I currently have a mac pro hooked up to a TC-7510 via optical. Now this is all fine and dandy... But, I also have a PC that I just put together and I plan on using that as my media player. I am wondering what sound card I should get... Should I get a cheap one with optical out? or should I spend...

I have a vintage Sansui AU-517, and I use a pair of Paradigm mini-monitors. I use the optical out on my mac to a TC-7510 DAC. payed about 150 for the speakers, 150 for the integrated amp, and around the same for the dac... sounds amazing to me. Anyways, im not sure how the 0404 is, if it can...

I saw them in Chicago open for 'Pelican' & 'The Red Sparrows'... They rock... So much sound for 3 people.

I played both COD4 and Crysis demo's... and I am getting both, they are insane... I played the Crysis demo fine on my MacPro with a 8800GTS.. And as far as I know my mac has multi-threading? Anyways, when COD4 comes out we should set up a game :|

Also, I just picked up a Hasselblad 500c/m. Forgot how wonderful it is to use the waist level viewfinder!

Quote: It's not as environmentally friendly as we'd like to think. We may have eliminated the nasty chemicals used in film processing, but we've replaced them with billions of discarded printer ink cartridges, millions of discarded printers, spent digital ni-cad and lithium camera...

LOL @ giant killer!

Yeah, I was about -140 years old around the time the daguerreotypes were in action. But that is one point that makes me respect digital photography. It is clean and doesn't harm the environment.

Anyone else remember the good old times of developing Daguerreotypes over boiling vats of mercury?

I love shooting 120 film. The square format is so logical. The thing I still can't get over, is how much dynamic range film has (I usually use Illford B&W 120). Digital still has some room to grow in that respect.

Just an update... I ended up getting a "Sansui AU-517 ($160 CDN)" and a pair of "Paradigm Mini Monitor v2's ($200 CDN)". Thanks for the input!

Any good places to search for used speakers? For the past while I have been looking around at these sites. audiogon canuckaudiomart here of course ebay Know any others?

I came across a Sansui AU-517 and it is in great shape for $160 close enough for me to pick it up. Would a pair of LSi7's pair well with 65watts? Or is there a better alternative?

Thanks for the info, I will look into it!

As for the speakers, I have decided on Polk RTi6's. Any input would be grand. Cheers.