Dusty Chalk

!!! Moar details, please.

That would be the most awesomest office rig evar!!!1!

I don't understand your leap from "I'll need at least a preamp" to "might as well get an integrated". Other than that I agree with everything. Yes, it would be superfluous to get actives if you're getting an amp, but I don't see why you need to get an amp. A preamp will do just fine. That said, if you're bent on gettting an amp & passive speakers, then by all means, get an amp & passive speakers. I was just offering an alternative that I thought would provide good value. I think you should buy them and tell us if they're any good. There are several Quad L-series speakers owners on this forum, both active and passive, and I think all of us are happy with them (with the possible exception of the guy who sold his, and I think he was happy with his, he just upgraded to something a lot better).

Maybe it makes more sense with the quotes (I modified your post, Earl, to show the quotes -- I think I got it right, let me know if not, and I'll fix it -- was the second one from Morph/dogfish/megaloholic?).

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support.faq&ID=56db3c36a93a984b77cdbe0e270fa298

Oh, that's right, it had digital inputs. Oh, well, something else then, and they're not even really necessary -- there are volume controls on the Quads, just not easily accessible.

I should have said: linkies? I did understand that it was parts, but that's not beyond me.

So was it still holding a charge before you connected it to anything?

No, they don't isolate worth shit. Yeah, I'd recommend the Beyer DT770.

http://www.head-case.org/speakers/cheap_active_speaker_recommendations-t3574.0.html http://www.head-case.org/speakers/powered_speakers_or_keep_my_amp-t3309.0.html http://www.head-case.org/speakers/computer_speakers-t2374.0.html My personal suggestion: Quad 11L actives, then skip the integrated, and think about getting a source that has variable out, like the Cambridge Audio 840...c? I forget.

Wishlisted and wishlisted... And WRT: Mia -- first of all, I didn't know they had a chick in the band. And: I bet she plays bass. (wanders off, looks it up) (buzzer sound) -- WRONG!!!1! Choirs of the Eye is amazing; I ended up finding Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue relatively disappointing, so I only ended up listening to it once -- I should listen to it again, I remember not disliking it, just not finding anything like "The Antique" or "Manifold Curiosity" on it. Did you download the live version of "The Antique" from their site? Is awesome.

That's correct.

Maybe you can use it to get IE7 to get my spoiler tags to work correctly in IE7.

Also, you can arrange them in a combination of in series and in parallel to fine-tune the load that it presents to the amp.

Is this where we sign up to be on the waiting list to purchase the Menace? Is that better?

Linky?

Final 1000i? When you use multiple drivers, each driver has much less "throw" for the same volume, and therefore stays more linear. Have you ever heard a good line array? Still one of the best listening experiences in my life was to hear a Nearfield Pipedreams system. Also, small irregularities in one driver get balanced out by all the other drivers.

Nice!

Yeah, if you look at the used and new section, you'll probably be able to pick a new pair up from one of the two vendors offering them at US$210 after CanJam if you still want.

Mercury kills? I thought it just drove one mad. Hey, KG, why don't you "accidentally" send them the uranium? No, there's the fallout...never mind..

What kind of headphones is it wearing?

I wanna hear it first.

Thanks for the impressions. I, for one, would be interested in hearing more. What "non-toy" amp do you have?