Using a Hi-Res Audio player to resurrect my ripped CDs (Part 1) - Pioneer NP-01S
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- Part 1 of 2 - Featuring the Pioneer NP-01S HiRes Music Streamer.
A bit of a fail - but this lead to me finding the solution in Part 2 here: • Sony HAP S1 REVIEW - ...
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It would be the perfect device for someone who only has 4 albums in their collection.
Part 2 HERE czcams.com/video/yNwB50bN0Do/video.html
It's that sinking feeling when you buy something, you're all excited, then you plug the f$&&er in. 5 seconds later all you can think about is how you're gonna have to try and send the piece of $h!t back.
Brick Vader yep that's exactly what happened. Surprised I had enough footage to put the video together because it was hate at first sight.
Techmoan lol, i know that feeling!
Techmoan And it looked like it weighed like a pack of smokes.
1:45 Much prefers mechanical/physical buttons.
5:45 Complains about lack of touchscreen.
Come on man?! COME ON MAAAAN?!
Love you Techmoan!
Funniest moment when complained about rebooting after selecting network connectivity with a comment " a bit old skool". Now I get "TechMOAN"
You never fail to impress me my friend, I am so glad you sent that POS back. That smaller than spec screen they through in there as a cost saving move looked ridiculous. Pioneer used to be a good company that made respectable mid range equipment, ah the good ol' days.
+Atka59 Old post but meh.. They still do make great equipment but sometimes they just drop the ball (Like with this) and bring out a half baked product, which sucks.
SirTerning I must have been tired when I wrote that comment, I spelled threw improperly. Yes, Pioneer was, and I suppose is still, very popular for good reason. Back in the 70's Yamaha put out some awesome amps with really clear high frequencies, and I had a Fosgate Amp in my Dodge Van with similar characteristics.
Pioneer really dropped the ball on this.
You have a fascinating and informative channel, I just subbed and started watching it. Thanks for the work put into these and sharing!
Thank you for the info. Great job. I do like the physical buttons too, remote is nice too especially when very basic. My confusion and question is thus: If I just want a 2.0 or 2.1/2.2 system mainly for music listening, but like to use the front mains in place of my TV speakers, how can I do this without using an powered AV. I have a Mitsubishi DA A15DC vintage amp and the DA P10 preamp. Can't I just get a AV processor and connect it to the preamp? I hear HDMI are better to use than optic, so this is the only reason I am interested in AV processors because I see many integrated amps out there (not that I would get one with my current unit) but many items out there offer optic connection but not HDMI. Seems like I can only get HDMI thru a typical AV processor. Also. I need a source and am thinking of some kind of network player that has a visual display rather than go thru a computer to DAC option. I see the Sony HAP and a few Cambridge Audio, and ProJect and Naim Uniti music player seem to be the only companies offering this option of visual display. I have a computer now that functions fine but I don't want to buy another just for music streaming, but eventually I guess it would be nicer than the aforementioned. What do you think? Thank you.
When I wanna hear a CD I usually take a CD and put it into a CD player. Maybe that's just me. To be clear this isn't a critique of digital music or digitizing CDs it's just when I want to specifically hear an album on disc...I just listen to one in a regular disc player.
3800TType you seem to be an intelligent, freeeee individual.
2nd best comment on yt.
my nr 1 was:
"I have a sennheiser 20$ headphone and listen to my laptop.
I don't need more".
congratulation.
not to be a slave of all these salesmen.
there are better things in live, to spent your precious money into all these
neo-capitalists pockets.
ps: LIFE
Way too complicated. The guy clearly is intelligent, but talks way too fast. He does know what he wants and knows how to achieve it. I like high quality audio, but can't be bothered with this. CD & LPs with good amp and speakers is enough. Maybe because I'm old and cannot keep up with technology.
You are not alone in this
I agree with all of You.
Techmoan !! That wifi password entry was a total tease to us old guys, and I'm a little green that I didn't think of something that clever for my own network!! 😊 You do a great job with your reviews and your editing.
YO love that you show classic hip-hop cassettes cd ect. respect! props!
