Sound nirvana

By Michael Fraase

Monday, 26 May 2008 02:21PM CST

Section: Technology

Mission 731iOver the last few years I’ve ripped my considerable CD collection to lossless digital audio. It took a long time but it was worth the immense bidirectional joy when I gave away—um, long-term loaned—my CDs to a good friend. Ever since I’ve been wondering how best to get my music through a decent set of speakers.

You see, back in 2000, the first thing I did when I was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease was buy a great stereo for my office. A Denon D-M10 paired with a set of Mission 731is. It’s interesting that my male friends understand the impulse immediately; females not so much. But my dear wife was ever-tolerant, and this period was certainly no exception. After all, I was convinced I was going to die.

After I finished converting the atoms of my CDs into bits on our server, I’ve been continually looking for a set of powered speakers for my desk. I had pretty much settled on a pair of M-Audio Studiophile BX8a deluxe studio reference monitors. 260 watts of biamplification seemed to be just the ticket; the Denon only puts out 80 watts and has never been pushed more than about 30% or so. But it bothered me that I had a perfectly good set of speakers that produced sound I adored. No way, I thought, were these M-Audios going to be as good as my beloved Missions.

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