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  1. psylocyber

    CD players with USB inputs and their ability to play FLAC or other Hi-Res files

    Hey, I hope this is the right spot to post. I'm surprised that CD players, or perhaps "Optical drives" don't merit at least a sub-catagory on this forum. I am considering buying a Yamaha s-303 CD player with USB input. For many years I have wanted a way to play Hi-Res digital files on my home...
  2. zooba72

    Suggestions on VOB to FLAC Conversion ?

    Hi Everyone, I have a great digital concert video in VOB format - it's approximately 3.83GB and consists of four VOB files broken into chapters that represent each tune. Amazingly, I can't find an audio only copy of this show, so I want to convert it to FLAC. Is there any freeware that I...
  3. timbr2000

    Surfans (iRULU) F20 DAP, experiences/alternatives?

    Hi all, for quite a while, I've been looking for a small player where I can easily put a bunch of (lossless) audio files on to play them back via a true line-out, connected to an amplifier of sorts. Sound quality from the line-out has to be top notch. SPDIF digital out might also be handy, but...
  4. K Richner

    Do i need a DAC? Can I buy something that can Pass FLAC?

    Hope.this is in the right section? I am buying a house and making a list of what I want/need to perfect my sound system in my new home. I have decent speakers infinitys, and a ok AV receiver I have tons of FLAC files on a Synology NAS but my Rokus all transcode Flacs into MP3 is there a hardware...
    • K Richner
    • Thread
    • flac playback
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: DACs
  5. Spitfirejoe

    Inconsistent Metadata Behavior

    Pixel 3A phone -> Bluetooth -> Car Stereo I finally got a smart phone, and I'm learning to use it with my car stereos. I have seen the same inconsistent behavior in both my new Mazda SUV with the stock head unit, and my old 2003 Ranger pickup with a Pioneer "DEH-X8500 BH" head unit I had Best...
  6. Spitfirejoe

    Plex through Roku - Clicks or pops on tracks at start and end

    I'm running Plex on my Roku into my home theater system. I get a little "pop" or "click" at the beginning and end of every track on every album. Happens in stereo only mode as well as any of the surround modes. These are FLAC files from CD's I have ripped myself with dBPoweramp and store on a WD...
  7. lattiboy

    Showcase songs and albums for a digital audio system?

    Hi all, I primarily use Tidal, but since getting a fancier DAC (Topping DX7s) I’m expanding my FLAC collection. If I’m going to go to all this trouble, I thought I’d ask specifically what albums or songs really show off a good digital audio system. I’m guessing detail or subtle harmonic stuff...
  8. merlynski

    Should I convert WMA files to FLAC? Or Re-rip? Or?

    I just set up JRiver on a number of my computers on my network and am very happy with it. I had really gotten to hate MS Media Player for its poor meta-data handling, and poor organization features. I have a noticable sound quality improvement. So, most of my audio files are WMA. Is there a...
  9. D

    Where to get .FLACs?

    I want to listen to some FLAC music but I want to download them and listen to them offline on my phone with HI-DEF headphones. Can I download FLACs or can I only rip them off CDs?
  10. duncan

    Experimenting with opposite-ear cancellation (like SDA or Sonic Holography) in software

    I wasn't sure where to post this, as it's a no-soldering-necessary (and no-pants-necessary) enterprise. Admins feel free to move it elsewhere if appropriate. Having never actually heard any Polk SDA speakers, nor any of Carver's sonic-holography products, I have sometimes been curious about how...
    • duncan
    • Thread
    • flac sda sonic holography sox wav
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: DIY
  11. Sajia

    Getting Serious About Hearing My Music

    Hi, I love listing to music. For the past 20 years or so I've been moving from one apartment to another and listening to music by plugging a pair of speakers into my PC. I understand that FLAC and ALAC files could give better audio quality than the usual formats, but with my setup I don't think...
    • Sajia
    • Thread
    • amp dac flac laptop newbie speaker advice
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Introductions
  12. D

    Intermittent stutter or glitch during computer playback of FLAC files

    I am using a new Dell laptop which is dedicated for music playback. Most of my FLAC files originated from CDs ripped using WMP-10. During playback there is an intermittent very small skip or stutter in the music. It is small but extremely annoying. It happens whether I am using WMP-10 or...
  13. travellersol

    Flac/APE vs DSD

    [No theories, only actual hearing results wanted] What I am looking for is to hear reports of actually hearing and comparing between either FLAC or APE (the two very common lossless formats) and DSD. I have read enough theories and debates, the more I read the more confused I become. So I would...
  14. J

    Converting FLAC 24bits/192khz to Wav keeping same parameters

    Hi there! Greetings form Poland. I recently purchased the new Marantz CD player 6006. Now I realize that even though it has a DAC capable of reading 24bits/192Khz audio files, it doesn't read FLAC. So the question is is it possible to convert the FLAC to Wav keeping the same hi res audio...
    • JCTroncoso
    • Thread
    • 24bits cd player dac flac wav
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: DACs
  15. D

    PC Setup for FLAC Playback using WMP

    I have recently begun to rip CDs to 16/44.1 FLAC files. I’m ripping them with Windows Media Player and also playing back through a DAC. I connected the DAC using a Schiit Eitr. DAC is an old Aragon D2A PCM58 based. It seemed all too easy to set this up and sounds very nice. Did I miss anything...
  16. Giovanni68

    What to expect out of my vintage system?

    I kind of described my system in the introduction thread on the dedicated forum, now let's switch to sound expectations. The oldest piece in my system is the couple of JBL4311B which I bought in my teen age, they are over 30 years old and still sounding, not just sounding, even the pads still...
  17. travellersol

    Digital sources (flac and DSD) vs CD

    Hi all. I have a Marantz CD63SE player that I used to play CDs on it twenty years ago. After moving to a new city I left my system in their boxes for many years untouched, practically left the hobby. Just beginning last year I felt the itch to listen to my stuff again, and found the Marantz's...
  18. DangerBoy

    Can you recommend a high quality DAC less music streamer

    I'm in the process of re-imagining and re-configuring my music system. I'm looking at selling my current amp (a PS Audio GSS 500) and replacing it with a Peachtree Nova 300 or 150 because those amps give me so many more options and capabilities. The Nova amps have a ESS Reference 9018K2M Sabre...
  19. Maudi

    Excellent DAC test files.

    The Sound Liaison people have released a sample taken from the same song recorded in DXD in 11 different formats. Link: http://www.soundliaison.com/all-categories/6-compare-formats I think I might prefer the DSD256 above the master 352 DXD file, but the jury is still out...
    • Maudi
    • Thread
    • dac digital to analog dsd dxd flac pcm wav
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DACs
  20. hobbit

    Xduoo X10

    I have an X3 by the same company, and their first flac player , the x2 The x10 is a whole other level Excellent on board DAC with a digital optical out as well as line out and headphones. The phones out even includes and high and low gain switch that you can adjust depending on your phone...
  21. strat68

    TV Media Player as audio only device for flac, wav, mp3

    Wondering if anyone uses an older TV media player for audio only? I see some of these "older" ones such as Seagate GoFlex are pretty cheap on used market. Though usually sold without the plugin HDD. I want to start cheap to get into it, as I do not have enough flac files yet to warrant a NAS...
  22. L

    CDs, mp3s, & flac files

    New here at this forum I hope this was the right place to post these questions. I play most of my music from a digital media player called an 'iBasso DX50'. I chose this product because it plays .flac files which is what I have been slowly replacing most of my mp3 library with. Even though the...
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