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05-22-2013, 10:30 AM

jhwalker replied to a thread Do you ever like an album enough to listen to it again immediately after finishing it? in General Forum

I've never listened to an album twice back-to-back (i.e., immediately following the first playing); however, I often keep a new album in rotation for...

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05-22-2013, 10:23 AM

jhwalker replied to a thread How to Preserve Sound Quality at Low Volume Listening Levels? in General Forum

+1 (and LOL)

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05-21-2013, 10:34 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread Joni Mitchell Blue in Audiophile Downloads

As I downloaded the album as ALAC, not sure my analysis holds good, but I converted a couple of tracks to FLAC using XLD and ran the "wasted bits"...

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05-21-2013, 08:06 PM

jhwalker replied to a poll What's the likely audio format of the future? in General Forum

You have to look at timeline - I suspect the market will move to lossless downloads (with a premium over existing lossy download prices) within the...

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05-21-2013, 06:17 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread best way to connect iPad to Dac? in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Yes, your DAC works precisely because it *is* externally powered (i.e., it has external AC power coming in). It's only USB-powered DACs (primarily...

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05-21-2013, 05:06 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread Izotope SRC in Software

OK, now we're on the same page! So my thought is that live sound *never* has pre-ringing (how could it?) and that post-ringing is more like...

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05-21-2013, 04:46 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread Izotope SRC in Software

Are you sure about that? I've been reading up quite a bit on this before I began experimenting ;) and everything I've read indicates the key benefit...

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05-21-2013, 04:41 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread New Wolfson audio processor for phones - 192khz sample rates possible in General Forum

I've never had any problems, but have only bought the last two generations. Currently have two 4S's in the house and a 5, all work well as phones. ...

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05-21-2013, 02:59 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Hmmm - actually, it seems almost absurd you cannot see that this is a false dichotomy. It is *completely* consistent to know that Sony's design...

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05-21-2013, 02:36 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread best way to connect iPad to Dac? in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

That's correct - most DACs require external power to work with latest iOS. There are a few that "draw" less power and will work directly from the...

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05-21-2013, 02:33 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread Amarra HiFi Preload Tracks Problems. in Software

Can you confirm the point at which you began to see problems with iTunes? I have about 60k tracks right now (not all lossless, so I'm only about...

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05-21-2013, 02:22 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread Izotope SRC in Software

After re-reading this thread, I decided to spend some time today rather scientifically testing the effect of the various isotope SRC options in...

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05-21-2013, 01:15 AM

jhwalker replied to a thread Jplay mini 5.1 vs. JRiver 18 with Jplay 5.1 in Software

Truly curious - if differences are audible, why would we not be able to measure them? It seems to me if we can "null" two files down to -90db (or...

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05-21-2013, 12:37 AM

jhwalker replied to a thread Jplay mini 5.1 vs. JRiver 18 with Jplay 5.1 in Software

I was thinking the same thing - how exactly is it "common sense"? Not sure why minimizing "latency" would have any obvious sound quality benefits.

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05-21-2013, 12:33 AM

jhwalker replied to a thread Audirvana 1.5 Beta in Software

I hadn't noticed that, since I always stop playback manually anyway, but you're right - same behavior here.

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05-20-2013, 07:43 AM

jhwalker replied to a thread Audirvana 1.5 Beta in Software

Working fine here. Audirvana 1.4.9.10, iTunes 11.0.3 *or* playlist mode.

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05-20-2013, 07:41 AM

jhwalker replied to a thread Audirvana 1.5 Beta in Software

Works fine here.

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05-19-2013, 08:38 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread What is the best Mac software in 2013? in Software

Personally, I use Audirvana Plus *with* iTunes integration. So effectively, I use iTunes as my front end, including all the familiar organization,...

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05-19-2013, 08:14 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread Metrum NOS Hex Flagship DAC in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

There are two words in the name of this website: "Computer Audiophile". I love music, but I'm also a tech-head, and the latest gadgets, internal...

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05-18-2013, 04:07 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread iTunes 11.0.3 Update in Software

Just a quick caveat - on my computer, if iTunes is running in the background but Audirvana is in playlist mode (i.e., not dependent on iTunes at...

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05-18-2013, 02:49 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread hiFace DAC in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Is there any hope that one of these portable, all-in-one devices will someday soon (i.e., within the next year or two) support all the various...

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05-18-2013, 12:33 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread New Wolfson audio processor for phones - 192khz sample rates possible in General Forum

I'm an Apple-phile, so my secret wish is for Apple to either update the next version of iPhone to include a true *quality* DAC and headphone...

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05-18-2013, 12:35 AM

jhwalker replied to a thread Where does Overkill start? in Music Servers

I was going to say the same - 60k tracks, 8gb RAM on a 2010 Mac Mini - no issues here, iTunes launches in seconds and no issues with browsing or...

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05-17-2013, 07:25 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread Max Airplay resolution? in Networking, Networked Audio, and Streaming

No, J River does not support Airplay. And as wgscott points out, Airplay is rather arbitrarily limited to 16/48. So, for $3,000, with built-in...

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05-17-2013, 11:17 AM

jhwalker replied to a thread iTunes 11.0.3 Update in Software

Yeah, it seemed unavailable for about two hours - not sure what happened there. I tried via Software Update and by going directly to the download...

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05-17-2013, 08:51 AM

jhwalker replied to a thread Audirvana 1.5 Beta in Software

Wow - sounds like a problem with your system - mine runs at 0.4%, pretty consistently.

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05-16-2013, 06:48 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread Xld in Software

iTunes does all three of those things :/ I like XLD, too, but when I used iTunes I regularly updated the metadata before I ripped, chose where I...

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05-16-2013, 06:45 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread iTunes 11.0.3 Update in Software

Looks like the update has been pulled - not showing up under Updates, and not available at the download link originally published.

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05-14-2013, 03:40 PM

jhwalker replied to a thread Resonessence Labs CONCERO HD: Any news? in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Concero with DSD + nice headphone amp would be the bee's knees :)

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05-13-2013, 03:48 AM

jhwalker replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

You minimize an awful lot of difficulties :P Sure, some people would be able to make use of the service right now (myself included). But as I...

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