What is the least amount you have spent on an audio component that produced music that made you happy?

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Wes Phillips

Money can't always buy love, but it is often thought it can buy audio happiness. Or can it? What is the least amount you have spent on an audio component that produced music that made you happy?

Robert Silverman Performs, Re-records Beethoven's Piano Sonatas

Robert Silverman Performs, Re-records Beethoven's Piano Sonatas

Sep 05, 2010
Even as editing continues on his forthcoming Stereophile recording of Brahms' Handel Variations and Schumann's Symphonic Études, Canadian pianist Robert Silverman is set to perform and re-record all 32 of Beethoven's piano sonatas. Silverman's eight-concert series of Beethoven sonata performances and recordings will take place in San Jose's lovely Le Petit Trianon Theatre, beginning this coming Thursday, September 9 and ending on April 14, 2011.

CD Player help - round 2

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Submitted by OCLV5500 on

Several months ago I posted a question to the group about which CD player I should get. The replies seemed to favor the Sony XA5400. I still haven't pulled the trigger. I guess I have a nagging decision in my mind....go for the Sony or move to a computer based system like a Mac Mini and the Ayre QB-9. So....now for my round 2 question. I'm not sure that I'm ready to jump into the cost of the Mac-Mini plus the Ayre. I'm OK with the price of the Sony but I'm wondering if its beyond the level of my current system.

Making predictions is tough, especially about the future....

Submitted by Buddha on

OK, it's that time of year!

Three upsets today:

Washington will beat BYU, Oregon State will beat TCU, and Virginia Tech will beat Boise.

There will be no BCS busters sneaking into BCS bowls this year...well, watch Utah.

Happy Football New year to y'all!

I don't know why I like it so much, I don't watch games - they take too long - but I like the fall feeling.

iTunes 10, AE Streaming, and Volume Control Change

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Computer Audio
Submitted by BGLeduc on

Since JA has written expensively about using iTunes and Apple Express for music streaming, I thought it might be useful to point out an apparent change in iTunes 10 that affects streaming.

iTunes 9.x when used for streaming, previously had an option under Preferences/Devices to "Disable Volume control when using remote speakers", which, when checked, allowed a full range signal to be sent to the AE. This was true whether using the AE's digital or analog out (I use digital).

What a crazy world...

Submitted by Freako on

Troy Polamalu's hair insured for $1M

PITTSBURGH (UPI) -- Insurance company Lloyd's of London said it has awarded a $1 million policy for Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu's famous head of hair.

Polamalu, a spokesman for Head & Shoulders shampoo, will be protected from football-related hair incidents by the policy, which is being paid for by Head & Shoulders parent company Proctor & Gamble, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Wednesday.

Flac vs. lossless (oh no! not again!)

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Computer Audio
Submitted by satkinsn on

Sorry to start this.

As a non, non, non-expert, I thought I understood flac (and Apple lossless) pretty well - if unpacked, it yields a perfect duplicate of the original file.

Moreover, unless you're operating the world's worst system, unpacking in real time is equally transparent. You get everything, just like the good lord intended.

However, I keep running across notes on the internets from people who suggest otherwise, and in particular that 'real time' decoding (while you're listening) produces a different, not as good sound.

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