"The Audiophiles Guide to Streaming Music"

[sleepysurf]

Stumbled upon this (surprisingly) decent article (in PC World of all places!) on how to get started streaming FLAC files. It's a very nice intro that covers all the basics, including how to set up EAC and AccurateRip...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/152581/the_audiophiles_guide_to_streaming_music.html

 

[Craig]

That is an excellent article with a few good links to boot. I'm going to be buying more HD audio online and a few less CDs. However, I'll never buy a DRM file again. I've been burned by DRM on iTunes finding that I can't play it on my high-end system even though I paid $$$ to Apple and the Artist. I want the old Napster back!

It's interesting to find a very good audiophile article in a computer magazine. Why don't the audio magazines publish more informative articles? Reviews are great and I like reading most but many audio magazines are too much about equipment reviews. Give me content where I can learn more about getting the most from the gear I've already purchased.

 

[TomDac]

DRM sucks, however, there are software programs that can convert the apple files to other formats, effectively ditching the DRM attached to the file.

I use this one: http://www.soundtaxi.info/

I have the "platinum" version.

 

[User211]

I've been burned by DRM on iTunes finding that I can't play it on my high-end system even though I paid $$$ to Apple and the Artist. I want the old Napster back!

Old Napster - those were the days...

If you have been burnt by DRM, I think there is a real case for just downloading the tracks you paid for via a P2P program. Whilst not legal, the fact you feel burnt by DRM means that (in my extreme view?) a crime of sorts has been committed against you, the purchaser!

I actually use the current Napster and pay £15 a month for it, and no, I don't use P2P programs to download. If I want something, I buy it on CD or vinyl. Can't quite cope with WMA at Napster quality through the Logans for anything I really like... but the "Take To Go" service IS cool - especially for listening to stuff at work!

Just reading Tom's link - they say it's legal but they do not qualify it. Hard to see how it could be legal, really. Anyone know better?

 

[amey01]

DRM sucks, however, there are software programs that can convert the apple files to other formats, effectively ditching the DRM attached to the file.

I use this one: http://www.soundtaxi.info/

I have the "platinum" version.

You could always burn them to CD (you can do that by Apple's "rules") and then re-import them as FLAC or Apple Lossless files.

 

[amey01]

It's interesting to find a very good audiophile article in a computer magazine. Why don't the audio magazines publish more informative articles? Reviews are great and I like reading most but many audio magazines are too much about equipment reviews. Give me content where I can learn more about getting the most from the gear I've already purchased.

Amen! Good, informative articles are so rare! But yes, I want to learn about the equipment I've got, the technologies I've got and how to get the best out of them.

Anyone else got other good sources of informative articles?