A lot of trouble just avoid the obvious solution, have a PC as part of the A/V system. Use a wireless keyboard for control and the HDTV for the visual display. My system is set up that way. The PC HDMI out is just another input to the A/V receiver. I can either play internet radio, e.g., Pandora, or access all my ripped LP's and CD's that reside on a Network Attached Storage device with an app such as Windows Media Player. I also use a Harmony programmable remote that, once setup, can switch all the required devices on/off and set the necessary I/O selections at the push of a single button for each activity. The PC doesn't have an infrared on/off switch but the wireless keyboard does have a sleep/wake button. With that setup I can engage in any PC related activity, e.g., internet browsing, watching movies on Amazon Prime, etc., not just listening to music, while sitting comfortably in a recliner before the 60" HDTV. I should note that I purchased a compact size refurbished PC and the wireless keyboard for considerably less than $500.
I've had one of these for almost 3 years. During that time, I've had a couple of months in early 2016 when a firmware upgrade meant that I couldn't do anything that involving the HDD. Now, the Import CD function has now stopped getting metadata from Gracenote - I can import (rip) CDs and they would just go to Unknown Album.
Despite these problems, this is one of the best bits of hi-fi kit I've ever owned. It now has TuneIn rather than V-Tuner internet radio - much better bit rates, and Spotify Connect.
Rather than use the internal HDD, I've got a 2TB USB HDD plugged into the USB port. You can still use the HAP Transfer software to send files to this external drive but I find it quicker to just unplug it, plug it into my laptop and send files directly to it. Reconnecting it to the HAP and selecting Rescan (differing items) puts any additional songs and removes deleted ones from my library.
I do use the amplifier section and I'm quite happy with the sound. I've also got my turntable wired up to it as well as a Yamaha CDR-HD1300 CD recorder. One box almost does do it all!
Love the channel.. What was the Sinclair eq looking thing at the beginning?. I had a Spectrum back in the 80s and I don't remember seeing that item?
I 've got a 1992 technics hi fi system and I would like to replace my old CD player with an hi-res audio player/ CD ripper (like the cocktail audio X40) that also allows me to listen to Spotify on my system instead of connect my phone to an RCA audio input . Should I do that?
Wow I watched Part 2 first and it is truly incredible how much nicer the Sony was, the screen alone knocked this one out of the park, although I guess you get what you pay for. (Feel like that scale for what you get for your money is a bit high though.)
Kudos on the name of your wireless network, Mr. Falken. :)
I ripped my recordings to FLAC files, not MP3s, because if I need them downconverted this can be done on the fl in the server. I use a combination of Grace Digital and Squeezebox units around the house, they're the least obtrusive (and they're cheap). The main amplifier has a tuner like device, the IRDT200, which hooks up to the amplifier using a fiber. (This tuner does FM as well, BTW.) The other units are either standalone table radio types or are used through vintage amplifiers -- I have a Quad II and a Neoteric. (I set up Pandora radio stations with period music for them.)
The real headache are the media servers. I'm using the Logitech one for the Squeezeboxes and Twonky for the Grace units. They're marginal at best. This technology should be straightforward but its wrecked by companies trying to monetize entertainment instead of just selling us boxes. As I'm newly retired I think this may be the retirement project I'm looking for.....
BTW -- If you must keep your music compressed use something like AAC.
Also -- I hear you about finding stuff.....it really is easier to get out the CD......but we have to keep trying......
Thanks for your videos Techmoan. Squeezebox (not a Logitech product originally) still does a good job, even though Logitech didn't manage to keep the standards high with the newer products. You should have a look into that, also the Logitech media server does a great job as a music server. These little boxes are great you can sync them and the controls are very advanced so one can really achieve what is desired.
Very same for me .. spent the time ripping my 200 or so CD's 7 or so years ago thinking this was the way forward .. now only 40% artwork showing with track 1 of A lot of my albums missing and with tracks of albums scattered as individual albums ... AHHH! ... Considering rebuilding my 'attic' CD collection by purchasing 200 blank CD jewel cases to 'get back' and recover the full enjoyment that I had and loved.
