Larry_Elliott

Poo, Thanks for your response - the reason I bumped this is that you asked what operating system I was using, and I was concerned that this might have had some bearing on the process. My apologies Larry

Bump! Thanks

Sorry - forgot to say I am using OSX. Thanks for the ideas so far. Larry

I have two iTunes Libraries that I wish to combine on a new external drive. Is there a "simple" way to do this. I have tried copying etc, but all of the tracks get marked with ! and cant be found. Thanks Larry

Erik Any chance of a picture? Thanks Larry

Mark<br /> I also have it in the dock thanks. Looking again at the video I see that it is actually an application called SoundSource.<br /> <br /> Larry<br /> <br />

Chris<br /> Could you please advise what is the application in the Menu Bar that opens Audio Midi Setup<br /> <br /> Thanks<br /> Larry

Check out Pristine Classical http://www.pristineclassical.com/ Regards Larry

I am wondering if there are any settings that I can tweek to optimise the performance of an AE. My unit is about 4 metres from the main Time Machine base station but occasionally there are dropouts in the audio from the speakers connected to the AE. The Mac Mini which is playing the audio is directly through the wall from the Time Machine, and is showing excellent signal strength. Are there any buffers that can be set. Thanks Larry

The expo was last week and no changes to the mini. Larry

Thanks for all the comments - interesting and generally helpful. On reflection I think that I will use AIFF and if necessary buy a larger drive for storage. By profession I am an Acoustician so am very aware of psychoacoustics and the tricks that ear hearing system can produce. As BobH said “storage is cheap and ripping cd's is an awful, boring, tedious, mind-numbing, (is that enough?), job!! Do it properly, do it once!“ Again, thanks for all the comments. Larry

Just over a week ago I knew next to nothing about Music Servers etc and then I stumbled upon this website. We had 3 Macs each with their own iTunes Library - many of the same tracks - which we listened to via the computer speakers - hardly even Lo-Fi - or via Airport Express to the lounge stereo. Now we have a Mac Mini with all of the audio files from the 3 Macs on a dedicated external drive. The Mac Mini is directly connected to our stereo - will be getting an external DAC in the next few days. An AE feeds a set of speakers in the family room. Control of the Mac Mini is via a laptop or an iPhone. I haven’t made a final choice for the DAC, but it is likely to be an Apogee Duet. I am now wanting to rip (I hate that term as it implies stealing) all my CDs and am confused as to if there is really a difference between AIFF and Apple Lossless. I would be most grateful for comments from members of this group. As I have mentioned in another post - this group is one of the most helpful and non critical audio communities I have experienced on the Internet. Long may it remain that way. Thanks so much Larry Elliott Auckland NZ

Has anybody used this as a DAC. Comments? Larry Auckland, New Zealand

I stumbled upon this site a few days ago and I must say that it has been most helpful. I have been working in audio for 40+ years and have been looking for a logical explanation of how to use a computer as a music server. After reading posts on this site I have got a basic system operation from an old PoweBook and now am waiting for a dedicated computer (MacMini) to arrive. I plan to get started with a 1TB USB drive as my data storage, but will update this and get an external DAC as funds allow. Thanks to all who provide the great information here. Larry Elliott Auckland, New Zealand

Is there a simple way to mark all messages read? Thanks Larry