Where to get? I'm afraid that the selection available in Malaysia is... rather limited. Still sometimes even Speedy Videos can turn up something nice. >.<

I would like to suggest that you try learning more about musical terms-- after all one should know more about what you're listening to at the moment other than "it sounds good!"

Orchestras by definition are large instrumental ensembles-- they're not music bands, really. don't have names with D minor in them, what you're thinking of is the pieces they play e.g. Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

Famous orchestras: Berliner Philharmoniker, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Viennese Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Munich Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, too many to list. Easier if you go by composer, conductor and/or soloists, actually. Some well known conducters are Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan and Kurt Masur.

Good orchestral CDs-- get ones from Electra Nonesuch, Telarc or Naxos, should have good recording. EMI have also got a lot of box sets; arg I WANTWANTWANT that 26 CD set of Rostropovich's complete recordings on their label... I have a 4 CD box set of the complete Beethoven String Quartets played by the Borodin String Quartet under the Virgin label that is very nice. There's also a 1975 recording of Beethoven's Ninth under the Philips Classics label that is beautiful. Oh, and if you ever see the CD set with Trevor Pinnock playing the complete harpsichord works of J.S. Bach, PLEASE let me know in a hurry because I've been wanting that for years. Also look for stuff by Yo-yo Ma, Jacqueline du Pre, Hilary Hahn, etc.

If you're into opera stuff-- Wagner's Ring cycle is fantastic, albeit seriously long. Mozart's Die Zauberflote is definitely worth a listen. Try out Bruckner and Mahler's symphonies as well as all the other better known composers.

Finally, go listen to these compositions LIVE and support our local music scene as well by going to the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra's performances! Nothing really beats a live performance in a concert hall, and since the MPO has Sunday afternoon matinees with relatively cheap ticket prices (RM15 for students and RM20 at the cheapest price for Sunday afternoons) you have no excuse not to go if you're in the Klang Valley and love classical orchestral music.

Where to get? I'm afraid that the selection available in Malaysia is... rather limited. Still sometimes even Speedy Videos can turn up something nice. >.<

My dell laptop seems like a bad source to listen to music.. my shure tends to sound nicer with my sony mp3 player. Is there any way to improve it? get a DAC? can recommend me some which is below RM300.. thx    So far in my consideration list is Fiio E7 and Govibe USB DAC.

ordnance DAC-1 is also within ur budget rm 240@ jaben

Oic.. so how's the performance? 

how bout u go visit jaben, im sure u will be poisoned until u dunno which one to take.   
because it all according ur music and sound preference.

Yes, I'm not surprised. I'm on a Dell laptop myself, and the onboard soundcard is CRAP and rife with noise-- bass just loses definition and impact, microdetails gone, highs not as crisp-- ahem. Anyway I once tried listening to Dream Theatre after using the DAC long term (didn't have the DAC with me at the time) and straightaway cannot tahan, music sounds rubbished all of a sudden.

A DAC is meant to replace your sound card and improves sound from laptops and computers in general, since it clears up noise and allows you to hear the details that are covered. With your budget I'd skip the E7 and go for either Go-Vibe or Ordnance. Ordnance and Go-Vibe DAC both sound highly similar, although I am not very familiar with the Go-Vibe's sound. The Ordnance is nice and responsive on fast songs but tends to sound a little thin in the mids and bass frequencies. Still it's fairly neutral to my ears. Not bad for RM240 budget DAC.

Yes, I'm not surprised. I'm on a Dell laptop myself, and the onboard soundcard is CRAP and rife with noise-- bass just loses definition and impact, microdetails gone, highs not as crisp-- ahem. Anyway I once tried listening to Dream Theatre after using the DAC long term (didn't have the DAC with me at the time) and straightaway cannot tahan, music sounds rubbished all of a sudden.

A DAC is meant to replace your sound card and improves sound from laptops and computers in general, since it clears up noise and allows you to hear the details that are covered. With your budget I'd skip the E7 and go for either Go-Vibe or Ordnance. Ordnance and Go-Vibe DAC both sound highly similar, although I am not very familiar with the Go-Vibe's sound. The Ordnance is nice and responsive on fast songs but tends to sound a little thin in the mids and bass frequencies. Still it's fairly neutral to my ears. Not bad for RM240 budget DAC.

High end not very sharp? Heh. Try listening to something with seriously high treble in it, and see if it doesn't start giving distortion after a while. At 54% my speaker grille buzzes. Given I listen to opera and choir involving quite a few high Cs and Fs, that sort of distortion is an instant deal breaker. Also, when pumping the speakers-- great volume but the distortion sucks. Mids also a bit recessed on my 1420, and overall to me the sound fromthe onboard speakers feels thin.