...Infact I don't even own an iPod, but the iWood has got my consumer itch going.

So the government is giving us (up to) $900 of our own money back and telling us to blow it on an excessive consumerist orgy of spending and economic exorbitance... Maybe those weren't the exact words of the ATO but I'm sure they were something to that effect.

It's not the ease of storage, it's not the convenience of a database of music at your fingertips... As far as I'm concerned it's Audio Surf.

Chord Electronics' DAC64 was one of those legendary products that was considered virtually unbeatable. It has now seen an update with a mouth full of name: The QBD76.

How much should I spend on a sound system? If you ask me, my eyes glaze over and I go to a happy place filled with Dynaudio Confidence speakers and YBA power amps. I do realise that most folk aren’t interested in spending their entire income on a stereo, so what about say, $3000? What does that buy you?