In Reply to: Re: First impressions and questions. posted by Old Listener on January 2, 2007 at 10:38:49:
Old Listener, you have outlined very important usability issues, that often are not considered when choosing a system.I'd give 10/0 to Itunes. Ten for intuitive interface and ease of use and Zero for audiophile use - Itunes does not support ASIO output.
Also, Apple database is very good, sometimes I am pleasantly surprised how some obscure recording get recognised. Ripping with Itunes with correction checkmarked is no worse than EAC.
I have compared Apple lossless playback in Itunes via asio4all and JRIVER MC11 Apple lossless playback via ASIO and MC11 is audibly superior. With WAV playback it was even more prominent.I ditched Foobar because of ease of use, for someone who like it it may be a good choice sonically.
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