I am by no means an audiophile - and don't have much experience with home stereos. Hoping to find some suggestions for solid set of main speakers. I am looking to keep them around $200-400/pr I will use them about 70% movies 30% music. It was suggested, and fits my budget to buy a Pioneer VSX 815k reciever to power them. With ripping me too bad for my ignorance - anyone want to help??

My OCM 200 Amp started acting up. The Right channel plays very distorted.

Does anyone have a suggestion on where I can get it repaired. I live in Myrtle Beach and there are no local high end shop that I am aware of. I don't mind shippng it out for repair.

Cheers, Joe

Hey Steroephile reviewers and techie oriented audiophiles have you had a look at the offerings from Butler?

I'm no techie myself but after reading the material it does appear the Butler is onto something somewhat novel, at least the driver tubes glowing BLUE does seem unique.

I feel very strongly that one of the main purposes of this section of the forum, i.e. the music area, should be to inform our fellow forum members of excellent recordings and events that we may have stumbled upon. The posts don't have to be full out reviews but just a simple heads up, similar to the one I posted the other day regarding Marcus Belgrave's Louis Armstrong Tribute Band. I know that my posts tend to be slightly more involved but that's because I have some past experience has a jazz reviewer and I'm comfortable writing a few quick lines.