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check out the silverstone DAC...cheap, looks good, sounds good
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812162002
More info can be found at headfi
I plan on building a pair of Dayton III's pretty soon to replace my av123 ELT's. I just blew my T-amp and will replace it with an amp6. DIY is so much better than retail if you have the means to do it.
Wish I could see what was goin on in that picture. I plan on picking up some X-ls' myself and running em off my t-amp. I assume you're going to get the X-center once it becomes available? Nice setup!
Let us know how it goes. I was thinking of picking one up, this guy has em for $200, but it'd be about a 5 hour drive for me.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-24-Trinitron-HP-Monitor-A7217A-Xbox-360-GDM-FW900_W0QQitemZ8780109199QQcategoryZ116350QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Don't get a 19" that'd be a waste since you are gettin no extra resolution over your 17. I'd say look at a dell 2005fpw or maybe a samsung 204t. Those will serve you well until you are ready to drop some real dough on a color accurate monitor (ie eizo).
www.learning-maya.com
Give that a go, and good luck. I've been using Maya for almost 4 years and it's no picnic. There will always be something to learn, it's a ridiculously large program. You also don't need to pay anything to view some of the Alias tutorials, there are plenty on the site...