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I thought about going passive in order to save a few bucks. I ended up going active because I think a biamplified monitor (separate amps powering the woofer and the tweeter) results in better sound quality all other things being equal. So I would have needed 2 amps. And to get a high enough quality ...

trodden wrote:Oh and i've fished through the ashtrays finding butts to smoke

do you ever do the "mad tear-the-car-apart-in-search-of-ciggs-I-might-have-forgotten-under-the-seats routine?

Interesting thread. As a guitarist I find I have a lot of trouble playing to a click track. I always assumed it was because my timing was poor. But I have no problem when playing with a drummer...

Dammit I upgraded from resentful girlfriend and the feature set is even worse!

For under $1k the dynaudio BM5A would be my choice.

A good DVD for absolute beginners is Tomy Igoe's "Getting Started On Drums" which you can get from Amazon.com. Covers setup, tuning, placement, getting a good basic matched grip, and gets you started playing. Then Igoe's "Groove Essentials" is a great next step. In addition to these I'd recommend th...