Just when I could not enjoymyour videos anymore you buy another thing I really need in my life
Super happy to see your Abba collection! My favorite group ever! What's your favorite song of theirs?
What about the Pioneer n-70a?
Loving the Vinyl Alexander O'neal in the opening :) Great video ;)
I have a Yamaha receiver that is IPod capatible, so when I use my iPod all the files are shown my TV screen. I can pick and choose whatever I want to play, by artist, playlist, genre, song etc. Curious to see how you solve your problem.
The Bang & Olufsen Beosound 5 fits all your criteria :D
How does the ABBA's Studio Albums collection sounds?
At 0:28 - what is that Sinclair bit of kit in the background?
Almost 500 dollars and for what? A wireless receiver for just music? I didn't even know these existed.
much more practical than cassete, CD or gramophone...
You can do the same with a blu ray player plus have video capabilities. This is a waste of money.
@@techocrazy My Oppo wipes the floor with this gadget.
@@oldestpunkinargentina7766 Does your oppo do 4k and HD audio formats such as DTS HD MA, Dolby True HD??
@@techocrazy Touché dude !!
Hey Techmoan, I have a question. I picked a HAP-S1. I created a few playlist, is there anyway to organize the list via albums? I go into edit, but it only allows me to move each song one by one. Thank you
Ripping the CDs can be a problem, in some cases. For example, I 've tried to rip the last CD of Andrea Bocelli, "Sì" (Deluxe Edition).
As a result, the song "If Only (ft. Dua Lipa) had some unpleasant background noises due to an anti-copy system while being played on my phone.
Now, I would like to know : (a) if there is a way to fix it for free and (b) if a CD ripper/hi-res audio player (like the Cocktail audio X35) can rip those CDs in the right way.
Dude, all you have to do is have the apple ipod classic 160 gig and feed it into auxilary and you can spin lightning fast through all of your stuff. And it plays lossless. It is beautiful.
This was recorded 8 years ago, 5 years before your comment, so things had changed a bit……
what's that little sinclair screen you have next to your turntable??
It's the TV80, which was a portable television back in the 80s.
Have you tried the raumfield connector? its a really simple streaming device that takes all your music from your HDD and connects to the amp optically. It works really well and is only £169. I even bought a seperate one for a second room. It will play any format. I would love to see you review one of these.
awesome mix vol.1! nice tribute to guardians of the galaxy!
You can right-click albums in iTunes and click "Find Album Art". I had the same problem. Happy listening!
hello! I'm also looking for any mini musical system with support of folder navigation. Have You found one already? :-)
Is that a Pioneer HR-99 Track I see there?? Love Tape. Reel & 8 Track.
I use a Raspberry Pi + Android remote (Yatse) to do the same thing. But it has way more functions: random play, play everything from one artist...
Hello. Can you do a tour about your home network. Thanks :)
0:26 The last video of yours I watched was on handheld TVs and I left a comment about how I had the TV80. So imagine my surprise at spotting one of those very same devices, clearly heavily modded, within half a minute of the very next one of your videos I watched!
Hey Mat, first of all, I like your channel and videos. and anyway, I have a question which seem to be an ongoing argument that doesn't seems to be going to be settled for the time being! Q: is Flac\HiRes music actually (practically) better than normal CDs? a lot says it's just a placebo effect, yet others swear they can easily detect the difference! the first claim that the human ear I incapable of detecting the difference between 16bit and 24bit music!
What's the cute little display that's behind the "purple" record?
You need to re-embed the artwork in iTunes no doubt. If you go to the Album, do get info, go to the art tab, click on the art work, and to CMD-V, CMD-X, CMD-V (copy, cut, paste), and OK that, it will embed the artwork into the file. Should work with every file type, apart from WAV's.
I ripped all my CDs to a HDD which is connected to a Raspberry Pi with KODI installed on it.
I control the Pi and the stereo system with a remote control and turning on/off takes just a few seconds.
Great solution, can recommend.
So true and insightful - you truly are the God of home entertainment!
The preamble to the review, I mean (the review being top notch, natch). Just to clarify!
