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In Reply to: Magnetic/hard-drive vs. optical/CD: Who has made the switch? posted by Srajan Ebaen on October 30, 2005 at 08:10:47:
Well, I haven't made a *permanent* transition, I'm more or less running in parallel mode :-)For details of my system, check out the Inmate Systems part of this site.
What level of conventional digital did you own before (Rotel, Audio Aero, Meitner)? -> check out my entry in the Inmate Systems part of this site.
What, exactly, replaced it (hard-drive/CPU, sound card/DAC, interface [S/PDIF, AES/EBU, USB, other])? -> Custom built HTPC running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with E-MU 1820M for sound. Music is stored on a single 250GB hard drive located on a separate server in the attic.
Was your move convenience, price or performance based? -> Both
If the latter, can you comment on what you gained? -> Better quality? Convenience - ability to listen to music anywhere in house, plus ability to navigate music collection by remote control (pocket pc running netremote controlling the music playback over Wi-Fi)
What's the retail cost of your HD-based digital rig now compared to the best conventional digital you owned before? -> Uhmm ... I'll let you do the math
How many CDs did you rip to hard-drive? -> Over 500 (about halfway done), plus I'm ripping most of my DVD-Audios as well (both 5.1 and 2.0 versions)
Did you use something like EAC to do it? Please specify your "data acquisiton" protocol, real time vs. hi-speed, what software interface is used etc. -> Standard ripping facilities in Windows Media Player/Media Center to WMA Lossless. Ripping DVD-Audios are a little bit more complicated :-)
Do you download music? If so, what's the rough percentage between ripping original CDs and uploading streaming music? -> Nope, never download, I only rip stuff I own (and I don't sell them afterwards either, for legal reasons).
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