At risk of taking the thread off topic (or, perhaps, deeply on-topic), what do people really want from an office / bedroom / kitchen system?
For the office I use (FLACs on) my iPod with the rubbish supplied headphones - most of the time I need to hear what is going on, and need to hear the phone ring. Occasionally, when I'm deep in code, I need some Bach, but sadly those moments are getting rarer. If my payscale moves the way I want it to, they'll stop altogether soon. The supplied headphones are better than my Etymotics as I can hear the hubbub! My kitchen system sounds nice but inoffensive: NAD 402 tuner, Mind-Da amp and Harbeth speakers. I use it for performance on (BBC radio) 3, a (generally) stunning live classical programme which coincides nicely with my cooking times. My computer system (T-Amp into Wharfedale 8.1s) is really used only for games and TV (my computer is my TV). I've seen people with decent office systems but I don't know many jobs that allow you to really get into the music. For me, an office system couldn't be that good - I'd never get any work done! It needs to sound convincing but not gripping. My own main system would be totally inappropriate, as it is the kind of sound that draws you in (rather than impresses you with its frequency response and dynamics, say). So my definition of what you need for different environments: Main system - just bl**dy good :) Kitchen - 'nice' and top-tapping, fun to chop veg to Office - just about good enough so it doesn't detract as background Presumably you just need a bedroom system to pay Barry White, but I'm married so I don't need one :) Adam -- adamslim SB3 into Derek Shek d2, Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859, Living Voice Auditorium IIs, Nordost and Anti-cables http://www.last.fm/user/AdamSlim/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33584 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
