My girl friend wants to buy the best, new bookshelf speakers and stereo receiver she can get for $1000 (total). Any suggestions?

Aloha,

Some of the ghosts of recent discussions from here, there, and everywhere seemed to strike me as I went through this month's issue, so I figured I'd see if anyone else got the same feelings:

1) When I see "A Passion For Bass" next to a pick of Alex Smith, I expect the ad to be more about bass fishing gear than subwoofers. Is he related to the Velodyne family or something? I just don't get the connection or relate to the endorsement.

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Hi,
I am new here, and also new to stereo equipment, so I am not a stereophile yet.

If you can direct me to some elemenary articles for beginners, I would greatly appreciate it!

One goal of mine is to incorporate more music into my life.
Since I plan on replacing my furnishings, I may as well make them music frendly.

I won't bore you with extensive details now, because I don't know what exactly is pertinent.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/25/fairuse4wm-strips-windows-media-drm/

Interesting....

I just heard these yesterday. They are due to debut at the Denver Show in Sept (their website doesn't even show them yet - only a short mention). For their price, size and make up they sounded outstanding. I think a review of an affordable Avalon would be good

I have a Systemdek IIX turntable that has been in storage for 15 years. Installed is a Sumiko tonearm and a Denon MM cartridge. I am the original owner of the unit, and it has been lovingly cared for since I bought it while in college.

I am getting ready to set it up again. I recently found new OEM belts on eBay, which I assume will need to be replaced. I have 3 questions:

I have been receiving multiple copies of emails from some readers, who resend their original because they get a bounceback message. I do receive the email the first time they send it, so I wasn't sure why they were getting an "undeliverable" response.