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    Have you "HAD YOUR BRAINS BOILED BY THE SNAKE OIL POLICE?"

    When a text is all written in caps lock it must surely be a damn truth
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    The Laptop Thread

    People still using Windows in 2024? incredible
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    Streaming services

    Plex server is great! For basic use is free also.
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    Stop YouTube ads once and for all

    On my iPhone, I use the browser with adblocker instead of the YouTube app: I haven't seen an adv in years
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    Why SACD Disc playback sounds better (less jitter?) than its equivalent ripped DSF file / streaming playback

    Every now and then, I spray perfume into the bass reflex hole of my monitors: the sound comes out with a more elegant scent.
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    Could you help me setup how to rip CDs into FLACs?

    First time I read this statement, how come? I mean it doesnt make sense
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    Where can I download good quality music for free?

    What do you mean by good quality music? Artistic quality or encoding quality? Searching for artistic quality, you can find everything you want on youtube on free download. Searching for encoding quality, you can find many interesting artists and in free download on Bandcamp (Flac), you can...
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    Message to golden-eared audiophiles posting at ASR for the first time...

    If all gear sounded the same and there was no difference between quality products and inferior ones, then this forum would have no point.
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    Prices... am I out of touch?

    Here are some ways to convey that you're stingy without directly saying it: (source ChatGPT) "I'm very careful with my money." "I prefer to save rather than spend." "I'm quite thrifty by nature." "I'm a bit of a penny-pincher." "I like to get the most value for my money." "I’m very...
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    Prices... am I out of touch?

    Here are a few ways to express financial hardship without directly saying you're poor: (source ChatGPT) "I'm on a tight budget right now." "I'm watching my spending closely." "I'm trying to save as much as possible these days." "I'm cutting back on expenses for a bit." "I'm being more frugal...
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    Could you help me setup how to rip CDs into FLACs?

    Most of my hi-res flacs are from new releases, so no problem. Yes, I know very well the issue with remastering of old albums, fortunately not every release is messed up with this procedure: a lot of my old school hi res files sound as they should here's one link to buy hi res flac and DSD...
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    Could you help me setup how to rip CDs into FLACs?

    Ripping a CD into a 96/24 Flac file? This procedure makes no sense. An actual Hi-res file come from the original master, it is created specifically by the label and sold on music portals
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    Could you help me setup how to rip CDs into FLACs?

    You assume that the file will be used on a home setup, which is not always true: there are people who play Flac files for professional pourposes and therefore need the highest resolution possible to avoid degrading the sound in subsequent processes: I use Flac exactly for this reason. when...
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    Could you help me setup how to rip CDs into FLACs?

    When you say "Only on recording and studio mastering will be useful" you are implicitly confirming that 96khz/24bit sounds better than 44khz/16bit. In fact it is exactly like that
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    Could you help me setup how to rip CDs into FLACs?

    Yes, 96/24 is definitely better than 44/16
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    Could you help me setup how to rip CDs into FLACs?

    If talking about music available on the market, I recommend you buy 96/24 Flac, instead of ripping your CD collection: you will have better sound, pre-written metadata and zero hassle (especially when ripping 200 CDs)
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    What are the best, smallest high end speakers?

    In case you want to listen to 20/50 Hz subbass, any choice of small loudspeakers requires the use of a subwoofer. Assuming your budget is not an issue, for compact monitors I recommend the new Barefoot 03 ($2K pair) https://barefootsound.com/footprint03/
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    Why use audiophile gear instead of pro gear?

    There is no such thing as stupid questions, only stupid answers
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