VAC, Vitus, and Montana

Art,When's the party so I can come hear the new speakers, or are you going to break them in first?

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Audio Destination

Art,When's the party so I can come hear the new speakers, or are you going to break them in first?

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Albert Porter's System

System edited: Added my new digital pieces, added Technics plus Vibraplane image, removed Oppo BDP-95.

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Albert Porter's System

Jason,With the Dali Megaline my setting is 35 Hz @ 24 DB per octave. I've had it set much higher and as low as 30 Hz. Typically the lower and steeper the crossover setting, the better it in...

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Albert Porter's System

Peter,I don't have the digital where I can listen. It's in my office with two other computers so I can edit.I'm going at this pretty much full force, I plan on selling my CD player ...

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Actual System

Pretty system, pretty shots. Are you a photographer or perhaps enjoy it as a hobby. The results are excellent.

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Files were mixed at the time they were ripped it looks like to me. For instance, an album with 10 songs might have the first 6 as FLAC, 7 through 9 as WAV and 10 as FLAC again.No ot...

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Albert Porter's System

I've run into some strange issues, if a file contains FLAC and WAV and you drag it into Pure Music it acts like it's loading but does not.If you do a lot of those mixed music files, it cras...

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Albert Porter's System

Mapman, You responded a couple of days ago,Albert.Getting most of it right using reliable automated tools is not so bad once you setle there.Best to s...

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Mapman,The Studer is pretty much fool proof with on board logic that controls tape handling and even speed winds and stops at "zero," a few inches from pulling the master off the ...

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Mapman, exactly !I'm hoping to pull the music server from the system only if a problem occurs or a new batch of CDs are ready to load and need backup.I think the Mac music server wi...

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Albert, I was just thinking that if you are spending lots of time with metadata and the music server, then does that mean that it is sounding good enough to you to justify the ti...

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Of course I did not follow this advise myself even. I wanted to get all my CDs in yesterday. That usually makes for some extra work down the road. Oh well. <...

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Mapman,I agree metadata is a mess, not only for classical but older jazz and pop as well. Even the found titles with correct data often go missing on album art then I have to search, drag t...

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I don't know how Squeezebox or Logitech devices work, my Mac Mini will be parternered with Ayre QB-9 DAC via the Nucleus USB by Locus.Editing the software, titles and album images is a soul...

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Mapman,Funny, Jax2 commented about the Squeezeserver on the other thread. I hope to have this running Tuesday after next, maybe I'll have everything straight by then and can begin the break...

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I'm posting a duplicate response here to another thread about music server and Mac Mini.Neil,What I'm attempting to do is synchronize WAV, FLAC and Apple Lossless...

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Just to clarify, this is a Mach2 Music server using Mac Mini.

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I'm realistic, I have no delusions that this will displace my master tapes or LPs but there is quite a bit of music not available except as download or CD.I just hope I can get this to soun...

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Albert Porter's System

Mapman,I've always had digital, just searching for a better solution. The cool part is four thousand CDs accessible via iPad.

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Big change in store, tomorrow my Mac music server arrives. I'll know pretty quick which DAC will be mated with it.Some titles are repeats of what I have on LP but mostly not.

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System edited: A few equipment and description changes.

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VAC, Vitus, and Montana

Art,We'll be listening until late, hope you make it. I think the Stillpoints stand will be in the photo studio rather than in the system when you arrive. We had it in the system last week a...

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Art,We'll be listening until late, hope you make it. I think the Stillpoints stand will be in the photo studio rather than in the system when you arrive. We had it in the system last week a...

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VAC, Vitus, and Montana

My open thank you to Art for having us over tonight. Great food, great music and great friends, not to mention Romeo the cat.

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