[proedros]

i too grew up listening to radio and even making rough mixtapes by coping songs on the fly from it (when i was like 10-12 years old) but after 15-16 when i started focusing on rock music i became an albums person - and have never looked back

in fact my wm1a has only full albums , and it's always a nice challenge finding albums that can be heard start-to-finish without skipping a track (and i have found quite a few)

there is something magic about building a cohesive/immersive atmosphere by listening a great album start-to-finish, that no 'fragmented' mixtape ever gave me

but i understand if someone likes listening to random tracks

 

[gerelmx1986]

Well to be fair in the history of recorded and consumed music the “the single track” thing by far predates the album given that 78 rpm records at most played up to about 10 minutes and also the 45 rpm single. The reason I’m “indoctrinated” to albums is that I grew up with classical music where a single piece usually filled one or more 33 rpm records and I’ve just stayed with that mindset

The same for me, I.am.an album mindset

 

[Whitigir]

My guess would be a seperate jpg file in the same directory as the wav file

I tried many things and still couldn’t get it to display the Art with WAV.....

 

[captblaze]

I spent many an evening in the 70's spinning albums while doing my homework. always start to finish and it was a big reason why I didn't flunk out.

fast forward to now and I still rely on entire albums for enjoyable listening and I save the playlist stuff for when I exercise.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Well to be fair in the history of recorded and consumed music the “the single track” thing by far predates the album given that 78 rpm records at most played up to about 10 minutes and also the 45 rpm single. The reason I’m “indoctrinated” to albums is that I grew up with classical music where a single piece usually filled one or more 33 rpm records and I’ve just stayed with that mindset

i too grew up listening to radio and even making rough mixtapes by coping songs on the fly from it (when i was like 10-12 years old) but after 15-16 when i started focusing on rock music i became an albums person - and have never looked back

in fact my wm1a has only full albums , and it's always a nice challenge finding albums that can be heard start-to-finish without skipping a track (and i have found quite a few)

there is something magic about building a cohesive/immersive atmosphere by listening a great album start-to-finish, that no 'fragmented' mixtape ever gave me

but i understand if someone likes listening to random tracks

Yes, and with those CD reissues.....they put extra tracks which can possibly ruin the effect or at least put a damper on the time travel we are attempting.

 

[nc8000]

Yes, and with those CD reissues.....they put extra tracks which can possibly ruin the effect or at least put a damper on the time travel we are attempting.

When I rip such cd’s I always make sure any extra tracks are at the end so I first get the original album in correct order

 

[Redcarmoose]

I have been known to remove the future CD tracks entirely; going for authenticity.

 

[fiascogarcia]

I'm still not getting why, when you select all songs random, you still tend to get the same songs like a top 100 radio station. Any ideas why?

 

[proedros]

I have been known to remove the future CD tracks entirely; going for authenticity.

i also do this , as 95% of the added tracks in special editions/reissues are either rough demos and/or remixes , which don't add up anything to the experience (imho)

 

[jaker782]

I tried many things and still couldn’t get it to display the Art with WAV.....

I just had this issue with a WAV album. Finally got it to display cover art by placing a non-progressive jpeg in the folder containing the WAV files and naming the jpeg the same as the folder name. It seems the embedded jpegs in the ID tags of WAVs do not display, but a separate jpeg file does the trick. At least this worked for me!

 

[jaker782]

Anyone have any impressions of WM1A with K-mod vs stock WM1Z? A comparison with the new Cayin N6ii as far as tonality goes would also be very helpful. I'm trying to make a decision. Thanks!

 

[fiascogarcia]

I just had this issue with a WAV album. Finally got it to display cover art by placing a non-progressive jpeg in the folder containing the WAV files and naming the jpeg the same as the folder name. It seems the embedded jpegs in the ID tags of WAVs do not display, but a separate jpeg file does the trick. At least this worked for me!

How does one know if a jpeg is non progressive? Thanks!

 

[nc8000]

I just had this issue with a WAV album. Finally got it to display cover art by placing a non-progressive jpeg in the folder containing the WAV files and naming the jpeg the same as the folder name. It seems the embedded jpegs in the ID tags of WAVs do not display, but a separate jpeg file does the trick. At least this worked for me!

Yes the original spec for the wav format does not support tagging. Some apps and devices have unofficial tag support but it varies and Sony don’t seem to support it on the non Android players

 

[nc8000]

How does one know if a jpeg is non progressive? Thanks!

Some editor programs will show the format. I use SnagIt and it shows the format

 

[Whitigir]

Can someone please show me exactly how to do this with WAV and directory art cover ? I couldn’t make it work .... X_X