How did people get started?

Posted by Abstraction (A) on April 21, 2012 at 13:08:39

In Reply to: Six Years Ago posted by Mercman on April 21, 2012 at 05:03:31:

I bought a fifth generation Ipod in 2005 or 6 (and I still have it; it is still working). With good phones and Apple lossless, the sound was so-so, but it was good enough that one could forget the sound and listen to the music. As I had a large collection of CDs the idea of having all of the music on an Itunes-like database was appealing, so I pulled a computer that was running probably Win 98 out of a closet, installed an Aardvark sound card (a professional card from the late 90s) that out a digital out, or perhaps it was computer in which that card was originally installed. At any rate, I had a Genesis digital lens hooked into a Timbre TT-1 DAC (which even though it was already aging still seemed to me like a great piece of gear), so I replaced whatever transport I was using with computer, and I was on my way. It sounded good enough that I was ready to give up on traditional transports.

I was like my friend Chuck, who started thinking about deep questions about truth and reality, when he was about 12, and thought he had invented philosophy. I thought I had invented computer audio. Then I found this forum. I have been an occasional poster only, but I check in regularly to get the news. I now have a Mac G5 with SSD, and, as of yesterday, an Off-Ramp 5 to a Berkeley Alpha. Long listening session last night. I think it probably sounds great. I had a Berkeley USB in the system for a few days about a month ago. No chance for direct comparison, but I am happy with my decision to wait for Steve to get the new Off-Ramp finished.

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Topic - Six Years Ago - Mercman 05:03:31 04/21/12 (33)

I was running a USB to SPDIF interface box - Sordidman 09:35:36 04/25/12 (0)

RE: Six Years Ago I was already a couple of years into CA and building my first Linux Machine - Dynobot 15:06:10 04/22/12 (0)

Yeah about then I tried a Window machine with Foobar. - Norm 12:36:57 04/22/12 (1)

RE: Yeah about then I tried a Window machine with Foobar. - Mercman 12:46:45 04/22/12 (0)

RE: Six Years Ago - Tony Lauck 16:25:38 04/21/12 (0)

4 Years ago with the Mac Mini.... - AbeCollins 14:13:01 04/21/12 (0)

How did people get started? - Abstraction 13:08:39 04/21/12 (0)

Six Years Ago - me too - Old Listener 10:07:09 04/21/12 (24)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Mercman 11:19:17 04/21/12 (23)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - audioAl 08:21:43 04/24/12 (0)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Old Listener 12:30:27 04/21/12 (21)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Dawnrazor 14:21:50 04/21/12 (20)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Old Listener 23:22:58 04/21/12 (19)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Dawnrazor 06:02:18 04/22/12 (18)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Old Listener 16:09:25 04/23/12 (11)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Dawnrazor 12:56:44 04/26/12 (4)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Old Listener 16:49:41 04/28/12 (3)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Dawnrazor 22:41:09 04/28/12 (2)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Tony Lauck 10:17:28 04/29/12 (1)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Dawnrazor 11:23:33 04/29/12 (0)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Ryelands 01:59:30 04/24/12 (5)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Old Listener 10:16:50 04/24/12 (4)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Ryelands 11:19:41 04/24/12 (3)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Old Listener 13:18:20 04/24/12 (2)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - riboge 17:00:17 04/24/12 (1)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Old Listener 23:02:29 04/24/12 (0)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Mercman 08:27:04 04/22/12 (4)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Tony Lauck 09:46:40 04/22/12 (3)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Mercman 09:49:48 04/22/12 (2)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Tony Lauck 09:59:26 04/22/12 (1)

RE: Six Years Ago - me too - Mercman 10:36:55 04/22/12 (0)

The Belts - Tony Lauck 08:10:38 04/22/12 (0)

RE: Six Years Ago of Constant Changing - fmak 05:14:27 04/21/12 (0)

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