Right.  I guess I'm not too pick about build quality - it's only $25, so I'm not expecting a Lexus.  As long as it sounds good, I'm ok with cheap feel.  But some items seem to gain cult followings and get talked up better than they really are.

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  :) You got it exactly!  I just started playing with Logitech Media Center and Squeezelite player yesterday.     We don't have Apple products in the house, so ability to play from iDevs isn't as big a deal.  I have Android tablets and phones, but these devices don't have any mp3's in...

Rather than buying really expensive speakers with built-in wifi audio protocols, I'd like to try using small 5 watt linux boxes and amplifiers.  I can get Apple Airplay and Logitech Squeezebox on these boxes running as clients (sinks/targets for audio).  But there's not much info on audio...

Hello, I have a 13 year old Pioneer VSX-D557 receiver and JBL Sat 10 center and front speakers and JBL Base15.  I've had it since college, and mostly it's used for movies so we don't really hear it and it doesn't bother me.  The receiver is connected to the computer via optical toslink cable...

  Yeah, I'm very much leaning towards amp + speaker option, and will probably go with the Pioneer's.  I have some time yet, so I can wait until a good deal comes along.  And thanks for the music suggestion :)    

Sound quality is definitely much more important to me than base.  I only mention 2.1 because it seems like all the high quality 2 speaker systems also come with base.  I've heard the Pioneer BS21's, and I think I'll be pretty happy with the level of base with just the bookshelf units.  Probably...

Well, I won't be able to use a internal sound card due to the limitations of the linux box.  It's really just an embedded system with USB outputs.  I only have line level audio output on this.  I've thought about using one of these things from Amazon, a LP-2020A Lepai Tripath Class T amplifier. ...

Hi, Can you guys recommend a small 2-speaker setup?  I'm looking for something to play classical music and baby lullabies.  In the $100 range.  Based on research, I've been looking at Bose Companion 2 Series III, and the Logitech Z623.  I know the Z623 has a sub, but that's ok.   I've heard...

Hello, I'm looking for more info on the Jlabs Bombora.  In particular, are they worth $50?  I mostly listen to rock/folk, and although I'm not an audiophile, I'm just sick of small in-ear headphones.  But, would like to get the most out of the money spent.  Unfortunately, there's not a lot of...

haha, great movie.   Kind of sad though.   If I remember from the movie, these headphones had awful leakage.  That might be a cinematic effect though :)