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

2006-08-13 Thread zooropa320
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 was back at the pc it was gone. -- zooropa320 2 Channel

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

2006-07-26 Thread zooropa320
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: Lian-Li PC-V2000B Case

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

2006-07-24 Thread zooropa320
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 510 XE Power Supply * Tyan Thunder K8S Pro

[slim] Re: FLAC to MP3?

2006-07-23 Thread zooropa320
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 Thunder K8S

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

2006-07-23 Thread zooropa320
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 Audio DR

[slim] Re: WAV to FLAC

2006-06-24 Thread zooropa320
the cells and using search/replace in Excel. -- 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

[slim] Re: Outdoor rated speakers

2006-05-13 Thread zooropa320
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

2006-05-11 Thread zooropa320
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 Strata III Music Server: Lian-Li PC-V2000B

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

2006-05-07 Thread zooropa320
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 Pro Motherboard * 3Ware

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

2006-05-04 Thread zooropa320
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 CPUs

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

2006-04-29 Thread zooropa320
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 * Tyan Thunder K8S Pro

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

2006-04-28 Thread zooropa320
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-Cool 510 XE Power

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

2006-04-28 Thread zooropa320
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: Playing CDs on the SB3?

2006-03-11 Thread zooropa320
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 Card

[slim] Re: Who are you on LastFM?

2006-03-10 Thread zooropa320
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?

2006-03-07 Thread zooropa320
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 Server

[slim] Re: Music Magic or Mood Logic?

2006-01-21 Thread zooropa320
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 Profile: http

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

2006-01-17 Thread zooropa320
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 zooropa320's

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

2006-01-17 Thread zooropa320
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. -- zooropa320

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

2006-01-17 Thread zooropa320
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 Profile: http

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

2006-01-17 Thread zooropa320
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. -- zooropa320