Hi, first post. I'm not a stereophile, but I'm hoping to get some good advice from those who are.

I have always had low budget stereo gear. About a year ago, I inherited a pair of B&W DM3000 speakers. They're probably a little big for my current apartment but I hope to keep them for a good long while, including a bigger space. Very nice speakers.

A few days ago, my Kenwood receiver stopped powering up (won't come out of "standby" mode). It's an 80 watt per channel, two channel receiver that's probably 12-15 years old. (Kenwood KR-A4060).

Hello all,

I recently got my Rega P1 in the mail and I am extremely happy and can't stop listening to it, but I have an LP which I've found a peculiar issue with:

I'm realy happy with my system but very sometimes I like to compensate bad recordings. I was thinking of a Quad/Luxman "tilt" with some filters in my tape lus (do you use a tape in and out?) but a can't find such a device on the market. Any suggestions?

Thank you,

Carl

Now all you purveyors of things that most can't hear.....is this what you hear, or imagine you hear? Just cus' NASA says it happens, in whatever stuff they are using, does it mean you can hear it? http://www.record-producer.com/learn.cfm?a=4213

just surfing and found an interesting read at:

http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=prophead&m=37567

Mike

I've ordered a Sonic Impact Super-T Amp to power a truly budget home system. Can this amp adequately power a set of Athena AS-F1.2 floorstanding loudspeakers?

If not, I think I'll buy a pair of the bookshelf Athena AS-B1.2s and stands. The prices aren't that different, and the larger speakers would be nice for the low-end potential.

This system will be for music only--mostly classical and jazz.

Thanks in advance for any advice.