Subj : CD->MP3 project
To   : Kevin Nunn
From : August Abolins
Date : Fri Jan 08 2021 00:32:00

Hello Kevin!

** On Wednesday 06.01.21 - 18:52, Kevin Nunn wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> iTunes offered an interesting "uploads" option..

 KN> I remember something about that, and I think I did do it and if I
 KN> remember correctly, once I linked it to my local mp3s, it added them to
 KN> my iTunes library, but deleted them off my hard drive and that really
 KN> pissed me off and I haven't used iTunes since.

Whaaaat?!?  iTunes simply deleted your local copy without a  
prompt or warning to continue?  I would never like that to happen  
either.  Maybe that *was* in the small print, and maybe that is  
why I decided not to try it. Dunno.

According to some googling about this, the local delete was an  
option when prompted to do so.  So.. you didn't have to lose thos  
files.

"What actually happens will vary depending on the item you are  
deleting: Songs added to iTunes from folders on your computer  
will be deleted from your iTunes Library. You'll be prompted to  
keep the actual file if it is located in your iTunes Media  
folder."

The above sounds confusing.


 AA>> ;)  Apparently, vinyl has a sort of comeback..

 KN> No kidding! They have been pricing new vinyl pretty high. But I have
 KN> also noticed they are making them a lot heavier. That might have
 KN> something to do with the cost, but the prices are more than I would
 KN> have expected. $9.99 for downloadable album, $14.99 for CD, $20+ for
 KN> colored vinyl? WHat?

Someone mentioned that the LPs are indeed heavier.  Interesting.   
I remember the K-tel LPs; they seemed to get thinner with every  
release.  The sample records on plastic that were sometimes  
featured in magazines were fun to play.


 AA>> But I'd love to play some old LPs. But I just really need a new

 KN> I no longer really have a "HiFi" and listen with headphones or IEMs
 KN> only.

It is very nice to be able to crank up the sound and enjoy the  
chestpounting bass, have the freedom to walk around and not be  
encumbered with ear pieces or headphones pressing against the  
ears.  Live recordings are especially fun because it sounds like  
the party is right there in the room.

I don't have extraordinarly high-end speakers, but they are  
Advent towers with 8" woofers. The original woofers "rotted" out  
around the rims.  I found a place that would repair them. I just  
pulled out the speakers, packaged them up to the repair shop in a  
neighbouring province.  One week later, I had some pretty good  
sound back again for just the cost of repair: $160 + postage.

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