excuse my ignorance on this matter but i am suddenly having a problem i can't figure out. i upggraded my cd drive, installed a new m-audio 192 sound card and added a 1 Tb western digital external drive to my dell xp desktop. i started transferring my songs via apple lossless and itunes to the drive. now it seems like the music is veiled. i tried playing a cd without buring to the system as well with similar results. it seems if i use the windows media player it sounds better but it is far from similar to original. i tried foobar 2000 with the same results.

I initially brought this up in Software:Rock, but the problem has expanded a bit, and I wanted to see if anyone had some feedback.

First, let me say that all of the following Mofi records sound GREAT. I'm only pointing out what may be a minor issue with their packaging or shipping.

Hello -

I have a very modest and a little bit dated system. I am having a problem with my DENON AVR-5700 receiver and Yamaha DVD-2500 universal player. I have the player hooked up to the receiver using RCA jacks.

One day the player quit defaulting to multi-channel and went to stereo output. I went in and changed it to multi-channel. The amp would not play the multi-channel signal. Just a muffled left and right front output (2 of the 5 channels.)

Ok I just installed in my A/V system a new B&K Reference 200.5 five channel amp. This amp puts out 200 watts/ channel into 8 ohms and 375 into 4 ohms. Its specs state "current peak to peak is 75 amps". I don't have a dedicated AC line in my room for the amp. It shares a typical 15 amp household line with the rest of my gear. My question is B&K recommends in the owners manual to "use a dedicated line for the amp that is not shared with any other household component". Then they go on to say in caps "THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT".

I finally have a good room to set up in stereo. been waiting
20 years.Like fusion ,folk and classical.Metheny, Ritenour,
new folk...etc...
What do you think for a pair of speakers under 1500 for a pair...and I want to push them with a reasonable box..if someone makes a good reciever these days..I want to avoid
high end amps but will look at anything...
20 years ago I liked the infinity stuff and some of the Polks but not all of them..Whats new these decades???

Would panels on a front wall (behind main speakers) do any good? I know it's a very general question.... I have a pair of Monitor Audio GS60's, due to room setup, I just can't pull them more than 1 foot away from the front wall. I also live in a small, rented condo right now. I can't do anything drastic, but would like to do something... Sometimes the bass seems a bit boomy--I'd assume it's b/c the GS60's are too close to the wall.

Hello Everyone,

I'm looking for a set of portable speakers or a table radio for my kitchen/dining room. If I could choose one, it would be the Meridian F80 CD Receiver, but $3000 is too much.

iPod speakers are also a nice option, but almost none of them have a CD player.

Truth is, I just need a nice music source that I can move around relatively easy, and for about $300-$500.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Juan M