> Buy yourself some old stereo equipment off ebay. The > round VU meters like > Harmon Kardon uses would be perfect, they have blue > backlighting too. Of > course, used Harmon Kardon is probably going to be > expensive, but you could > probably find some old Marantz gear for cheap. Marantz makes some nice vintage-looking gadgetry. An external Marantz unit would look even cooler than a front panel mount IMHO. This is somewhat related, check out http://www.ocmod.com/code/show_art.php?id=9&pg=3. Just shows some neat stuff for people who (like me) think computers should be loaded with LEDs, knobs, gauges, etc.