loomisjohnson
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| Ian Curtis passing: 30 years ago today curtis was great, though undoubtedly the most somber guy in britain. for me, however, the crux of jd was that disjointed drum sound. there's a great scene in "24 hour party people" where the mad-genius producer, martin hannett, records the drummer... | |
| New reissue of Exile on Main Street i do recall that the original release was generally regarded as a botched production job--murky and muddy--which may account for the mixed reactions above. i always thought the sound quality was part of its allure; query whether they've chosen to ... | |
| Worst Rock Band Ever !!!! chazro, listen to roy harper "old cricketer" w/ jimmy page on lead guitar, then revisit your rant. | |
| Canton Reference 9.2 with Arcam A85 underpowered? your cantons are relatively inefficient at 87db, but your arcam should be more than adequate to drive 'em--arcam's power ratings tend to be understated. i've used my 65w/ch alpha 9 to run even large, power hungry floorstanders and never experience... | |
| Any smooth jazz fans out there? well said, chasmal. damn the thought police. it's your god-given right to dis smooth jazz; query why anyone who bristles at contrary opinion is posting on the internet in the first place. | |
| Favorite 5 Hard Rock albums Driving Music at least as i'd define hard rock, here's my list:1. rolling stones--sticky fingers2. the clash--first album3. cheap trick--first album4. new york dolls5. jimi hendrix--are you experiencedobviously, genre lines get blurry, but all of the above will... | |
| Best Record Store in Chicago for Blues and Jazz also try reckless records on n. milwaukee--lots of used vinyl and a cool neighborhood for an 11 year old. | |
| Small-ish Speakers That Come Alive At Low Volume i'll second the rega rs1; a step up from there would be the pardigm sig s1 or s2, which also work very well near the wall. | |
| Basic Preamp - suggestions? at that price range, for a multi-input preamp you're probably best served with an adcom--either their gfp or their gtp400/450/500 units, which have integrated tuners--easily available under $200 and quite serviceable. | |
| NAD c326 enough power for Totem Rainmakers? i ran totem rokks (predecessor to the rainmakers)and other less efficient speakers with a 50w nad (i believe the c325) and power was more than sufficient--nad, almost singularly underrates their amps' power specs (or at least most of the other mas... | |
| Help buying a television i fully concur with the go-for-plasma rec--it's still the superior technolgy, esp. for sports viewing. panasonics have excellent pictures, but i (and some of my cronies) have had problems with their reliability, so i've been touting samsung. these... | |
| Speakers for a large room for around $1000 blnd, among the ones on your list the monitor audios are a real good choice--lots of slam and very good value. the focals are nice burt don't really extend deep; the revels are also fine speakers but need tons of power and probably wouldn't match ... | |
| Focal 826W and Dynaudio Focus 140 i wouldn't do it either, not so much because of concenrn for overstressing my amp than because adding more speakers, esp. ones with mismatched drivers, just won't sound better. the instinctive way we hear music is in two channel, front firing--hen... | |
| Energy Veritas 2.1 buy 'em. | |
| Universal remote for audio only second the sony rm vl700. great ergonomics, cheap, intuitive. |