First off -- Hi! This site is simply amazing, thank you all so much for your wonderful input. So, here we go -- I'm poised with a meager student's budget to start building my first 'real' audio system... hurrah and huzzah. But, sadly, I'm very very confused about which components I need and which I don't... maybe a little advice would be in order?

I am a 17 year old guy who just purchased a pair of Infinity Primus 360 speakers (rated 10-200 watts) and I need a reciever/amplifier for them. I am looking at a Denon AVR-785S, as it can be had on ebay for around $300. I can spend at most $350. All I need is one that would suit the speakers, I won't be replacing them with anything audiophile grade for a very long time. Does anyone have an suggestions?

Hello. I am considering buying a bryston 4b st, 4b sst, or 7b sst, or 3b sst for my home system (jm lab cobalt 816 speakers).

Since I do not have a way to listen to all four on my system to decide, I thought I'd ask for some advice. I did listen to the 4b st, and It was great buy seemed to lack some depth...not too warm. That was my only problem.

any comments? I'd appeciate any help.

cheers,
-Alex

Diehard jazz fans probably well aware of this one, but this newly discovered gem offers up plenty of goosebumps. SACD Multi-channel hybrid with Ray Brown, Gene Harris and Jeff Hamilton recorded live (1988) at a Santa Monica Club co-owned by Ray Brown. As Corey Greenberg would say, "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing".

RG

So we're all pretty jazzed about the Wave Audio DAC, it's a long overdue product. In principle, I am too, but in practice I've already invested more than I should to put a (way too) high end DAC in my main system, and I just can't rationalize the cost for a bedroom system that sounds good, but is worth at most $1000 at this point. So far the best solution I have is USB from the laptop into some sort of USB to PCM converter (e.g. M-Audio Sonica Theater or similar), then digital coax into a DAC--which is getting pretty roundabout and kind of pricey for what I'm trying to do.

Aloha,

A post on another thread reminded me of a speaker that I have heard people rave about but have never heard for myself.

The speakers in question are made by a studio company called Mackie, and they have a line of self-powered speakers, most notably the 626 and 824 (sometimes with "HR" in front of the model number.)

Anybody here ever play with any of thses speakers?