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[callas01]

Originally Posted by SeanMF

Itunes supports wav. As far as flac goes he has 3 options: convert them to alac using Max (free program), get the 30,000 or so alac/wav songs I have that I spent months converting from flac, or get this programs that uses itunes as a database and supports flac:

http://www.channld.com/puremusic/

I forgot about that program but someone at avs brought it up a couple weeks ago again. I wouldn't have converted all those flac to alac had I remembered that. By the way using max is easy an isn't very time consuming at all. If he just rips a cd or so here and there than it won't be an issue. A cd would take less than a minute converting from flac to alac using max.

basically, I have to have either .flac or .wav files. the one issue I see with convertng .alac files to wav is that people say you don't get all the information back as it down converts to 16 bits from 24 bits(or something)

Im almost thinking that the way it looks I should get a 3 tb hd, a mac mini, a mac cd transport(optical drive) and a DAC, shit! this is getting to be a pain. Then I can play all the formats and not have to worry about anything.

[Johnny Vinyl]

HDD space is cheap....just keep all files as .WAV and don't bother with the conversion.

[SeanMF]

Originally Posted by callas01

basically, I have to have either .flac or .wav files. the one issue I see with convertng .alac files to wav is that people say you don't get all the information back as it down converts to 16 bits from 24 bits(or something)

Im almost thinking that the way it looks I should get a 3 tb hd, a mac mini, a mac cd transport(optical drive) and a DAC, shit! this is getting to be a pain. Then I can play all the formats and not have to worry about anything.

Do this and get that program I sent the link for. You will be able to play any music file format you want within the itunes format for ease of use (WAF ). Don't forget the wireless keyboard/mouse (i'd get the trackpad instead of a mouse and the attachment that puts trackpad/keyboard together).

[SeanMF]

Originally Posted by John72953

HDD space is cheap....just keep all files as .WAV and don't bother with the conversion.

Not when you are getting 5 of them and a nas enclosure (the most expensive cost....drobo has a $100 mail in rebate this month so I'm definitely getting one soon).

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by SeanMF

Not when you are getting 5 of them and a nas enclosure (the most expensive cost....drobo has a $100 mail in rebate this month so I'm definitely getting one soon).

The difference saved between .WAV and .FLAC is anywhere from 25-35%, which is not huge.

[Travis]

Flac and wav here and soccer talk elsewhere. No idea what you guys are talking about. Does anyone here still buy and watch Blu-rays? I'm going to harass Aero.

[SeanMF]

Originally Posted by John72953

The difference saved between .WAV and .FLAC is anywhere from 25-35%, which is not huge.

I'm not talking about that difference. I'm talking about the cost of hd space. For steve it's cheap but for me it isn't. Then again I've got bigger projects.

[SeanMF]

Originally Posted by Travis

Flac and wav here and soccer talk elsewhere. No idea what you guys are talking about. Does anyone here still buy and watch Blu-rays? I'm going to harass Aero.

Watched Rounders br last night. I might watch Swingers br tonight. I have bar panels to cut & paint first

[ejusted]

Originally Posted by SeanMF

Watched Rounders br last night. I might watch Swingers br tonight. I have bar panels to cut & paint first

Swingers and Rounders are probably 2 of my favorite movies of "all time". Swingers because its classic Vince and Favreau and Rounders because Malkovich he's just a bad "son of *****"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6OU_8zkvw4

[callas01]

Originally Posted by ejusted

Swingers and Rounders are probably 2 of my favorite movies of "all time". Swingers because its classic Vince and Favreau and Rounders because Malkovich he's just a bad "son of *****"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6OU_8zkvw4

"Our babies all growns up!"

I love swingers.. its a great movie. I think since im not working tomorrow Im gonna watch it...

[callas01]

Originally Posted by Travis

Flac and wav here and soccer talk elsewhere. No idea what you guys are talking about. Does anyone here still buy and watch Blu-rays? I'm going to harass Aero.

I watched Oceans 12 last night on br

[callas01]

Originally Posted by SeanMF

Do this and get that program I sent the link for. You will be able to play any music file format you want within the itunes format for ease of use (WAF ). Don't forget the wireless keyboard/mouse (i'd get the trackpad instead of a mouse and the attachment that puts trackpad/keyboard together).

heres the thing Sean, if I get yours and Marios itunes collections onto a 2 or 3 tb hard drive, and the Mac Mini automatically read external HDs from what I have found out, then I can get the optical drive(cd drive for CDs) and the rDAC. Then I can connect to the TV via HDMI, use wireless mouse and keyboard, keep it all behind the playpen so the boy can't get to it. I think that would be the best way to go. Besides I could go over to Marios and have him help me configure everything and transfer his library to help me get going.

now to convince the wife.

[callas01]

man, today i was playing more metallica, and I put it up to -0.0 dbs, and holy batman, that was F-ing loud... what was nice is that neither the receiver nor speakers were giving up... but I was.

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by Travis

Flac and wav here and soccer talk elsewhere. No idea what you guys are talking about. Does anyone here still buy and watch Blu-rays? I'm going to harass Aero.

Is that supposed to be something NEW?

Originally Posted by callas01

I watched Oceans 12 last night on br

Hey Steve, how's it goin'? Isn't that whole trilogy just DD 5.1? WTF is up with that anyway? Are they THAT Lazy NOT to give em' some proper audio?

Like they Didn't make a Ton of $$$$$$$ with that trilogy...

[Travis]

Originally Posted by callas01

I watched Oceans 12 last night on br

The first one was fun. I am watching the 2nd half of Scarface now. Looking forward to the BD. Pre-ordered Rounders, still waiting for it to arrive.

[callas01]

Originally Posted by Aerodude73

Is that supposed to be something NEW?

Hey Steve, how's it goin'? Isn't that whole trilogy just DD 5.1? WTF is up with that anyway? Are they THAT Lazy NOT to give em' some proper audio?

Like they Didn't make a Ton of $$$$$$$ with that trilogy...

yea, i forgot that they didn't have it in HD audio and I was looking it for like 5 minutes. Oh well, the first 2 movies are good, the last one sucks. Kinda like the Mummy movies, the last one was lame, at least they had HD audio tho.

[callas01]

Originally Posted by Travis

The first one was fun. I am watching the 2nd half of Scarface now. Looking forward to the BD. Pre-ordered Rounders, still waiting for it to arrive.

Im watching swingers, but on DVD... i don't like to double dip too often unless its a movie I really like or have to have the HD audio.

Scarface will be a great movie to have.

[ejusted]

Originally Posted by callas01

"Our babies all growns up!"

I love swingers.. its a great movie. I think since im not working tomorrow Im gonna watch it...

"Who's the big winner in the casino tonight?? Mikey's the big winner!!"

I can probably quote the entire movie!

[callas01]

Originally Posted by ejusted

"Who's the big winner in the casino tonight?? Mikey's the big winner!!"

I can probably quote the entire movie!

There it is Mikey, Look check it out! His heads bleeding. His legs, Lil Wayne's legs are shaking"

I think I could too...

when I was in college this was one of the movies we watched over and over.

[ejusted]

Originally Posted by callas01

There it is Mikey, Look check it out! His heads bleeding. His legs, Lil Wayne's legs are shaking"

I think I could too...

when I was in college this was one of the movies we watched over and over.

Yah, same here. "We all have our stories"

My gf told me if she has to watch that movie again she is gonna hide the dvd on me! Wait till I get the blu-ray!!!!!! muahahah