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GoGeTa006:
Im trying to get myself a nice sound system to listen to my nodame cantabile OST. (and some hardcore trance)

anyways. . .I was wondering who are the "Best" out there. . .I know Bose is really good (but overrated) but also bose is quite xpensive. . .so I wanted to know who are the best (regardless of price. . .for when i grow up to be rich and famous) and who are the "for-people-with-a-budget" best.

I was thinking of getting myself a VIZIO soundbar that right now is going on clearance where I work (searS) theres only the floor model left and its going for 100 bux. . .it has the soundbar and the subwoofer. gonna hook it up to my PC/TV . . .

molbjerg:
I've got an old Technics "new class A" amp(worth ~$300?), linked to Mordaunt Short Aviano 1's ($400)...

I wouldn't want anything that plugged straight into a computer really, old school amp and proper 2.0 speakers for me every time.

I can listen to music loud enough that I don't want it any louder, without any loss of clarity, and the neighbours have complained more than once.

sdedalus83:
If you're looking to spend $100?  Get a decent pair of headphones - Grado SR-80 or Sennheiser HD555 are reasonably easy to acquire and both would work well for trance.

Eventually get an E-MU 0404 USB soundcard - $180.  It's got a passable headphone amp, but the DAC is excellent for the price.  The only way you'd do better is to build your own.  If you're willing to do modifications, the DAC's power supply can be completely isolated from the computer, removing all of the noise typically associated with computer audio.  Without the mods, it's on par with most sub $500 cd players.  With the mods, it's up there with $500 - 1000 discrete DACs.

Then look for a good headphone amp - anywhere from $200 - thousands, but $200 will get you close to the point of diminishing returns.

After that, find a $200 - $300 pair of headphones you really like when paired with your system, and you'll end up with a good backup and portable pair headphones, along with a great $600 - 800 main setup.

You'd easily spend $600 - 800 on a pair of comparable bookshelf speakers, and nearly as much on a good receiver.  If you need speakers, the best way to go is the soundcard mentioned above paired with an older integrated amp like the one molbjerg mentioned.  Find a decent pair of factory seconds or closeout bookshelves at a place like Saturday Audio or Frys.

Bose doesn't even make it into the category of "Would recommend to my worst enemy".  My $20 Koss KSC75 headphones sound better than anything Bose currently produces.

mgz:
biggest problem with having REALLY FUCKING NICE audio equipment is you need IMPECCABLE quality audio files or source materials. Otherwise you hear every fucking flaw

BuriaL:
I got 4 of these in black. Without the "feet".
http://www.patos.no/patos/page.php?2

Not sure if i made a bargain, or if theyre a sligtly different model than on this website.
That website says the price is 2200NOK(USD $371) for a set. I bought mine for 495NOK(USD $84).

And i got this.
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665788586

Seems to be really cheap in the us.


Its nothing fancy, but it works.

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