Neophite needing advice

They are versatile, and yes you can do that too, but also you can use them as a minimonitors on the stand! I thought Tukan's were their (linn)best low cost, till i heard Sekrits! they are "sweet" and as detailed as Epos 12, without trace of any coloration! I am confindent to say, for the money, probably best sounding speakers you can buy!On- Wall speakers, who would ever thought? Regarding Himes, i haven't! Although i would recommend "Pulp" Charles Bukowski (i would like to hear your comments on this detective novel)and the "Chump change" Dan Fante, it isn;t detective novel, but "cuts" like a rasor! Dekay, did you ever watch the "Singing detective" miniseries about 10 years ago, i think on HBO?

Eldragon: Thanks again for the info on Linn. I looked at the speakers a month ago on their web site and totally disregarded them at the time. I have a Linn dealer that is an hour from here (that's 10 miles in LA) and they are on the way to another shop that carries Renaud which is also on my list. I would also like to listen to the Tukan replacement that they were breaking in last week. I have not read any of the novels and will check the library. We just got cable a couple of years ago and do not have any premium channels, so, no on the series. We did watch "Tokyo Elevator Girls" and a Japanese detective series on local broadcast in the early 90's. Both were without English subtitles and I do not speak Japanese. This just goes to show you how simple I am. I just finished a crime mystery novel by a Swiss author (translated to English) that was super. Can't think of the name right now.

NAD C340 or Creek 4330 Integrated Amp.; Cambridge Audio D500 CD Player; B&W DM602-S2 Speakers; Used Onkyo Integra Tuner

I would use most of the amount for a set of good speakers - fx. Sonus Faber Concerto which is a very musical speaker with Jazz and Classical music! In my opinion the Linn stuff ist mostly overpriced - and I would say that you can have better equipment for the price... I would recommend a Denon solution with a really good amp called PMA-1500R, the cd-player DCD-1450 and tuner TU-255. Here you have a system that's within your price range and will beat most of the competition...

NAD, Creek, Denon? You must be kidding?