i've had my first hi-fi system for about six months, now and i notice now that i tend to want to turn it up, i think the music somehow sounds "better" or more "full" in a way, especially with bass...

but i was wondering: does this present a danger to my components? particularly my speakers? will they blow out or get worn out quicker?

they don't sound distorted when i turn it up, or crackly or anything bad like that.

i have a cambridge azur 540 integrated amp and EPOS els 3 minimonitors.

If we couple our speakers to the floor with spiked stands, that is to (in part) keep the speaker cabinet still, thus allowing the drivers to "speak" with less iinterference from a moving cabinet - right?

If so, then shouldn't microphones be similarly stabilzed? In concert or in studios, the mic on the singer or instruments is often visibly moving. I would think that, at the least, there would be a Doppler effect there, since the mic is moving towards or away from the sound wave source. Make sense?

This is a pretty limited comparison. I relied on the reviews of others before deciding to try a Mullard/Holland GZ34 in place of my stock Sovtek 5U4G in my stock Woo Audio WA6. (I should have noted the name of the Head-Fi.org member that compared about eight rectifiers and came up with the GZ34. Buddy, whoever you are, I owe you a beer.

Hi,

I have a very entry level system and am curious about the most logical steps to take in upgrading it. I don't have tons of money, so upgrades will probably take place one component at a time.

At the moment I have:

Onkyo TX-8222 receiver
Onkyo DX-7555 cd player
Mordaunt Short Avant 902i bookshelf speakers (on stands)

I also like using lossless audio from my Macbook. At the moment I send them through a VERY budget DAC - Firestone Audio's Fubar II.

Sorry for the blatant self-promotion but I've written about Bach's influence on the Nobel laureate Coetzee, especially on his latest 'metafictional novel,' DIARY OF A BAD YEAR. Would have loved to have posted in this thread, but the rant went on a bit long...

http://selfdivider.com/base/?p=261