I personally would use something else instead of the flash header - the sound is completely irritating and reminds me of a design I did back in late 2001. At minimum - I'd recommend loosing the sound on mouseover links. It gets old after a while.
As for spam ==> try
NoSpam in combination with
ragtek Botscout Register Check and the default vB 3.8.x captcha. That will basically eliminate automated spambot registrations. Installing
Cyb - Advanced Permissions Based on Post Count and setting appropriate permissions will thwart spam by folks who manually register so that they may spam via post and signatures only to disappear...
This way you will be able to show your forums and content to guests without having to worry about bogus registrations.
Otherwise - you have a really nice custom look for your niche. Nicely done.
Jacquii.
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On an unrelated note... I opened your mp3 player only to be serenaded with a Hans Zimmer piece ==> NICE TOUCH