loomisjohnson
Responses from loomisjohnson
| Magnepan for a small room i second (or third) the von schweikert or proac recommendations; alternatively i see rega rs5, totem staaf or totem model 1 listed within your budget. placement issues aside, the maggies absolutely would need a sub | |
| Looking for good repair shop in Chicago i wasn't happy with deltronics. sterep exchange does a good job; van l on western avenue also knows what he's doing, esp. with speaker repair. | |
| Choice between receivers the early 70s yammie rcvrs have some collector's cachet, look nice and sound quite good. the late 60s/early 90s stuff like your rx were nothing special sonically or cosmetically. so i'd keep the older one. | |
| Recommendations for 5-Disc Carousel Player i've owned, or still own, a bunch of changers and my favorite remains the integra cdc units, which regualrly list on ebay for $50 or so. nice smooth mechanism, 6 disc capability, very good build quality. the denons are extremely noisy and poorly b... | |
| Running 4 speakers from a 2-channel amp there are a number of speaker selectors (niles comes to mind) you can attach to the amp which provide for impedance matching--i.e. you can match the resistance of your speakers to the selector so the amp doesn't get overloaded. the added advantage... | |
| tube amp for ProAc Response.. need suggestions somebody's listing a vincent hybrid sp-331 on agon in your range. great sounding amp. | |
| What next, after finalising components ? in all seriousness, some good liquor and a few new cds will improve your experience more than, say, a power conditioner. it looks like you've got great stuff--personally, i'd kick back and enjoy it | |
| Live infectious funk jams....quality recordings go to archive.org--every jam band in the universe posts their live shows for downloading--all free and legal | |
| NAD vs. Cambridge Audio i've owned the 50w nad c355 and the 80w model (i believe the c372) and prefer the cambridge. while the nads have undeniable virtues--great energy and oomph--to my ears they have certain unnatural grain at the top end and lack the transparency and ... | |
| smallest footprint cd player cambridge audio has a line of small-form components called sonata--the sonata cd player should work well for you--very nice stuff | |
| Buy LED, LCD or Plasma esp. if your room is dark and/or you'll be viewing at an angle, generally speaking plasma still does look better. panasonic or samsung--look at dealmac or bradsdeals to find the best online deals on a daily basis | |
| budget digital interconnect supposedly, although a regular old rca cable will carry a digital signal, it has a different impedance and/or looser tolerances than a specially-designed digital coax cable and thus will experience more signal degradation. on the other hand, digit... | |
| Suggest Speakers for Peachtree Nova i vote with br3098--for a 50w amp in a smallish room the von schweikerts or regas are a good choice, with the von schweikert being essentially full-range, while at $300 or so used the regas are especially good value. if you wanted to step up, the ... | |
| Ascend Sierra 1 Reference vs. Era D5 i've made a mental note to audition the eras again to ascertain whether i'm delusional, which is certainly possible. when i heard them previously, they were paired in a dealer showroom with a really good integrated (i believe a classe) and music s... | |
| Decent moderate priced speaker for large room of all of the thoughtful suggestions above, i'd go with the psb stratus golds, which i regularly see used for |