD processor to keep the heat down. It may work with just a heat sink, but I want a CPU fan on it anyway. The fan...

I intend to "update" my stereo system this fall and need some advice. I have the majority of my CD's as FLAC and MP3's which will be housed in a dedicated Music Server. (Hope to have that piece completed in a month or so.) I have a set of Klipsch speakers (horn speakers) and will either find /...

As the title states -- CEDIA Expo is in Denver, Sept 3 - 7. (Custom Electronic Design & Installation) I expect the majority of it will be geared towards home theater, a good bit of 2 channel stuff should be present also. I'm going out Tuesday to setup our booth and hope to spend the...

I guess you would call this a confession from someone that thought he knew most Pop / Rock dating back to the 60's. In my search to find some new music, I came across The Honeydrippers. (Robert Plant, vocals ; Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, guitars ; Paul Shaffer, piano ; Nile Rodgers, rhythm guitar)...

The Bruce Hornsby website is offering some free MP3 downloads for a limited time. Enjoy! (follow link below) Bruce Hornsby

I was checking out the latest in flight mag on a Southwest flight today and came across these. Phonofone link I like the idea, but not at these prices. Anyone heard these?

I'm at a hotel near the Detroit Airport and looking out the window at a decent amount of snowfall. Anyone else getting snow yet? Huge flakes, the grass is now covered. I'm liking it! (As long as my plane flies tomorrow)

OK music guru's, help me out. I love Little Feat, but I think I've picked up just about every CD they have put out. Where to go from here? I'm not looking for another band with the same sound, I doubt that exist. But knowing their style, who else would you recommend? I have a good...

My Yahoo account is now unlimited storage. Think it's feasable to email my music files (or save as draft) to create an off-site backup? Don't think it's something I'll try, but other's may be finding ways to use this new found space. Come to think of it, I could rent out the disk space...

Anyone make one? How are they? It was staring at the ground pork at the butchershop and wondered if you could make porkburgers out of them. I've never heard of anyone doing this before. Could be good on the grill so that the excess grease drips off. I've only used it for spaghetti sauce.

OK, so I jumped the gun a bit. This is a neat story anyway. A planet 20 light years away that may be able to support life. Story

Strange question? Well, I bet you are. I was looking at the birthdays today and see 2 members are 95. One has no activity and the other hasn't posted in a few years. A few others were getting up there also. Then I started wondering if they were still around. That brought me to this question...

I spent the last few days working in Phoenix and was surprised to find Alice Cooper as a DJ at night on one of the stations here. I have heard Woopie Goldberg in New York on some talk station (I think). So my question to you -- Who and where are people working as DJ's that you wouldn't...

The company I work for switched over to this cable. I used it for the first time a few days ago and brought some of the excess home to see what can be done with it. Here's a link to provide the details. It's basically 2 twisted pairs of 22 guage stranded copper that's shielded. I'd use...

Sad to hear of his death. Yahoo link

Everytime I use EAC to rip a CD, I expect freedb to have the tracks listed and present them to me. 99.9% of the time it's there. I ripped "America - Here & Now" this morning and to my surprise Disc 1 wasn't in their database. (If you rip it in the future, you can thank me for saving you a minute...

I'm starting to shop for a replacement car stereo and wonder if HD radio will survive? Not much choice yet on head units, and it would suck to buy one and see HD radio fail in a year or two. HD Radio Link Anyone have it now? What do you think? Does it offer enough benefits to make it a...

Any interest in building a list of free wireless areas in the US? Or does anyone know of any sites that have already done the work? I'm sitting in Sacramento Airport now and they are kind enough to let me surf for free. So many other airports want to charge a few dollars for the service. I...

I was beginning to wonder if it would ever happen. Long Island and parts of the city are finally getting snow. My kids are so happy! I'm off to California in the morning.

Anyone follow any special traditions with food on New Years? My wife is from Philippines and has brought some of her customs (and great food) with her. We will have Pancit Canton (Lo Mein) and 12 different fruits. Not sure why, but she'll tell me later. Can't remember if it's tonight or...

I felt it was time I had a dedicated box for my music. My MP3's and flac files have gotten out of control over the last year and felt that this was the right solution. I took an older PC I had laying around, added a 300 Gig drive for the music directory and proceeded to load it up. It's running...

I've been here almost 6 months now and the number of fast food establishments and regular restraurants that are not here is amazing. Let's start with Chic-Fil-A, Golden Corral, Hardy's, Jack in the Box, Denny's, Cracker Barrel, and Arby's (one should be ready soon). I'm sure I'm missing others...

I've seen a lot of changes to the landscape over the last few decades. Open land has turned into malls and subdivisions. Whole sections of cities getting swept away for new developments. Change will always occur, but sometimes you lose things that you wish didn't have to go. For me, I miss...