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Advice on Setting Up A Laptop-Based Audio System?
Okay, USB...http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/minidac.php 
Advice on Setting Up A Laptop-Based Audio System?
You could try better D/A converters via the Echo Indigo cardbus card http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/CardBus/ 
Burning CD-Rs from iTunes and Apple Lossless Files
One thing I would recommend is using Taiyo-Yuden CD-Rs. I have used them exclusively for years with no problems. I normally use other applications to burn my CD-Rs from AIFF files, but recently, I have been experimenting with using iTunes to conve... 
Scott/Heathkit Tube Amps Modded By Mapleshade
Schiss,Please describe the sound of the Scott amp with the Europas; I have a pair of the new Green Mountain Callisto and a Mapleshade/Scott amp coming.How does the Scott compare to other amps you like/heard? 
Driver efficiency vs. overall speaker efficiency
Okay, so "efficiency" deals ONLY with how much volume a speaker can put out? And has nothing to do with the quality of sound reproduced?I'm learning here... ;-) 
Driver efficiency vs. overall speaker efficiency
High-efficiency speakers-Are they just going to give more sound-per watt, or will they also communiate more texture (micro-dynamics?) of the sound, along with the extra dB?