Hey guys, I'm looking for a quality 2.0 or 2.1 system in the $100-$150 price range, I'm a student so i cant afford the big toys yet, any suggestions? I will be using it for music only, in a 12x12ft bedroom, thanks!

Alooooo-ha.

Time for a little bit of War's "Summertime" to set the mood. If we were students here in Cali, tomorrow would be the last day of school. Even as an adult, I still get a little excited about that day, only now I don't get the payoff.

Hey all,

Is anyone using the Onkyo DX-7555/A-9555 amplifier/cd pair? I am in the market for my first hi-fi system and am trying to decide between getting a pair of same model components (either the Onkyo, Marantz, or Cambridge Audio) or an Outlaw RR2150 and a Marantz 5001 cd player to run Monitor Audio RS6's. I need to keep the cd/amp pair to around $1000-$1200.

I read the killer Onkyo reviews in Stereophile, and it sounds like it would be perfect for me. And then I go into hi-fi shops near me (Washington DC) and they tell me Onkyo is low-budget equipment.

Audiophile siblings!

Have any of you had the chance to have a good listen to one of these cartridge/amp combos in a really good system? (I wasn't at CES but people who were told me the all-SS system didn't do the cartridge justice at all) Well, I have, and based on what I heard I can't believe Mikey & Co aren't freaking out!

Am I the only one who thinks this thing is something pretty special?

Jeff Rowland Design Group dealer Soundings sponsored a field trip for customers and friends to visit JRDG headquarters in Colorado Springs last week. We also visited Vertec Tool, maker of Rowland's incredible chassis.

I drafted some blog entries about the trip and Soundings posted my notes along with a few of my pictures on their blog at:
Soundings' Blog

Dave

Moved into a bigger house, which means I have a basement I can use as study/listening room, away from kids. Nice. But the space is about 13 x 17, with low ceilings, smaller than I thought. So I am going to pair up Harbeth Super HL5s in the living room with Plinius 8150. Which means I'm going to start auditioning some speakers for my Leben CS600 for my basement system, which is ~ 30 wpc/8 ohms.