Fewer distractions when driving is a good thing, so I do my organizing for drive-along-music ahead of time. I prefer to use USB drives but have an ample selection on my always-with-me mobile for bluetooth or cable access via USB port.
I always have a flash drive with newer music for checking out, but several others with playlists of one sort or another that get modified/supplemented over time - Alternate Takes (side-by-side versions of songs by different artists) or Male/Female duets, for instance. I maintain two libraries, one with files as I received or made them, mainly flac, and another at 320 mp3 for mobile purposes. Since neither I nor most folks can hear the difference between a 320 mp3 and a flac on great home equipment, I am confident I won't be able to hear it in the all-noise environment of the car. As for loudness balancing, I've thought of that -- but doesn't most file conversion software, e.g. dbPoweramp, allow writing of MP3s in a conversion process that reflect the Replay Gain tag on the flac? R. LMS on a dedicated server (FitPC3) Transporter (Ethernet) - main listening, Onkyo receiver, Paradigm speakers Touch (WiFi) - home theater 5.1, Sony receiver, Energy speakers Boom 1 (WiFi) - work-space Boom 2 (WiFi) - various (deck, garage, etc.) Radio (WiFi) - home office Control - Squeeze Control (Android mobile), 2 Controllers (seldom used), Squeeze Remote (on Surface Pro 4) Touch x 1 - spare UE Radio x 1 - spare Boom x 1 - spare Controller x 1 - Spare Duet Receiver (backup) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RonM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
