loomisjohnson
Responses from loomisjohnson
| Whats on your turntable tonight? beatles--let it be. i'll submit that song-for-song this is their best album. granted, "one after 909" is a throwaway and "for you blue" mere filler, but side one is essentially perfect. the focus is justifiably on paul's opuses, but i always thoug... | |
| integrated amp recommendation needed revel needs a lot of high-current juice, which i'm not sure the yamaha or lower cambridge will provide. i've had vg results with parasound or, if you can find one, acurus dia100 or 150. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? ryan adams, prisoner--not a great record, but you gotta admire his ability to crank out quality songs at such a prolific rate (this is something like his 20th record since 2000 + he has a trove of unreleased stuff, b-sides, etc.). saw him live not... | |
| Thoughts on Aimee Mann.... the both is a mixed bag for me, mainly because the production is demo quality + ted leo is, frankly, a terrible singer whose yowl is particularly ill-suited to aimee's dulcet tones. that said, the songs are by-and-large there, with "gambler" and "... | |
| Would "Sgt. Pepper's" be a better album if..... bdp, as a lark i pulled out the white album for a re-listen--the long, pointless "revolution 9" is a wank, but most of the rest is really tight. personally, i would also excise "ob-la-di" and the ringo song, but you're still left with a great doub... | |
| Opinions on using a Proceed AVP for 2-channel stereo only? i used the proceed for 2ch in my office for a year or so--it's very well built but soundwise didn't match the (much more modest) arcam, rotel and even yamaha s1000 that preceeded and suceeded it--like akg i'd think you're generally better off with... | |
| Would "Sgt. Pepper's" be a better album if..... there's at least six beatles albums i'd take over sp, with only the title track, "fixing a hole" and the incredible "day in the life" really matching their lofty standard (tho i do admire "lucy in the sky" from a distance). the penny lane/strawber... | |
| Which good CD transports can be found in the used market? for a $100 or less on ebay you can get an older arcam dv88 or dv78, which make very solid transports and actually sound good as players | |
| Stay away from the nad my own experience matches most of the above posters--the pre-1990 nad stuff has been durable and reliable, while almost all of my post-1990 nad gear was problematic (though in fairness it sounded good when it was working). | |
| best matching full range speakers for sx880 pioneer (60W rms per channel) polk model 10--a hundred bucks or so on ebay | |
| Lesser known 2 way bookshelf Speakers from the 80's i just scored a pair of ads L470 mk2 for $5 at a yard sale and (bargain bias aside) i'm shocked at how good and modern they sound. likewise the ads L700, which i foolishly sold awhile ago. | |
| Parasound HCA-1500 or alternative i own both the rotel 990 and several parasound hca and would opt for the parasound, which have more oomph and low end. | |
| Pioneer sx-636 vintage reciever? i had the sx-737, which i believe is the same series/year, and it was freakishly good sounding, much more natural sounding than some of my pricier kenwood, sansui and marantz of the same era. i sold it on impulse to a friend and regretted doing so. | |
| Outdoor Garage Speakers my partner runs some yamaha 570, which weren't much more than a hundred bucks, and i was surprised at how good they sound--more low end than most outdoor speakers + a very wide stage. i'm sure you can spend more and get better, but they were quite... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? for my money, richard thompson's the greatest living guitarist, mindboggling on acoustic and just as good electric. |