loomisjohnson
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| Mellow speakers vienna acoustics come to mind when i think of mellow speakers; likewise the older sonus faber recommended above | |
| Your favorite one-man band! stevie wonder plays everything except guitar on his best records...skip spence played all the instruments on the outside classic "oar" | |
| Most underated albums...... john hiatt, "two bit monsters" and 'all of a sudden"--before he did the americana thing hiatt was marketed as a sort of american elvis costello; "all of a sudden" in particular got dressed up in all sorts of new wave sonic dross. underneath it all... | |
| Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions? the Not Always Reliable (or Not Again, Dammit) monikers are apt--i've cycled thru a bunch before giving up. i seem to recall perhaps one NAD component among the ten or so i've owned over the years that didn't malfunction in some way. very frustrat... | |
| B&K AVR 505S2 Replacement if you don't need all the latest codecs and dsp junk the b&k is hard to beat for sound quality--you can get another used one on ebay very inexpensively. if you want something more modern, you can find an anthem (510/710 etc.) in your range--th... | |
| Parasound HCA-2200? Very good deal. I'd buy it | |
| Who has tried "TIDAL" vs other streaming applications? fwiw, i also went back to spotify after a month of tidal. like ghosthouse, at lower volume, casual listening (which is generally my office mode) i didn't hear a big difference. for more critical listening through good headphones, the difference wa... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report fig dish, that's what love songs often do--replacement-ish chicago band that had a brief major label fling in the wake of smashing pumpkins. massive, crunchy guitar hooks, great dynamics and a lot of fun.arab strap, red thread--dour, poetic lyrics... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report ghost, thanks for following up. the carles benavent is excellent btw--very 80s fusion throwback. which is a good thing. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report ghost--can't find the eric von essen on spotify--is it worth tracking down on cd? | |
| Need thoughts RE-Best Universal for my High end audio and TV, video etc. +1 soix. personally, i like hard button remotes, which are much more intuitive for me, and the urc has the simplest interface. like soix i use a legacy urc remote (the wr-7) for a couple of my systems; even though i had to program a couple of comp... | |
| basic passive preamp i used to have a luminous audio axiom--very inexpensive and very good--you can get one with three inputs | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Ghost: re:nels clineYou cant blame a guy for wanting to feed his family, but freakin wilco? His freejazz stuff is fantastic, albeit wholly uncommercial: where does art transcend commerce? Right now im listening to "coward" on really good headphones. | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Now open wide, the doctor's here Everything is fine, got nothing to fear Strap 'em down, we're outta gas Stop your bawling, you little brat Let's get this over with, I tee off in a hour Didn't wash up, yesterday I took a shower Get this over wit... | |
| Portable Radio Quality?!? you're welcome |