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Hi Steve, and many thanks for your offer - I have emailed you, and don't be alarmed by my strange email address, and don't ask why or how I got it !! I'm currently downloading EAC, and will be trying it shortly ! Steve
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Steve N. What is a ramdisk or flashdrive ? I have 2x 1tb hard drives to store my music on - is that not good enough ? Why EAC - I am using dBpoweramp to rip my cd's in WAV format, with secure mode, so errors ought to be checked. How do I unmap Kmixer, or use Kernel streaming ? Many thanks, and by the way, I am almost on the 'D's now - only another 15 'C's to go !
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Olive - sadly, no kisses and love this time, but I'll survive.... OK, I am using XP. My pc is a new build, full of power and now, thanks to your help, ASIO4ALL. I have winamp, but will look at J River etc too. I was a Naimee - however, my gear is now modified Naim - does the name Avondale mean anything - it is modified Naim gear, meaning I have gone from a top of the range Naim to a low range-with-modifications that sounds better than the old stuff.. Anyway, I digress. Having gone past ripping the Bay City Rollers - now on the Carpenters, I'll have you know, I may need to look at DACS - However, I have no money, having been off work for a year now due to illness (too many drugs as a youth, and too many motorbike accidents, meaning too many bad bones and being in the building trade, thats not a good thing !) Where do I start looking at DACS ? I'll take another look at Larry's post about configuring windows - I am so new to computers it is scary - I built this one, but have no idea other than fitting the bits together that I really need my hand held, as so much of the language is way above me.. My fans are silent, my cpu can be undervolted without problem, but I need t get it all set up and working first - one of my main problems is that I don't understand the jargon.. As before, many thanks for so much help - It is much appreciated ! Steve
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Olive, Firstly, anyone who replies to me for the first time and signs off with love and kisses is bound sure to be listened to, and clearly has taste (good or otherwise)... I like you lots ! Yes, sound quality is important (why else would I have spent 3 months income on a new cartridge for the turntable.. ? ) I am ripping using dBpoweramp, in 'secure' mode, so correcting errors (I hope..) I have now downloaded some ASIO software, and am trying to get it sorted, while also setting up winamp as a media player. So far, much of what you have said (changing settings in windows leaves me quaking) but I have no idea what settings to change, or how (see, a true product of the geek speak fear factor - and I call myself a man...!) What difference will these ASIO changes make ? I think I have followed the instructions, but am rather out of my depth here ! Many thanks for your help, and love, kisses and a big hug too ! Steve
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Firstly, many thanks for all the replies so far ! Now, a couple more questions - why go wireless ? Does the apple airport express connect to the pre-amp ? My pre-amp does not have a headphone socket ! Are wireless connections good enough (I don't yet have a network, partly as my house has 400mm thick walls, but I do have a router waiting for me to try soon) The pc will be kept near the pre-amp, so connecting it is not a problem. Why use itunes ? I am continueing to rip in WAV format - I have 2tb of storage on the pc, and a further 1tb in a NAS (which I have yet to collect, plus a 750gb external hard drive. I plan to add a further 1 or maybe 2x 1tb hard drives if needed (I want to keep a copy of everything for safety) as I spent enough on the stereo to warrant keeping everything as good as it can be. I wondered about using a slimserver, as from what I can see, it is the interface between my pc (ie music) and my stereo, meaning no monitor need be used. My soundcard was regarded as prety good a few years ago, so is a new soundcard necessary, or will the line level output be good enough to use direct into my pre ? Sorry there are so many questions, but again, many thanks for all the replies !
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Phew - Thanks for putting my worried mind at rest Tim...! I'll see what Chris has to say before doing too many more though...
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You don't trust windows - does that mean I ought to be saving my music in another format ?? I have spent 2 days and am still on the 'b's - don't tell me I need to start again...??
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Hello, It seems that so many of the topics I have read have started with "I am new to all this" - Well, I am too ! So, is there a beginners guide, in simple non-techno language, that can answer all those silly questions that I am likely to ask over the next few weeks ? I am currently ripping my cd's to the pc (using dBpoweramp cd ripper) in WAV format, and hope to play some back via my M-Audio 24/79 (?) soundcard into my modified Naim Audio stereo. Am I doing anything wrong so far, and any thoughts as to tips or hints..? In case there is already a guide that I have missed, apologies - my internet access is slow and limited (I am in southern Spain, where we have no phone land line, limited mobile phone access, and internet comes via a microwave system that fails as soon as the wind blows, sun shines, or rain falls..!) Thanks The old fogey