Hello all! I

Hey All,
This site gave the JBL L880 speakers a pretty favorable review, but I was just interested to know if anyone here has heard them, or owns them.

Any takers?

Thanks!
Alex

I have been out of the loop for quite a while so I need to lean on you guys for some advice. I need some recommendations on interconnects from a new plasma HDTV to a Audio Research SP-16 preamp. Since neither my TV nor my DVD player are my main source of audio enjoyment, I want to keep the price reasonable. MonoPrice, Blue Jeans, etc.??

Thanks for your help.

As I have posted, I recently bought a Benchmark DAC1 that I like a lot. I first tried a cheap Philips DVD player as a source and that sounded awful. I broke out a old and quirky Optimus portable CD player with digital out and got very good sound, but the player was in the habit of stopping without notice or reason and all the options like track selection no longer worked so it was not a long term solution. It gave me a good soundstage and very clear highs, something I really liked. I bought a used Rotel 1070 to use as a transport and that has a completey different sound.

http://50th.warnerbrosrecords.com/

WTF!? How stupid and annoying is it that they hype this big 50 years of music book/package prominently featuring a RECORD being played, and they give you music collection on a USB driver?!!!!

And obviously it's lossy MP3s seeing as how it's 21 hours of music and they don't make 20GB USB thumb drives for under a couple hundred dollars. They have a lesser CD version it looks like too.

My little system is okay for listening but, I

I purchased a McIntosh C2200 preamp in 2005, and nearing the end of its warranty this year, the digital volume attenuator failed!:o

The UK importer had changed to a new company called Market Leaders UK, who repaired the preamp but left me with a bill of