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In Reply to: RE: There's an old concept posted by E-Stat on March 22, 2015 at 15:36:00
Rather than go to the trouble and expense of RAID and CRAZE and backups and backups of backups and figuring out digital computer protocols and headaches and drive failure and time and time and time and time....
Why not just pop in a CD, listen to music, and.....relax.
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You know, this is something I think about but not often enough. I would hate to give folks the impression that unless one goes to the extremes I and E-stat write about, no gains or joy will be had from doing things the easy and cheap way.
This is a mentality I really am trying to shake. And to be honest I simply dont think or feel this way. Our hobby is plagued with a view and portrayal that unless one spends LOADS of money, does everything to the Nth degree and has some holy view of the only way to do things... Just as plenty of folks absolutely love the sound of their all in one stereo from the 70s, one can COMPLETELY enjoy the sound and experience of an old XP computer with its audio outs running into their stereo. Theres no reason to think enjoyment and gratification cant be had no matter how one does it. Heck, this is how I began my digital ripping and playback. And I loved it! Got me rolling and started the process of trying the next level.
I completely agree with E-stat on building a digital library allows one to enjoy their music much easier. And I can completely attest to the byproduct of it getting you to listen to music you might not have put in rotation otherwise. Who here cant admit to having second thoughts of tossing that questionable CD or LP on their system for whatever reason. Just as Ebay proved beyond question that ease of use and impulse results in normally not seen behavior. Having any and all music a little mouse click away gives greater interest in ones options. Also as E-stat points out, having a massive library on random play will spark interest and unexpected enjoyment! Its great man.
So please, just try it if one can. With most computers and programs you can even listen to the CD your in the process of ripping. Might take a little longer but who cares. You can rip while you go through your normal listening routine. And by all means, just use whatever computer setup you have to get your beak wet! One has nothing to loose and everything to gain. Also, I know this flies in the face of what us more hard core computer users do and think. But there is nothing wrong with ripping in 128k into MP3 or WMA if your windows based. I would strongly encourage at minimum 256 or 320k bit rates. But if one is tight for storage space or using a limited portable MP3 player, dont let the die hards stop you. 128k is listenable but 256 or 320 is noticeably better. After that is really boils down to ones ears, playback system abilities and expectations. Lastly to really get the most out of a cheap computer playback setup, Id encourage buying one of the countless $100 or whatever USB external DACs to connect to whatever computer. No question most are far better than the on board sound of most computers. Ive really enjoyed allot of ASUS's aftermarket sound cards. Or if you already have a nice external DAC, just buy a USB to SPDIF digital converter. There cheap and do the job. Where one goes from there is up the person.
So in closing. Just give it a try! Dont even need to spend a dime if your typing on this forum Id guess :) All Id advise, if one finds themselves digging what their doing and experiencing. Maybe kick it up a notch in their bit rate conversions to avoid needless rework if they keep moving forward. And as I and countless others say, BACKUP! One can store loads of music in just 16gigs of space (unless going lossless). And flash drives are cheap as heck these days. Or backup to any external HD. Doesnt matter how you do it as long as you do it ;)
Have fun with it any and all!
Why not just pop in a CD, listen to music, and.....relax.spend more time listening and relaxing than shuttling CDs in and out of jewel cases, transports and ferrying disks around the house to my four systems. Create playlists on the fly. Allow the player to randomly choose content across the library, by year, by genre - however you want. I have rediscovered a lot of content that quite frankly I had forgotten I owned!
I sit back - anywhere in or outside the house within Wi-Fi range - and control the same content with my pad or phone. Have all systems in the house play the same thing. Or, use the phone to control the pad as it becomes a player, too! If I want to sing along, the device scrolls the lyrics in front of you!
I'm an old dog, but still enjoy learning new tricks.
Edits: 03/24/15
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