Solved AUDIRVĀNA (and other audio related chitchat)


I might be wrong, but I doubt it :unsure:
Yeah, well..., I paid for all my music already, I ain't payin for it indefinitely again.
 

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Is it free without ads?
No. I am a paying Spotify customer.
Usually, free accounts can stream up to 30mins of music with no ads but you can't play specific track. It will play random track from your favorite artist.
 

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No. I am a paying Spotify customer.
Usually, free accounts can stream up to 30mins of music with no ads but you can't play specific track. It will play random track from your favorite artist.
That's cool.
I'll pay money for a tangible music product but not for a service.
I just don't need it..., I have tens of thousands of music files, 20TB of hard drives at home, a 1TB microSD card in my phone..., I take my music with me, I don't need it delivered to me for a fee! ;-)
 

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That's cool.
I'll pay money for a tangible music product but not for a service.
I just don't need it..., I have tens of thousands of music files, 20TB of hard drives at home, a 1TB microSD card in my phone..., I take my music with me, I don't need it delivered to me for a fee! ;-)
I do have my collection too. Saved on my NAS. Spotify is just very convenient wherever you are.
This how I sometimes listen to my collection.

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I have a $5/month texting plan, period!
(Oh..., I may have neglected to mention, I'm also a stingy bast*rd!) :p
It's just a nice experience to talk to your car and ask it to play any music or song you want to listen to while driving... Just ripping the fruits of my labor and enjoying the technology I can afford to pay. I don't want to go through a long list of my songs. I can just pull it up with a voice command at home or on the road. :D
 

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I do have my collection too. Saved on my NAS. Spotify is just very convenient wherever you are.
This how I sometimes listen to my collection.

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That's right, if I remember, you also DJ?

Also, remind me, are those Audioengine speakers?
 

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It's just a nice experience to talk to your car and ask it to play any music or song you want to listen to while driving... Just ripping the fruits of my labor and enjoying the technology I can afford to pay. I don't want to go through a long list of my songs. I can just pull it up with a voice command at home or on the road. :D
That's a good point about just using voice command to find a track or album. Don't have that feature. I just set Plexamp to random play and that works for me when driving. Also, since my car has a CD player, I''l just pop in one of my custom-made CD's when needed. Here's some of them. I also use my photography to create the album covers such as the one for "A familiar Yet Distant Place", Andrew's Groove, Bridge Through Time, Experiments In Sound - Vol, and Feels Like Home. (graphic art)

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That's right, if I remember, you also DJ?

Also, remind me, are those Audioengine speakers?
No, I am not a DJ. I just mess up with music for fun.
My speakers are the Kanto YU6 ones. I chose this pair of speakers for its turntable preamp and bluetooth capability. I also have a small vinyl collection of my favorite songs and artists.

 

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No, I am not a DJ. I just mess up with music for fun.
LOL - I was doing that with Virtual DJ, but without the turntable setup (forgot the name of the unit) you have. It's like trying to drive blind :oops:

My speakers are the Kanto YU6 ones. I chose this pair of speakers for its turntable preamp and bluetooth capability.
They look somewhat similar to the Audioengine A5+ speakers

I also have a small vinyl collection of my favorite songs and artists.
Yeah, I still have a vinyl collection of over 900 albums

I'm a music collector so also collect vinyl, though not lately since I've packed my stereo equipment away. I'm looking for bring the turntable back, just need to find space for the phono amp and turntable in my cluttered workspace.
 

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LOL - I was doing that with Virtual DJ, but without the turntable setup (forgot the name of the unit) you have. It's like trying to drive blind :oops:


They look somewhat similar to the Audioengine A5+ speakers


Yeah, I still have a vinyl collection of over 900 albums

I'm a music collector so also collect vinyl, though not lately since I've packed my stereo equipment away. I'm looking for bring the turntable back, just need to find space for the phono amp and turntable in my cluttered workspace.
The unit is called midi or DJ controller.

I am not really a vinyl collector or an enthusiast. I just have the ones that remind me of my youth. :D

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They look somewhat similar to the Audioengine A5+ speakers

I also highly considered those A5 speakers when I was looking for one a few years ago. But it still requires a preamp to connect a turntable. Also, I wanted a futureproof speakers and looked for the one with optical input and bluetooth. And thar's how I ended up with YU6. My main PC is connected to it via optical cable. It has 2 optical inputs. The second optical input is connected to a Google Chromecast so I can play music on Spotify via voice command.
 

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The unit is called midi or DJ controller.
Yeah, that's it, the DJ controller.