I just got a simple Chromecast audio, all my music is uploaded to Google play, easily accessible on all my devices and can easily cast, and also I'd like to add that a mate has Sonos and when I'm on his network I don't need the app to cast to it as I'm an android user, why doesn't the iPhone allow casting without an app?
the problem with "actual, mechanical, physical buttons" is that they break. and it's rare that someone would have the knowledge or ability, such as yourself, to fix.
as it is, i have quite a few broken down relics of stereo equipment in my garage i don't have the heart to throw away (because i'm a closet hoarder) that i would use yet have been unable to fix. and usually, i can fix things that the average person won't even attempt to.
one thing that still haunts me today is the worn out phono (headphone) jack. after some use, they always seem to have a shoddy gotta-jiggle-the-wire-or-something connection. any ideas on how to prevent this? the only thing i've come up with is to buy a small headphone jack extension, plug it into my device once, and use that to plug my headphones into. you know, so that wears out instead and can be easily replaced.
"GTA SA Bounce FM!" well well fancy seeing you here!
The fact that I see that you have all of Ice Cube's album is enough for me to subscribe and like this video! cheers
What quality did you ripp you CDs to? I did the same thing but decided on 192 kbs - I think it may be a bit on the low side.
HAHA your wireless network is named "WOPR" from War Games LOL!
Hope you remembered to clear those settings before sending it back.
Shall we play a game?
I have all my music on a Kindle Fire with 128GB card. I use the RocketPlayer app, it's pretty good really. Now and then it won't find the album art and I have to add it manually. It's not a wireless setup, but I leave a patch cable out for it to hook up to.
Did you found any FLAC-compatible player? I look for one that also got a line-in to record at the same quality.... nothing on the market. Even on audiophile-forums they keep telling "use a PC!"... meh.
DelphiTheDolphin get a Mac or a PC as it is the only way forward. You need to go open source to bypass all the anti copy DRM measures embedded into commercial software and hardware.
What is the orange box at the top left called (7:44)? VU-Meter?
KBDESIGNZ It is this czcams.com/video/MdUcQmuLrfA/video.html
Thanks ♥
Techmoan i know the feeling, there something with AMD computers on how they hate me, my first computer back in 2010, an AMD Athlon X4 I think, it worked for 1 hour then CPU died, took it back they exchanged it for a i3 3.2 ghz, then 2 months ago i bought an amd A8 3.2 GHZ and guess what? same thing! now ive got a i5 3.2ghz computer witch im typing this on now, and yes that i3 one is still working to this day!
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You know, you hit the button right on the head! I too put a lot of my music onto iTunes and just like you, I tend not to play them, it just seems too fiddly. As you say, I think I prefer that older style of big knobs and buttons to press, I guess we're back to there is more to the music than the audio, it's the equipment it's played on. I would never bother with an "app", as that is more like computer way of thinking. Another reason is that computer based tech usually decides not to work for some reason and I then have to spend time working out what the problem is. I just want to press a button, something to go "clunk" and we're off!
I think what you want is a Logitech Transporter. Physical controls, high-res, dedicated remote, and all the features of the newer streamers (phone/computer controlled). It's brushed aluminum, and has a snappy vacuum fluorescent display which would fit your existing stereo aesthetics. Sadly discontinued, but buying used is a perfectly good option -- the library software is open-source, and there's a superb third-party app called iPeng for your phone.
what is that thing in the background at 0:29?
Hi, Can the hard drive be changed to SSD?
Is that a Philips cdp? I'm sure i had that player in the 90s or one in the range? I also had the amp which was very good actually.
Have you looked into a chromecast audio? Its discontinued but you can still get it and it's far cheaper than the pioneer or Sony devices you bought. You can connect the chromecast straight to your stereo receiver.
Put your DAP(X3ii, X5 or X11s) on a docking station then connect it directly into your DAC via spdif coax/optical as a transport then into your headamp-preamp /AVR and call it a day. Thousands cheaper, just as good. Better if it's your desktop setup. A phenomenal alternative for us cheapies.
I am quite surprised that most people don't realize that touch screen interface is the cheapest solution for manufacturer.
+Andrew Piatek I do, and I fucking hate touch screens.
