Summary: On today’s show Harris and Michael talk about songs and albums they use to “test and tune” their systems. We also briefly talk about a couple pieces of gear we are testing: The AudioControl Rialto 600 integrated amplifier, and the NEXDrive Spectra Headphone DAC/Amp. Mike talks about his home setup with Kodi and Airfoil, and Harris talks about backing up your system and making a NAS drive.<br> Gear Guide, Topics & Songs<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.audiocontrol.com/home-audio/zone-amplifiers/rialto-600/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AudioControl Rialto 600 Amplifier</a><br> * <a href="https://www.apple.com/mac-pro/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mac Pro</a><br> * <a href="http://www.seagate.com/products/enterprise-servers-storage/mission-critical-storage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Seagate Enterprise Drives</a><br> * <a href="https://512pixels.net/2017/04/the-cheese-grater-mac-pro/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cheesegrater Mac Pro</a><br><br> <br> * <a href="http://maceditionradio.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mac Edition Radio</a><br> * <a href="http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/Society_of_Sound" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Society of Sound</a><br> * <a href="http://beginneraudiophile.blubrry.com/2017/07/26/13-songs-to-test-and-tune-your-system-with-backing-up-your-audio-and-more/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bower & Wilkins</a><br> * <a href="https://kodi.tv/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kodi App</a><br> * <a href="http://jbood.us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JBOOD</a><br> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_access_server" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Network Access Server – NAS</a><br> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLAC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FLAC file format</a><br><br> <br> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dlna" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DLNA Protocol</a><br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/slp/oppo-sonica-dac/5rfspzp84ho28xe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OPPO Sonica DAC</a><br> * <a href="http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/us/Products/pages/categorylanding.aspx?CatId=IntegratedAmps" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McIntosh Integrated Amps</a><br> * <a href="http://sonusfaber.com/en-US/home-page" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SONOS Faber</a><br> * <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ballad-of-the-runaway-horse/id261773273?i=261774266&uo=4&at=1001lvnt&ct=searchlink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Warnes Ballad of the Runaway horse</a><br> * <a href="http://beginneraudiophile.blubrry.com/2017/04/11/6-resolution-demystified-oppo-sonica-dacstreamer-review-what-is-the-waf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The WAF</a><br> * <a href="http://beginneraudiophile.blubrry.com/2017/03/28/5-when-things-go-terribly-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Master Set</a><br> * <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tin-pan-alley-aka-roughest-place-in-town-live-at-montreux/id220075118?i=220076113&uo=4&at=1001lvnt&ct=searchlink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tin Pan Alley Stevie Ray Vaughan</a><br> * <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sunrise/id78377868?i=78377763&uo=4&at=1001lvnt&ct=searchlink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Simply Red – Sunrise</a><br> * <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-queen-of-all-everything/id654856413?i=654856418&uo=4&at=1001lvnt&ct=searchlink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OTT – Queen of all everything</a><br> * <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sweet-emotion/id457003264?i=457003295&uo=4&at=1001lvnt&ct=searchlink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion</a><br> * <a href="https:/geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/sweet-emotion/id457003264?i=457003295&uo=4&app=music&at=1001lvnt&ct=searchlink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion</a><br><br> <br>
