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MP3 genres: one size does not fit all

MP3 genres: one size does not fit all

It’s a common problem for owners of large digital music collections, whatever the file format: out of control genres. Too many genres or too few, some too specific, some too broad, some plain wrong. Genres soon become next [...]

Auditing your digital music collection

Auditing your digital music collection

Auditing is a word that conjures images of accountants, grey suits, briefcases and worst of all…NUMBERS! It’s far and away from the kind of thing you want to think about when considering your music collection. Auditing [...]

TCP/IP vs USB Audio

TCP/IP vs USB Audio

OK, there's tons of debate about USB or Ethernet as a means of delivering audio. Which is better? Here's one man's opinion that has a lot of experience with both and is into the [...]

Breaking down the network

Breaking down the network

A router is like a stereo receiver. If you want a better experience, you go for separates in your network. Aaron Gutin brings us up to speed with routers, networking and connecting to our [...]

USB DACs – all mouth, no trousers

USB DACs – all mouth, no trousers

Many budget DACs don't sound quite right. Worse still, those of a USB-only standing are inherently impervious to consumer-level improvements. USB DACs: they're all mouth, no trousers. [...]

Have a network and just don’t know it?

Have a network and just don’t know it?

Just what is a network and do you have one at home? Chances are good you already do but you may not understand what it is or what it can do. The PSTracks staff [...]

Home networking part 1

Home networking part 1

You just bought the best router on the market and you're all set. Really? Actually, what you have is the low end of what's possible for a home network and expert Aaron Gutin starts [...]

Ham fisted upsampling

Ham fisted upsampling

Some downloaded music that claims to be high resolution isn't - yet customers are asked to pay a premium price for it. Is upsampling something really high resolution or is there more to it than [...]