I was so happy to read John Marks' take on the Leben CS600 he heard at the FSI show. The fact that both JA & JM liked it so much makes me feel lucky that I got this gem as my 1st audio purchase. I don't think it'll be leaving my system, ever.

"just a little lovin'" Nice record. Got it on LP yesterday. Sound quality is very good too, and the 180g vinyl is flat and quiet. But there were a few brief passages where I clearly heard distortion/breakup. Arrgh! I can't tell if it's the record, or a problem with my cartridge or other eqpt. I had been listening to rowdy electrified rock just prior, I suppose that might have masked some distortion. I did check my tracking force and antiskating, they were correct. The cartidge is just several months old.

Well, after 6 months in our new home, after relocating from the East Coast to the Mountain West, we held a garage sale. I had replaced my old Jolida 202 amp with a new PrimaLuna Dialogue 2, and had a couple of basic DVD players and an old, but nice MSB Linkdac III with upsampling, all wired together with wire better than came with any of the gear. I was playing it all through an old set of PhaseTech towers. I had some soft jazz on and was doing fairly well with the sale BUT, I had never encountered folk who knew so little about stereo gear.

Hai guys, I'm a noob to stereophile, but I have been an audiophile for quite some time.
I am looking to get some Great cans for use with my ipod. Outside sound cancellation is also important, but not as important as quality. I hear that Sennheiser 555's are good.
Should I roll with those?

Does anybody know of a speaker repair place in South Florida? It is for a KEF speaker. Thanks.

So I buy a lot of music from iTunes, and most of the albums come in the iTunes + format.
Supposedly, the higher bit rate than their standard files (256kbps vs. 128 kbps) is higher quality audio.
I have noticed no difference at all.
Then again, I don't have high-end audio products yet (I'm only 16), and I was just wondering if it made any difference on some serious high quality speakers.

Hi all,

I remember the time I got my first proper hifi system bout 4 yrs ago. It consisted of a Cambridge Audio 640C / 640A combo married to Mordaunt Short Declaration 914's. I remember how much better it was than my Pioneer car audio system, or my computer speakers and boom boxes. I loved it to bits, but always knew it wasnt quite high end. Moreover, it never really filled my room properly and I knew it was dynamically lacking something. I was fortunate enough to listen to a few high end systems that are still etched in my memory at my friends places:

Well first of all, forgive me for my english level, im from Mexico, so i will try to write the best i can in this forum.
My question is....

So I've got a Rega P1, the Epos Els3, and got a good deal on a Kenwood KM-209 power amp. Any suggestions on a good pre-amp for this set up at $100 or so? Thanks!