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  1. Thanks, bottleneck.<br /> <br /> As much as I love the AVIs, I'm not sure yet whether the wife will allow me to spend that much on speakers, though I still have hope! If not, I'll go with some less pricey speakers that, hopefully, would have more standard inputs. I also looked at the B&W MM-1 desktop speakers, which would require only a USB 2.0 to connect. According to their website, they also have a built in DAC (or DSP), although I have no idea about the quality of the B&W DAC chips...ah, so much to learn! The bottom line is, I'm a true beginner at this stuff and I have a ton of FLAC audio files on my PC that I'd like to hear in a quality way. Of course, the B&W are about $1300 less expensive than the AVIs, so I wouldn't expect them to sound nearly as good.
  2. Hi dizziness<br /> I just thought I'd ask you how you like those Audioengine A5s? I'm looking for some active speakers, but as much as I really want the AVIs, they're pretty pricey....
  3. Hi everyone!<br /> <br /> I'm new to this site, as well as new to the audiophile world, so forgive me if I ask some stupid questions I'm actually looking at buying some nice active speakers (AVI ADM9.1, for example), but being new to this, I'm a bit foggy on what I actually need to get the FLAC from my HD to the speakers. Since the speakers are active, do I actually NEED a dedicated amp, or can I just use a unit such as the rdac to convert the music from digital to analog and then straight to the speakers? I know the AVIs use a toslink connection, but since I'm not using Apple I'm going to be using the asynchronous USB from a Windows 7 64bit machine. I decided to go with active speakers because I don't have the space or funds to spend on lots of separate components; basically, I'm trying to keep it as simple and cost effective as possible. In any case, I discovered this site about a week ago, and I've been trying to educate myself as much as possible by reading the reviews and forums, but it's a lot of new information to process. Hopefully you guys can steer me in the right direction.
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