For anyone who has resisted buying an iPod because of capacity concerns, today is your lucky day:

Apple has released a new iPod, this one with a 160GB hard drive. That's a whole lot of lossless files, my friends. Also, the case is made entirely of metal, so there is no scratch-prone plastic to worry about.

I suspect that Red Wine will be all over this one.

Ok guys, please bear with me as I am new to all of this and trying to take it all in. I recently recieved a Sony PS-X70 turntable that is in excellent condition. Though not top of the line, this is a pretty significant upgrade from the POS I was using before.

Here are my questions -

I read the mention of the wikipedia listing for audiophile a couple months back in this magazine. Recently i found a spare hour to read through the talk page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Audiophile
which provides some perspective on the community input shaping this entry.

I was initially astonished that there are those who seem to make a career (objectivist magazine editors) out of denying the nuances of sound production, as well as those that have a hate on for "subjectivists".

I'm new at this and have some ebay components: Rotel 980BX power amp Rotel RC 980 pre amp, rotel rcd 975 cd player, psb silvers, nondescript cables and interconnects and a speaker selection box. In my living room. I wish it sounded better, esp at lower volumes.

Is there a weak link here? thanks

No, this is not a Minneapolis Airport question.

After reading decade of reviews and "listened around" alot, I'm starting to have my own theory about Hi Fi gear that may get me flamed, but here goes...

Wine is also a hobby of mine, and there is a definite "bottle to bottle" variation that can occur. Bottles from different barrels maybe, or with cork from different trees, one bottle got left on the store rack in the light while the other stayed lower in the dark, one bottle was exposed to different temperatures, etc...

hello - i have a sony surround sound DVD system w/surround sound speakers for this DVD player - TV connected. i just purchased a Sony CD player and a Sony STR-AV770X Receiver/Amp Manual, and i have a Stanton turntable.

i only have the surround speakers that belong to the DVD player so i hooked up everything this way:

Turntable into Amp (Phono In)
CD Player into Amp (CD In)
Amp out (using Graphic Equalizer Adaptors Out) to DVD Player (Satellite Input - In)

Hi,

I was talking with an electrician buddy today about induction and the creation of current, and it left me a question I haven't found an answer for yet.

If you pass a magnet over another magnet, does it always create some level of electrical current at some small level?

Would any two magnets moving relative to each other make them a rotating transformer, even for only a moment?