I'm still casting around for just the right amplification for my Linn speakers (Ninkas up front), but with a series of requirements that are probably all but incompatible: I'm really hooked on inner detail resolution, quick rhythm and pacing, black-as-night noise floor, and I prefer a slight forward lean without being harsh or grainy, great soundstage, and can't tolerate bugs or quirks or reliability problems, plus I'd prefer not having to throw anything out when making the switch to H/T. (I can't have an all-music system in a separate room, not enough space.)

Okay, so I am signing up to our collective resolution to post more on music so here goes (I may repost and brush up some pieces I posted on Amazon so apologies if you've seen them before). Contributors to this board seem to be incredibly knowledgeable, as well as having tastes spanning an amazingly broad spectrum so I tend to assume that folks have heard everything and read all the reviews. However, in reality everyone's time is finite (well, except for Todd maybe ) and I know this is not the case.

I see what I say here about quality price today.I should say better quality sound for price.

These aspects should say to you to consider to increase the money where the quality sound price is low and decrease where is high for a better sound of solution/price of the system.

cd player:
a very strange situation:the quality is not related to the price.You can give much money with low results and viceversa depending not of the mark but depending of singular product.

Pat Metheny returns to "real" jazz once again with his latest trio release Day Trip

Last week, my wife and I began to consider making a change.

Currently we listen to most of our music through iTunes on a 13 year old Aiwa NSX-AV800 system hooked up to my Mac.

As I said I would, I have posted a rather lengthy follow up to my controversial previous post.

If you like, you can read the post here

I invite your comments and response.

FEW interconnects to screw around with...

It's tubed...

I'll have an excuse to buy an Ipod...

I only see 2 drawbacks - I need a phono stage.

And does anyone know if it will drive my original Advent loudspeakers so I don't have to replace 'em?

(And no, I'm not on my way to college, nor am I the young person Art alludes to in the review...)