Recent content by DavidBelis

After reading some of the comments here (and on Head-Fi), it seems like 192kbps AAC is the perfect balance between quality and small file sizes, for my purposes. So I think I'll go with that. I've got a question, though. If most of my cds are ripped as 320k MP3's and I want 192kbps AAC files...

I rip most of my cds as 320kbps MP3s, but they tend to take up a fair bit of space. I'm trying to conserve because even though I've got nearly 20 gigs of space on my new iPod, I have a lot of music on my PC to upload to it. How does the sound quality differ between the two formats and is it...

Yeah, Canada Computers is where I picked them, and I believe I got that branch's second last set (they said one more was in the back but that it was also in rough shape. I wonder why all of CC's Z-560's are all beaten up like that). Anyways, I checked my Control Panel and everything is...

Firstly, am I posted this in the right board? Because it's speaker-related, but they're computer speakers as opposed to home theater speakers. So if this should be in the PC-related board instead, let me know. Thanks. Anyways, on to my trouble: I finally picked up the Logitech Z-560's...

I might be seeing the Opeth-Porcupine Tree this Tuesday. I haven't decided yet, however, tickets are still available. I really want to see Opeth live, although I'm not sure about PT. As many times as I've heard Porcupine Tree mentioned by other metal fans, I've never actually heard anything...

Over the last few months, I've really been getting into metal, and these are my 3 favourite metal bands. I don't see any of them discussed at all (aside from 1 or 2 Opeth threads from a long time ago). Like I siad, I've recently heard quite a few of their songs that I've really enjoyed...

I just bought my whole Paradigm speaker setup (4 Titans, C170, PDR10) at the beginning of last winter. I live in a fairly small apartment, and now that summer's approaching, I have to reinstall my air conditioner (it's kept in the closet during the winter time). Anyways, here's my problem...

Finally picked up the album, and it's great! There's nothing on it that's as brilliant and original as Albuqueque, but it's still a great album. IMO, the order of best to worst Weird Al albums goes: 1.Dare To Be Stupid 2.Running With Scissors 3.Bad Hair Day 4.Even Worse 5.UHF...

Can anyone else help with this?

I had that EXACT system for a month or two. Bose was a very well-known name, so I assumed it was the best. I ended up purchasing the Bose Acoustimass 10 Series III system (the exact one that your friend is interested in) for $1600 Canadian. I thought it was a steal, as everywhere else I...

First of all, is this the right place to be asking headphone questions, or is this board dedicated to speakers and woofers? I don't see any other boards to ask headphone questions at HTF, nor do I ever seen any headphone discussions on this board. I guess I'll ask. Can someone recommend...

IMO, the 5 best Gamecube games to date are: 1.Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker - this game is truly phenomenal. It's my single favourite game this 'generation' across all platforms. It's not quite as brilliant and epic and Ocarina of Time was when it first came out, but it's still a fantastic...

I absolutely LOVED the movie. I completely disagree with Steve_Tk. I thought that the movie started out pretty mediocre, and progressively became better and better until the very end. I thought it was brilliant.

Don't worry. The people at Factor 5 are absolute masters at compression. They even helped develop the console itself a few years ago. MusyX, for instance, is the creator of GCN's sound card, and I believe that Factor 5 is their parent company. Also, I heard a few months ago that Factor 5 was...

You should definitely take a look at this link: http://zinio.com/delivery?issn=1058...I1&bd=1&r=first You can download the entire issue of EGM and browse through it with this program called Zinio that you download through that same link. And best of all, it's absolutely fee, and 100%...