Is that mouse a Logitech MX1000? It looks just like my mouse. The other question I have is speaker stands. I don't have the desk real-estate for speakers any larger than my current ones. Does the shelf on the speaker stands need to be at least the same size as the speaker, or can it be a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Alpha 1 Omega here is a idea get LINK plus LINK and you have a concert in your room I'm under the impression that subwoofers tend to be on the boomy side and overpower the other speakers until you go up a few price steps, and even then aren't quite...

I'm thinking of getting a pair of Paradigm Mini monitors, but I'd like some suggestions. I mainly listen to prog rock, with some of it leaning towards metal (Pre-Train of Thought Dream Theater). A few other examples of stuff I listen to are Transatlantic, Porcupine Tree, Yes, Marillion, The...

When I use Vista and want to listen to a CD while there is network activity(totally unrelated to audio), there is a lot of popping and other distortion. I thought this was weird, so I looked it up, and apparently the Vista audio stuff and the Vista network stuff don't play well together. It...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rhynri @Dark Archon - It's a gigabyte aurora. I have each drive with one space in between, an arrangement which swallows up all but 3 5.25" slots, and all the hard drive ones (i could add more, but more heat as well) Very nice. Full tower cases are...

Quote: Originally Posted by LowPhreak RAID anything is actually pretty silly for a gaming rig or most home uses. Ppl like to think they're getting something for all the extra drives, money, and complexity of a RAID setup, but it's barely a few percent faster than a single fast HD...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rhynri @DarkArchon - If gentoo's portage is taking a long time to calculate dependencies (except on really large packages like Firefox) then you have it configured wrong. Mine typically took 6 seconds on average (i timed it). Gentoo's biggest advantage is it...

Quote: Originally Posted by MCC Edit: Dark Archon- who makes that huge mousepad thing? It is a CorePad DeskPad XXXL.

The problem is I have a $350 budget, and that includes speakers.

Quote: Originally Posted by spraggih I think the prior poster who mentioned AAC as a good alternative. It can be easily processed by Foobar and per some *objective* reviews AAC sounds very good. (I use it-- but like another above poster-- I am now re-ripping a number of my CDs onto...

Since hard drives cost about $0.20/GB($100 for 500 GB HDD), why not stick with lossless? I made the switch a little while back, and couldn't imagine going back to using lossy formats.

Quote: Originally Posted by TheVinylRipper Dark_Archon Is that two dual core processors you have? Yes.

Shown: Mac Pro - 2 x 2.66 Ghz (Dual Core)Xeon 5150 - 3 GB 667 Mhz DDR2 FB-Dimm RAM - 250 GB Western Digital Caviar(OS X) - 160 GB Western Digital Caviar (Windows Vista Business X64) - NVidia GeForce 7300 GT - 2 x Hanns-G HW191D 19"W LCD - Kensington Slim Type Keyboard - Logitech MX1000 -...

Would that receiver work well with Polk Monitor 30's(available for $150)? Is there another speaker anybody would suggest for <$150?

Quote: Originally Posted by TheVinylRipper http://www.amazon.com/Harman-Kardon-...375837&sr=1-23 Ohhhhh... I haven't heard anything but good stuff about Harman Kardon equipment, and it is in my price range. Thanks for posting the link!

I absolutely love my Mac Pro. I triple boot OS X, Vista Business X64, and Kubuntu Feisty, and spend 98% of my time on OS X. Some of you might call it the "Apple Way" but I always have tons of things open at any one time spanned across 2 x 19" widescreen LCDs, and I love being able to switch...

I've been looking at a receiver and speakers to get. For the receiver, I'm considering going with an Onkyo home theater receiver with optical-in, because the DAC in the receivers is better than the one on my onboard Realtek audio chipset, so I could pass the digital signal right from my computer...

Day for Night - Spock's Beard Retropolis - The Flower King The Human Equation - Ayreon Stupid Dream(LP) - Porcupine Tree (My personal favorite album) Entropia Pain of Salvation (Pretty disappointing compared to Be.)

Quote: Originally Posted by uraflit beware that if you buy the A700... you might want to get the A900 in the future! oh, and note: ATH-A700 and ATH-AD700 are completely different. the A700 is closed, the AD700 is open How does the A700 compare to the AD700 in terms of sound...

Quote: Originally Posted by verticalforce triflanges, but it hurts like hell if your ears are not used to them. I wouldn't say they hurt. They do feel kinda funny till you get used to them.

How comfortable are the MS-1s? Would it be a problem wearing them for extended periods of time?

Quote: Originally Posted by threEchelon Bose. The QuietComforts may not sound great for the money, but they are comfortable, and they are the best active canceling headphones that I've tried. For quite a bit less, I got Etymotic ER-6is. They sound good, and neither the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Zorander How about a pair of HD-580? They sound very good, are not too shabby unamped and scale very well with future upgrades. You can usually find them here for about $120-130, still close enough to your budget. Cheers! The best price I saw was...

My budget is < $115, and as of now I'm thinking of going with Sennheiser HD555s. These headphones are meant as computer speaker replacements and will be worn for long periods of time, so comfort is very important. I listen to a wide range of stuff, from Holst, Dvorak, and Borodin, to Joe...

I'm looking at getting a good pair of headphones to use with my computer. Can the Mac Pro adequately power headphones with 120Ω impedance, or would I need to get a pre-amp or external sound card?