Fudge_Brownie Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Somehow I can import my purchased songs onto my Droid phone using the iSyncr app. Not sure if this would work w/ the PONO thing too or not.I doubt it would work with Pono unless the developers of hte tool modified their iSyncr, or Pono somehow accepts Apps from the Play store. I doubt either would happen. But more importantly, are you sure you can play DRM songs?So, the iSyncr is very powerful and versatile app but there is a downside though, as you can only play music on the Android without the DRM tag which is songs bought from iTunes before April 7, 2009.Source: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/download/iSyncr,0301-50600.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsk8 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) I doubt it would work with Pono unless the developers of hte tool modified their iSyncr, or Pono somehow accepts Apps from the Play store. I doubt either would happen. But more importantly, are you sure you can play DRM songs? Source: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/download/iSyncr,0301-50600.html Yes, I have one song in particular that was purchased on itunes in my Droid's music library, actually I have a few. One of them wasn't released until 2011 so obviously it falls after the date they're stating. You can do a fairly accurate comparison by using a free DAW such as Audacity. Start with a raw .wav or FLAC. Duplicate it, then convert that to .mp3. Stack them on top of each other in the multitrack, then flip the phase. Line up the opposing waveforms and you'll essentially hear what is not being played with an .mp3. The worst part is if you can actually make out the song using only the missing artifacts. Oh the joys of audio engineering! Are you an audio engineer?? Edited March 13, 2014 by mattsk8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtownVolvo Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Are you an audio engineer?? Yessir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsk8 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Yessir! NICE!!! So, given the fact that I like to listen to my iPod on shuffle w/ about 5k songs on it, but hate the SQ from it, what do you recommend? That PONO seems like it would be great. I have a really good SACD player, but thumbing through CDs isn't any fun when you're shooting pool or something like that. I also heard about this, Astell&Kern Portable High Fidelity System, but not sure how well it sounds on a regular system (rather than through headphones), and if that PONO is the same thing it has more storage and will be $300 cheaper. Any suggestions?? My music library is already pretty much doomed. Before I knew anything about this stuff, I stored all music in MP3 format. But, I do still have a decent SACD collection, as well as all my standard CDs. But if something like this came out, I would buy any new music (or replace old) w/ lossless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmsgltr Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Grado has some nice stuff Are all of em decent headphones? Or is the "beats price equivalent" not worth it? ~$200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudge_Brownie Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Anything you own the CD for can be ripped in to a FLAC format (or many other formats). It's a tedious process... but spend a few afternoons and you'll get there eventually.Grado has some nice stuffAre all of em decent headphones? Or is the "beats price equivalent" not worth it? ~$200Grado's are mostly (all?) open-air on-ear. Are you sure that's what you want? Beats are closed, over-the-ear.There's a shitload of well reviewed headphones in the $200 range. Will you be amplifying it, or will it be run off an unamped sourced like an iPod? Some headphones have extremely high impedance basically assuming you'll be amplifying the source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtownVolvo Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 NICE!!! So, given the fact that I like to listen to my iPod on shuffle w/ about 5k songs on it, but hate the SQ from it, what do you recommend? That PONO seems like it would be great. I have a really good SACD player, but thumbing through CDs isn't any fun when you're shooting pool or something like that. I also heard about this, Astell&Kern Portable High Fidelity System, but not sure how well it sounds on a regular system (rather than through headphones), and if that PONO is the same thing it has more storage and will be $300 cheaper. Any suggestions?? My music library is already pretty much doomed. Before I knew anything about this stuff, I stored all music in MP3 format. But, I do still have a decent SACD collection, as well as all my standard CDs. But if something like this came out, I would buy any new music (or replace old) w/ lossless. What I like to do at home is this: - Rip all CD's in as .wav using iTunes. I know, miserable. But it works. Also, you can rip them to an external hard drive for all the space in the world. - Use an Airport Express near my stereo, then run my computer through Airport to stream to the stereo. Play through the apple remote using airplay. This way you get convenience of thumbing through your entire library on your phone/tablet, create playlists, or even use it at a party using iTunes DJ at a party so guests can log on and pick songs like a jukebox. Grado has some nice stuff Are all of em decent headphones? Or is the "beats price equivalent" not worth it? ~$200 I love my Sennheiser HD 280s (OTE) and they're only ~$120. Those are my beat around headphones. At the office, I use HD 600's (OTE) and could wear them all day. LOVE LOVE them. Gotta also keep in mind that they're open-back as opposed to the 280s which are closed back. Not an issue if you're in a relatively quiet place. I use the 280s on the airplane all the time and they work/sound better than any Bose "QC" bullshit in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiksilver Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 PLEASE do not buy Beats. I've found myself looking at B&O H6s, sounded good when I tried them. They were trounced 5 minutes later when I listened to a set of BeoLab 5s though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) Have you ever listened to FLAC?? That's the main reason I want it. My iPod sounds like crap compared to CD, but FLAC files sound better than CD. Obviously I still use my iPod a lot for traveling and working in the garage, but how much better to have the same luxury as an iPod but get SACD quality sound from it!! Yeah I have. I didn't think it was sacd quality.. But I didn't fully audition so l can't offer a fully accurate opinion. What do I know I listen to records.. I like Shure earbuds. Love Stax headphones.. No longer own any. Stupid ex wife. Edited March 14, 2014 by scumcity14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BurgerBob Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Anything you own the CD for can be ripped in to a FLAC format (or many other formats). It's a tedious process... but spend a few afternoons and you'll get there eventually. Grado's are mostly (all?) open-air on-ear. Are you sure that's what you want? Beats are closed, over-the-ear. There's a shitload of well reviewed headphones in the $200 range. Will you be amplifying it, or will it be run off an unamped sourced like an iPod? Some headphones have extremely high impedance basically assuming you'll be amplifying the source. Not a tedious process. AutoFlac+Exact Audio Copy = Flac files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishing3 Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 i have the sennheiser PXC 450 but it mostly just for the sound deadening while flying. nice headphones and are comfortable as far as that goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudge_Brownie Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Not a tedious process. AutoFlac+Exact Audio Copy = Flac files.I know clicking a button isn't tedious. Multiply it by however many CD's in his collection. Put CD in, click go, come back in 10 minutes, repeat all day.I've noticed a lot of people think they want Noise Cancelling headphones. But I wonder how many really benefit, versus just having a closed back headphone? Closed cans isolate a lot of sound on their own, without NC, and cost half as much. Flying is probably the only place I've ever thought about NC headphones. But turning mine up (70%?) was still enough to get rid of the background. For people on a budget, or want something to tune out the kids or coworkers, reviews will usually describe how much sound isolation a headphone has. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtownVolvo Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Yeah I have. I didn't think it was sacd quality.. But I didn't fully audition so l can't offer a fully accurate opinion. What do I know I listen to records.. I like Shure earbuds. Love Stax headphones.. No longer own any. Stupid ex wife. LOL! SACD. Assuming you could even find the release you wanted on SACD, it really didn't offer many advantages over standard CD except 5.1 surround. Get into Analog and then we're on a totally different playing field. Here. Just snapped this for you of our office lounge. Hand built by one of our guys. That should keep you busy for a second. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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