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Nice setup! I have the same speakers, they're perfect for nearfield listening.

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Some Crown DSP amps to compensate for the OB woofers, Wyred 4 Sound DAC-2 and STP-SE preamp. Horn amps are Manley Mahi.

Laptop based for now.

New rig, same old problem is back. Must be my house grounding. :(

Use Sprayway or Stoners glass cleaner, both work very well.

Nice job!

Great speakers, but time for a real stand and some cable management. :eek:

Passive components. Crossed to my subs @ 150hz. http://i.imgur.com/lgiYieG.jpg

Hey, you never know...someday. :D

Thanks guys.

New HT front end: Speakers are DIY with AE TD10M woofers, SEOS12 Waveguides, DNA-360 compression drivers. Nice dynamics and clarity.

FYI, their AVU1500 UPS uses the same transformer: http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=443678 I recently disassembled mine due to waking up to a burning smell throughout my home and determining the source of it was my 7 year old UPS. I walked up to the unit, heard the...

A 5 string bass's B string is 30Hz.

Blue Jeans Cable for speaker cables, Mogami for interconnects.

I should have mentioned that I purchased them used in his price range. :)

Check out the KEF Q100, it has a 6.5" woofer with a coaxial mounted tweeter. Coax or dual concentric speakers are perfect for nearfield listening since lobing will not be an issue.

Pioneer BS21's do not sound good nearfield. If you can find a pair used, KEF Q100s are phenomenal for nearfield use.

All gone.

The ground should be connected to the phono preamp. Another one worth checking out that sounds good: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=Azur+651p

Why not a multi-channel amp? http://www.wyred4sound.com/webapps/category/74030/117839/18048 Wyred holds their value very well and most of their components sell for only a few hundred dollars less on the used market. As for Emo, they're ok for HT but was never a fan for music. FYI, the...

Crossovers. :D

I get around. :D

Have made a few changes since, but... [/IMG]

Switching from a PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750 to PC Power and Cooling Silencer MkII 950 didn't make a difference at all. I don't believe either would be considered inadequate in my application. FYI, the problem still exists when both the receiver and PC are on different strips/lines, but...

Is your Elite receiver one equipped with ICE modules? If not, you're probably under-powering those speakers as they dip to 2.5ohms. As for comparing the CD in a CDP to your PC, then you would also be comparing the different DAC between the two units, bad comparison. Are you using ASIO...

Anyone? To reiterate, whenever I move my mouse or do any processing on my C: drive, I hear this noise through my speakers when connected via HDMI, optical, or analog out. ASUS's overclocking program affects this, on high the noise is very loud, but on low, the noise is much lower and...

Yeah, ok.

Not always: http://www.soundstagemagazine.com/measurements/polkaudio_lsi9/impedance.gif Well, yeah...Morel along with their quality control is awful. :D

Yes, with very inaccurate data. FYI, there are some Polks that are difficult to drive. For example, their LSi9's are rated at 4ohms, but actually dip down to 2ohms at bass frequencies.

Foobar or J. River Media Center with ASIO drivers. As far as Polk being audiophile grade, they made some very nice speakers as well as some not so nice speakers over the years. As long as you enjoy the sound, that's all that should matter.

Look into the Squeezebox.

I use separate amps for my mains and surrounds. I also get a small "pop" through my surrounds only when my circulator clicks on. I know I should have a dedicated circuit for all my audio/video equipment, but I don't believe that would help the issue in my first post. FYI, the noise goes...

I'm hearing a low level noise through my speakers when my computer is doing any processing or I move the mouse. It is definitely not a ground loop as this was heard using the optical out and HDMI((audio) out. My OS is on a SS drive, since there's no moving parts I'm surprised that this could...

I do something similar. I also use the HDMI out of my ATI card to my receiver/surround sound processor. Then for music, I use a USB jack to my external DAC. As long as you're using separate programs for each output, using both, possibly simultaneously, may work just fine.

A little out of your price range, but you should check out the NuForce Icon.

This is the best bang for the buck in your price range, the Cambridge DacMagic: http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=320&Title=DacMagic I currently have one on order for my PC rig and have it's bigger brother, the Cambridge 840C in my main stereo rig.

Another thing. For your headphone dilemma, consider the NuForce Icon: http://www.nuforce-icon.com/Product-Icon.htm I purchased one for my girlfriend's headphone rig and I am impressed. Using lossless music files and AISO drivers, it sounds fantastic.

Not cool.

I have an X-Fi Xtreme music card, digital coax and optical are possible using this card. Creative used to offer an adapter that plugged into the back of the card and had one optical out, one optical in, one digital out, one digital in. I don't believe that adapter is available any...