The epic journey of digital archiving of my cds continues,
but what codec to use, Apple lossless would give 1000 cds on a 500g drive, the compression is gentle and may not be noticed, BWAV files would offer 600 cds and be future proof
and digital clones.
I have not yet compared PCM/WAV/Lossless.
Has any one experience of the codecs in comparison?
Rolo GL6 7NL UK

Given the pitfalls faced by both pros and amateurs, Wes is correct in observing that it's a miracle that recordings get made at all. As a rank amateur, I'm fascinated that even with twenty first century technology, putting together any sort of acceptable recording is still so much an art. While my copy of "There Lies the Home" is still en route to me, I'm willing to believe Wes that I'll neither be able to hear the whoosh of the vacuum cleaners in it nor will I be aware of the passages where John filtered it out.

Here's something cool for users of the Mac Tiger OS. The "ontour" widget bumps the artists in your iTunes library against a listing of concerts in your local area. It works great. I knew Bob Dylan was in town but I didn't know that personal faves Bill Frisell, The Klezmatics, and Pere Ubu all have upcoming dates in NYC.

This is something even Ken Kessler could appreciate. Or not.

As I have said many times, we send out preprints of our reviews as a courtesy to manufacturers, who are strictly warned against publicizing any part of the review ahead of publication. They are also not allowed to quote from a review of their product in the same issue as the review appears. We also state that if they wish to quote from a Stereophile review, they request permission so that we can ensure both that the text has not been edited and that the quote is properly attributed.

Hi all,

I have a Marantz DV9500 universal player, and plan to send it off to a mod shop to conduct the usual "wring the most out of it" drill.

Superclocks and silver solder abound... what is a worthwhile investment?

Any suggestions on a reliable place to send it, and any subsequent good results, would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Bill

I am brand spanking new to IPod audio... all due apologies in advance.

Anyone have ideas on the best connectivity & setup options to plug my IPod into my integrated amp (suggestions, links, articles, etc.)?

I also have a huge song collection on my Mac desktop - I figured you all would know the best approach.

System basics:

Marantz DV9500 universal player
Dali Helicon 400 speakers
Cayin A-88T integrated tube amplifier

Many thanks!

Bill