Recent content by ChrisGTL

Thanks guys. Do you think HDMI can carry audio signals as good as digital coax? Currently all my source files come down HDMI, and I have no other way of connecting my Yamaha 1010 to the HTPC, however I could happily go down the route of buying a PCI-e soundcard that has digital coax out or buy...

Just to let anyone else reading this know: I finally decided against another amp as it would end up been very expensive (because of the need for a secondary source input so I wouldn't have to go through my Yamaha's DAC). So...............I bought myself a pair of Monitor Audio RX2's - they are...

Hi, thanks for all the advice. So my options are: a) Spend £400 on s/h intergrated amp but I still need a DAC and i'd have to keep swapping the front speaker cables depending on if i'm listening to music and films. b) Forget the amp situation and buy new speakers. Will I see a good...

Hi, thanks for all the advice. So my options are: a) Spend £400 on s/h intergrated amp but I still need a DAC and i'd have to keep swapping the front speaker cables depending on if i'm listening to music and films. b) Forget the amp situation and buy new speakers. Will I see a good...

I completely agree with your live show anology. If money wasn't an issue we would all have seperate systems depending on if it is audio or video. We might even go as far as having different amps/speakers with different characteristics depending on the type of audio we listen...

Hi all, I've just spent hours reading these forums for stories similar to mine and have some baseline ideas, but as everyone is different and has different requirements I thought I would start my own so I can buildup a better picture of the route I want to go down. Basically I have a 5.1...

Afternoon all (well at time of writing this it's afternoon...) I'm going to get back into good sounding music by buying a second hand setup. Just amp and Speakers at the mo.... Thing is; most of my music is in digital form so I have a good PC with the Asus Xonar soundcard; see specs below...