<html><div style='background-color:'><P><BR>I just ripped all my cds at 192 mp3 format. I have heard people say the human ear can not tell the difference between this format and cd quality. </P>
<P>Make sure you have good cords to hook up the computer. The quality is pretty much as good as hooking up a cd player to an amp. Anyway i cant tell the difference. Its pretty much like hooking up a set up speakers to the computer except if its a stereo with an amp the speakers are 100 times better so therefore so is the sound. </P>
<P>I just use i tunes play it on my computer when i want to hear the music on my stereo i turn the amp on and turn up the volume. Volume is a bit tricky because its controled from two places the computer and from the amp but this is no big hurdle to get over.<BR></P><BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"><FONT face="Courier New, Courier, Monospace">NATHAN SMITH</FONT> <IMG height=12 src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/emmale.gif" width=12></FONT></DIV></DIV>From: David <dmsims@mindspring.com> Reply-To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4@lists.themacintoshguy.com> To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4@lists.themacintoshguy.com> Subject: Re: [G4] Integratng with home stereo Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 22:17:34 -0700 Roger, Nathan,and Zhmmy. What sound quality are you experiencing going from the speaker port of you mac into your amplifier? What format are you using for your music files? I want to get rid of my CD rack, and burn everything to a dedicated music server running itunes and hook it to my amp. I want the sound quality to be as good as my current stereo system cd player. The questions I have are: Do I need to burn the CDs as uncompressed to get decent sound quality? What about Apples new lossless compression format? Do I need a PCI sound card to get the best fidelity, or will the speaker port work? I only want two channels, not surround. Thanks, David I have the same simple hookup as Nathan. I have a beige G3 OS 9.1 I use as a print and scan server. I have iTunes 2 on it and run a cable around the corner to the stereo. I don't care about remotes as I usualy pick a folder in iTunes and let it play all day. I can use the remote to the stereo to adjust volume. Any of the old PCI Macs (not the 7300) and many of the beige G3s have an RCA type jack in the back. I use the free "WireTape" software from Ambrosia to capture hours of my favorite internet jazz radio stations. This plays back in QuickTime or you can rip it to iTunes. The rip takes quite a while as these file are often several hours. I prefer to leave them as QuickTime. It doesn't get any better than this. Roger On Jun 8, 2004, at 2:25 PM, Nathan Smith wrote: >I use my computer as a stereo simply by plugging a cord from the >back of my computer to the back of my amp. > > Pretty easy actually minus the fact that the cord is 20 feet long. > >zhmmy@hotmail.com wrote: Maybe I'm misunderstanding something. I have been connected to my home stereo (an old Technics analog) for years through every Mac I've had. I never had to buy anything except a 1/8" to RCA adaptor from Radio Shack and the length of stereo cable I wanted to use. At present I have speakers in three rooms and in my backyard with a switch control so I can listen to just one or all. I connect to my stereo through an old Atus mixer. iTunes 4.5 is great for a jukebox and all I had to do was upgrade. I guess if you have enough money for every doodad Apple offers then go ahead and buy it all. I certainly would if I could. I have purchased all of my stereo equipment from pawnshops and estate sales, and I would put it up against the latest new stuff for quality of sound. You guys had best learn how to conserve your money and prepare for hard times ahead. I'm sure my comments will start a ruckus :-) But that's the fun of it. ---------- G4ist, a listserv for discussion of everything G4. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/G4.html>. Send a message to <G4-DIGEST@themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the digest. XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> Dr. Bott LLC 4-port USB Hub in translucent Graphite! Dr. Bott LLC <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ghub.html> Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Canon Digital Cameras | --Quicksilver & refurbished G4's arriving daily! | and Camcorders!! | MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> OS X News, Dr.Mac, Forums, Tutorials, Tips, Hints, FAQ?s - http://www.osxfaq.com </div></html>