well marantz and rotel are definitely out of my budget. have you ever heard any Aphex twin on those ? I am not a big bass fan but I want the bass slam(thump) in my heart....

are the IQ3 very bright ? How is the bass definition ? I would be listening to a lot of industrial/techno/ambient sounds, will the KEFs do any justice to that?

So after reading all the comments I think I will be best off buying used equipment, if I don't get a good deal then I guess onkyo is the best bet..

@ obobskivich: is there any specefic 2.0 standard amplifier that you have in mind?

Quote: Originally Posted by gevorg At that price point, I would say the best value would be in refurbished Onkyo receivers. Something like this: Onkyo TX-SR505 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver BLACK | Accessories4less the specification states: Power: 75 W + 75 W (8 ohms, 20...

are the KEF's worth the price ? or would you suggest something else ?

I looked up NAD and it seems to be ultra expensive. I am looking for an amplifier for around $140. the power handling of the speakers is 15-120 watts @ Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms. how would this this affect my amplifier selection ? thanks

I am completely new to the bookshelf speaker scene. I am planning to buy KEF-IQ10 bookshelf speakers and I was wondering what good amplifier will help me power them and connect them to my computer? Can I also connect it to my xbox at the same time? My budget is $140 max. thanks

I got my touch today and I found the SQ to be kinda alright.. Well I guess I was hoping it would match up to my samsung but I am rather disappointed. I don't think it is even close to ZUne. There is certainly no to less hiss compared to samsung but the audio quality is certainly not there. Holy...

"KASHMIR" the lyrics are so crazily mysterious....

has anyone had a chance to compare ipod touch 2 G sound quality to Samsung P2 ? or YP or anything made by samsung?? I recently got this samsung YP 2gb player since I was getting impatient waiting for touch and Oh man this samung thing is just freakin awesome. I find it sooooo much better than...

You should look into samsung P2 players if you want amazing sound quality. I have used sony, cowon, sansa, zune in the past. And IMO the best audio quality is offered by samsung.

I have had the D2 and Zune 8gb. D2 is certainly better sounding and the with the great EQ you can custom the sound according to your preference. I used them with Shure 530s and I actually heard hissing on Zune and not on D2( that's my ears though). Zune certainly sounds great but IMO it's...

today I got the samsung YP K3 and I must say it is freakin awesome. I have had sony, cowon, and zune in the past. And I am loving Samsung the most. It has amazing sound. SQ Very close to that of sony but with little of that synthetic sony bass. OMG I am loving this.

Quote: Originally Posted by jegarn How big is the comply compared to shures foamtips? from my experience shure foamies will give you a better sound..and better fit. comply foams are extremely small.

to me, they look like redesigned BOSE triports.

yes shure foamies are good but try to get the black medium ones cause they are good and perfect sized although a little small after pulling out the core. ** edited **

what's the best place to buy shure olives ?

Quote: Originally Posted by steviebee Just to confirm: my replacement Triples have a Pat. number on each driver housing. Don't know if this makes them older/newer stock. Don't recall this being on my previous pair. where's the patent man ? I don't see anything here

If after shoving foamies you start to feel uncomfortable then you have achieved a perfect seal.

get a sony A818, I think with cowon you can change the way menus are shown but for that you will have to install firmware with flash on it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Elluzion i might sell my proline 750's and get a pair of these just because in college i don't wanna be lugging around full sized headphones . not fun. also with full sized you are kind of strapped to your desk. what do you guys think, should i do it ...

to me D2 sounded waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than Apple classic. SQ is more customizable as per your taste.

some say that the newer batch (i.e SE530) have a better cable formula as a result, it addresses the cable cracking issue.

SA6 could be obtained from soundearphones for 200 but that was only during the 4th july week. You can still PM Michael and I am sure he will send you a great price on SA6's. What I would recommend you is save some dough and just buy the SE530 or the TF10 that way you won't be left thinking "What...