loomisjohnson
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| Prog Rock 100% agree with bdgregory on porcupine tree--it's prog for people who don't like the wankery and excesses of prog. the main guy, steven wilson, also puts out albums in his own name which are very good. | |
| Components that you regret parting with? mapman, valid point about my dentist--all i got out of the deal was a botched root canal. | |
| Components that you regret parting with? von schweikert vr-1 monitors--traded 'em to my dimwit dentist. great sound and build quality, essentially full range; still my favorite under a grand.b&k avr 305--thought i needed hdmi and other such technofoolery, so i swapped it out for a de... | |
| Should I buy PSB Image T6's for $800? good speaker--no real flaws. quite efficient, so your nova should drive 'em fine, and i'd expect it'll be a definite upgrade for you. msrp is $1199; i see 'em advertised new for $999, so $800 used registers as neither a great bargain nor a terribl... | |
| Weak Bass from my SP 1/2s i had the sp 2/3s, which i drove with as much as 150w of good ss power. i could never coax sufficient bass out of 'em either and always felt a sub was essential. | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsars i auditioned the pulsars recently with the new peachtree preamp and a pair of manley shrimp(s). they're very good--extremely fast, detailed and transparent. ruthlessly revealing--lousy recordings sound lousy. bass extension was not real deep (they... | |
| Small wall-mount speaker recommendations? rega rs1 are within your budget and size criteria and sound very good--they work very wall at or near wall. also consider audioengine passive monitor (p4?)--surprisingly good for the price. | |
| Genuine Basement tapes there's a 4cd version called tree with roots--usually available on ebay. | |
| Use Marantz 6006 as pre amp to a Rotel 1095? definitely worth trying--the amp section is the achilles heel on most mass market avrs. i'd be surprised if you didn't see significant information with the rotel. | |
| early 80s stereo receiver mm/mc phono.... remotes weren't commonplace 'til the late 80s, so you're probably looking at that era. in contrast to mofi, i'm very happy with my yamaha rx1000--lots of power features, etc. i've also heard some 2 ch sony es from the same period which should fit ... | |
| FM Radio is dead ....R.I.P xm (and to a lesser extent pandora) completely ruined fm for me--except for a couple of hard-to-get, sporadically good college stations, fm is a complete abyss in my town. that said, the audio quality of xm has always disappointed--it's not nearly... | |
| Monitor speaker with the best bass at $500 used fully agree with rrog re: the vs vr1s--they're a great, well-built speaker with massive thump for their size. $500-$550 is the correct used price--i've never seen 'em significantly cheaper. you could also look at polk lsi9. | |
| sleeper small subs stereo application i believe hsu designs the outlaw sub (haven't heard the outlaw, but the hsu is really good). also check out martin logan dynamo. | |
| LED vs Plasma, 60" vs 65" according to pcmag, black levels on the best leds are now better that plasma, to wit:Historically, plasma HDTVs have produced the best black levels, specifically the now-defunct Pioneer Kuro HDTV brand. The Kuro's screen got so satisfyingly dark t... | |
| RCA vs optical cable? someone dares to disrespect almarg? does he not fear the wrath of the audio gods? |