to
satisfactory volume at max settings; both would have benefited
enormously from an amp), and they leak sound like crazy.
But incredible comfort and sound quality matching that of $3K speakers
for $125 is still an attractive proposition.
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on it, from which you can go to an external DAC. Put that
together with HeadRoom's Micro DAC/Amp combo, and you'll have a source
that's a worthy match for any headphone.
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), I was guessing.
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-related dropouts unless you have lots
of other network traffic (downloading something on a laptop, or the
like). I routinely stream FLAC on a G network with no problem.
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louder, you'd expect the other
improvements to flow automatically, without any other benefit being
necessary.
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, says a lot about the buying
public.
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that works well with those speakers.
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have the same functionality. A sound card (whether USB
or internal) can be used for listening to games, DRMed audio, movies,
or whatever other incidental sounds you might have. The Squeezebox
can't do that.
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the current situation.
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, a BitTorrent thing,
whatever -- the metadata doesn't go along for the ride, and is lost.
This is one of the well-known problems with centralized metadata
stores, and one of the reason that in-file metadata is standard for
essentially all types of files these days.
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the shorthand of the right way to
mean the right way, assuming you never use any other software or
devices, and never move or copy your files.
Carry on.
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earlier in the thread asked how cover art was embedded.
In most metadata schemes, it's possible to put the cover art directly
into a tag in the audio file. Adding cover art to WMA via WMP puts the
tag in and creates the jpg in the folder.)
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-in for at least Class B; if they make
a $10K ultra-luxe version, it's got Class A written all over it.
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that prevents
analog from seeing a resolution higher than 640x480.There doesn't
appear to be any concerted movement to eliminate analog connections in
audio, for a number of good reasons, but it's not impossible in
principle.
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of the Micro Amp itself.
Up until I got an Xbox 360, I thought it was pretty much the largest
power brick I'd see...
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buys around.
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a LOT more than just play
music.
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sounds noticeably
better than 192kbps.)
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), then listen some
more. It's surprising how often the one that you think is better ends
up losing that title if you just titch up the volume on the other one.
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part, I expect that differences between
competent modern DACs are going to be very very subtle. At the very
least, if you decide to try a DAC out, make sure you can return it.
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The CAL has tubes, right? If so, then it's clearly worse (in the
measurable fidelity sense) than both the Anthem and the SB2; but if you
like the tube thing, then get a tube DAC.
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