hi, I got an old Phase linear preamplifier 4000 and 400W amplifier and it sounded great till a disturbing noise started appearing each time i was switching it on and off. It seems to me as there should be some kind of fuse between the preAmpl and the speakers?? anyone has experience on that?

Riding back a late night on an MTA bus, I spotted a man rolling around an upright bass. I started up a conversation with him about how he was a jazz musician for various bands and playing different clubs every night. I mentioned how i'm always much more impressed by the backing band than the "star" of the show each time I see a jazz show. This prompted him to tell me this joke:

Whats the difference between a bull and a band?

On a bull, the horns are in the front and the ass is in the back.

I just bought Paradigm 90P`s and also bought Energy Audyssey A5+2`s. Dont know which I will use yet for my fronts. Have a Bic Venturi 15" sub and (at present ) have Bic Venturi Cinema rears and now am ready to buy a receiver. I am leaning towards the Onkyo 805 because of it`s price (900.00 ish) and because it has 130 watts per channel , true HD, 1.3 HDMI , Audessey speaker set-up , and almost all of the regular receiver options . I havent heard about any problems with them yet .Is this a good choice ?

Hello guys I'm a virgin on here so please go easy on me.

My current system consists of the following: Creek cd53 SE cd player, NAD silverline s100 pre, NAD Silverline s200 Power amp, KEF Reference 104/2 speakers. Cabling is Nordost red dawn throughout.

My listening room is 6.5m long x 4.5m wide with speakers firing from the narrow wall (about 50cm from back & side walls in free space)