I am not really a vinyl collector or an enthusiast. I just have the ones that remind me of my youth. :D
Well I've been collecting since 1976, when I initially got into music. My early collection was "lost" when I went away to the military. Anyway, here's some of what I still have. It's actually 4 shelves deep...

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Some of my "audiophile jazz stuff...
Audiophile-Jazz-Vinyl-Collection.jpg

My Denon DP-47F turntable I still have. This was actually my first photograph I ever sold....
music, please.jpg

:)
 

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I also highly considered those A5 speakers when I was looking for one a few years ago. But it still requires a preamp to connect a turntable. Also, I wanted a futureproof speakers and looked for the one with optical input and bluetooth. And thar's how I ended up with YU6. My main PC is connected to it via optical cable. It has 2 optical inputs. The second optical input is connected to a Google Chromecast so I can play music on Spotify via voice command.
I don't have to worry about that since my DAC has line-in inputs. I can simply connect my phono amp to it, and turntable to the amp. And since the A5+ are powered, I run them directly off the DAC as it also provides RCA and XLR outputs. That's why I bought that particular DAC - it's versatility in having both line in and out options.

I also don't need Bluetooth, and in fact wouldn't use it if I did as I feel you get better SQ wired. That's me. BTW Audioengine does make a BT A5+ and their "flagship" HD6 BT powered speakers.
 

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    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 710
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    This is my backup system.
Digital music have come a long way. They denitely sound better now than before. I just wanted a simplified setup where DAC can be skipped that's why I looked for a pair of speakers with optical input, too. Kanto YU6 can do 192khz/24bit via optical. My ears would probably not hear the difference even if I have a DAC. :D
Bluetooth is just for convenience if I have to use my laptop. I don't need to run a wire all the time.
 
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    MSI MPG Gaming Edge Wifi (X570)
    Memory
    32GB Adata XPG DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 1070 8GB ROG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Main Boot Drive : 512GB Adata XPG RGB Gen3x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 600 Watts Gold
    Case
    Deepcool Genome II
    Cooling
    Deepcool Fryzen
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    "Moderna"
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Xtreme6 Z97
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI R9 290
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung M.2
    PSU
    Thermaltake 475 Watts 80 Bronze
    Case
    Thermaltake Commander I Snow Edition
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Archer Air Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Armageddon MKA-5R RGB-Hornet
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Moderna :)
My DAC natively supports resolutions up to 384kHz/32-bit as well as 11.2MHz DSD as shown in this in my linked video - all through USB as well as optical cable ;-)

I do hear a difference in things, which is why I do what I do and use what I use. YMMV (y)
 
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon VII
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEC PA242w (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 710
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    This is my backup system.
My DAC natively supports resolutions up to 384kHz/32-bit as well as 11.2MHz DSD as shown in this in my linked video - all through USB as well as optical cable ;-)

I do hear a difference in things, which is why I do what I do and use what I use. YMMV (y)
Yeah, not really necessary for me. I can't tell the difference between 24bit and 32 bit.
I would rather spend the extra $1000 to pay for the convenience of Spotify. Or get another DJ controller. :)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    MSI MPG Gaming Edge Wifi (X570)
    Memory
    32GB Adata XPG DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 1070 8GB ROG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Main Boot Drive : 512GB Adata XPG RGB Gen3x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 600 Watts Gold
    Case
    Deepcool Genome II
    Cooling
    Deepcool Fryzen
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    "Moderna"
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Xtreme6 Z97
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI R9 290
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung M.2
    PSU
    Thermaltake 475 Watts 80 Bronze
    Case
    Thermaltake Commander I Snow Edition
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Archer Air Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Armageddon MKA-5R RGB-Hornet
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Moderna :)
Yeah, not really necessary for me. I can't tell the difference between 24bit and 32 bit.
I would rather spend the extra $1000 to pay for the convenience of Spotify. Or get another DJ controller. :)
I would rather pay for what I did and got. I also don't believe in paying for music streaming services, thus to each his own ;-)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon VII
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEC PA242w (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 710
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    This is my backup system.
I can't hear the difference. I just use Audacity to record w/e songs I want off of Youtube. LOL
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦22631.3447 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
@Edwin, since this thread has morphed into a myriad of discussions, and you like guitars, check out this John Scofield jam - Peculiar. The YouTube clip isn't doing it any justice, but... Anyway, the whole CD - Groove Elation, is pretty darn good...

John Scofield.jpg

The beauty of digitizing my collection is re-discovering stuff I've not played in a long while :)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon VII
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEC PA242w (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 710
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    This is my backup system.

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