+Andrew Piatek Who even gives a thing about what it's for manufacturers? Touch-, mediaserver- and cloud-stuff is garbage. Not because it doesn't do the job, but because it fails. Every fail is then also an inexplicable cheap-indian-programmer-brain-fart that you don't want to be smelling when about to listen to music.
@@andreatomassini202 Living in the wrong century then aren't you?
I would've just installed foobar2000 on the Mac mini and be done with it.
Album artwork, high res playback, and much much more with plug-ins
I use Subsonic music streamer on my PC to access my lossless music files and with the Dsub app for android I listen/cast/bluetooth anywhere from my own server. Subsonic also plays video.
I bought a cheap little blue-tooth stereo boom-box (Memorex brand) out of the bin of house goods at T.J. Max and I connected it to my home theater receiver via a mini-to-Y cable. Now I can sit on the couch 10 feet away with an iPod Touch, which is a blue tooth source, and I can just scroll through internet radio stations, essentially using it like a remote control, and the sound is pretty good. Also, I installed an Apache Webserver on the Windows computer upstairs that has the external harddrive with all my mp3 files. I used WAMP server, which has a nice little system tray interface menu, which lets you set up "alias directories" - essentially allowing you to view the contents of designated windows folders in a web browser pointed at the server. I can browse to the server over my wi-fi network on the iPod Touch and pick out songs in my collection and play them, but this is a little tedious, scrolling through a directory of thousands of songs on that little screen, but the sound is fine. One solution to that might be to write a web app that would organize the music on the fly and let you search for titles, artists, define playlists, etc and run it under the apache server
Nice videos as always.
But for a minute I thought you was keeping this and I thought no way is more clever than that😂😂 good job I watched the all thing.
Good job. I’m not sure how I ended up here. But I just got a new pair of earbuds from Sony. WF-1000xm3,
The sound pretty good but for my liking they lack on volume, and for 220.00 pounds they not for me.
Any suggestions
Thanks
Hmm. Being an electronics developer and sharing your feeling about needing an app to control my Sonos system, this video got me started. Why not build a third-party Sonos control surface, if Sonos themselves have discontinued theirs? Could be a Kickstarter project. It could have high-end finish, a slick rotary encoder, some tactile buttons and a touch screen and would likely end up costing around 150-200 USD, comparable to Sonos' original plastic controllers but with much greater appeal. So of course my question is: Would such an upmarket Sonos accessory appeal to you or are you "over" Sonos for other reasons?
Another really entertaining story from a consumate narrator.
What happens to the entertainment equipment you do not put in your system.
I ripped all my old DVDs and I use Plex and Roku to stream them. Works great. I love that I can shuffle and it'll only play TV shows that I like.
Is this the same as the Netgear MP101?
Hi. Do you still have this model?
you know about the Brennan CD Ripper?
OMG YOU HAVE THE ABBA STUDIO RECORDINGS BOX 😱😱😱😱 im sooooo jealous...
What model Drobo do you have?
I love the comment about spending ages ripping CDs into iTunes, bagging the CDs up and then never listening to them again! Exactly my experience.
If you have some way to get AirPlay to work, you can stream media directly using that through iTunes. Then on your iPhone you can use home sharing or iTunes Remote.
I have a Roku connected to my sound system and screen to stream media from any server on my home network or the Internet. Over the Internet, I get most my movies from an Amazon subscription. I stream my music collection (mostly MP3s) from my main tower computer in the other room. Roku shows my album covers, many on the screen at once and I typically play them in random order (or I could go directly to one I have to hear right away). I could group them as classical, big band, pop, acid rock, etc. but I rarely do as I am extremely lazy. I started ripping my CDs decades ago before I had learned much about the technology so many are not the best quality. I also have a Blu-ray that play MANY formats including high resolution audio.
I feel this way about mobile phones, felt sense, ...there isn't any, if you're tired, or angle the touchscreen, it makes accurate choosing harder, also, if my phone gets damp, even from being in my pocket on a hot day, the screen doesn't work.
do u think this is a good internet radio i dont have cd collection
Files on computer in my main rig, HTPC in my living room to play everything through windows network shares. I suppose you really like to have a device for everything, but it has to be a huge mess.
