loomisjohnson
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| PSB Imagine T opinions..and how they fare vs Focal i auditioned both the imagines and the focal 826 (which i believe are slightly larger than, but have the same drivers as the 726) my choice would be the imagines, which are the kind of giant-killer you need to spend a lot more to significantly imp... | |
| Need multi-channel that's great on 2 channel frankly, i think you'll get more significant improvement by adding an power amp to your marantz (which is a well-regarded piece) than by replacing it with another avr (should be cheaper, too). | |
| Help with older gear in good condition your dragon is worth at least a grand; the krell amp probably as much. according to fmtunerinfo, your accuphase tuner seems to be a rare piece with ebay sales between $441-875; not sure about the current value of the wilsons, but... | |
| Legacy audio manufacturers kyocera, the giant ceramics/e made a foray into high-end audio in the 80s and even acquired the post-kloss klh brand. their products were quite expensive and positioned to compete with mcintosh, et.al. i've owned a number of their receivers, cdps ... | |
| Argo's Oscar nominations look like... i give argo three stars--well made but not oscarworthy; a bit dreary. i felt the same about the hugely overrated zero dark thirty. on the other hand, django unchained is one of the greatest cultural achievements of the 21st century. | |
| What's up with America? a couple of their records were produced by george martin, who did a pretty good job with the beatles. as for their musical merits iw on't comment (altho i did find "sister golden hair" maddeningly catchy). | |
| Pandora One on Home Audio System nicholas, upgrading your device can only do so much to improve the source material--you're still stuck with 128kb with pandora. i know i sound like a mog fanboy, but mog broadcasts at 320kb, which sounds immeasurably better, and at least on averag... | |
| Review: Kef Reference Model One Speaker farkashshai, i'm not especially familiar with the 103.2s, altho i did own the 104.2s of the same vintage and thought the reference ones are a better speaker--livelier and much more transparent. i do note that the 103.2s are a bookshelf speaker, so... | |
| New Bowie album there's a great scene in the classic "trainspotting" where renton and sickboy debate the merits of bowie's and lou reed's later work, which, they conclude, sounds pretty good, but as measured by their classic early stuff is ultimately shite. so it... | |
| Help with Acoustat Model 1 + 1 i appreciate the responses. first, an errata--i actually own the model ones (single panel w/passive sub), not the 1 + 1. in any event, i finally settled on a hafler 9500 amp. as i understand it, hafler based on the tnt200 design after he acquired ... | |
| Help me replace my Rotel 1072 ablang:1. granted that digital technology is rapidly advancing, but the extent to which "advanced" equates to better-sounding is open to debate.2. since the "bests" you list are all well beyond your stated budget, maybe you should consider keeping... | |
| Help me replace my Rotel 1072 if you're hellbent on change (a sentiment i certainly understand) and seeking warmth, you might try a tube cdp--around your budget vincent or jolida come to mind | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? stuck in a blizzard the other night, i heard "hey jealousy" by the gin blossoms, whom i'd always regarded as a middlin pop band. for whatever reason i was struck by what a great sad song it is. the backstory here is that the guy who wrote it was a... | |
| Found good & affordable amp for Magnepans After reading your excellent review, I was curious enough to check out Class D Audio. Their website is amazingly bad--subliterate and almost bereft of specs, info, etc.--it's almost unfathomable that they're an American company. It may very well b... | |
| Anyone tried the original Playstation 1 for CD? agree 100% with kbuzz--there's definitely an engaging "analogue" quality to the ps1. philistine that i am, i could not get past its quirks (stupid looks, long load time, annoying controller), but for shear listenability, it really does outdo many ... |