[Timster]

You must be really old to remember DOS commands.

I resemble that comment

 

[Timster]

I miss loading drivers into upper memory

config.sys

One of the more challenging setups back in the day was to get Falcon 4 to run. Lots of tweaks needed to get all the system/memory/drivers etc loaded efficiently to ensure you had 600+ KILObytes of base memory free

 

[rkw]

The issue with older versions of Roon was that it did not support performer, composer, ensemble, work and movement information correctly. Has that been fixed?

The amount of detail varies by album, but I find it to be very good. Here are a couple of examples, when opening credits on a track:

For example, when I have 5 versions of a work (like Vivaldi's Four Seasons) with different performers and ensembles, how is that organized?

Roon's database catalogs recordings in multiple ways. Not only the usual album/track/artist/genre but also composition. If you search for Vivaldi Four Seasons, you can select the results by composition. You'll see your 5 versions listed (or the 162 versions on Qobuz) and you can play any of them directly, without needing to first open up the containing album.

 

[wout31]

Hopefully the wait will be worth it & it will be able to read files from a storage device.

Urd won't be able to "read" any audio files from a storage device.
It has two USB inputs that need to be fed with a digital audio signal, so you need something else (hardware or software) to read the files from the storage device.

 

[wout31]

they agree digital sounds better than analog.
Which verifies that, for the second time today, I am right. Records sound better.

Different it the better (pun intended) word to use.
You can add "in a positive way to my ears and on my gear" to the word different. Or use words like: I prefer xx to yy.

 

[433521]

Urd won't be able to "read" any audio files from a storage device.
It has two USB inputs that need to be fed with a digital audio signal, so you need something else (hardware or software) to read the files from the storage device.

So Urd can't read files on a cd inserted into it's drive?

 

[wout31]

So Urd can't read files on a cd inserted into it's drive?

I'm sure that wasn't what he was referring to with his question, but smart move.

 

[GearMe]

Did they have cars back then?

Must not have...as everything was Greener -- Green Screens, Green Bar (paper)

btw...Paper was a thing that we read Computer Output on -- mostly error reports, dumps, etc.
Every once in a while, you'd read an actual report with numbers that made sense (at least to the business user)

 

[GearMe]

I used to write some pretty complex DOS batch files. IF, Goto, command /c, to spawn another instance of command environment to run another process and then return back to the first instance to finish the batch file.

Ascii menu systems with batch files to launch programs, set environment...

I kinda miss those days.

Bat Files...Superhero stuff!

 

[bimperl]

I have a Saga + and just bought a used Lyr 3 with the multibit card. I'll need a month to tell you which I like better. I think Lyr + (without the space for a DAC card and with a remote) is now very close to the Saga +. I like the multiple inputs on the Saga and the headphone jack on a Lyr is a necessity for a "headphone amp", but they are crowding each other a bit. I could imaging two flavors of something - one with five inputs and the other with two inputs and a headphone jack - replacing both Lyr and Saga and simplifying Schiit's life.

I've seen Jason talk about a balanced Saga 2, and after seeing the Lyr+ they can probably consolidate the Saga S and Saga+ with one balanced pre-amp. Probably something similar to the Jotunheim i/o except with an extra SE input and output.

 

[Paladin79]

Oh, c'mon. I believe in giving credit where credit is due.

@Paladin79 for woodworking, Sonus Faber, tubes, and equipment comparos, etc
@bcowen for cardboard, BBQ, tubes, etc
@ArmchairPhilosopher for verbiage, German trivia, etc

The breadth of knowledge of the individuals and the group collectively is astonishing. I am but an egg.

You are not giving @bcowen enough credit, the man is the inventor of the floating AC outlet strip, UL approval pending.

 

[twigfarm]

Urd won't be able to "read" any audio files from a storage device.
It has two USB inputs that need to be fed with a digital audio signal, so you need something else (hardware or software) to read the files from the storage device.

If that's correct then that's too bad. When I saw the prototype on one of their videos they described the unit as a "digital hub". And seeing a USB port on the front I was hoping it would read files from a storage device ala Marantz, Denon, Sony, etc. Would have been one of the main reasons I would have bought it. Otherwise I might as well just buy another Cambridge CXC CDT to replace the one I just sold to Denafrips.

 

[wout31]

If that's correct then that's too bad. When I saw the prototype on one of their videos it looked like it had a USB port on the front which I was hoping would read files from a storage device ala Marantz, Denon, etc. Would have been one of the main reasons I would have bought it. Otherwise I might as well just buy another Cambridge CXC CDT to replace the one I just sold to Denafrips.

Front: Appears only to have CD tray (left), display (right) and buttons to move track to track, fast-forward, eject etc. Buttons to change input, Hole for the remote receiver.
You can hook up a streamer, PC, laptop to 2 USB ports in the back and can do A-B with the CD.
With names like Marantz, Denon, what kind of storage devices are you referring to?
I used Google, but couldn't find any. Audio file storage is normally a SSD, HDD or NAS (build with the former components).
Cambridge doesn't have Unison™ USB

 

[cricket]

With names like Marantz, Denon, what kind of storage devices are you referring to?

Both my Rotel integrated amp and entry level Yamaha CD player have frontside USB ports for flash drives. External PC drives don't work, but the Rotel came with a bluetooth dongle I use with an Amazon Echo. Neither device supports FLAC files, but I believe the newer Rotel devices will.

 

[JLoud]

Depends on how you respond. My wife asked me if her new jeans made her look Ex-FAT, and I plead the 5th. That didn't work well.

The answer is always “that looks good on you”. Even if it is a trash bag and tin foil hat. And never ever pause before saying it. Hesitation is a dead giveaway.