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02-22-09
Yes. the new itunes format is 256kbs aac which is a lossy co ... Ckorody
02-22-09
when comparing these file types, do use something other tha ... Blindjim
02-22-09
I'm also interested in high def downloads but doesn't it mak ... Jamesw20
02-22-09
Jamesw20 - you're right to be paranoid about your hard drive ... Sfar
02-22-09
ummm, maybe you think of cd's as spinning magnetic disks, b ... Jax2
02-22-09
My hard drive became too cluttered with my itunes library so ... Unclejeff
02-22-09
amen. another moral you are missing: store your itunes lib ... Jax2
02-22-09
Jax2 - i said "cd's and spinning magnetic disks," ... Sfar
02-22-09
Sfar - sorry, my bad having misread your post. yes, either ... Jax2
02-22-09
Jax, i download chunks of the itunes to my iphone and play ... Unclejeff
02-23-09
The best backup is to share your files with your friends! Argyro
02-23-09
Sfar you said: “with drives costing $100 per terabyte righ ... Blindjim
02-23-09
For those of you who don't live in a major metro or prefer t ... Ckorody
02-23-09
Ckorody - it is only in the ads that agon does not allow hyp ... Jax2
02-23-09
Correction; a 1tb rocraid is currently just under $300 at a ... Jax2
02-23-09
Blindjim - i got this lacie drive for $99 when they had a ... Sfar
02-23-09
sakahara, it is very easy to use your cds to test the itune ... Edo_musica
02-23-09: Sakahara
I didn't know what iTunes + was at first (thought it was another garbage compression codec like MP3, only slightly better), and once I found out I realized I could import my CD's with AAC to compare. I was curious to hear others opinions though.
My system is very resolving, hearing too, so I will probably notice a difference.
Regarding storage of iTunes Library on external drive; I thought of this too. Wouldn't there be access issues, even with FW800, compared with the system drive? Maybe use NAS instead? It is more sensible though, especially since mine is larger then my system capacity - 140 GB and counting.
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02-23-09: Sakahara
I wonder if these iTunes + lossy files are made from originals? I can only hope.
Is there an obvious audible difference between Apple Lossless, WAV and AIFF? I haven't compared. From what I read Apple Lossless seemed good enough.
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02-23-09
Sakahara, a great number of users have music stored on exter ... Edo_musica
02-24-09
ckorody…… big thanks. i’ve been out of the hardware loop f ... Blindjim
02-24-09
there's plenty of threads on this subject if you do a searc ... Jax2
02-25-09: Sakahara
I'm a MAC. 10+ years of Windows was torture enough. ;-)
I'll have to try moving my iTunes library to an external drive. I've been meaning too.
I would expect the iTunes Plus music to be sourced from either the original or a good 1st gen digital recording. One [audiophile] would expect that and it makes the most sense. But then again, we are talking about an industry who thinks MP3 is fine.
I now recall that I actually did import a CD as ALAC, WAV, and AIFF. It was brief, but I did not hear enough difference to justify more of my drive being consumed . I'll have to do some more comparisons sometime since my system has changed since.
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02-28-09: Sakahara
I realized one important detail about storing iTunes on an external drive; it would require another external drive for backup.
As it is now, I need a minimum of two drives; one for SuperDuper! (bootable) backup, and one for Time Machine. I could get one large drive and partition for those two BU plans, and have another one dedicated for iTunes, but again, the need for an iTunes BU drive, and the possibility of losing both the other BU plans if the partitioned drive failed. Without a iTunes BU, you're toast if that drive fails. And right now I have a BU of it. Imagine having to rip 100's of CD's all over again. My 1 TB main drive is fine for now. Plenty of room to spare with Apple Lossless
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03-08-09: Sakahara
Found a perfect solution; two LaCie 2big Triple 1TB (2-disk RAID). One for the two BU plans (JBOD) and the other for iTunes/Aperture libraries (RAID1).
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03-12-09: Sakahara
Addendum:
The LaCie 2big Triple was a great RAID unit, but too noisy for the desktop, fan runs continuously, 'Auto' switch did nothing (wouldn't sleep), and the one-push-button on the front is 2big and 2bright. It was well built though. Heavy [duty] metal enclosure and drive trays. It's hard finding the perfect solution (4 drives; 2 for RAID 1 / 2 for JBOD separate access).
Looking at CalDigit VR instead. More $$ but more features/expandable/upgradable.
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04-09-09
Blindjim, i'd like to point out for the sake of clarity th ... Naschbac
04-09-09
Omg naschbac... you've been captured too! this is some scar ... Ridgestreetaudio
04-10-09
yet they most certainly can sound different. it must be th ... Jax2
04-10-09
Good thought about the new math jax2 but.... to me seems th ... Ridgestreetaudio
04-10-09
The paint-by-numbers is a great illustration, robert (pun no ... Jax2
04-11-09
Let me ask you a question, since you're convinced that they ... Naschbac
04-11-09
we are not talking about a word file. it does not have to ... Jax2
04-11-09
Timing information? you pull down the audio from a cd into ... Naschbac
04-11-09
Naschbac, what you say makes a lot of sense. as long as the ... Shadorne
04-11-09
i believe that in reality i can do so. mathematics or comp ... Jax2
04-11-09
it is probably related to software bugs. if the algorithms ... Shadorne
04-11-09
It very well could be, shadorne. i don't know...i can only ... Jax2
04-11-09
and i don't doubt you. here is a manufacturer's explanatio ... Shadorne
04-11-09
Shadorne - here's a further, long thread on head-fi that ... Jax2
04-11-09
Hey naschbac. my personal results and conclusions came from ... Ridgestreetaudio
04-11-09
Hey robert - i've done similar comparisons, but with wav fil ... Jax2
04-11-09
Hey marco. would really like to explore something different ... Ridgestreetaudio
04-12-09
Hi robert - i think there are some flac conversion software ... Jax2
04-12-09
Just wanted to jump in and thank the posters here for one of ... Sbank
04-12-09
Hey spencer - thanks for the vote of confidence. i'm sure t ... Jax2
04-13-09
Some utilities which may be of interest to mac users: xld a ... Humanmedia
04-13-09
Marco, yeah, i got to hear a friends' modwright transporter ... Sbank
04-13-09
spender - yes, it really is a damn fine digital front end ( ... Jax2
04-26-11
Sorry to dig up this old thread, but i was looking for infor ... Grandpixel
04-29-11
I have done blind testing with aac lossy at 256k and apple l ... Grege
04-29-11
Grege, i have done the same. 256 kbps with a good compressi ... Shadorne
04-29-11
Grege, shadorne - my experience has been the same. while i'm ... Sfar
05-01-11
Reading all this gives me a headache. i've been thinking abo ... Wildoats
05-01-11
Computer audio is a headache and one you need not suffer. yo ... Nglazer
05-02-11
Wildouts - you need not get a headache with computer audio. ... Grege
05-02-11: Sakahara
Update: I'm using XLD -> AIFF.
I recently decided to start using XLD to rip (and re-rip CD collection) to AIFF.
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