EH A very interesting link, only had a quick look but will return to it later.

I have an old 92' sharp home stereo system that i built 2 boxes for with 2-12'' bugera speakers a peice and the tweeters it came with. and its bypassed to a cheap 40 dollar durabrand surround sound system. it sounds pretty rigged but i will tell you i have the amadeus soundtrack and symphony 25 will blow your hair back. I also have a sample surround sound cd with an excerpt of 1812 overture and when the canons blasted my neighbors called the po-po lolz

Just wondering if any of you have any experience of the Tangent Quattro Internet Radio?
I have just purchased D-Link Wireless Module etc and was considering one of these Radio's. They have good write ups.

No experience with it. Unfortunately here in Milwaukee, WI our long suffering classical music station changed format to exlax jazz. So... I went out and spent over $1000.00 on CDs. The station used to be great, with whole hours dedicated to symphonies and discussion of music. In the final years it dumbed down the concept to be the "relaxation station" and only played short works or excerpts. They had a program in the morning featuring Mozart that they called the "Eina nine-a clock music" Retch!
So for classical radio here satellite feed is the only way now.
Too bad.

EH
I understand your frustation , the only way I can get our NZ classical is by Sky, which is better than nothing, used to get good reception on FM but they are doing no maintenance on the transmitters and I can only receive the station in the winter, summer reception is impossible, but with the QUATTRO there will be hundreds to choose from + some good talk stations which I enjoy for a change, This is the Tangent link if you are interested,www.tangent-audio.com/00003/
The stations are already loaded into the radio, you do not need to have the PC on, so I have decided to get one will let you know how good it is,

I listen to my classical and opera on a Bose Wave system- it sounds beautiful. It brings out subtle nuances that other systems miss. I recommend it, especially if your listening room is small and you can only listen at low volumes.
Does anyone else use a Bose machine?

LG DVD player/recorder
cheap but good Roadstar speakers(Used to have excellent sony APMs but they bust)
Denon Precision audio main/pre amp

or Creative Zen Vision M
Philips round the ear phones(cant cope with those in ear ear things)

Hi Cyclops, just had a look at your web site, is it a free one?? magnificent pics, sorry photographs, it has been years since I saw any Crows [none in NZ] and love the Astronomy shots I am a bit interested in that my self but do not have a scope.

Yes it is a free one and as such is not very good(too many ads, cant use thumbnails) and very slow to edit, but it is free and I cant afford a decent one.
Thanks for the comments!

I just have a small boombox and this computer which sounds better.
judy tooley

Although I have mentioned previously my home audio setup, I recently found the need to upgrade my PC's audio ... went with an inexpensive Logitech X240 system which includes a sub, but with it's own volume control. Decent sound and much fuller without being boomy whatsoever. I park the sub volume at about #4 (of 10), and it is quite ample.

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If anyone gets the chance, audition electrostatic speakers. I owned a pair of Martin Logan's, superb for classical. I was also into loud rock at the time, and decided I needed something else. Now I sorry I don't have 'em anymore.
My current system is:
cd player-Sony X779ES
pre amp-B&K Pro 10MC
amp-Bryston 4b SST
speakers-DCM Time Window Sevens
interconnects-XLR balanced, from the pre amp to the amp, regular speaker wire

Once at the stereo store, I auditioned a subwoofer, I didn't care for it. When a certain note was hit, I couldn't hear it, the room shook, I thought a car had crashed into the building!
To me this is not music.

Rmac58 I agree with you regarding subs, I have heard a few systems ruined with them, the mid range is the most important with Classical, and a good system will give adequate bass.

Sony Taf248e Amp, Sony XE270 CD player, Rega Planer 3 turntable, Mordaunt Short Avant 902 speakers. Hitachi 5500 mkII Tuner. I used to have some brilliant Mission floor standing speakers,but when our daughter came along we needed more space!

Edit...I forgot, Ortofon MC1 Cartridge ,Supra classic speaker cable ( My Fave!)

I just set up a decent budget stereo in my living room.

Onkyo TX-8522 stereo receiver (alas with no sub-out) $230 from Amazon.com
Two Polk R50 towers $160 shipped from frys.com
One Polk PSW10 sub $106 from amazon.com

I started with out the sub and it just didn't have the bottom end I wanted. I could hear the timpani and double basses, but couldn't feel them. After adding the sub and wiring it "The Polk Way" (option 2) it really came to life and this makes for a great listening experience.

I'm sure it's woefully inadequate for a real audiophile, but it will work just fine for me and Herr Mahler.