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I have a pair of Ohm Walsh 2's that can be upgraded to Super Walsh 2's for 750.00 pair. They fit my small living room (12x18) and I've always enjoyed there full room stereo. Or since I also need a new amp should I start new with $1200.00 speakers and eventually build a multi channel system?

What is it with SACD imaging?

Like almost everyone's, I suspect, a large chunk of my music collection is on CD. Six months ago I needed a new CD player, and after some careful auditioning, I bought the Marantz SA11S1. It does a terrific job with Redbook CD's and it also provided me entry into the SACD environment - the format, which according to some, would probably make me give up my lifelong devotion to analog sources.

Audio Card or Outboard DAC?

Hi,

I am considering setting up a music server using an existing spare PC. I was considering doing one of the following:

-> Get a high end PCI audio card (like Azuntech's X-Meridian) and feeding it directly to my preamp. I'm open to better sound card options here as there were only a few that seemed to fit the bill. And even then I wonder...

-> use the onboard S/PDIF output from my motherboard to a good used DAC (~$1000).

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