Cool...have fun! :) Where did you get your headphone stand? I don't think that I have seen one like that before.

How do you like your M-Audio speakers? I was happy with mine (especially considering the low price tag). I recently picked up a headroom dac/amp and the sound is even better now.

Yeah, I found those plugins and they are great when you want to rip CDs however, I was just hoping to find something that simply just grabs the information when I put a CD in to play. I know that Windows Media Player does it. Thanks for your time. I will post something here if I find a solution.

Hi, I was just wondering if you know of a way that Foobar can retrieve CD information automatically when I decide to listen to the physical CD instead of MP3/FLAC. I have hundreds of CDs that I don't have time to rip to FLAC format and would love to see the album information when I put it in my...

No kidding! Where do you buy most of you music?

I just picked this up yesterday but haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. Can't wait! :)

+1 for Pavement. I just pulled all their CDs out the other day. Wow! I really miss them. :(

Damn! I have been looking for something like this. It almost looks like weathered cedar. Very nice. :)

I recently picked this up for my Xbox 360. It's brand new and still in the package as I don't have a ton of time until the Christmas holidays. What kind of time investment will I need to put into? Looks like an awesome game... :)

My favorite changes every other week. This week it is:

My golden retriever "customizing" my gloves this morning. :(

I love your desk. Where did you get it? Great style and l really like the weathered look and color.

The Kooks - Junk of the Heart (2012)

1. King Animal - Soundgarden 2. Live At River Plate - AC / DC 3. Endtroducing.... - DJ Shadow 4. Megalithic - Awolnation 5. This Modern Glitch - The Wombats

Not sure what your tastes are but here is my two cents...   King Animal - Soundgarden   I am really impressed with the entire album. I have a bunch of new albums but I keep coming back to this one.  Not as new but also try: What Kind of World - Brendan Benson   Great album...

Thanks very much for your reply. That clears up a lot for me and I really appreciate your input. I think I may run some tests today and see if I can hear the difference between streaming through ethernet vs. a straight laptop to receiver connection via HDMI. Thanks again! :)

Thanks very much for the detailed reply. I have a sneaking suspicion that the HD600 will be difficult to find within my price range. I am pretty challenged geographically as I live in a very remote area. This pretty much leaves me to online purchases and I have to rely very heavily on reviews...

If you had a $300.00 budget and you are just starting out, what headphone/dac/amp combination would you buy?   I currently use a pair of Shure SRH440 and primarily listen to music on my desktop (FLAC files + FOOBAR + headphones plugged into my M-Audo AV30 speakers headphone jack). I have...

Hey guys, I was thinking about putting my extra laptop (Sony Vaio Z series with HDMI out) to use and possibly hook it up to my entertainment system in my living room (my receiver is a Denon AVR-791). I have my desktop computer in my office that streams my files (movies and music) to my Xbox...