hitman_hifi

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High output MC cartridges
If you decide to go the high-output MC route, try the Dynavector DV-10X5. Its an outstanding cart. for the price. 
HDCD recommendations??
Most of Mark Knopfler's recent albums are HDCD and the ones I have sound stellar. 
Transfer of Library to a back-up External HD
My guess would be that the FreeAgent HD is preformatted to Windows-compatible. With my MacBook, I have a Windows partition that doesn't allow me to copy files directly between the Mac and Windows partitions.Like the previous posters, use Disk Util... 
Totem Model One: Woofer buzzing, help please?
no dealer in their right mind would take some risk to help you for no profit. All this is necessary otherwise these people go out of businessYou'd be surprised at how some high-end audio dealers/manufacturers are loyal to their customers, replacin... 
The Beatles albums finally all remastered
The Classy thing to do would have been to issue all the albums as double cds with both versions.Hey Nikturner920, this would have been the smart thing to do. But as we all know, the record industry isn't too bright. They could have also issued dua... 
Analog System to Beat Digital - - for little$$ ??
I have to agree with Wrtickle in regards to the cart. I have a Dynavector DV-10X5 combined with a Musical Fidelity X-LPS phono pre and the sound is superb. No volume adjustment necessary when switching between the CD and TT, both are pretty much n... 
Rega R250 upgrade
I followed almost the same upgrade path as you with my RB300. Total agreement with you on the Dynavector 10X5. I replaced my Roksan Corus with this cart. and it was definitely a WOW! experience. 
Best recording
Found a great article about some high profile engineers praising DSD. Check it out here. 
The old timers give the young'ns tips on the 60s.
If we're talking late 60's, I suggest a few:Jethro Tull - my all time favorite prog. rock band. Their style ranges anywhere from hard rock to blues to folk to...Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - suggest "Safe As Milk" to start out with as t... 
The Beatles albums finally all remastered
Anyone know if they used DSD to do the analog transfers? They did this with the Rolling Stones remasters and acclaimed engineers claim this is the best method. 
128kbps AAC files...
Not very. AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is a "lossy" audio compression codec that is meant to be better than standard MP3 codecs but nowhere near lossless, especially at 128k. 
To all Canadian residents. Hi Rez downloads
Guess not... 
To all Canadian residents. Hi Rez downloads
I'm also a Canadian resident and find the "paying Peter to pay Paul" method stupidly inconvenient. Anyone have insight whether or not HD Tracks will be expanding to the global market anytime soon? 
In over my head
I highly recommend a Dynavector 10X5 for the AR setup. This is a great budget cart. for  
Office System -- Low Volume Speakers
i have never heard or had a pair of totem speakers that were bright. if the arros sounded bright, there must have been some cheap hardware before the speakers. I don't consider a Quad 99 CDP and Copland CSA-29 amp as "cheap" hardware. Fact is, as ...