Audiophile friendly Will this work for an audiophile who wants to store and play all his (classical) CDs in FLAC or raw lossless state on the server? If so, any suggestions for the best audio components to use to playback this data? Audiophile friendly Will this work for an audiophile who wants to store and play all his (classical) CDs in FLAC or raw lossless state on the server? If so, any suggestions for the best audio... » Read More Audiophile friendly Will this work for an audiophile who wants to store and play all his (classical) CDs in FLAC or raw lossless state on the server? If so, any suggestions for the best audio components to use to playback this data? « Show Less
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What did you use to burn the DVD's to the system? Do you still have the 5.1 audio doing this?
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I burn DVD's to mine and stream them across a wireless network to my TV, so I would imagine even the biggest audio stream would have no problem.
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Never EVER use anything below 192k. Anything below that and your music will have distortions to it. For me personally I use 320k since it's the best format... all though it takes up quite a bit more room but hey I don't mind.
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For a true audio buff with excellent hearing, that may well be a true statement. For those of us who are older, (I'm 71) and have experienced some hearing loss, It's fine. I'm copying old vinyl records into my computer using a $30 dollar software package called "VinylStudio" which cleans up the pops and clicks, and the finished product burned to CD's sounds great played back on my good stereo system. So, I'm very happy with the standard cartridge. Having said that, I'll probably upgrade to a better cartridge by the time I get halfway through the big box of vinyl albums, simply because I will have worn this one out. I forgot to mention, I'm not a classical music buff. We're into the 50's and 60's music, that we grew up with. Best of luck in your decision. Dick
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Sony CD's work very well. As long as the CD's say MUSIC (as in CD-R music) and have a purple wrapping label, they work very well, much better than any other brand. I even record them on my 1999 Gateway computer instead of my new computer. Also, if you record the songs at the SLOWEST POSSIBLE SPEED, they will record much better and be usable on many more types of players. All newer things are made for MORE SPEED, and don't work nearly as well as a slower speed. I don't like the way my new computer records songs so I use my antique computer. My 1999 computer has a place to record a CD and another place to play a CD. Newer computers only have one place to RECORD & PLAY a CD. Like everything else, older stuff is much better than new stuff, (be it cars, computers, or anything else). On my 1999 computer I can do so many more things working on a project than I can on my new computer, it is HARD TO BELIEVE. My 1999 HP all-in one printer is also much better than my new HP all-in-one printer. The only thing better on my new computer that is better is SPEED, not what it can do. I have tried all brands of CD's and "SONY CD-R music" CD's are by far the best in quality, what types of players they're played in, and how long they last. My CD's are recorded on my computer and work very well in my 1995 Trans Am, 2005 Bonneville GXP, either one of my 2 CD players in my Stereo, and in both my 1999 computer and my new computer. Memorex is about the only CD that you can buy in all stores anymore and they are not very good in quality or how long they last. SONY IS THE BEST.
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ariadne is absolutely correct here.For lower bitrates, wma is generally better than mp3At higher bitrates, mp3 is generally better than mp3.Ogg is better at both but sadly, the zen doesn't support ogg.Bladeenc mp3 encoder (free software, runs from the command line) has almost the exact same quality as the original CD at 320kb/s
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Well, I bought mine a few days ago and recorded some voice /guitar at home. The recorder was easy to use and the results sound clean. It is very easy to transfer into my Mac and to burn a CD. However my CD will not play in my Sony sound system and I was very disappointed to find that the CD is only usable in a computer. I am not at all tech savvy and at age 75, I probably never will be. I even put the wav files through a software that changed them to AIFF bu all I get is a loud buzz from my CD player. Does this sound right?
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Thanks for the info, guys. I use Windows XP, plan on downloading well over 4GB in musical CDs, audiobooks, and mp3's, so, if I'm reading you right, I SHOULD reformat to NTFS. Is this correct? And thanks again for your help.
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Unfortunately I don't have much information to help because I'm considering the purchase of the same system. Has your impression changed much from the original post? I enjoy classical music but don't know much about different audio outputs and quality differentiators. Is there a better system at a similar price that you know of? Thanks for any additional thoughts.
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Hi Liz I returned 2 of them. The first one the cd did not work then the next nothing worked. Im sorry to tell you but you do need to return it. Also if you use the recordplayer and it has the scratches and on the cd it will sound just like that. It sounds tinny. So Sorry to tell you this but i had no luck with it. 2sassyjay@comcast.net
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I only tried it on Music CD-R then downloaded to my Mac without any trouble. It made recordings just the way the unit played them and I was satisfied with them. But the unit stopped making CD's while on number 45 and it wouldn't eject the last one. So I returned it and got a refund. The unit is very cheaply made and I have about 800 records and cassettes to convert. I don't think you can get 50 CD's made before it would fail. I did request a replacement but they quit carrying it for a while and refunded my money. Now they are stocking it again with a sizable price increase. If you get one I would use it a lot quickly and if it goes bad Amazon return policy is very good. i would like to have another one if I knew the quality was better but it doesn't seem like things are made to last anymore. I hope your question was answered and good luck on your decision.
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I agree with K.Mitchell. I also bought a couple of albums at 192kHz/24bit and was extremely disappointed when I A/B them against files that were ripped from my CDs. Total waste of money I actually deleted the files.
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I do believe that since FLAC is lossless, it doesn't matter what you use to rip it. I use Foobar2000. It takes a bit of finagling to get it set up, but just follow an online tutorial and you'll be up and ripping in ten minutes tops.
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I's sorry but I haven't played any WAV files via USB. I doubt if I will, because I use the CD6005 largely to play CD's. If I do so in the future, I will update you. Thanks.
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I was looking at some of the comments people made. I will agree sometimes my cd's I trying playing back on it occasionally act up. But it could be the kind of player it is because when I play the same cds on another cd/cassette combo it does the same but if I play them off the computer and on a stereo I have upstairs they could play fine. I play the same cd at work on their cd/player and it plays there so it depends on why it does that I am not certain.
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I would go with DAC unless you're interested in more clear lossless formats like FLAC.
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thx. Well, I ordered the unit, the price is just too good. I just need it for music, no video at all. I own one SACD disc, and will post back here when I learn if it plays it or not.
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I am running on 8.1 and use Audacity software for copying cassettes. So far it works fine. The device is simple and plays my cassettes just like a regular player would.