http://www.killahertz-acoustics.co.uk/practicalacoustics.doc

good stuff there..

As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm building my first decent home stereo system with the primary purpose of listening to my vinyl collection. Right now I'm still in school so i'm on a budget. However, I already have a project studio that anchors around a Mac Pro, a Digi002 [digital recording interface], and Event 20/20bas [active studio monitors].

With the Digi002 acting as the sound card, the 20/20s sound pretty good playing back recorded audio and even my MP3 collection.

Hi All,

I am planning to buy a new receiver or amp + 2 bookshelf speakers for my living room. I plan to use it mainly for music. The thing is that I stream most of my music through Rhapsody on my lpatop (I don't store any files on my laptop and I don't use CDs). So I need to hook up my laptop to the recevier/amp.

I was hoping to get some advice on which amp or receiver is best for for streaming music? Also, what is the ideal set up for hooking up a laptop while keeping the sound quality as much as possible?

Hey everyone,

I'm in the planning stages of building my first decent 2ch home audio system. My question is pretty simple: Can you haggle with audio dealers and if so, what percentage off should I consider a good deal?

Here's what I'm looking at purchasing from a local dealer as of now:

Rega p2 or Rega p3/24
Onkyo a-9555 or Rotel ra-1062
Usher S-520 or Polk lsi(7)(9) or B&W 685s

Is anyone familiar with VMPS speakers? How do they sound? VMPS seems a very strange company - their speaker line seems to encompass different design theories throughout from one model to another.

I wonder if anyone has had any experience with them.

Thanks

hi
i have ML purity with Arcam integrated Amp
I plugged my ipod into the amp
and it sounded very very small (compared to when I played on turning table)
i cranked up the amp all the way to max
it was still not so loud and I was very surprised/worried
is there anything wrong that I could fix(such as connection problem etc)?
or is it normally how it is?

oh and is it ok to just leave the amp and speaker turned on all the time?
or should I turn them off?
which one am I supposed to turn off first?

Do film scores get any love around here? I've been a huge fan for years, but don't see discussions come up often in audiophile circles. Why not?

heres mine..

1: Easton Stagger Phillips : One For The Ditch
2: Calexico, Carried to Dust
3: WovenHand-10 Stones
4: Bonnie "Prince" Billy : Lie Down In The Light
5: Gentleman Jesse and His Men, s/t
6: Centro-matic / South San Gabriel : Dual Hawks
7: Old 97's : Blame It On Gravity
8: Ryan Adams and the Cardinals--Cardinology
9: Blue Mountain - Midnight in Mississippi
10: Bon Iver, For Emma Forever Ago

the REM Murmur re-release is up there for me too..