John, I don't want to try to simulate the concert hall, but I don't want a tone that's so thin and tinny that I can't stand listening to it. There is a lot of good music on the Internet, and I don't want the quality to be so low that it's offensive.

I erred in something I said earlier. My speakers/subwoofer were connected to the battery backup, as they should be.


Re the quality of speakers: Theory is interesting, but trying it is better. I walked over to CompUSA today and bought the cheapest speakers they had. I paid $20 for two minuscule speakers and a small subwoofer, then brought them home and, with great trepidation, tried them. YAAAAAAYYYY! They sound great! I'm listening to Mick Jagger sing The Long Black Veil right now, and it's fantastic! The speakers have more than enough volume for me.

This is one of those rare situations in which the solution is simpler and cheaper than I thought it would be. Thank you so much, everybody, for helping me. ;-)