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Freezer7Pro wrote:

mcminty wrote:

For the audiophiles.. I was downstairs looking for something when it dawned on me that we have an ooooldschool stereo system that isn't hooked up to anything. It's just sitting there..

The amp is a Rotel Integrated Stereo Amplifier RA-413, CD Player is a Rotel RCD-865BX and there are two Mordaunt-Short MS40 speakers (they are old speakers as well, just in case there is a newer version of the MS40).

I think I might have a looksie later, and see if they actually turn on Is any of it decent? lol

Nice 25WPC amplifier and quite high-end speakers. They retailed £170 a pair back in the mid 80's, that's about $600 today. The CD player is a bit old (digital tech. has moved forward quite a lot since it was made), but it shouldn't be all that bad. I wouldn't use it in my main system, though.

Nice find none the less. Good luck!

.Sup wrote:

Holly shit! Rotel & Mordaunt Short? I don't know the specific models but that setup should be amazing if it was treated right through the years (everything on nominal)

From what I remember, those speakers did sound rather nice (we also have some MS302's paired up with a Marantz receiver in our current home theatre system) . I asked my dad about it, and he said that it might even been his grandad's setup.. back in the day. I'm pretty sure they have been looked after nicely, although a quick look reveals a lot of the speaker wiring (lol, no RCA cables ) is getting a bit old. Looks easy enough to replace tho. I'll look much more into this after my uni exams (so in 3 weeks).

So what could be some of the components that might need to be replaced, considering it's like 30 years old? Capacitors and whatnot?

Actually, I think I might speak to my uncle about this. He's an electrical engineer.. and a wankerish audiophile who used to sell audio gear as well I think he has some 60-70k worth of audio gear. Hell, his family just moved house.. and he is setting up a room JUST for his gear and to listen to music


Oh, and I just looked up the Canada Post website to see where my DAC is:

2009/10/24    14:39        International item released from Customs to Foreign Postal Administration

Shame Australia Post doesn't deliver on Sundays

mcminty wrote:

I'm pretty sure they have been looked after nicely, although a quick look reveals a lot of the speaker wiring (lol, no RCA cables ) is getting a bit old. Looks easy enough to replace tho. I'll look much more into this after my uni exams (so in 3 weeks).

So what could be some of the components that might need to be replaced, considering it's like 30 years old? Capacitors and whatnot?

Um, RCA has never really been used to connect speakers. You usually use 2-pin DIN connectors or simply cable screws.

As for the components, a recap could be in order, and depending on how the speakers are made, perhaps a refoam too. A refoam is replacing the rotted and weak foam that attaches the outer edges of the cone to the basket.

Could a 550 Watt PSU handle a 260 GTX?

other specs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
2 GB Ram

Thanks. I don't know why I did't found this in my research.

Kmarion wrote:

The minimum recommended is 500.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_ge … 60_us.html

Corsair CX400W  is fine for GTX 285. HX520 can run a HD 4870 X2.

Those manufacturer recommandations are for piss poor quality PING PONG PSUs.

Turns out that using a "green" drive as an OS drive is perfectly fine.

liquidat0r wrote:

Turns out that using a "green" drive as an OS drive is perfectly fine.

Its "fine" if you don't care about performance.

liquidat0r wrote:

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

liquidat0r wrote:

Turns out that using a "green" drive as an OS drive is perfectly fine.

Its "fine" if you don't care about performance.

I am yet to notice any performance issues. Seems perfect to me.

If anything, it's better than my old drive. Though I guess that could be Windows 7's doing.

Well it shows up most on HDD intensive stuff which is probably not that common for you. With i7 rig HDD slowness kinda starts to show up pretty bad, after all its the slowest component in the whole PC. When I removed that bottleneck and slapped SSD there, man it flies!

WOW.  I just turned my new speakers up to 75% with David Guetta - Love Is Gone for kicks.

My monitor literally almost fell off the desk it was shaking so much from the bass

mcminty wrote:

Winston_Churchill wrote:

WOW.  I just turned my new speakers up to 75% with David Guetta - Love Is Gone for kicks.

My monitor literally almost fell off the desk it was shaking so much from the bass

While , what about the rest of the sound?

Cause ermm.. bass ≠ everything

Its absolutely amazing. Literally like no other set of speakers/headphones I've ever heard before.  If you have surround sound get the album This Binary Universe in (DTS 5.1 Surround Sound) (6 Channel 48K-24).  Its like the perfect 5.1 album, no lyrics, just music made for 5.1 sound.  It sounds

Winston_Churchill wrote:

mcminty wrote:

Winston_Churchill wrote:

WOW.  I just turned my new speakers up to 75% with David Guetta - Love Is Gone for kicks.

My monitor literally almost fell off the desk it was shaking so much from the bass

While , what about the rest of the sound?

Cause ermm.. bass ≠ everything

Its absolutely amazing. Literally like no other set of speakers/headphones I've ever heard before.  If you have surround sound get the album This Binary Universe in (DTS 5.1 Surround Sound) (6 Channel 48K-24).  Its like the perfect 5.1 album, no lyrics, just music made for 5.1 sound.  It sounds

Sweet. I've got surround sound downstairs, but even still.. from the quick look I've had on youtube I think that album would sound pretty cool even on headphones. Just where to get it in Aus..

.Sup wrote:

Cybargs wrote:

http://www.techzine.nl/uploaded/19517_61f95cef.jpg

Getting one of these soon for my build

Thinking of upgrading my mobo, ram and cpu...

Original:
Intel E8500
Asus P5Q Deluxe

New:
i7 920
6GB 1800mhz ram (Need brand help)
Asus P6T Deluxe V2

What do you all think?

I wouldn't get it. Its a mobo breaker

QFT, it's a big bitch!

Also, you don't really need 1800Mhz RAM, the RAM I have is more than enough.