[Phil A]

Hi Phil A
Nope...
No list of the CD I own.
I have about 100+ CD, maybe more, I never made a list or inventory.
Should I make one, a list that is?

Guy 13

Well - the thought is if someone has the file burnt already (or you'll willing to mail them), then that is the first step (and of course sending them a hard drive).  Not that it is that difficult to do.  Just a thought.

[roymail]

Well, there is an easier way to get started that doesn't involve burning cd's in high res formats, etc.  Like you I didn't know nuttin about all this digital stuff, either. For years I played records (excuse me, vinyl), then cd's and even got a modded CDP, and sat back and enjoyed music that sounded very nice to me.  Recently, I found Spotify, and used earphones to listen to endless recordings with the iphone app.  Sounded great to me.  Then one of my audio bud's brought over his laptop and dac which we connected to my system.  I marveled at the vast inventory of music that could be played with the click of a mouse.  And, the sonic quality was awesome to my aging ears.  And, easy, peasy...not much to it.  Well, that was how I started out.  Now, I use Apple Airport Express and Airfoil to stream Spotify from my laptop in one room to my audio system in another.  Hey, wireless audio...how 'bout them apples?  Easy and cheap!

So, pick your poison and jump on in.  It's loads of fun, and there is a boat load of music to be enjoyed.  My CDP is no longer in the system, and the cd's have been boxed up.  Gone!  And, that's about it.  There's always a way.

Whatever works best for you.  Good luck!

[Guy 13]

Hi all,
about 41 hours went by since AC members tried to help me,
however, I've been thinking a lot about going only digital files
or digital - analog side by side
and I came to the conclusion that computer - digital files is not for a guy like me.
Too complicated, so, for now, I will stay with what I have my Rega Apollo CD player
and my Rega P3 + Rega Exact MM + ProJect phono box DC.
Since I am diabetes type 2 and need to exercise,
then I will get up each time I need to flip an LP or change a CD
no big deal for me.
Thanks everybody for suggestions and help.

Guy 13

[Phil A]

Guy - that's fine.  There are products all over (not just audio) that are not for everyone.  It is about enjoying your system.

[Guy 13]

Guy - that's fine.  There are products all over (not just audio) that are not for everyone.  It is about enjoying your system.

Hi Phil A,
thanks for your kind comments.
I do enjoy my Rega - Decware - Omega system.
I guess I wanted to do like many audiophiles and have convenience of all my music
in one place and at the touch of a button.
Well, maybe one day when the computer engineers - designers make it so simple
that even a double zero like me can just push a button
and everything will pop-up on the screen of a computer. 
Maybe this will never happen or maybe it will.

Guy 13
My miss my system a lot, it's still on planet Vietnam.
 

[srb]

Having a digital music library for me has nothing to do with being lazy, but has everything to do with usually not wanting to listen to a particular album in its entirety.

Playlists (static or by genre) played back in random order is one pleasure, the entire library played back in random order (which allows me to hear songs I may not have heard in awhile) is another pleasure, but perhaps my favorite is manually adding a handful of different songs to the queue in which the last selection is a favorite internet radio station (which then plays until stopped because it has no defined song length).

I guess it's not for everybody if you have little aptitude, interest or patience in computing devices, but in my experience 9 out of 10 people, regardless of their computer acumen level, who take the digital library plunge never look back and can't believe it took them so long to try it.

Steve

[Guy 13]

Having a digital music library for me has nothing to do with being lazy, but has everything to do with usually not wanting to listen to a particular album in its entirety.

Playlists (static or by genre) played back in random order is one pleasure, the entire library played back in random order (which allows me to hear songs I may not have heard in awhile) is another pleasure, but perhaps my favorite is manually adding a handful of different songs to the queue in which the last selection is a favorite internet radio station (which then plays until stopped because it has no defined song length).

I guess it's not for everybody if you have little aptitude, interest or patience in computing devices, but in my experience 9 out of 10 people, regardless of their computer acumen level, who take the digital library plunge never look back and can't believe it took them so long to try it.

Steve

Hi Steve,
thanks for your comment and for the time to write them.
I know the advantages of having in the digital library only song-music that I like
and also the advantage of have the music classified by genry or artists, etc...
One day I might take the plunge and it will be a long and frustrating process,
but like many things I've learned up to now, it will be by myself with some help of others,
mainly patient people...
Thanks.

Guy 13
By the way, a generous AC member gave me a portable HDD
with lots and lots of music on it,
I think I will start with that...

 

[srb]

By the way, a generous AC member gave me a portable HDD
with lots and lots of music on it,
I think I will start with that...

Ummm ...... yeah .....

While I'm not a music police enforcer nor moral compass for the music industry, on the other hand I don't think I would announce to the Internet that I received a mass storage device with a large pirated library (although that would not pertain to those files that you have CDs or digital download receipts for).

Steve

[Guy 13]

Ummm ...... yeah .....

While I'm not a music police enforcer nor moral compass for the music industry, on the other hand I don't think I would announce to the Internet that I received a mass storage device with a large pirated library (although that would not pertain to those files that you have CDs or digital download receipts for).

Steve

Hi (Again) Steve,
who said-wrote that I got F.O.C. a HDD ????
Maybe I made a mistake when typing,
I wanted to say a portable CD player,
formely call a SONY DiscMan. 
 

[Phil A]

Hi (Again) Steve,
who said-wrote that I got F.O.C. a HDD ????
Maybe I made a mistake when typing,
I wanted to say a portable CD player,
formely call a SONY DiscMan. 

You sure you don't mean one of these

[roymail]

Hey Guy,
Just for some audio fun, download the free Spotify app on your smartphone.  Open Spotify and do the easy and free registration.  Then grab those earphones, pick some music, or a musician, and sit back, relax and listen to some tunes.  While you're listening, look around the app.  It's pretty intuitive.  Nothing difficult about this.  If you haven't already tried it, I think you will enjoy the experience.

By the way, thanks again Steve (srb) for helping me set up the Airport Express/Airfoil.  Awesome! 

[Guy 13]

You sure you don't mean one of these

Hi Phil A,
it's one of these...
Only paid 2 $ at a flea market and it works perfect.
Of course for 2$ battery not included.
I've used my Sennheiser HD650 and it's exactly what I needed when on the go
or working at my desk.



Guy 13

I also have these for ambiance or back ground music.

I really like my Grace Mondo table top Internet radio, it got good sound,
I can improve the sound  by using the RCA line output jacks
and I can also plug in a USB device, very versatile for 149 USD
paid about one year ago on Amazon.



I also have this little one that was paid 30 USD and can play on 120V or batteries.



This iPod was a gift from my wife's nephew in Seattle,
I use it in bed when I want to go to sleep within a few minutes.



...and finally, this HDD that I can plug on my laptop or Internet radio.
That one was also a great bargain, it was free... 



That's all for now.