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Question: I don't have any music on my computer--what program will I need to load my CD's and convert them to FLAC?   Can I use iTunes?
Document: This is a storage unit for your music room. Now there is no need for a computer to house all your music files. This is made for the serious music collector and has a hard drive which should be more than adequate for most music collections.I was tired of using my computers as storage units for my ever expanding number of music files. I wanted something that would allow me to separate my music from my computer. In particular, iTunes was much less than perfect as a storage repository for my music.
This will tell you how much this system will hold: I have roughly 7000 songs in my iTunes catalog and there is still tons of storage room left. I suspect it would be years and years before this filled up considering it has 500GB of storage.The Sony music system has so many music options it's ridiculous, but all easy to use once you've spent some time playing around with it.
You can use and external amplifier but the one built-in more than does the job. Listening to this using the Sony's MDR10RDC noise canceling headphones is the equivalent of having an eargasm!Yes, the earphones that come with it are not bad, but with a unit like this you really need some high-end headphones. Not only does it sound amazing, but it is a beautiful unit that is not overly large(space saving!) and is very easy to set-up.
I strongly suggest you read several reviews for more technical feedback. For me, the Sony HAPS1/B has allowed me a seriously built music storage and player system that is stand-alone from my iPod or my iTunes standards.
Just a really well-done wireless experience.The PC software worked similarly well for me. As others have noted, it takes a while for the initial load and processing of your music collection to happen. I imagine it's processing the gapless playback info as well. But I wasn't very bothered by the time it took, that the software copied thousands of songs wirelessly to my unit was very impressive, especially considering there was a power outage during the process.
Fantastic. Overall, it is finally a pleasure to separate my hi-res music from my computer. Sony has a winner with this system. If hi-res audio is your forte, give this Sony player a listen -- you won't be disappointed. Highly recommended!
It really works! I can easily hear the difference especially the clarity and instruments separation when DSEE is turned on.The last Sony product I bought is NW-Z1070, a excellent portable Android music player which also supports FLAC but not DSD. Now with HAP-S1, I am in music heaven!
Just received my silver HAP-S1 from Fujiya Avic. I got the demo unit for almost half of the retail price. SWEET!I bought HAP-S1 to listen to my FLAC/DSD music collection and mostly listening with headphones. HAP-S1 has a great building DAC and headphone out port. I tried it with some of my headphone collection, Grado RS-1, Sennheiser HD 600, ATH-A900XLTD, ATH-AD1000 and Sony MDR-XB900.
The audiophile friend might be nice, too.Once you've learned how to load this up with your favorite tunes (there is the option for external additional storage beyond the 500GB, by the way), and your speaker plan is in place, you're going to enjoy this system. The hi resolution music quality is really extraordinary.
The Sony HAPS1 Hi-Res Music System is fantastic. The unit itself is incredibly heavy for its size and speaks well of the build quality. Sony loaded this system with just about every hi-res audio codec available. I loaded the unit with FLAC and DSD audio files that I had on my MAC desktop wirelessly; copy times were very acceptable. The Sony decoded the files perfectly. Playback was outstanding. The unit puts out about 40w per channel into 4 Ohm speakers.
Answer: Dear C. Kay,Thanks for your inquiry. There are a number of popular programs to load CD's and convert to FLAC. One is WinAmp, another is Exact Audio Copy(EAC). Itunes does not support FLAC but there are converters that can convert FLAC to what's called Apple Lossless. Please let me know if I can be of any additional assistance.Regards,Eric CohenWorld Wide Stereo