Speakers are probably the most personal choice within a stereo system. Whilst I love what I own, you might hate them, so it's fairly pointless me recommending them or similar. Additionally, I really really don't like B&W speakers. Simply never heard a pair that did anything but put me off. You really need to go out a listen to a whole bunch of different types to see which you prefer.
When I've heard Mac gear, it's been with their own speakers, which are also very weird looking. I'd suggest you find something you like. With regards to kit you could put in your lounge, a couple of other options come to mind: - A laptop with an external hard drive attached. I intended to use my own SB+ this way as we have an old laptop kicking around. Unfortunately the laptop in question was so old that it's simply got too little RAM to be effective (128MB). The benefits of a laptop would be size and relatively cool running. - A NAS such as a QNAP unit e.g. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Qnap-TS-101500GB-TS-101-500Gb-Slimserver/dp/B000F9TD1I/ref=pd_bbs_sr_8/203-6345931-5577569?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1176393881&sr=8-8 NAS units can run the slimserver software, meaning that as long as you have another PC which can upload to the NAS, this can be run independantly. It won't have video capability, but should be quiet and cool, also cheaper than a full server. -- Mr_Sukebe SB+, Behringer 2496DEQ, Bel Canto DAC2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent cables, Stillpoints ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr_Sukebe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10609 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34396 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
