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.

Hmmm... Vacation to Greece or power cable... What to do... what to do.....

I need a Mid-Fi stereo setup for my computer / turntable. For mostly music, video editing, and watching movies. After weeks of reading I have come up with this setup. (MacPro Optical out) -> (Beresford Mk 6) -> RCA 1 (Heed) - (701's) + RCA 2 (NAD C352) -> (?phono stage?) -> (my...

Got it up and running, and plan to test some beta OSX drivers for the 8800 tonight when I get home from work. This card is super fast BTW... Hope it works in OSX. Cheers,

I will be hooking up an external power supply to power a 8800 GTS in my Mac Pro. I plan to get osx to run on the Geforce 7300 untill some sort of driver situation exists for the 8800 GTS to work in OSX. Has anyone tried this before? If so what was your experience like? I will have some...

You already have it in your sig...??? ( too drunk to notice *WANTED )

I will have an external DAC (stello DA100) soon enough. I don't care enough for movie / phono audio quality... I feel a decent pair of bookshelf speakers paired with a decent do all receiver will be fine for what i need it for... (ambient music for chilling out with firends, watching movies, and...

I would like digital inputs, I don't want to use a mini-rca cable from my mac's sound card... it has a great optical out and I would like to use it if possible. The Outlaw has USB, which I would also go for.

Well, I have checked out the Outlaw stereo receiver, and its pretty nice... I want something simple, and I would like to stay away from multiple components. So this seems like a good option. Sound quality doesn't matter tooooo much for me in this situation (Critical listening done by...

What about something like the NAD C160-162, I could hook my Heed into the preout, and an dedicated DAC into the aux? And then maybe just search for an AMP that mates well with some bookshelf speakers.

Oh, and I have checked out the 'Outlaw' before... it is an option for sure... I would prefer black though... As of right now I have been interested in 'Onkyo' new or used...