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    Is a sub needed?

    If you are running full range front and center speakers and satellite rears in a small room?
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    DTS HD decoding to analogue out - Asus Sound card range?

    I want to use an older receiver which doesn't have the ability to decode modern format's, so I'm looking at the asus range of sound cards to output an analogue signal to the multi channel in on the amp. Now I get the impression it is only the HDAV1.3 that gives the full DTS HD decoding? And...
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    Teac 500 HTPC

    As you may or may not be aware, I am in the process of building an HTPC type setup into a Teac 500 CD player, I'm using the matching amp, which is the main motivation to do so. Also to get rid of the large PC I currently own. The PC needs to be relatively potent, competently play games, Run CAD...
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    Building a FLAC box?

    Looking around nowadays, things are so cheap. When I see those boxes that'll rip your cd collection going for £500 I can't see where the cost is? Adding it up, at retail prices. Decent CD drive - £20 1TB HD - £40 Small VFD/TFT/LCD - £30 (touchscreen as cheap) Rasberry Pi or similar -...
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    Sound card as a pre amp? Vs HT amp? + the ageold stereo performance debate.

    A quick back story, its a bedroom system that I tried to upgrade to surround sound from a Musical Fidelity stereo amp to a Sony DEH800 only to ruin music performance. So the Sony has been replaced with a Teac A-H500i, and I'm picking up a LS800 5.1 setup. Now I have 2 options here, pickup a...
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    Modding old serparates into PC's

    How come we don't see more of this? I'm planning on making an HTPC out of a Teac reference CD player and on looking around it seems people put PC's into just about everything, people also spend hundreds on trying to get an HTPC case that despite trying their hardest still doesn't quite fit into...
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    HT vs Music subs?

    Are there any differences? My setup is as follows. Teac Reference A-H500i B&W DM602 S1 Now I will be picking up a Teac LS800 setup soon for surround, will be using the 500i and 60s for the fronts, rest ls800 system and a legacy. So my question is will the sub be of any use in the stereo...
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