loomisjohnson
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| PSB Syncrony one vs. klipsch Rp-5 the synchrony is an outstanding speaker which would be a very substantial upgrade over the (1/4 the price) klipsch. there's alot of vg speakers between the two--mirage omd28 ($2600 new at vanns), used revel f30/32, dynaudio contour, salk songtower... | |
| Help with Acoustat Model 1 + 1 rrog, plato, thanks for the feedback. per your suggestions i had a buddy come by last night with a 450 w/ch carver pro amp, which although hardly an audiophile-grade piece, made a huge difference--it's clear i was underpowering them even with 150 ... | |
| FleetwoodMac's "Then Play On" ; Best remaster?? i can't speak to recording quality (my recollection is that it was an average 60's production), but "then play on" is arguably the best ever brit blues album; a standard that cream, savoy brown, etc. could only dream about. "o well" and "rattlesna... | |
| building the best system I can? i agree with the integrated amp route--a couple that i'm enamored of are the hk990 (which i've seen packaged with the matching cdp for <2k) and the vincent 236 (which you can find used with a matching cdp for <2k). the hk has the advantage o... | |
| What do audiophiles listen in their cars? as an audio freak, the quality of the stock system used to be my primary determinant in buying a car; thus i cycled through lexus (levinson), acura (els) and genesis (lexicon); all, esp. the acura, were great for cd playback, but lackluster for xm... | |
| Hoodoo Gurus suggestion per phasecorrect, nz is home of some of the best music ever--the flying nun label in particular has (in addition to the above mentioned) great bands like the verlaines, talldwarfs/chris knox and garageland; also check out david kilgour (ex-clean).... | |
| Why do my rolling stones albums sound bad? in his autobiography, keef states that at least early on the stones were going for the chicago chess records sound--big, dense, thick--as opposed, i suppose, to the more nuanced recordings of their peers. that said, i don't think the stones were e... | |
| Hoodoo Gurus suggestion 2d mofi--the first two (stoneage and mars) are classics, the others less essential | |
| Magnepan 3.7 or PSB Synchrony One? i've got no dog in the hunt, but have auditioned and was very impressed with both (which, as above noted, really are different animals). the psbs to me were a great all-arounder with no discernible weaknesses--detailed, full range with seamless dr... | |
| Best Song Intro baba o riley--the whosweet jane (rock n roll animal version)--lou reed | |
| What The Fidelity?? brianpack:1. keep in mind that most pro installers get a piece of whatever gear they sell you, so their advise is undoubtedly colored2. you don't give specifics about your room, use (movies, music), etc., but i'll assume you're shopping for a main... | |
| Forgotten early New Wave... i'm not sure the shoes are new wave--they're largely synth-free power poppers (who needs labels?)--but they really were great. surprisingly, they have a brand new record, ignition, which sounds almost as good as their classic 70s stuff. in the sam... | |
| The best CD Player for the money huh? | |
| HT Receiver advice or look at newer integrated? blandis, $550 is a bit more than i would spend on the 507, not because it's not intrinsically worth it, but because that's a lot of scratch for an older, non-hdmi unit and because the going ebay rate for the 505 (which i believe only differs by be... | |
| Rory Gallagher Original Album Classics ghosthouse, you're right and i'm wrong--fresh evidence came later. i was thinking of against the grain, which has "bought and sold" and "let me in"--yawzah. his later stuff was a bit more trad blooz. died too young. |