EAC+Lame 3.92 alt-preset extreme (256kbit VBR) - for pc and ipod together - call me lazy : ) is itune really that good for ripping? 128kbit - too many artifacts, 192kbit minimum. i am not doing any of the lossless codacs cos they arent support by the ipod (wav only) and they also take too...

thanks for the suggestion - the sonica is nice, small and a not too expensive solution - does it have asio drivers*, and can it be used for all windows audio tasks, from movies to gaming, and lastly, is it usb 1 or 2, and does it matter? i am new to usb soundcards. and are there any advantages...

Hiya its been a while since i last posted, been just lurking around lately. anyhow, it seems the right moment for an upgrade and i have been reading a lot of the threads to do with usb-sound cards and dacs and so forth, but the more i read, the more confused i get, so i hope some of you here...

Quote: Originally posted by TWIFOSP Yea, I'm starting to think drugs would be cheaper. haha, for sure... pop an e and you will be getting goose bumps for a couple of hours straight - and that on any old speakers. though, the selection has to be right. : ) but on the long run...

Hi i know, i am a bit slow, but what do you guys think of Out of Season by Beth Bibbons & Rustin Man? I got it yesterday and can't stop playing it, even though it doesn't fall into any of my usual fav type of muzik. Maybe its Beth Gibbons voice ( i am a big fan of Portishead), to hear...

Quote: Originally posted by kelly This thread reads very differently when you think BOC means Blue Oyster Cult instead of Boards of Canada. the devil's in the detail ; ) BoC - Boards *o*f Canada BOC - Blue Oyster Cult - which i haven't heard yet. bdb seasonal greets...

hmmm, all my files are ripped with eac and lame alt-preset extreme... i will try the same track encoded with preset standard it only occurs in a few tracks, so its not a super important but still, enough to wake you up just as u were falling asleep to your fav spaced-out playlist. bdb

a lot of BoC's tracks have dark undertones, it was so with Music has the Rights... and also with Geogaddi. there's something very wrong and spooky swimming around under the murky waters of each of the "darker" tracks. however saying that, Rugbiv or Amo Bishop Roden are just about the happiest...

Mogwai - Come on Die Young Godspeed You Black Emperor! Boards of Canada (encoded using EAC+Lame -alt preset extreme (no clicks/pops)) Ipod>Linn Classik Music>Linn Katans bi-wired.

Hi, I have had my ipod for a few weeks now, very pleased with it, sound quality and build quality but i have noticed recently two things that are starting to nag me: i) between songs, there is a pause, is there anyway to by pass that? ii) peices that are 31megs (17:45) pause in the middle a...

Hi all First, this is my first post in head-fi - so greetings y'all. i was having a read around on the em7s and thought it was worth taking the chance, even though it got mix results (after the initial craze : ). I wasn't looking to spend too much (ety's) and also don't like the ideas of...

don't know what kind of exec system you might be interested, but an excellent (and expensive) choice is the Linn Classik Music and Linn Katan/Kan speakers from Linn of Scotland. True audiophile qualities without any compromise of music. check the reviews on the web, i don't think theres a...