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jkevin

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  1. Just curious, in all this testing has anyone actually listened to any music?
  2. Digitizing vinyl(!) for many years with Griffin iMic and Spin Doctor, now Garageband and EMU 0204, I'm tempted to try my musician son's Logic Express, but need some tutoring. I DO use iTunes/iPhone remote with a Mac Mini server to organize and play back through Arcam/Linn system. Toyed with PureMusic, but mini pram doesn't allow memory playback. Sound improved enough that I'm trolling for an Intel Mini with 2GB pram. Because I simply listen and enjoy the music and don't try to overanalyze the sound-which is NOT the music by the way- I find that iTunes and all my digitized archives entertain me enough. I understand, as an old Linnie, that source mat'l quality is very important, but find that my simple, frugal solution works pretty well. System 1: Arcam A80, Arcam CD72, 1990s NAD Tuner, Sondek LP12, Mk1 Linn Kans, Celestion MP1s, Mac Mini PPC, Cakewalk UA-1G System 2: Denon PMA720, AR XB w/Grace 707, Athena AS-B1, iMac Intel OS 10.6, E-MU 0204 Back to the question: Logic Express anyone? I'm relaxed with Garageband, and enjoying the listening to and preservation of vintage LPs. Is Express that much more complicated? I'm expecting that I can output 24/96 with LE. Will iTunes play it back at that resolution?
  3. Does anyone have experience with this DAC, which promises hi-res sampling? I'm currently connected with a Mac Mini and prosaic Griffin iMic, which I have a/b'd with my Linn LP12 and Arcam CD73, amped with Arcam A80 into Linn Kans. It doesn't do so badly. I rip cds to iTunes as AAC files, but have many hi-res files as well. I'm currently recording from vinyl with Garageband. I'm curious about a modest step up, and it seems that there are inexpensive usb dacs out there using the same chips as the Arcam CD deck. Although I don't mind spending a bit of cash, I'm also aware of the laws of diminishing returns. Any thoughts?
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