On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:09:10 -0500, "RCE" wrote:

I was always an electronic gizmo and gadget nut, but for some reason the
whole appeal of Ipods and the like is lost on me.

I don't have an Ipod but sort of understand the appeal since I've been
collecting MP3s on my PCs for more years than I can remember. It's
sort of like having an on demand juke box of all of your favorite
tunes. If you get the sampling rate high enough the quality is not
all that bad and certainly a lot better than the gear that most of us
had back in the 50s and 60s.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:09:10 -0500, "RCE" wrote:

I was always an electronic gizmo and gadget nut, but for some reason the
whole appeal of Ipods and the like is lost on me.

I don't have an Ipod but sort of understand the appeal since I've been
collecting MP3s on my PCs for more years than I can remember. It's
sort of like having an on demand juke box of all of your favorite
tunes. If you get the sampling rate high enough the quality is not
all that bad and certainly a lot better than the gear that most of us
had back in the 50s and 60s.


How true,

I have been converting all of my old cassette tapes to MP3 files using
Audacity and some of the old stuff I recorded from LP to cassette has so
many pops and cracks it is hard to believe we used to listen to that crap
and think it was true "audiophile" quality.

If I save my old cassettes at 320kbps the sound quality is really great.
Yes, I am saving the old cassettes to retain my "license" for the music.
I am currently looking for a Cd player radio for my boat that has an
auxiliary input on the face plate for an MP3 player to plug in.

I do not have an Ipod but I do have a Sony Mini Disc HI MD player.
I am trying to get my wife to buy me a Creative Zen 30 Gb mp3/video player.

Fredo

Fredo

On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:05:58 GMT, "FREDO" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:09:10 -0500, "RCE" wrote:

I was always an electronic gizmo and gadget nut, but for some reason the
whole appeal of Ipods and the like is lost on me.

I don't have an Ipod but sort of understand the appeal since I've been
collecting MP3s on my PCs for more years than I can remember. It's
sort of like having an on demand juke box of all of your favorite
tunes. If you get the sampling rate high enough the quality is not
all that bad and certainly a lot better than the gear that most of us
had back in the 50s and 60s.


How true,

I have been converting all of my old cassette tapes to MP3 files using
Audacity and some of the old stuff I recorded from LP to cassette has so
many pops and cracks it is hard to believe we used to listen to that crap
and think it was true "audiophile" quality.

If I save my old cassettes at 320kbps the sound quality is really great.
Yes, I am saving the old cassettes to retain my "license" for the music.
I am currently looking for a Cd player radio for my boat that has an
auxiliary input on the face plate for an MP3 player to plug in.

I do not have an Ipod but I do have a Sony Mini Disc HI MD player.
I am trying to get my wife to buy me a Creative Zen 30 Gb mp3/video player.

Fredo

Fredo


Being almost 'puter illiterate, I have to ask: Is there a special program
for converting, or can it be done through Windows Media (CDs to MP3)?
--
'Til next time,

John H

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"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:05:58 GMT, "FREDO" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:09:10 -0500, "RCE" wrote:

I was always an electronic gizmo and gadget nut, but for some reason the
whole appeal of Ipods and the like is lost on me.

I don't have an Ipod but sort of understand the appeal since I've been
collecting MP3s on my PCs for more years than I can remember. It's
sort of like having an on demand juke box of all of your favorite
tunes. If you get the sampling rate high enough the quality is not
all that bad and certainly a lot better than the gear that most of us
had back in the 50s and 60s.


How true,

I have been converting all of my old cassette tapes to MP3 files using
Audacity and some of the old stuff I recorded from LP to cassette has so
many pops and cracks it is hard to believe we used to listen to that crap
and think it was true "audiophile" quality.

If I save my old cassettes at 320kbps the sound quality is really great.
Yes, I am saving the old cassettes to retain my "license" for the music.
I am currently looking for a Cd player radio for my boat that has an
auxiliary input on the face plate for an MP3 player to plug in.

I do not have an Ipod but I do have a Sony Mini Disc HI MD player.
I am trying to get my wife to buy me a Creative Zen 30 Gb mp3/video
player.

Fredo

Fredo


Being almost 'puter illiterate, I have to ask: Is there a special program
for converting, or can it be done through Windows Media (CDs to MP3)?
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

Itunes.

"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:05:58 GMT, "FREDO" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:09:10 -0500, "RCE" wrote:

I was always an electronic gizmo and gadget nut, but for some reason the
whole appeal of Ipods and the like is lost on me.

I don't have an Ipod but sort of understand the appeal since I've been
collecting MP3s on my PCs for more years than I can remember. It's
sort of like having an on demand juke box of all of your favorite
tunes. If you get the sampling rate high enough the quality is not
all that bad and certainly a lot better than the gear that most of us
had back in the 50s and 60s.


How true,

I have been converting all of my old cassette tapes to MP3 files using
Audacity and some of the old stuff I recorded from LP to cassette has so
many pops and cracks it is hard to believe we used to listen to that crap
and think it was true "audiophile" quality.

If I save my old cassettes at 320kbps the sound quality is really great.
Yes, I am saving the old cassettes to retain my "license" for the music.
I am currently looking for a Cd player radio for my boat that has an
auxiliary input on the face plate for an MP3 player to plug in.

I do not have an Ipod but I do have a Sony Mini Disc HI MD player.
I am trying to get my wife to buy me a Creative Zen 30 Gb mp3/video
player.

