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  1. Welcome, I have been a long time Carver fan. I also own a Sony PS X600 turntable which I have owned from new. There are more of these out there than I would have guessed. I am more of a casual vinyl listener, but this turntable has always ticked all of the boxes for me. I hope you enjoy yours.
  2. Welcome, I have two C1s. Once you begin to collect Carver gear it is hard to stop.
  3. Maybe there is a FLAC expert out there. Does FLAC support high definition audio (beyond CD) audio formats? I would be interested in knowing more about storing high def audio on my NAS drive. I know that my Sonos zone players only work with audio up to and including CD quality which includes FLAC encoded files ripped from CDs. I would be interest in how members here play, store and use high def audio other than playing it in a SACD disk player.
  4. I also don't recall how to set this up. But the Media Monkey site has this information and a decent forum to search where I found the information to set this up. As Bean states you don't have to maintain a library in both FLAC and MP3 formats. I my library is FLAC and Media Monkey converts the FLAC files as needed for transfer to the Ipod. Good Luck
  5. I think that Media Monkey allows for batch conversions from FLAC to MP3 files. I have never tried it outside of syncing our Ipods. Both my wife and I each have Ipod Classic players that I have setup to sync only to Media Monkey. When I purchase new CDs I will add them to my FLAC library using Media Monkey. The next time I plug each Ipod Classic into my computer, Media Monkey will add the new tracks in bulk to the Ipod after converting to MP3 format. Both my wife and I can carry our entire music collection about 18,000 tracks wherever we travel including our cars. Many of the enhanced features are only accessible with the Gold Media Monkey version which you must pay for. The loss of fidelity from the FLAC version is not as noticeable in a car or outside a critical listening environment like a home.
  6. I use a program called Media Monkey to rip my CDs to FLAC. This program also can recreate and burn CDs. It can also convert FLAC into MP3 format and interface with an IPod. I don't know if Media Monkey handles files higher in resolution than CD resolution or can burn SACD or DVD audio. I suspect there are alternatives out there that handle this.
  7. This is a great discussion. I have a friend who has 16 album frames hung on one wall of his dedicated listening room. He rotates what album covers are displayed from time to time. Most of the covers posted thus far have hung on his wall at one point or another. It is fun to see what is hanging when visiting.
  8. Welcome from a non-techie member. The members here are great, there is always someone with helpful information with any problems. This forum has saved me several trips to the repair shop, plus I gained the skills to replace the red LEDs with blue LEDs on my C-1s and M1.0t amps. Again welcome and enjoy.
  9. Hi Jason Welcome. I have been fortunate to have had Bill Dibble refurb and upgrade my two C-1 preamps as I do not have the electronics skills to undertake a project of this scope. The improvement of sound from the modified C-1 puts it into an entirely new league. The C-1 has always been my favorite preamp. Again welcome.
  10. Great looking system, thanks for the pics. Welcome and enjoy the M1.0t.
  11. We love our ML requests. I have only heard two home theater systems with all electrostatic speakers (except the subs) both 5.1 systems. Both were the best video sound experiences I have had, movie theater or otherwise. The bright large screen projection video contributed to the experience also. I wish both my space and budget allowed for all ES speakers for my surround system. I am sure that your system sounded great. It probably takes a dedicated theater space for most people to make this work.
  12. I have come to the conclusion that my Carver C-1, M1.0t combination will power my Martin Logan Requests. I will use my Emotiva UMC-1 and Carver AV-705x THX amp with my vintage ADS speakers and my Velodyne Sub for my home theater. Seems crazy to have two separate setups in the same room, but I think that sonically this will be the best setup for our situation. Also my wife has a high WAF for equipment (she wanted me to buy the much larger Martin Logan Monoliths rather than the Requests), but a very low WAF as to ease of operation. Two separate systems will insure that she does not even have to switch sources when moving from audio to video content. By the way I changed of my LED in my C-1s and the all but the two top rows in my M1.0ts from red to blue. Great beginning project for someone like me that does not have a lot of electronics or soldering skills. This change really upgrades the look of the Carver gear.
  13. I have always liked my C-1, M1.0t combination. The mods that BillD has developed for the C-1 take it into another league entirely. I am looking forward to having the Mark II treatment done on one of my M1.0t amps. I can't wait to hear the results. As a side note, I have been pleased with my Emotiva UMC-1 as my theater pre-pro in my future new house. I would rate the sound quality of two channel content at at approximately the level for the UMC-1 and an umodified Carver C-1. This was an unexpected pleasant surprise for the UMC-1. There is no contest between the BillD modified C-1 and UMC-1. I would have expected better results from your Emotiva Amp given the fact of 20 plus more years of development since the time our Carver amps were manufactured. Given the longevity of this equipment, our per year cost is low. The only problem is OCCD that addicts one into acquiring more Carver gear!!
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