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Calum:
is middle of the road, and crashes lots, just like windows mediocre player.

Use sound forge instead if you must use an audio editor in windows (actually it doesn't multitrack, so use cool edit if that's what yr used to...)

cool edit was coded by an ex M$ guy though, so i expect it to run slow and crash all the time (and it obliges).

voidmain:
And I just have a lowly pair of Klipsch LaScala's and a pair of KG4's running through a 300wpc DC power amp using Linux on a PC.  Oh well.  The player software has nothing to do with the quality. It's all in the DAC, signal processing, and amplification.

[edit]Holy crap, I just noticed that Paul Klipsch just died 3 days ago. He even signed my speakers when I bought them almost 20 years ago. What a shame.. See: http://www.klipsch.com/

[ May 08, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]

Ctrl Alt Del 123:
Cool Edit Pro is one of my favorite programs, it does not crash whatsoever. I did multi tracks for a local band and was flying through it, no slow ups or any of that. I use it and it works flawlessly. Granted, nothing's better than a whole studio, but 1) I don't have the room and 2) no money.

As far as Klipsch, I myself don't like horn tweeters, too bright. My favorite speakers are Magnepans (http://www.magnepan.com), I own a pair of MMGs. These speakers defy their size and price. However, they are very critical of placement in your listening room. But for 500 bucks, they're a steal once you listen to them (to me that is).

And you are right about the DAC, but the speaker is what matters more. The speakers are the component that does the most work, it changes an electrical signal into delicate vibrations and trying not to add artifacts to the sound, very hard to do. Then the source matters, garbage in = garbage out.

voidmain:
I agree about the horn tweeters for confined areas, but for large halls they can't be beat. I used CoolEdit pro with my Layla board and a Mackie SR24 mixer doing multitrack recording for my band. I really liked it too, but that stupid Layla board would only work with Win95 and I can't tell you the days of lost time when that thing got the shits. I had a lot of crash problems with it. Some recording sessions were NOT fun. But after a fresh reboot and a voodoo dance things would work out in the end. I only wish there were a Linux version of it. Then I would get back into music.

[ May 08, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]

ravuya:
Personally, I do a few remixes from time to time -- I'd rather touch a Mac, with built-in, standardized sound hardware that works right, than a Winders PC, where the drivers react with the OS in unpredictable ways, causing lag and distortion.

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