Hello all.

So, I

like growing up i always thought of them as "audiophile" gear, but i never see them mentioned on boards like this or in mags like sterophile or others...

so did they used to be audiophile and then changed? or were they never audiophile stuff? or ARE they audiophile stuff?

subquestion: why does all of bang & olufsen's stuff look so kooky and weird?

You know, being able to punch up a playlist of Dr. John and all my other New Orleans faves......poke some shrimp around in a skillet, turn the tunes up more, get another cold one, stir the grits and smell the secret seasoning, all while the music is on the deck, in the den, and in the listening room, gee I like this copmuter music stuff.

Just sayin'

Ya'll having fun with your systems?

The thing I love about AD's columns, more & more, is that he seems to become more idiosyncratic in taste and opinionated with the passage of time. I relished reading him trashing Costello & the fawning music critics in this month's issue, although I think he's off his rockers about Yo La Tengo. But that's precisely the point; even when you disagree with him, you do so in the passion for the music you love (or hate). A lot of times, we can get caught in the gear-geekery (i.e. moi recently, with TTs) and AD's columns kind of snap you back into what's important.

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?