Recommendations for an '07 BMW 323i
05-24-2007, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by dogstar
I think reliability was part of the reason the hard drive players went extinct.
In theory, a good sturdy hard drive can take impacts up to 15 Gees while in operation... in practice, I dont think it works that way.
Thats too bad about the SACD... looks like its sony or no one.
In theory, a good sturdy hard drive can take impacts up to 15 Gees while in operation... in practice, I dont think it works that way.
Thats too bad about the SACD... looks like its sony or no one.
You're probably right about the hard drives. I contacted Eclipse tonight and they said that their USB featured head units will play tracks from external hard drives. Their response was:
"Thank you for contacting Eclipse
Yes will only read 3000 Files or Folders so if you want to hook a 60Gb hard drive to it you could but only going to read 3000 files or folders."
My next question to them will be to see if these 3000 files/folders can be WAV files or lossless formats such as FLAC or SHN. I'm getting excited!
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05-25-2007, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by P W
Sony (and Philips) originated the format and allows all record labels to create SACDs
I think it’s a bit late on the SACD player release tho. cause all the hype has vanished years ago. Now its ipod into 24bit Dac etc. But for ultimate SQ….. the SACD is still the way to go in home audio next to vinyl imo.
05-25-2007, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SweetnLow91SC
^ Yeah, I realized that.
I think it’s a bit late on the SACD player release tho. cause all the hype has vanished years ago. Now its ipod into 24bit Dac etc. But for ultimate SQ….. the SACD is still the way to go in home audio next to vinyl imo.
I think it’s a bit late on the SACD player release tho. cause all the hype has vanished years ago. Now its ipod into 24bit Dac etc. But for ultimate SQ….. the SACD is still the way to go in home audio next to vinyl imo.
there are lots of new SACDs coming out every week, so I wonder why there are so few players. I guess people who are satisfied with MP3s, Dolby D and DTS don't care about true high quality sound. Sad.
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05-25-2007, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by SweetnLow91SC
^ Yeah, I realized that.
I think it’s a bit late on the SACD player release tho. cause all the hype has vanished years ago. Now its ipod into 24bit Dac etc. But for ultimate SQ….. the SACD is still the way to go in home audio next to vinyl imo.
I think it’s a bit late on the SACD player release tho. cause all the hype has vanished years ago. Now its ipod into 24bit Dac etc. But for ultimate SQ….. the SACD is still the way to go in home audio next to vinyl imo.
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05-25-2007, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by P_W
Couldn't agree more, but my Ariston/Rega/Linn combo won't fit in the new car.
there are lots of new SACDs coming out every week, so I wonder why there are so few players. I guess people who are satisfied with MP3s, Dolby D and DTS don't care about true high quality sound. Sad.
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there are lots of new SACDs coming out every week, so I wonder why there are so few players. I guess people who are satisfied with MP3s, Dolby D and DTS don't care about true high quality sound. Sad.
P_W
Take for example, your average best buy bookshelf stereo.... It REALLY doesnt matter if you feed it SACD or burnt mp3s, its still not going to sound that impressive.
05-26-2007, 08:54 AM
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Thats a pretty nice car to be doing a install on,just hope you get someone that knows what there doing.
Have you ever thought about Drivesoft
http://www.drivesoft.net/
The new unit they are comming out with is a flip out screen with a hard-drive built in and is going to play any formatt thats out there for the public.
I know one of the guys that started it,And has it in his mercedes,Just neat
The unit they have now,you've probly seen in on pimp my ride is just the hard-drive one.you need to add a screen to access it all.
you were talking about whitby hi-fi whats this bracks???
Theres always clarion to man
Have you ever thought about Drivesoft
http://www.drivesoft.net/
The new unit they are comming out with is a flip out screen with a hard-drive built in and is going to play any formatt thats out there for the public.
I know one of the guys that started it,And has it in his mercedes,Just neat
The unit they have now,you've probly seen in on pimp my ride is just the hard-drive one.you need to add a screen to access it all.
you were talking about whitby hi-fi whats this bracks???
Theres always clarion to man
05-26-2007, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by cavy man14
Thats a pretty nice car to be doing a install on,just hope you get someone that knows what there doing.
Have you ever thought about Drivesoft
http://www.drivesoft.net/
The new unit they are comming out with is a flip out screen with a hard-drive built in and is going to play any formatt thats out there for the public.
I know one of the guys that started it,And has it in his mercedes,Just neat
The unit they have now,you've probly seen in on pimp my ride is just the hard-drive one.you need to add a screen to access it all.
you were talking about whitby hi-fi whats this bracks???
Theres always clarion to man
Have you ever thought about Drivesoft
http://www.drivesoft.net/
The new unit they are comming out with is a flip out screen with a hard-drive built in and is going to play any formatt thats out there for the public.
I know one of the guys that started it,And has it in his mercedes,Just neat
The unit they have now,you've probly seen in on pimp my ride is just the hard-drive one.you need to add a screen to access it all.
you were talking about whitby hi-fi whats this bracks???
Theres always clarion to man
Bracks, Audio Excellence and Whitby Audio are high-end audio shops in Toronto that sell brands such as Mark Levinson, Krell, Audio Research, B&W, Arcam, Onkyo Integra, conrad-johnson, Audio Research, etc.
IMO, these brands' components blow away the very best from companies like Sony, Pioneer, Panasonic, Yamaha and most of the other mass-marketed audio stuff that is sold at places like Future Shop, Best Buy et al. The only company that can probably be included in the "audiophile /videophile" and mass-marketed categories is Denon. I wish Denon made car stereos! Mark Levinson car stereos are available in the higher end Lexus cars and SUVs. They sound mighty nice!
Anyways......I'll check out Drivesoft a bit more. "Pimp My Ride" ? Never heard of it!
Thanks for the info!
P_W
