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I've followed those instructions and the playlists are there but the contents for each list is not. The 'Add Folder to library' command has been removed in V9. So I used 'Add to Library'. All the msic files are there but no ratings. Any suggestions?

HELP !!! I've bought a mac mini to be my new music server. So first job is to migrate my Windows Itunes music, playlists, ratings etc into itunes 9 on the mac. Problem. How do you do it?

Chris I can't see a list anywhere. Where should I be looking? Also, I'm a big PJ fan, so I was intrigued by a comment you made about Stone Temple Pilots. Which are their best albums?

I've not messed with EQ but i have with volume settings, usually for whole albums. I seem to recall a while back someone saying this was not a good thing to do as it altered the bits. Is this true?

So I guess the question " does the length of the USB cable from the PC to the next device affect the sound quality ? " could receive various answers, including: yes and no. I'm thinking at the moment to get started by adding a simple external box between my disc based music and my main system. Laptop (on my lap) > 5m USB > Trends Audio UD 10.1 as digital interface > AES balanced cable > Krell KPS25sc Dac > Krell monoblocks > Watt Puppy 5.1's. Bye the way, my new Wadia 170i with my Classic Ipod sounds good through the above.

"The KPS-25sc can decode up 24/96 24bit 96 kilohertz digital audio" according to Krell. Is this good enough? Now I'm wondering if the Vesta from Weiss has a cache or buffer so that you get a good clean data stream into the DAC?

Wow Peter, you sure go deep. My Krell KPS25sc has XLR in to the DAC. So I would need to use Firewire to XLR, eg Vesta. To Chris' point, I need to know if my aging Krell does the HR formats. I've asked Krell. More later Thanks Phil

Chris Thanks for such a fast response. I've asked Krell what HR formats the KPS25 DAC can handle. I guess my strategy revolves around that. If HR is not important to me then the Vesta option to XLR must be the way. Daniel at Weiss recommends that route as you'd expect. Phil

Hi everybody SOoo pleased to find you all out there. I never thought there would be so much more I needed to know. My questions seems to span more than one topic - so I apologise if I've posted in the wrong place . . I've been trying to answer one simple question for a long time; and at last I know that I'm now going to get good and impartial advice. (The simple question was: what external sound card shall I buy to link the pc to the hifi?) I've since relealised it's not quite that simple. I'm very lucky 'cos I got hold of a very tasty system at a good price and made the decision I'd hold on to it for life. In the meantime I 've realised I haven't the time to record CD's in real-time on my Tascam professional CD recorder and that I need to rip to disc using itunes. I've been doing this for a while and downloading too, and I've realised (and I'm ashamed to admit it) my 50 year old ears are struggling to hear the difference between MP3 320kbps ripped CD's or downloaded files played back via my Ipod classic, through an Apple RCA linked dock - and the original CD, on a class A reference CD player with balanced eveything and Transparent interconnects blah blah blah . . . I only dared do this A/B listening test quite recently in case I found my itunes library was in fact audibly inferior. I know it is, but I can't really hear it, so there . . . Conclusion: I need to download / borrow as much as possible as soon as possible and get the best PC / Mac server linked in, in the best possible way, to my pride and joy (see my photo for clues) So here's the question (in 4 bits) 1/ If I can use the DAC that's built into my CD player (which has 3 optional digital inputs: 1 AES with XLR connector, two EIAJ fiber optic digital inputs with TosLink connectors and two S/PDIF coaxial digital inputs with RCA connectors) would the Weiss' Vesta Firewire be the best current option? Weiss say: The VESTA is a high performance stereo Firewire to/from AES/EBU converter. It is used in conjunction with a sound file playback device such as a PC or MAC and a D/A Converter with an AES/EBU or S/PDIF input. 2/ If the Weiss box is the best option, which is the best connection route? And is the quality of the firewire cable important in the chain? 3/ If this approach works technically, does the forum think it's a holding position, or is it in fact the best sound quality option on the market at present. 4/ I'm in the market for a PC/Mac server which needs to do outlook word excel one note etc (so most likely Vista). Does the performance and spec matter if I'm going out via Firewire? Interested in peoples' views Phil