[slim] Best alternative to iTunes

2011-06-02 Thread tobesetc
I feel like the new boy at AA who says My name is TobesEtc I am an alcoholic... but here goes: I've finally got fed up with Apple. iTunes has been a pain in the butt for as long as I remember. I've now lost my iPod Touch (which I used in the car) and have replaced it with my new phone. That's

Re: [slim] Best alternative to iTunes

2011-06-02 Thread andynormancx
You don't need to rerip anything, that is the main benefit of lossless files. Go and buy a copy of http://www.dbpoweramp.com/ That will make transcoding the Apple lossless files to FLAC for you. And it is also the best Windows ripper for ripping future CDs. -- andynormancx Yes, it will.

Re: [slim] Best alternative to iTunes

2011-06-02 Thread garym
andynormancx;634427 Wrote: You don't need to rerip anything, that is the main benefit of lossless files. Go and buy a copy of http://www.dbpoweramp.com/ That will make transcoding the Apple lossless files to FLAC for you. And it is also the best Windows ripper for ripping future CDs.

Re: [slim] Best alternative to iTunes

2011-06-02 Thread T-bird
+1 on dbpoweramp And Foobar2000 as player -- T-bird Sorry for my poor english 1 x Touch 1 x Radio SBS 7.5.4 running on QNAP 219p T-bird's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38434 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Best alternative to iTunes

2011-06-02 Thread Jeff Flowerday
dbpoweramp as the ripper. J River Media Center as the player. -- Jeff Flowerday Jeff Flowerday's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15883 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Best alternative to iTunes

2011-06-02 Thread slate
+1 on dbpoweramp I prefer FLAC as the format. In regards of players there are many alternatives: - MusicBee - MediaMonkey - Foobar2000 - Winamp - ... and since you have SBS running there is also Squeezeplay -- slate Main: Receiver (Audiocom) - Beresford Caiman+ (Gatorized) - Carver A-500x

Re: [slim] Best alternative to iTunes

2011-06-02 Thread dsdreamer
+1 on dbpoweramp Consider MediaMonkey as it syncs to quite a few mobile phones including Android devices. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile:

Re: [slim] Best alternative to iTunes

2011-06-02 Thread Pank
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