Fredo

Fredo


Being almost 'puter illiterate, I have to ask: Is there a special program
for converting, or can it be done through Windows Media (CDs to MP3)?
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************


I use a free program called Audacity to record my cassettes to my hard drive
then export them as an MP3 to a music folder.
Here is a hyperlink to some info.

http://homerecording.about.com/b/a/169934.htm

Fredo

RCE wrote:
" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
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...........a 30gb Ipod is in my future and not the 4 gb Nano.

I have been importing songs from my CD's to my Itunes and now have over
6GB of music (1,462 songs), with several more CD's left to import.

BTW: Itunes is a nice program and very versatile. If anyone has it I
have a link to the optimal equalizer settings. Let me know if you want
it. ;-)



I was always an electronic gizmo and gadget nut, but for some reason the
whole appeal of Ipods and the like is lost on me. Why would I possibly want
thousands of poor quality, super compressed music files stored in one of
these? I guess they have their purpose, whatever it is, as they seem to be
very popular.

RCE

I'm currently eye-balling one of the Bose systems that stores several
hundred hours of music from CD's. I understand that you load in the CD,
ask the unit to memorize it, and a few minutes later all the data is
stored in the processing unit. The CD can then be stored away in case
it ever needs to be reloaded, or taken to play in the car or on the
boat. I don't know whether Bose is storing the music in an mp3 format,
or not, but the sound quality they are getting from a woofer and two
speakers probably 3 X 6 " is absolutely amazing. My wife kicked my old
stereo system out of the living room years ago, as she couldn't stand
four "big box" speakers and all the wires, etc. For about $1700, you
cannow get a system that sounds better (to my ears) than what $4000
used to buy- back when $4000 was real money.

I know that Bose also offers 12-volt units- has anybody tried one of
these on a boat and are they as astonishing as the home systems?

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RCE wrote:
" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
...
...........a 30gb Ipod is in my future and not the 4 gb Nano.

I have been importing songs from my CD's to my Itunes and now have over
6GB of music (1,462 songs), with several more CD's left to import.

BTW: Itunes is a nice program and very versatile. If anyone has it I
have a link to the optimal equalizer settings. Let me know if you want
it. ;-)



I was always an electronic gizmo and gadget nut, but for some reason the
whole appeal of Ipods and the like is lost on me. Why would I possibly
want
thousands of poor quality, super compressed music files stored in one of
these? I guess they have their purpose, whatever it is, as they seem to
be
very popular.

RCE

I'm currently eye-balling one of the Bose systems that stores several
hundred hours of music from CD's. I understand that you load in the CD,
ask the unit to memorize it, and a few minutes later all the data is
stored in the processing unit. The CD can then be stored away in case
it ever needs to be reloaded, or taken to play in the car or on the
boat. I don't know whether Bose is storing the music in an mp3 format,
or not, but the sound quality they are getting from a woofer and two
speakers probably 3 X 6 " is absolutely amazing. My wife kicked my old
stereo system out of the living room years ago, as she couldn't stand
four "big box" speakers and all the wires, etc. For about $1700, you
cannow get a system that sounds better (to my ears) than what $4000
used to buy- back when $4000 was real money.

I know that Bose also offers 12-volt units- has anybody tried one of
these on a boat and are they as astonishing as the home systems?


I put the Bose 3.1 system in the Navigator. It's the one that's supposed to
mimic a 5.1 system and has the big sub. Not to start a Bose war here,
but --- big mistake. Bose just doesn't hack it anymore for me. Muddy and
just blah sounding. I used to like Bose, but it was back in the series 901
days.

RCE

On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:41:22 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


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RCE wrote:
" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
...
...........a 30gb Ipod is in my future and not the 4 gb Nano.

I have been importing songs from my CD's to my Itunes and now have over
6GB of music (1,462 songs), with several more CD's left to import.

BTW: Itunes is a nice program and very versatile. If anyone has it I
have a link to the optimal equalizer settings. Let me know if you want
it. ;-)



I was always an electronic gizmo and gadget nut, but for some reason the
whole appeal of Ipods and the like is lost on me. Why would I possibly
want
thousands of poor quality, super compressed music files stored in one of
these? I guess they have their purpose, whatever it is, as they seem to
be
very popular.

RCE

I'm currently eye-balling one of the Bose systems that stores several
hundred hours of music from CD's. I understand that you load in the CD,
ask the unit to memorize it, and a few minutes later all the data is
stored in the processing unit. The CD can then be stored away in case
it ever needs to be reloaded, or taken to play in the car or on the
boat. I don't know whether Bose is storing the music in an mp3 format,
or not, but the sound quality they are getting from a woofer and two
speakers probably 3 X 6 " is absolutely amazing. My wife kicked my old
stereo system out of the living room years ago, as she couldn't stand
four "big box" speakers and all the wires, etc. For about $1700, you
cannow get a system that sounds better (to my ears) than what $4000
used to buy- back when $4000 was real money.

I know that Bose also offers 12-volt units- has anybody tried one of
these on a boat and are they as astonishing as the home systems?


I put the Bose 3.1 system in the Navigator. It's the one that's supposed to
mimic a 5.1 system and has the big sub. Not to start a Bose war here,
but --- big mistake. Bose just doesn't hack it anymore for me. Muddy and
just blah sounding. I used to like Bose, but it was back in the series 901
days.

RCE


I have to agree. I bought the Bose 'Lifestyle' system with five
mini-speakers and a woofer. I'd rather have gotten something else. Too
'bassy' (or muddy) for me also. Of course, it doesn't help that my high
frequency hearing is somewhat gone!
--
'Til next time,

John H

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***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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