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The Autostart disabling trick only works with the Sunncomm copyprotection (briefly used by BMG in the US). The Cactus Datashield system (used by EMI Europe in 2003-2006) affects the CD data structure itself. Whether you're able to rip it mostly depends on the drive. EAC should be used in any event, it's the most reliable software. If you have a scratched disc that EAC cannot fully rip (it aborts due to too many errors), you can reduce the error sensitivity in the general EAC setting.

I haven't heard the box set, but if the K2 remastering is the same as the one made for the individual K2 reissues (US or japan releases), then I can recommend it I have heard these K2 titles and they all sound very good, better than the OJC CDs: - Coltrane - Stardust - All mornin' long (Red Garland) - Soul Junction (Red Garland) - Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane

I know nothing about Mac, but maybe Cinematize does the trick: http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Video/Cinematize.shtml (the download is only a demo)

I see the term "vinyl rip" being mentionned frequently, and if it's not done in real time I don't want to imagine what happens to those LPs

As I wrote in the other thread, DVD Audio Extractor will allow you to do a complete DVD conversion during the trial period.

That's a poor feedback rating for a professional seller.

The Beattles parody?

I may have to listen to the "Takin' off" Cisco LP again, but the first time I compared it to the version in the Complete Blue Note CD box set, I preferred the CD.

Is this actually a RVG which sounds clearly different (preferably better ) from the McMaster? With the RVGs from the past 2 years (I've only tried a few of them) my experience was that the RVGs sounded a lot like the previous edition, unlike the RVGs from the first years.

PM sent on - MAX ROACH "Plus Four Emarcy UCCM-9057 $13 - MAX ROACH "On The Chicage Scene" Emarcy UCCM-9110 $13 - Art Pepper "The Way It Was" UDSACD- 2034 $16

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You must remain within the recommended limits of tracking force for your cartridge. Modern cartridges generally have a higher compliance than vintage cartridges and don't support 3g.

I downloaded all the Maybeck albums available from eMusic in 2002 when they still had the flatrate price, so that doesn't qualify me as a sicko The CDs are OOP, but many are still available as downloads from EMusic http://www.emusic.com/search.html?mode=x&QT=maybeck

I *think* that album (released in 1972) is now redundant, since all the music has been released in more complete form elsewhere. The Pepper/Marsh session is available on the CD Art Pepper with Warne Marsh, and the other tracks are available as bonus tracks on the OJC CDs of the sessions at which they were recorded.

Seems that the 2006 Gowers report (which recommended to the british government not to push for a change in copyright duration) is now forgotten. http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2008/03/u-turn-for-u2.html

It was now revealed that the A320 in Hamburg had been flown by the 24 year old co-pilot during the landing which almost failed. The much more experienced pilot only took over in time to make the rescue manoeuver and then the second landing. http://www.spiegel.de/international/german...,539373,00.html Edit: link added

In french, "K7" has the same pronounciation as "cassette". It's like writing "2u" instead of "to you"

Yes, it's between 15% and 25%, which are the minimum and maximum rates fixed by the EU. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_added_tax It's interesting that, while in the EU countries try to harmonize VAT rates as much as possible (and there is the same rate in the whole country), in the US the indivdual counties are allowed to fix their own level of sales tax.

As I´m listening to The Vandermark 5 "Free Jazz Classics Vol.3 - Six for Rollins" CD, I read in the notes that it was recorded by Malachi Ritscher (at the Empty Bottle in spring 2003). The sound engineering is perfect, almost audiophile. http://www.atavistic.com/albums.php?id=141

I currently have an old 20GB iRiver which is quite bulky. I'll probably replace it with a slim 8GB flash-memory player (Samsung). 20GB is nice, but I don't really need it, as I replace the albums I listened to at least once a week. Having space for 80-100 CDs (at 192kbs MP3 quality) is enough. Even if I travelled constantly, I would prefer to keep the music collection on the laptop hard drive and use a small MP3 player rather than having a 60GB or bigger MP3 player.

Sorry Dan, I made a mistake. The software that I used wasn't DVD Audio Ripper but DVD Audio Extractor, which is also 30-day trial software but without any other limitation http://www.castudio.org/dvdaudioextractor/

I was a bit sceptical when I recently bought some K2-remastered OJCs (VICJ-41xxx series) from chinese sellers on Ebay ($8-10). But they are definitely legit. The CDs have the usual smooth edges of japanese pressings, and the mini-LP cover and paper inserts are also in excellent quality.

No, it would be the same duration as in the US. http://www.pdinfo.com/record.htm Maybe you're confusing it with the standard copyright duration, which is 70 years after the death of the author. The performance rights on sound recordings last until 95 years after the date of recording. I think the EU Commission chose 95 years because that's the duration in the US. Why go from 50 to 95 and not simply to 100?

Probably because high capacity players include a hard drive and therefore have a certain size, so the manufacturer makes use of this size to include a large display and video playback.

I´ve used DVD Audio Ripper (for free, during the trial period), which worked fine. http://www.free-codecs.com/download/DVD_Audio_Extractor.htm