loomisjohnson
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| what speakers to buy revels aren't very directional and work very well in open configurations | |
| Soundtracks and Film scores, your favourites i don't think anyone mentioned "trainspotting" or "the harder they come/" | |
| Pioneer HPM-40 Vintage Speakers i've owned both the 40s and the 100s; neither are highly-resolving audiophile pieces but are a lot of fun--big (if sorta overbright) sounding, cool aesthetics, and good for a mancave vintage system. $75-100 for the 40s sounds about right. | |
| What's the weak link in my system? the obvious upgrade would be to add a quality dac for your digital sources. i like your amp/pre and speakers. | |
| CD changer the best multidiscs i've owned were rotel (rc1055). the integra cdc 3.4, 3.3 etc. are also quite serviceable (and take 6 discs) and very, very inexpensive on ebay | |
| Best speakers for Pioneer SX-1250 receiver i like the ads recommendation above--try the 1290, 1590, etc. alternatively, acoustic research of the same vintage | |
| Whats playing on your system today? lets active, "badger"--transcendentally gorgeous sad love song. mitch easter's nasal yowl isn't the greatest, but it fits the song + his end solo just burns. | |
| Best Drum Solos bdp:agree with you on jim capaldi and doug clifford--thanks for the validation. i raised grant hart because a non-punk friend of mine, who's a great pro-caliber drummer pointed out that hart's tempo and technique were very hard to replicate--he wa... | |
| Best Drum Solos bdp et al:your opinion on:1. jim capaldi (traffic)2. grant hart (husker du)3. doug clifford (credence) | |
| Best Drum Solos wow. i can sorta fake string instruments and keys, but have a genetic drumming deficiency, so gh's and bdp's perspective is ear-opening. my thoughts at large:1. charlie watts is slightly overrated but very disciplined--he lacks power but is suppos... | |
| Best Drum Solos interesting thread--i'm likewise enjoying bdp's perspective regarding "musicality" as opposed to chops. he's not wrong about ginger baker--cream (esp. their live stuff) always sound less-than-seamless to me and they actually sound their best on th... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? paul mccartney, no other baby--an absolutely killer cover from the otherwise so-so run devil run. centro-matic, love you just the same--very melodic, smart pop vaguely on the order of jayhawks or richard buckner; the principal one of the great uns... | |
| Integra cdc 3.4 cd player... last two sold on ebay went for $19.99 and $22.50 + shipping--no remote. yours does have a warranty and should last you a long time--hope you enjoy it as well | |
| Integra cdc 3.4 cd player... i've had several--may still have one in the stack. solid quiet piece and very reliable; sound isn't exceptional but on a par with other mainstream multi-disk players. you can get these very inexpensively on ebay, so i wouldn't pay more than $30 or... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? slaw, i have heard the naked version and i like the original better, though it's a close call--murder aside, spector was a genius. abbey road was my second fave--agree about hard day's night, tho i might rate help higher |