I'd have to agree with Greg's second recommendation. A small pair of speakers will give you great placement options for nearfield listening, and a sub will add impact. The best part is that the sub doesn't have to placed right on top of you, and if you're looking more for bass tonal quality and...

Taoster, If we stay away from music and stick strickly with home theater, I still don't think that more channels is absolutley going to be better. The more speakers you have in your "space", the more chance there will be for room interactions, and for home theater, I think that's the most...

old school - anything from The Specials, The English Beat's "I Just Can't Stop It"

Wizard of Oz.... you're supposed to put your player on repeat, then hit play right after the MGM lion roars. I've done this with a group of friends and it's scary how well somethings sync up... at othere times, it's a real stretch. But, hey, it's a good excuse to listen to the record in yet...

the PSB Subsonic comes to mind, I believe it's right around 500 bucks. NHT as well? You might try looking in some home theatre magazines for reviews, I think they'll cover more subs in that price range than the audio 'zines. I like Stereophiles Guide to Home Theater... I believe they're on-line...

Hi, Tom! You're typically going to get a lot of bass reinforcement when you put any speaker close to a wall, which is where yours will be either bracketed or on a shelf attached to a wall. If your speaker has a port to the rear, you'll have even more bass. Stereo imaging could be severely...

So, is this the beginning of the end of the Great Rock and Roll bands? Most have disbanded, but while the members were still alive there was always hope of hearing them again. As more of these folks pass away, I can't help but think that there's noone left now to take their places... not that...

Any of the paradigm or PSB bookshelf speakers x 5 with one of their (larger) subs (because you have a big room) and you should be all set for timbre-matched speakers that sound great with music, for not a lot of money. Just about any 5.1 receiver with modest power (70+ REAL watts per channel)...

not the green album... their newest, "Maladroit". I guess that's their sound. Maladroit translates roughly to "bungling", and I'd say that pretty much describes the recording engineer! Ah, what the hell, I enjoy the tunes anyway.

Most of what I've been buying lately is rock, so I expected the compression typical with most of my recordings. But I'm disappointed with the new Weezer disc... it's one level for a full 34 minutes... I don't think my power level meters budged. I know they're using lots of compression to get...

Gaineso, I'm not a parrothead, but I'm OK with Jimmy and his music. My problem with Cheesburger is this... My wife and I took a weeklong sailing trip on a huge schooner with about 100 other passengers. It was an absolute blast, and I recommend seeing the Virgin Islands this way. But the...

"breakfast at tiffany's" (that frickin' pop tune) "Cheeseburger in Paradise" ( I NEVER EVER need to hear that song again) "So long, far well, auf wiedersehen, goodbye" (the song the Von Trapp Family Singers perform in the Sound of Music) Schiss

someone should give this thread it's own forum. Schiss

Carlo is right, man. Monitor speakers in the nearfield will take the room out of the equation, and PSB sells so many great pairs you're sure to find something you'll like just as much. I do think that smaller speakers with drivers in closer proximity to themselves will provide a more seamless...

is this line level control? If so, try the Creek OBH-10 passive volume control. You can get it at www.audioadvisor.com hope that helps! Schiss

I like my beyers better that my V6's, too. If you can pay for it, go for it. However, I find the treble on the V6's harsh only when the recording is that way... so if you're buying for recording purposes, you might use it to your advantage. You'd know if you were pushing the treble too far...

Isn't your little exercise totally revealing? Even some pretty cheap systems could sound better properly set-up. The same problem you had with too much bass happens with SUBWOOFERS, too. Most folks just ram them into a corner and th5row some magazine on them, or hide them behind a chair, but...

What if you don't listen to classical or jazz? If your music library consists of highly eq'd music, you're gonna want a headphone that plays it back to your liking. Finding a truly revealing headphone might be a big disappointment for the pure rock listener when he/she hears how poorly their...

I just think that for now, The Strokes hit on something (perhaps nostalgic) that people really dig. So I can agree that they're not a great band, but their record is really cool... and for me right now, that's ok. I will be waiting to see where they go next. BTW, who remembers when REM's...

YEAHHHH, NOW THAT'S WHAT I LIKE!!!!!! A little passion in the responses!!! Oh yeah, the NY city bands' influences are undeniable. Since the beloved original bands are no more, I don't mind the Strokes recycling their sound. But let me go fishing with this one... Do the strokes, as a young...

Alternative rockers have been rejoicing and critics have loved the sounds coming from the new cd by The Strokes, and I can't say I blame them.... I love listening to this band. I have yet to hear them live, but seeing them play on TV has shown their ability to replicate their studio playing very...

many folks considered their last album "All Shook Down" to be Paul's forst real solo record. While the songs seem to get more mellow as the album progresses (which isn't necessarily bad), I do find myself loving the lyrics more and more. Is "Attitude" about the late Bob Stinson? "...a B O B is...

integrated amps: NAD, Rotel or Creek will all offer amazing sound for the money. I liked the suggestion someone gave for Phase Tech speakers... I've always liked them a lot because their sound is a nice alternative to some of the more artificial "hi-fi" speakers. I'm NOT saying that the...

In line with the R.E.M. thread, The Replacements were a band at the same time with the same underground following. So, were they alternative rock gods or overrated? I find Paul Westerberg's writing very insightful, even in his immature early writing days. And I won't even bother with which...

Hi, Jona! If I were you, I'd spend the money elsewhere.... maybe go for that "open-cans" magic some folks talk about. I don't own either of the 2 you mentioned, but I have been able to listen to the 600's for a few nights and they were awfully impressive to my ears. The Beyers were my...