I'm going to buy myself a bigger computer

[Nostromo]

Um, you are not talking about ripping, you are talking about encoding. Ripping is making a copy of a sound track off a CD as a .wav file. Encoding is converting a .wav file into another format ( .mp3, etc.).

So you're telling me that when I "rip" (in a loose sense) a song from a CD with iTunes or WMP, they copy the song as a .wav file (ripping in the strict sense of the term) and then they encode it? So I guess I was using the term loosely.

You said:

It doesn't matter. It's all digital.

A lot of people say this. And It's either plainly false, or I don't understand what they're saying. For example, a friend of mine plays his CD's on his DVD player. But he also has a good CD player. I pointed out to him that he should play his CD's on his CD player, that it would probably sound better that way. He answered that it doesn't matter, its all digital. I believe he's wrong. So care to tell me what you meant?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by nostromo
So you're telling me that when I "rip" (in a loose sense) a song from a CD with iTunes or WMP, they copy the song as a .wav file (ripping in the strict sense of the term) and then they encode it? So I guess I was using the term loosely.

Yeah, many programs can do both together, so many people are using the term "rip" loosely

Originally posted by nostromo
A lot of people say this. And It's either plainly false, or I don't understand what they're saying. For example, a friend of mine plays his CD's on his DVD player. But he also has a good CD player. I pointed out to him that he should play his CD's on his CD player, that it would probably sound better that way. He answered that it doesn't matter, its all digital. I believe he's wrong. So care to tell me what you meant?

What I meant is a bit (represented by a pit, or the lack of, on a CD) is either 1 or 0. There's nothing like a 97% of a bit. When you rip a sound track of a CD, the program read the bits off the CD and writes to a file. Since the data is in bits, the copying is 100% accurate.

Dropping bits here or there may not be important to a song, but it can completely mess up other binary data such as encrypted files. If a bit drops off in the middle of an encrypted file, it could become completely garbled.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Asher
Out of lumber.

That famed Canadian softwood?

[Sikander]

Originally posted by nostromo

A lot of people say this. And It's either plainly false, or I don't understand what they're saying. For example, a friend of mine plays his CD's on his DVD player. But he also has a good CD player. I pointed out to him that he should play his CD's on his CD player, that it would probably sound better that way. He answered that it doesn't matter, its all digital. I believe he's wrong. So care to tell me what you meant?

There should be no appreciable difference between the two when it comes to playing WAV files.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Sikander
There should be no appreciable difference between the two when it comes to playing WAV files.

That what I figured, but I'm not an expert in audio equipment.

[Whaleboy]

I would like to build the machine myself but I don't have the time nor the technical expertise... besides I guess that's best for medium-low end systems... a box like the one I linked to has 2x Geforce 6600 GT's... which would set you back ~£120 each... plus a decent sized monitor, 5.1 sound system etc etc... and the whole thing is £1300 probably because the company can get those parts wholesale whereas I can't.

I'm debating with myself as to whether I should get that system, or a cheaper laptop, with a lower spec, lower price, but the advantage of being mobile. Thoughts? Needless to say, if I went for a laptop it'd be an IBM just to shut Asher up.

[Urban Ranger]

Building a box isn't difficult. Nowadays you almost can't go wrong, they all got notches, etc. so they can only go in one way. The only "hard" part is the CPU + cooler.

All you need to do is to take your time and follow the instructions. If you haven't done this before read the manuals first.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Whaleboy
Needless to say, if I went for a laptop it'd be an IBM just to shut Asher up.

I'd think actually getting a bigger penis would be more effective in accomplishing that task.

[alva]

Depending on what side you would....

[Tuberski]

Bigger computer? How about this one?



ACK!

[Whaleboy]

Building a box isn't difficult. Nowadays you almost can't go wrong, they all got notches, etc. so they can only go in one way. The only "hard" part is the CPU + cooler.

But the aforementioned cost?

Bigger computer? How about this one?

Why not send it to Ming?

I'd think actually getting a bigger penis would be more effective in accomplishing that task.

Surely it would have the opposite effect?

[Boris Godunov]

So I got the Bose headphones today. I'm going to break them in over the weekend. They sound pretty damn nice and are incredibly comfortable.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Whaleboy
Surely it would have the opposite effect?

I was assuming his mouth would be otherwise occupied.

[Fake Boris]

UR, you're plain wrong, it's a widely known fact that a ripped CD will lose some quality over the IDE channel.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
UR, you're plain wrong, it's a widely known fact that a ripped CD will lose some quality over the IDE channel.

Talking through your hat, again.