[slim] Re: Anybody else a member of la la ?

eople seem to be "quick on the trigger" when new requests to trade come in. Several times I've been told that the cd request has already been fulfilled by another user. I just went to the cd rack to make sure the cd was in the case and didn't have any scratches, by the time I w

[slim] Re: Squeezebox connected to 2-channel or 5.1/6.1/7.1 channel system?

using their squeezebox in a surround sound environment. I find your statement to be contradictory. I don't think many audiophiles believe in surround sound. -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: L

[slim] Re: [Fun] - Listening time with large collections

nd Evil" from 2001 as well although it is much heavier than their other albums (that's a good thing, to me). -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li PC-V2000B Case * Turbo-Cool 51

[slim] Re: 6.3.0: Many Duplicate Albums Listed (as well as duped New Music, Album Art, etc)

I saw dups in 6.2.2 and they didn't disappear after upgrading to 6.3.0 so I cleared then rescanned my entire library and the dups are gone - at least the ones which I noticed before. Worth a try if you are seeing dups now. -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Aud

[slim] Re: FLAC to MP3?

I use foobar and haven't seen any significant tag issues after transcoding to mp3. -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li PC-V2000B Case * Turbo-Cool 510 XE Power Supply * Tyan Thunde

[slim] Re: WAV to FLAC

uot;" -T genre="""&G1&""" """&A1&"""" copy the results of column H to a text file (notepad is fine) then save it with a .bat extension and run it while making sure flac.exe is in the same folder. This may seem

[slim] Re: Outdoor rated speakers

I have had a pair of Niles speakers (forget the model) mounted under the eaves on my deck for 4 years and they work great. -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li PC-V2000B Case * Turbo

[slim] Re: Poll: What is your library size and hardware

sing LAME and the -alt preset standard flag (APS) reproduce excellent sound quality in my experience. -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li PC-V2000B Case * Turbo-Cool 510 XE Power Supply * Ty

[slim] Re: Poll: What is your library size and hardware

. Even more impressive is it seems you don't have more than 1 album per artist (7168 albums by 7168 artists). Actually, your 2 4TB systems are still more impressive than that. -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL S

[slim] Re: Poll: What is your library size and hardware

ch has all of my full rips. The Jukebox has 6,600 songs from 1,300 artists. -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li PC-V2000B Case * Turbo-Cool 510 XE Power Supply * Tyan Thunder K8S Pr

[slim] Re: Flac To MP3 - C#/.NET Version

t you started. -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li PC-V2000B Case * Turbo-Cool 510 XE Power Supply * Tyan Thunder K8S Pro Motherboard * 3Ware 9500S-8 SATA RAID Card * 2 AMD Opteron 240 1.4GHz

[slim] Re: 6.2.2. OK now! This is fun! NOT!

n adult (legally that is, not based on anything I've observed) so he deserves all the blame. -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li PC-V2000B Case * Turbo-Cool 510 XE Power Supply *

[slim] Re: 6.2.2. OK now! This is fun! NOT!

I just knew he would be gushing with apologies and thanking everyone for their help and patience in spite of his poor attitude once he got it fixed! -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li

[slim] Re: 6.2.2. OK now! This is fun! NOT!

player upgraded smoothly as well. Maybe this new version has an asshole detection feature and yours is responding accordingly? -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li PC-V2000B Case * Turbo-Co

[slim] Re: Playing CDs on the SB3?

m and not need to worry about them at all. -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li PC-V2000B Case * Turbo-Cool 510 XE Power Supply * Tyan Thunder K8S Pro Motherboard * 3Ware 9500S-8 SATA RAID

[slim] Re: Who are you on LastFM?

I just joined the SlimScrobbler group: http://www.last.fm/group/SlimScrobbler -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li PC-V2000B Case * Turbo-Cool 510 XE Power Supply * Tyan Thunder K8S Pro

[slim] Re: Who are you on LastFM?

I just created a new thread asking about creating our own group. Guess I should have searched first. Here's my profile: http://www.last.fm/user/zooropa320/ -- zooropa320 2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio DR-15 mono blocks * Magnepan MG 3.5Rs * REL Strata III Music S

[slim] Re: Music Magic or Mood Logic?

another happy MM user here, full version primarily so I can archive to tags vs. having to keep them in their database, there's other good reasons to buy it as well -- zooropa320 zooropa320's Pro

[slim] Re: Which tracks are "best" AKA 'to remaster or notremaster'

Thanks for the input Pat. Yes, fatigue was what drove me to start this thread in hopes that there was a more reliable and consistent way to separate the wheat from the chaff. I guess I'll need to listen in small bursts to make the most accurate decisions. -- zooro

[slim] Re: Which tracks are "best" AKA 'to remaster or notremaster'

over 2,500 duplicates and would like to know if there's an objective way to determine the best versions (sonically speaking) without having to listen to them all individually. -- zooropa320 zooropa320's Pro

[slim] Re: Which tracks are "best" AKA 'to remaster or not remaster'

Hi Mark & thanks for your detailed reply. The tracks in question have already been ripped to VBR MP3s using EAC & LAME with the alt-preset standard switch. This is more a question of how to identify which of the resulting files are "better" when there are duplicates

[slim] Which tracks are "best" AKA 'to remaster or not remaster'

s. I suppose this question can also be extended to remastered albums. They certainly sound louder (which is mitigated when using ReplayGain) but are they necessarily better. Any recommendations or references you can point me to? Thanks in advance. -- zooropa320 -------