Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-30 Thread Ben Diss
sonofcolin;217975 Wrote: > http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/25/former-allofmp3com-owner-faces-jail-time/ That article gives a good overview of the issue. Anyone can read it and decide for themselves what they want to do. -Ben -- Ben Diss 'SB3' (http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_squeezebox.html) -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-30 Thread adamslim
sonofcolin;217975 Wrote: > Wonderful clueless response! > For a more informed summary: > http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/25/former-allofmp3com-owner-faces-jail-time/ I am so not interested in debating this yet again ;) -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-30 Thread sonofcolin
adamslim;217848 Wrote: > Oh please don't pay pirates! They pay nothing to artists, so your money > goes to Russian mafiosi. If you're going to pirate, use a filesharing > system or something where no-one makes any money! Wonderful clueless response! For a more informed summary: http://crunchgea

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-30 Thread adamslim
Oh please don't pay pirates! They pay nothing to artists, so your money goes to Russian mafiosi. If you're going to pirate, use a filesharing system or something where no-one makes any money! -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others http://www.l

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-29 Thread Ben Diss
Nope, it's working. You probably have the old site name. -- Ben Diss 'SB3' (http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_squeezebox.html) -> 'Lavry DA10' (http://www.lavryengineering.com/productspage_da_10.html) -> 'BAT VK-31SE' (http://www.balanced.com/products/line/Vk-31SE/index.html) -> 'Halo A21' (http:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-29 Thread Eric Seaberg
Last time I went to the 'Russian' site their Credit Card service had, pretty much, been closed to US traffic so you can't pay for anything. -- Eric Seaberg Eric Seaberg - San Diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eric Seaberg's Profile

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-29 Thread Yesfan70
Hello, just a quick question. Would it be wrong of me to ask for a link to this "russian site"? What about if it was kept in private though PMs? I'll have to check out the Smithsonian site. SOunds like that could be very good as I like jazz and I'm getting more into world music. -- Yesfan70 -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-29 Thread Ben Diss
There is some debate as to the legality of "the russian site". It is based in Russia and does not violate any Russian laws. RIA's arguement is that it SHOULD voilate Russian laws; that there ought to be Russian laws that make it illegal. Russia is trying to gain entry into WTO and RIA is pushin

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-28 Thread JeffW
If you like folk, older jazz, and world music genres, smithsonianglobalsound.org offers whole albums and individual tracks in FLAC format -- JeffW JeffW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7692 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-28 Thread darrenyeats
darrenyeats;211090 Wrote: > > > 2. Where do you guys get good Hi-Fi downloads (as opposed to 128K) ? > > I advise not buying downloads but CDs instead. Downloads are mostly not > CD quality. Downloads often have DRM. Even the rest cannot be replaced > if you lose the data on your computer. Yes

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-28 Thread Skunk
krede;217577 Wrote: > I mean Online :-) Sure: Ebay, Amazon, etc. Oh- you mean download :-) Yeah the russian site is illegal if you're in the U.S. You could check the web sites of bands you like, because they sometimes offer FLAC downloads, but usually of live shows they recently did. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-28 Thread krede
Is this russian site ilegal? -- krede krede's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12546 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37162 _

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-28 Thread amcluesent
Magnatune, Linn Records legally And a certain Russian site we don't mention :) -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/show

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-28 Thread krede
I mean Online :-) -- krede krede's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12546 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37162 ___ audi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-28 Thread Skunk
Anyplace that sells new or used compact discs. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37162

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Buying Lossless Music

2007-07-28 Thread krede
Does anyone know where I can buy music in lossless format? -- krede krede's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12546 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37162 ___