I can use any video and audio player I like, it gets regular updates and is upgradeable. Can't really beat a regular PC for this job. I can't imagine there being much software support for such eccentric devices like network music players. It amazes me that there is a consumer group for these. Looks cool though.
Good helpful review. Can I compliment you on your music taste too!
I use a program called Album Art Downloader to search the internet for album art. It doesn't work for every album, but it is better than a simple google search and ANYTHING is better than iTunes for that.
I then use another program called MP3Tag to add the artwork to each album. I also use it to correct the tagging on the albums because there are many digital albums I've purchased over the years that are horribly misspelled, or downright wrong that they need correcting.
Both of these programs are free, but you can donate to the programmers for their work
When he lifted it out with one hand .. i was like....Hmmmm
A: Load up JRiver media centre on your Mac mini. Control the MAC mini from your IPAD with app VNC viewer I think both apps have free versions.
The awesome mix! :D
have you tried roon?
I've bought this a few months ago. And i think it's really good. I wanted a device that i could use for streaming, like Spotify connect,internet radio and playing my flac-files. And i think it works perfectly. The app to control it isn't the best but i use the Spotify-app and it works perfectly. And the display could have been better. But you get what you pay for. So,i must be one of the stupid ones who likes this device ;-). Anyway,Love your videos,keep up the good work!
That pioneer device has an aluminum faceplate or is it just plastic?
I love that your Wifi is called WOPR!
Mine is just called 007, to be in top of the list, above my neighbors'.
If you want an easy way of putting album art onto a disc, you can use musicbrainz Picard, that has a very simple way of quickly adding album art from the musicbrainz database onto cds.
alternatively, you can go in iTunes and click on File > Library > Get album artwork, and it'll do all that for you automatically.
iTunes , android/iOS device, decent external dac and monitors, job done. It's instant. I use iTunes with the native remote app, or plex (for flac cd rips) app going to a TC Electronics HQ DAC to some Dynaudio studio monitors.
7:47 - Straight up thought you had that table levitating at first glance.
What music does Techmoan like?
Is there no search function???
Hello! I enjoy your video's and came across this one today. I know it's 4 year ago but wondered if you have ever looked at Logitech Media Player and Squeezebox? Logitech bought out Slimdevices who originally produced the Squeeze box and then discontinued it a few years later saying that it was to technical!! Anyway it really is worth a look as it uses a Burr Brown DAC and supports lossless FLAC, OGVORBIS and of course MP3. If you haven't seen it I would really recommend you having a look. It uses SQL lite database so you can access your music easily. Best wishes Paul
New subscriber, years as a vinyl head and old hi-fi mad collector. Great channel!!
The way to fix the issues with the pioneer is to use an app on a tablet. :-) driving Sonos :-) I've tried a lot of these alternative devices and they all either have too small a screen or they need the TV on to set them up and use them. I got a Sonos and leave my tablet in the living room as the UI. I spend a bit of time creating play lists of the music I like for different moods and once that's done I can just select one and listen to a lot of songs that I like. If I want to listen to an album then the Sonos is again not much effort, it's only when playing a single song that it gets tedious, but when I compare that to finding the right single (I have 500+) or the album (I have 300+) I soon find Sonos is much better. As to missing album art, I just take a digital photo of the album or browse the web for the correct image and because it's not from iTunes it doesn't disappear. I would say that the only thing missing from Sonos is an on/off switch. Anyhow, the long and the short of it is I've already looked at all of these alternatives and for me Sonos is the best compromise.
I have a question, If a CD Recording maximum frequency is 16Bit/44.1, the entire human hearing Range, and humans cannot hear past this, Even bats only hear up to 80khz humans 20khz, then why is there the need for the High res Audio crap at frequency's we physically cannot hear as a human??.
I presume that you are also a subscriber of iTunes Match as you have the 'cloud' icon in the corner of each album on your iTunes - I have the same problem where album art disappears if I don't have the album downloaded locally. If I click to download the files to my computer, all of a sudden the art will appear. It's actually the only issue I have with iTunes Match - other than that it's great value in my opinion.