I'll take the polish because the interface had become a convoluted, unsorted mess. There are good, cheap options to integrate the library with hires for the .01% (myself included) who care.
First impressions: iTunes 11 is the overhaul you’ve been waiting for
http://blog.chron.com/techblog/2012...es-11-is-the-overhaul-youve-been-waiting-for/
To each our own I guess Andre. I'm with Bob, Tim and Chuck on this one
What don't you like
To each our own I guess Andre. I'm with Bob, Tim and Chuck on this one
What don't you like
Do you feel that FLAC is better than Apple's format
Just read the Post link. I can't see how this is anything but good news for iTunes users. As it has bulked up over the years, I've taken to just using the list view. This is a welcome cleaning that will probably get me deeper into the program again. Of course if you are among those who believe in the audibility of digital music players, and further believe that iTunes doesn't "sound" good, it won't mean squat. Hobble a perfectly good PC, install some Linux-based player that's about as friendly as DOS, and have fun with that.
Tim
ALAC went open source last year:
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/10/27/apples-alac-codec-is-now-open-source/
and for CDs ripped to iTunes, I hear no difference between it and, say, using Amarra, with a good DAC. Main thing to me is having a program that automatically switches the sample/bit rate to match the file being played, which iTunes does not. You have to manually do this in the Midi preference pane. A pain. Logitech Server switches automatically (and feeds to Squeezeboxes) and integrates any file type, FLAC included, into one master library that includes whatever you have in iTunes. It's a painless solution.
I asked him, totally out of curiosity, to disengage Pure Music.
The difference was absolutely mind blowing. He was playing a very well recorded violin piece.
With Pure Music, the violin and strings were sweet, seductive..all wood and resin.
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