Hi. Im new here and Im rebuilding my audio life (need a system to play music from the computer, and a easy office system).

I love AKG products, unfortunately they dont make home stereo type stuff. I have the akg 240 headphones and used to tape live shows with AKG480s. I am VERY SURE that this is the type of sound i like.

Anyways, I was wondering if anyone out there had reccomendations for either brands or specific components that have a similar warm sound.

Thanks.

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Check out her news post about tape vs vinyl vs ipod.

Its a fun read. Why I like her so much.

Hi,
So far, when importing CD's in my ITune library, I have been using the following settings (which is chinese to me, but I was under the impression they get me the best "quality" over "quantity":

Import using: AAC encoder;
Settings: Customs (set to 320kbps)
Error correction when reading CD: No
Sample rate: auto, channels: stereo
Use Variable Bit Rate encoding: no

Do I need to change anything here.
I use my Ipod with Shure SE310 and find the results pretty amazing, was just wondering if I'm doing everything right...

I just had the most exceptional experience with an audio manufacturer of entry-level Hi-Fi gear -- Infinity Systems of Northridge, CA. I just thought I should share the experience and ask others if they've had similar "above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty" experiences with other hi-fi companies.

My vintage NAD 7225PE receiver (25W/channel) won't be powerful enough to fill my new living room when I move in two months, so I'm looking to upgrade my system. I'm going from a 13 feet x 15 feet living room to a 28 feet x 17 feet living room with 10 foot ceilings.

So I need to buy a new integrated amp & speakers for the new place with a modest budget ($2000). For amps, I'm interested in the new NAD C355bee (80W) or the Cambridge Audio 640A V2, Roksan Kandy (if I can find used).

This won't be an in-depth review, for how can one do an in-depth review of Wagner's Ring in a forum post? But here's the gist: for many years, people have thought Solti's Ring was the 1st ever stereo recording of Wagner's Ring. Turns out that wasn't the case: this recording - finely captured by Testament - of Keilberth's live 1955 performance in Bayreuth is the first. If you want the audiophile recording of The Ring to wow you with hi-fi effects & bombast, stay away from this one, although this version surely electrifies.

It was quite exciting to read the press announcement from Olive this morning. Olive has replaced all their previous products with the Opus No.4 and Symphony No.2. The Opus is a CD-ripper, music server and music rendering device while the Symphony has identical functionality with the exception of CD-ripping. Both are DLNA/UPnP compliant devices. Both have a very nice user interface that is genre-dependent in that the fields displayed are dependent upong the genre selected.