MKader17

Took it to a guy in town that did a good job restoring information on my parents hard drive. Also picked up a USB power Seagate 500GB and an AC powered 500GB Seagate so I can have a back up always available and a portable HD. Was getting my Ipod all synced up and now its on the back burner.

Oh my goodness I'm soooo mad right now. Just spend all this time getting my music all organized. Was adding a bunch of songs to my ipod and went to grab some chicken noodle soup. Walked by and caught my foot on the cord and it fell approximately 4 feet and landed upside down on my tile floor. Now its messed up windows won't find it and itsmake a wierd noise :(

If I get an optical cord for my W505/H701 would it be worth it to run the optical all the way to the back and mount the H701 back there. Possible Pros: Shorter RCA Cables, 1 long run of Optical (Which cannot be shortened), compared to three long runs of RCA Less clutter Better sound? Possible Cons: H701 mounted much closer to the Subwoofer (vibration problems) A little more work (really not a problem) What you guys think?

Definitely digging media monkey. Got all my music organized today. Something that I've been wanting to do forever. The auto convert to the ipod works well (a bit slow because of the bit rate I chose) but I can definitely live with it considering the amount of time and space it takes to do that album by album.

Make it objective, do a blind listen test on a few songs. Rip the song both ways. Keep them in separated folders. Re-rip the song back to full wav or whatever so they are the same size. Give the two folders to one of your friends. Have them keep track of what order they put the songs on the cd (256 320) and alternate randomly which one is first. Then he gives the disk to you and you guess. Take your time, use your stereo, your headphones, your truck and see. I think it will be enlightening. I probably should do this because one of the things I want to do now is get better at tuning. Problem is I would never be able to decide what song I would use.

Anyone ever played around with auto volume leveling? The program has the ability to prevent clipping but it seems like something not worth it.

80GB = 10,000 4min songs @ 256kbps AAC Assuming AAC = MP3 for file size... (from my research AAC is actually bigger) 10,000*256=2,560,000kbps 2,560,000/320 = 8000 (4min songs) 8000 * 4min * 1hr/60min * 1day/24hr = 22.2 days of music Considering I have only 17.5 days of music on my Ipod I think I'll be fine.... Does that math make sense to yall?

Okay, I need to make a completely subjective decision.... Do I want my MP3 music in CBR 320 or VBR 256 or something else. Keep in mind this will be played through my ipod to my truck speakers. While I am very proud of my setup, it is in a car audio environment so I don't want to waste space if I don't have to. All that being said I have 80GB to play with and I came from 6GB and mixed bit rate and I finally started being annoyed by the lack of room a couple years ago.

Isn't hydrocodone supposed to make me all loopy. I felt a little buzzed but not loopy or anything.

also provided 2 still shots I pulled from the vid

Just got my wisdom teeth out today. Things are going pretty good now that I got my hydrocodone. In other news. Got some pics to post of our ANFO Sparkler Bomb from new years. Yes thats me in the pic below and yes I look goofy. Got caught a little off guard for the pic The bomb is made of 12 packs of sparklers wrapped in 3 to 4 rolls of electrical tape and some duct tape. The top of the bomb was wrapped a lot more in order to create a wedge that fits into the ANFO container. For those who don't know ANFO is a mix of ammonium nitrate (found in instant cold packs) and a bit of diesel. Supposedly it takes a blasting cap to cause it to detonate, we used a sparkler bomb. Below I have a pic of the bomb and a video of the explosion.... Enjoy http://s821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/MK17Mobile/?action=view&current=1488703387314_18937.mp4

On my W505 a couple of my legit cds have no information. Another CD that I burnt with various artist has all the correct tags

I think I may have found a winner in media monkey gold (paid) version. The gold version gives me ability to convert on the fly. So when I sync my ipod it automatically will convert FLAC to MP3 = me not having to take up space with both FLAC and MP3's It also will automatically rearrange my files on my hard drive as well as having auto-tag, album art, etc...

I use foobar, but I don't see any special features that help me organize my collection.

Okay, I'm looking to get all my music organized. Ideally I would also like to be able to batch convert my FLAC into V2 or 320 MP3, get rid of all my duplicates (duplicate mp3's that is) and have it all be organized by artist/album. Any sweet programs to help the process. I am willing to pay if it makes it easy.

Already was looking through it

http://www.parts-exp...tnumber=300-375 WIN! I have a pair of those sitting at my house. I got them for free when I bought my first DTA-1. You like?

So I'm thinking about building a small powered portable speaker setup. I want something that I can build that will look sleek. I'm willing to make a few compromises in sound quality to make something that looks and functions well. I was thinking about starting off with the Dayton DTA-1 since it is cheap and has the ability to run on batteries. I am thinking about gutting it, modding the volume knob and moving the 3.5mm input to where ever I will need it. For speakers I was looking into a 3" full range (no more than $10 per speaker) and doing some light crossover work if needed Finally. I want to put this all into a package that can be put together and carried with a handle. Anyone have ideas or seen anything like it?

I will have to give it a try. A dark lager I REALLY like is Negro Modelo. Yum, Yum. I drink the Negro Modelo's often when I am out having dinner at a restaurant. http://www.yucatangrill.com/ If you are ever in Seal Beach, stop by this place. Good food and good people. I love it paired with Mexican food, lime and salted. I am usaully in that area once or twice a yr, I will have to try and remember it. Hit me up when / if you are in the area, we could have a drink or 12. or 12 Only 12? Wimps. Thats reminds me, I just watched Mythbusters and they were doing a test about hang overs. One guy drank 11 beers before he thought was going to have a sufficient hang over, the other guy drank 5.... Yes 5

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If you seen I gotz 2 T0Ps in a r0w say "YEAAAAHHHH!!!!"

When you say shit ton, could that be pull it out of the fridge and cook 8 hours later? Maybe on a "cold" day?

Also, since the lady wouldn't let me get her a kitchen aid mixer for Christmas all would have to be done by hand

I threw my dough recipe up somewhere, was it not there? Its there and I saw it, but it was short notice and she already had a game plan so I let her roll with it. Turned out great but next time we are going for the all from scratch approach. She loves making stuff from scratch. I remember you have said something about pizza sauce somewhere before too any pointers? Any random pointers on toppings as well is appreciated. I always like to hear the toppings or combinations I would never think of.

Making some homemade pizza with the gf tonight. I'm sure I'll be asking for advice for next time (hint hint HAF cooking corner)