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When I rip, I use 3 computers each with usb 3.0 enclosures with full size drives in them. These are much faster than the slim $15 drives mentioned above. I have never successfully been able to rip more than one cd per computer because ripping two at once seems to cause a conflict which slows down the rip speed considerably. It's almost as if the computer gets confused on what to do with each data set or is storing it in different places on the drive. Perhaps it's because they are both running on the same usb hub? If you have successfully ripped two or more cds at once without slowdown on the same pc/mac which software is being used?

I like Roon because I don't want to mess with multiple programs and waste hours tweaking tags. For whatever reason I've always had problems with tags, even bought programs which are supposed to fix them but they are always screwed up. Many of my files actually had drive letters in the tags. So the name of the song was K:\Love Hurts.flac etc. Roon just plain works and doesn't make me mess with file names or tags. In addition Roon has alot of artist information sort of like liner notes and such. So you may search by producer or recording studio, etc. I've never seen any other software do that. The problem I had with JRMC, MM and all the others was incorrect tags seem to confuse the software. You can't just playback an album because it doesn't understand that those 10 tracks are all from the same album. I end up with multiple artists because one is named Led Zeplin and another is Lead Zeppelin. I want to be able to play the whole album in the correct order. I shouldn't have to create playlists to do that. Roon seems to query it's own database and just understand these things. Don't get me wrong it's expensive but so is my time.

I'm betting that lots of people will leave their phones in their car instead of dealing with the bags. That should make all the parking garage thieves happy. If I was on stage I would ask everyone to post videos to social media. It's free advertising.

Would love to see comparison measurements on the DF Red. I have read numerous posts on other forums that the Black sounds horrible and the Red is great.

The Apogee Duet is designed for Mac and can be picked up used in your price range. I'm using it with Audacity and am very pleased with the results. I bought mine used at a local Guitar Center.

Thanks everyone. I own but have never tried comply tips. I will give them a try.

I bought a pair of the Play 1 speakers at BB last month and I may buy more. They are extremely convenient for streaming podcasts, listening to Howard, and even the occasional I just need to hear that song. The sound is compressed with seriously over pronounced upper bass and yet they are still of much better sound quality than I expected. Even single the Play 1 sounds better than your average bluetooth speaker like the little JBL Flip I already own. Yes as stated above a dragonfly with a receiver and decent bookshelves will have better sound quality but it will also take up more space and be much less convenient. Nobody chasing pure sound quality will be looking at these anyhow and to be quite honest probably wouldn't be happy with that bookshelf setup either.

I've tried the IE800, RE600, the ER4PT, Triple-Fi, and at least a dozen others. At the end of the day they all sound just slightly better than something like the stock earpods that come with an iphone. My most recent purchase was the isine 20 which is not even really an IEM and still they pale in comparison to an over ear $100 phone such as the HD598. Maybe my ear canals are deformed or something. Should I try customs?

Since this is the same cost as Tidal Hifi, what's the advantage of Deezer?

I'm confused, why can't you buy an Asian made SSD in Austrailia without the president of the US being a factor?

I use the Bose QC35 while push mowing my lawn.

I've been eyeing a used Mac DAC for sometime, for $700 I'm sold.

Thanks Firedog, I believe that's the sort of answer I was looking for in the long run. I have a cheap celeron based PC running the Vortexbox software for a NAS in my basement. In the 2 channel room I replaced my no longer working CAPS v2 with a MPB running Roon/Tidal a year ago. I'm basically just looking to see if it makes sense to swap the MBP for another CAPS or something like the microRendu, Aries Mini or a Pi.

Years ago I upgraded from a netbook to a CAPS 2 for a night and day difference in sound quality. Is a traditional PC still required to get this level of sound quality or is something like a Pi just as good? My music is stored on a NAS and I use a USB DAC.

This is simply evidence of items being priced too high. When the flippers stop trying to get so much out of items the market will return. Show me a pair of HPM100 for $250 or a Fisher 400 for $150 and they'll sell like it's 2005.