From my experience of personal use and helping my brother and my Dad with their music library, itunes is a nightmare of a program. The standard ripping settings seem to be 128kbps, at least when my Dad ripped his entire collection of cds it was... The worst thing about it, is that it...

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So yeah, as stated, I was wondering if there are any head-fi'ers that have an Auzentech Prelude as their source, as well as some PC speakers... and how you have it setup. Do you use an audio switch? dual stereo female to male stereo?(obviously having only one of them on at any given time, ie...

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Quote: Originally Posted by Packgrog This is a loaded set of statements. Vista is not the future. The Windows 7 system they're working on after the abject failure of Vista might be the future. Of Windows anyway. I too am a software developer, though I haven't been in the game as...

Those who say vista is crap, buggy or whatever, have no clue what they're talking about. I've been using vista, 32bit, and 64 bit, on 2 out 3 of my machines, for almost a year. Using XP again is frustrating by comparison. Every OS is not without it's problems and driver issues, but Vista...

can someone tell me if the prelude has quality DACs on the rear output as well? Reason I ask, is I get buzzing audio if I use my headphones dual RCA to mini stereo to a dual mini stereo to male in the Front output on the prelude, the other dual mini stereo being for my pc speakers. (I...

Seeing as how I can't control the volume other than through my amp when I'm using foobar + kernel streaming, a remote wouldn't help me in this situation... Are there amps below $200 that have a remote or is that unheard of (unless it's a dac/amp combo perhaps?) Current amp is a MisterX...

Quote: Originally Posted by John64 i have had an Auzentech X-Merdian for about 8months and 2 X-Fis previously. First off, the X-Meridian sound quality is INSANE compared to both x-fis. It is now supported on linux with an OPEN SOURCE driver that is 32bit/64bit. It has DTS Connect...

I think conclusion should be that, if you bought an expensive optical cable already, then indeed it does make a big difference. If not, then no there would be no difference in sound quality if you bought a $200 toslink to replace your $30 one. ;P my 2 sense (yes, sense)

ASIO seems to have been broken for sometime now in vista whether it's creative's driver or the foobar dll I don't know. Kernel streaming works long as I have no other sound going before I start playing, which is what it's supposed to do I know. My problem is I play games like WoW while I...

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Quote: Originally Posted by Audio Jester ...and I get this message a lot. "Unrecoverable playback error: ASIO: None of input channels are assigned to device channels" sometimes it just doesn't like the files, other times it's ok?? suggestions? You have to go into your...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gilly if your not an idiot then there isnt a problem. the 1200w unit isnt as good as his PC power and cooling anyway. wattage doesnt mean anything. his solution will work, just as mine does Sorry, water cooling isn't infallible. Even Einstein would be...

Quote: Originally Posted by bperboy You all are overthinking this entire thing! Just get a Koolance water cooling unit! Problem solved Heh, those things can be a pain to setup, and some require a lot of changing of the water. Plus there's always the risk of frying your pc :P...

Quote: Originally Posted by Arainach All 80mm fans are loud. I reccomend moving to a PSU with Active PFC and a 120mm fan. Enermax makes some stunning ones that are essentially silent. Nope. My noctua and nexus fans are near dead silent.

Quote: Originally Posted by rb67 Assuming the connectors are well made and all, you shouldn't notice any sound degradation. Give it a shot, maybe even have a member make you a nice extension cable. It shouldn't cost too much. To answer your second question, it is much better to get a...

I've owned these zebra darth beyers for a few months now and I love them. My only issue is the cable is quite short, thus not allowing me to lay down in bed and listen to some tunes. I'm very noobish when it comes to cabling, but I assume I lose some quality if I just get some old mini jack...

Quote: Originally Posted by Andrew_WOT The best http://team.thenexusnet.com/nexus/AAA/ Thanks I'll try this out =D

I did some searching on the forums but got a mess of results so I'm gonna ask this question :P What are some recommendations for a cover art program that can name the art folder.jpg among other things? I use foobar and I'm sure there is a plugin for this type of thing, but I'm not sure what...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule Either IM'ing friends or do homework. You're pretty much wasting your time listening to music while playing games like CS:S, because you can't focus straight on either one. Of course. With WoW I could. More of a laid back type game...

I just recently quit World of Warcraft, and honestly one of the main reasons I kept playing it aside from playing with my buddies, is that it is a great time to listen to my music without interruption and really enjoy it. All the while doing instances etc with friends. Just recently I got so...

I've owned these speakers for 2 years now and they are fantastic, and very solid. A very good compliment to my Darth Beyers

Quote: Originally Posted by Zoide I have Windows XP but Foobar+KS has always behaved in the same way as what you're describing. If I'm listening to music on Foobar with kernel streaming, no other application can play sound. Conversely, if some other audio application is playing sound...

Quote: Originally Posted by CSMR What's your sound card? Asio and KS are supposed to be exclusive interfaces so that is pretty normal behaviour. Although it is certainly possible to receive asio and windows sounds and mix them. That depends on the driver and maybe that has changed...