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Today, 04:12 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread 15 USB/SPDIF converters shootout in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Oh I don't know - give me a nice ST Fibre connection any day.... (grin)

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Today, 01:38 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Audirvana+ review by TAS in Software

Any idea who wrote the article? I dropped my subscription to them because they could not find a way to renew my subscription at the $15/year rate...

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Today, 01:34 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (HDTracks) in Audiophile Downloads

(grin) Maybe- but the DR analysis for vinyl can be misleading, as any surface noise will skew the measurements. I mean it will skew the measurements...

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Today, 10:11 AM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread JPLAY Responds in Software

I think you stated this part very well indeed. -Paul

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Today, 09:59 AM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread JPLAY Responds in Software

JRiver (or something it uses in Windows) stops working for me about once a month or so, and requires a reboot. ON some hardware, notably an...

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Today, 09:53 AM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread JPLAY Responds in Software

Hi guys - I was unclear - by "Jplay Owners" I meant the people that own and sell the software, not the people who have purchased it and find it to be...

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Yesterday, 05:34 AM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread JPLAY Responds in Software

This is getting a bit silly now, though for understandable reasons. First-like it or not, bits ARE bits. They are quanta of information, and they...

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06-17-2013, 03:13 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Battle of the desktop OS (OSX 10.8 vs Ubuntu Linux 12.04/13.04) in General Forum

That would be all the legal issues I don't really understand. :-) But yeah, I think you are definitely correct in your thinking along these...

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06-17-2013, 03:10 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (HDTracks) in Audiophile Downloads

(grin) Listen to the commentary three or four tracks down. It's a rather interesting glimpse inside their musical philosophy. In any case, it is...

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06-17-2013, 02:41 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Battle of the desktop OS (OSX 10.8 vs Ubuntu Linux 12.04/13.04) in General Forum

The SCO/Linux legal issues revolved around the kernel code, and a lot of esoteric stuff like the way semaphores are implemented. Parts of SCO,...

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06-17-2013, 02:05 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Battle of the desktop OS (OSX 10.8 vs Ubuntu Linux 12.04/13.04) in General Forum

I will have to bow to your recollection on that, as it is probably true. The core of OSX was developed at NeXT though, so as you say, it can be a bit...

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06-17-2013, 11:41 AM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread I hate it when my audio goes the wrong direction... in General Forum

OT: Actually, if you hooked the speakers up to an input-- probably. :) We used to use headphone speakers as makeshift microphones all the time....

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06-17-2013, 11:32 AM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Battle of the desktop OS (OSX 10.8 vs Ubuntu Linux 12.04/13.04) in General Forum

Perhaps not. MacOS did not come from the same source tree as FreeBSD. It came from 4BSD, through NextStep and with the addition of a Mach Kernel. If...

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06-17-2013, 07:26 AM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Battle of the desktop OS (OSX 10.8 vs Ubuntu Linux 12.04/13.04) in General Forum

This is just soooo wrong. First, it isn't an awkward variant, it *is* BSD, and incredibly familar to those of us who cut our teeth on Sun-2, Sun-3,...

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06-16-2013, 06:46 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Ayre wants $1.5K for DSD'ed QB-9 in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Eh- we have a philosophical difference I suspect. Playing music on my 2012 i5 Mac Mini runs the processor cores at a negligible percentage of the...

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06-16-2013, 06:40 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread 24/192 Music Downloads ...and why they make no sense in Audiophile Downloads

Hey Alex - even with the very best gear, you still have to learn what to listen for. The best gear usually makes it easier though. ;) -Paul

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06-15-2013, 08:09 AM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Ayre wants $1.5K for DSD'ed QB-9 in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Teach me to reply to sarcasm with sarcasm.... That is a nice PC, but not purpose built for music either. I have yet to hear the fan noise ar...

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06-14-2013, 11:25 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Battle of the desktop OS (OSX 10.8 vs Ubuntu Linux 12.04/13.04) in General Forum

mpd works quite well on MacOS and sounds about the same as on Amarra, while mpd on every Linux box I have tried sounds very good, but more clinical...

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06-14-2013, 11:16 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Ayre wants $1.5K for DSD'ed QB-9 in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Hey Miska - are those computers you design and build designed and built by you alone? You designing the case, power supply, SATA controllers, and all...

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06-14-2013, 11:11 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Ayre wants $1.5K for DSD'ed QB-9 in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

The z114 was brought back to in-house manufacture, and it shows it too. (grin) It is a lot like the high end audio hardware today - how many...

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06-14-2013, 02:45 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Ayre wants $1.5K for DSD'ed QB-9 in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

To each their own - this is my idea of a Linux powered computer. Well, at least a computer that runs a few hundred Linux guests nicely. It is one of...

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06-13-2013, 07:49 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread A Mac Mini question. in General Forum

Nothing easier- a TOSLink cable with an optical Mini Plug on end will fill the bill nicely. Here's an inexpensive one with fairly good quality....

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06-13-2013, 07:42 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Ayre wants $1.5K for DSD'ed QB-9 in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Seems to me it is Microsoft and Windows that constantly gets brought into court over monopolistic practices, but I could be wrong. Certainly, like...

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06-13-2013, 12:49 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Thoughts about RAID ... again in Disk Storage / Music Library Storage

I use a rather high end storage management system, called Tivoli Storage Manager, and de-duplication is my friend. ;) Music is, unfortunately, not...

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06-13-2013, 12:44 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Ayre wants $1.5K for DSD'ed QB-9 in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Hi Charles - I usually tend to agree, at least partially with you on this, but I definitely have different opinions about Apple. At least, for the...

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06-13-2013, 12:40 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Ayre wants $1.5K for DSD'ed QB-9 in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

JRiver 18 under windows, yes. I think I tried it on MacOS and it worked fine, but I will need to retest that to be sure. -Paul

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06-13-2013, 07:23 AM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread JRiver Media Center on Mac in Software

iPad is visually stunning, but you almost always have your iPhone with you. JRemote will also allow you to play to iPhone or iPad as a zone. I find...

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06-12-2013, 07:08 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Ayre wants $1.5K for DSD'ed QB-9 in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Lets see... os/390, z/OS, z/VM, zLinux(SuSE), PPC Linux, Intel Linux, BSD, windows, MacOS, VMS, HP/UX, MPE/ix, Wang VS, QNX, iOS, Android, AIX,...

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06-12-2013, 04:51 PM

Paul.Raulerson replied to a thread Ayre wants $1.5K for DSD'ed QB-9 in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Hands down right now, my vote goes for JRMC. Preferably on a Mac, but it works just as well under Windows. ;) Actually, all joshing aside, until...

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