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Forum: Tech Support

May 7th, 2012, 04:51 AM

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Posted By stephenszpak

I'm pretty sure I'm going to subscribe to a music...

I'm pretty sure I'm going to subscribe to a music service. I've been using Pandora
internet radio. With internet radio there are a number of limitations.

What I want is:

1) Play songs on...

Forum: Tech Support

February 13th, 2012, 05:19 AM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

Thanks gomi and others for the advice. I'm...

Thanks gomi and others for the advice. I'm convinced (at the moment) that you're right. I've tried one clip of a
song at different bit rates and can't tell the difference. Maybe there will be 5 or...

Forum: Tech Support

February 12th, 2012, 02:41 AM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

Ok, problem solved, sort of! I detached my...

Ok, problem solved, sort of!

I detached my speakers at the backpanel of the Dell and
plugged in my headphones. I can hear the music and sound as well.

Now I'll try to determine the sound...

Forum: Tech Support

February 12th, 2012, 02:22 AM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

Oh no, not trying to get the best quality sound. ...

Oh no, not trying to get the best quality sound.

Originally I assumed that no Mp3 file would compare to a WAV file. Not so
sure anymore. So I'm trying to determine for myself just what the...

Forum: Tech Support

February 12th, 2012, 12:05 AM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

Don't follow. I'm just trying to hear if I...

Don't follow.

I'm just trying to hear if I can tell the difference between store-bought CD quality sound,
320 kbps and 192 kbps. I've never done this before so maybe you're seeing a mistake in...

Forum: Tech Support

February 11th, 2012, 05:50 PM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

I tried everything I could think of at Control...

I tried everything I could think of at Control Panel. No soap.

What I've done is take the original CD quality wav file and made
it track #1 of a new CD. Took the MP3 of 320 and converted it to...

Forum: Tech Support

February 11th, 2012, 01:34 PM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

Yes, stereo. It could be my headphones I suppose....

Yes, stereo. It could be my headphones I suppose. When I put them away a couple
years ago they were fine though.

Forum: Tech Support

February 11th, 2012, 11:52 AM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

Thanks CFuture and gomi. I recorded a...

Thanks CFuture and gomi.

I recorded a streaming audio clip of a song that was for sale at a certain
website. It was 30 seconds at 1411kbps according to the Properties.
I'm assuming that is...

Forum: Tech Support

February 6th, 2012, 03:03 AM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

Ok, I took a wav file and converted it to Mp3 in...

Ok, I took a wav file and converted it to Mp3 in Audacity. I remembered that all my
wav's are recorded at 192 kbps as far as I know. (Dang!). So that was a bust.

I don't think I actually own a...

Forum: Tech Support

February 5th, 2012, 06:14 PM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

Thanks gomi. I really should. If I could hear the...

Thanks gomi. I really should. If I could hear the difference it would be with my headphones, not on the computer
with its two speakers and subwoofer.

If one thinks about a CD track, what would...

Forum: Tech Support

February 5th, 2012, 02:33 AM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

I have some free time so I'm looking at what's...

I have some free time so I'm looking at what's available these days
in new cars. This is mostly for my own education. Not asking for
comments unless someone wants to comment, which would be just...

Forum: Tech Support

February 4th, 2012, 05:35 PM

Replies: 36

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Views: 7,376

Posted By stephenszpak

I used to have more time than now. I used to...

I used to have more time than now. I used to listen to music at the computer with my headphones
way back. It was a great sound. They say that if you want to know what the artist intended for you
...

Forum: Tech Support

February 4th, 2012, 05:06 PM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

Apparently there are 18 (maybe 23?) lossless...

Apparently there are 18 (maybe 23?) lossless audio formats, not including WAV.

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I read that there is no lossless
format that can even double...

Forum: Tech Support

January 29th, 2012, 11:55 PM

Replies: 36

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Views: 7,376

Posted By stephenszpak

I searched on-line regarding FLAC support for...

I searched on-line regarding FLAC support for head units and car stereos and such.

One individual suggested that because of greater memory/disk drive space coming up in
the future that WAV will...

Forum: Tech Support

January 29th, 2012, 04:24 PM

Replies: 36

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Posted By stephenszpak

This is interesting Mike. ...

This is interesting Mike.

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FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is...

Forum: Tech Support

January 29th, 2012, 02:04 PM

Replies: 36

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Views: 7,376

Posted By stephenszpak

You really seem to know your stuff. Almost...

You really seem to know your stuff. Almost speaking a different language to me at this point.

So are you saying one can take a CD file (ie. WAV) and convert it to a extremely high fidelity Mp3,...

Forum: Tech Support

January 29th, 2012, 08:21 AM

Replies: 36

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Views: 7,376

Posted By stephenszpak

Can't really reply until later. I used to use...

Can't really reply until later. I used to use Audacity. Do you have an opinion on that?

Forum: Tech Support

January 29th, 2012, 08:01 AM

Replies: 36

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Views: 7,376

Posted By stephenszpak

But I might not be hearing something sometimes in...

But I might not be hearing something sometimes in an Mp3. It's the principle of the thing. (hee hee)

Apparently certain sounds/frequencies will be consistently lost if one always uses Mp3....

Forum: Tech Support

January 29th, 2012, 04:11 AM

Replies: 36

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Views: 7,376

Posted By stephenszpak

audiophile

(First, I've keep the title to this vague in case people in the future want
to discuss mp3's, CD's, transferring music to different devices, etc.)

This particular post is to any audiophiles out...

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