I thought I'd put up a list of software that I've been fooling around with lately. I've seen EAC, Foobar, & Flac mentioned before in passing but I haven't seen any threads for people to contribute useful free applications that they have found. With any luck we'll end up with a fairly comprehensive list.

F.L.A.C.
Free Lossless audio codec
Make sure to check out the extras, lots of great tools there

Hi All! I'm new to these forums and a newbie audiophile (well, I guess that's not really possible, right?!). Anyway, I'm a music junkie and am just revisiting an old love for vinyl. I recently purchased a Rega P1 turntable and found a great closeout price on a pair of Epos ELS-3s. What would you recommend for an integrated amp or phono pre amp / amp combo to drive this modest system? I will primarily use it for vinyl listening in my small home office.

Thanks in advance.

I want to thank all the posters on the board for their enlightening opinions and insights. When I was listening to John Coltrane meets Duke Ellington last night I was reminded of just how beautiful some recordings can be if you have some good equipment. When I was debating the Arcam Solo a number of people stepped up and said "it's a great unit" and the same for the Paradigm Speakers. I have to say that when I first got the speakers it didnt sound as good as they do now but people said to give them 30 hours or so to "warm up".

Any recommendation for speakers to go with my Cayin A50T integrated amp? im currently using a Paradigm Mini Monitor and i am currently in the market for a replacement speaker.

Im currently using a Cayin A50T and i was wondering, if there are suggested tubes to improve the sound of my system. I am currently using a Paradigm Mini Monitor listening mostly to jazz,blues and standards.

Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated

Hi and thanks for looking in.

I used to be guarded about buying radios making sure that sets advertised with 'FM Radio' used the nomenclature "FM Stereo Radio". Somewhere in my education, someone pointed out that not all things were "stereo" and so you had to pay attention. Back then, it seemed stereo had a legal meaning too.