Hey all, im just trying to get together a make-shift decent sounding 5.1 system with the emphaisis on 2.1 stereo. Right now ive got:

Harman Kardon AVR145
Apple iBook
2 MK S85
Klipsch 8" sub
and 2 small Klipsch satellites.

I am looking for advice about a relatively cheap center channel between $50 and $150. My first choice is the smallest Aperion center channel or possibly a polk/JBL center. I am not sure though, I am just looking for any advice/comment and what not. Thanks, Luke

Having read Stephen Mejias' blog entry here about the November issue shipping on September 12th, and since I haven't received my October issue yet, I wondered when everyone else gets their copy delivered. Mine usually arrives on the 14th or 15th of the preceding month. Yours?

It's very important things every audiophile fan need to solve as taking new format of musical records or remain old ones not believing in sound qualities future formats for music. What you say more and more to collect records on vinyl and CDs or make a step to side of SACD or DVD-A? Thanks...

I'm enjoying my new entry level system - Rega P1 turntable, Epos ES11 speakers, and Rega Brio amplifier. But intermittently the system will produce a VERY loud hum - much louder in volume than the music that is playing. The strangest thing is that I can get the hum to stop by tapping or flicking the amplifier with my finger pretty much anywhere - front, side, volume knob. I can also make it stop by jiggling the input cable (red/white RCA) from my turntable, though this only works if I jiggle it near where the cable connects to the amplifier.

Not a word of congratulations from dup to the owner of the McIntosh tube amp when apiccar solved his problem with good basic thinking. dup only repeated and repeated the same tired old words and tried once again to prove he's better than another forum member. And so it begins once again. That's sad.

You can send this to the Dead Zone now, Stephen.

I'm looking to purchase a subwoofer to augment my Sonus faber Domus Grand piano speekers. My room is about 8'h x 14 x 18 or 2000 cubic feet. My listening is pretty much exclussive to music, and my tastes range from jazz to rock to orchestral to - some - folk. I would prefer a smallish unit. My budget can range up to about $2000. I'm auditioning the REL305, and have followed their setup, and while the bass is okay, I hear a lot of distortion at higher volumes. Any suggestions for a better sub for music?