luis jure wrote: > 2) good active speakers in the us$1000-1500 price range each. (do some > speakers work better than others when put together in an octophonic set? i > have no idea) > With that budget I would go the Genelec route. I heard several good multichannel setups with Genelecs in UK in universitys (namedly in Sheffield and in Leeds). They have a rather linear response, I use them in my own studio (the 1030). But be prepared, speakers are religion and often a starting point of senseless flamewars. Cheers, Malte Steiner media art + development -www.block4.com- next events: Elektronengehirn concert + installation 10.9.2004 Galerie Lichtschliff Berlin, Germany Notstandskomitee Live 16.9.2004 Kulturbunker Muelheim e.v., Cologne, Germany 17.9.2004 Cuba, Muenster, Germany pure-data workshop 18.10-22.10 vivid, Birmingham, UK