loomisjohnson
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| Have some fun with bookshelf monitors!! i agree with @akg_ca on the rega speakers--i owned the rs1 and they work great for actual bookshelf placement. likewise, proac or the higher tier paradigm would work well | |
| Brian Wilson it's vanishingly rare for a band to have three good songwriters--moby grape had five--and their debut will still sound great in 50 years. the artsy second album, "wow", isn't as bad as its critics claim ("motorcycle irene" is a great song) but it ... | |
| Brian Wilson @bdp24 i always appreciate your comments, especially when they agree with mine... in my missive i was referring to "swing" in the sense of having rhythmic drive and movement. from that perspective, the bb's big influences like chuck berry or the ... | |
| Brian Wilson I'm with @unreceivedogma ...to my ears pet sounds is undeniably original, but outside of caroline no and god only knows, the songs didn't really stick. Mostly, though, it always sounded a little compressed and lacking in low end---it doesn't swi... | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile i gotta say it was probably an 80s nad 3300 integrated--not a great piece by objective standards, but considerably more "hifi" than the mass market stuff i'd been listening to previously. expensive hobby in any case. | |
| Great recordings with great harmonies from 1960s classic hollies were produced by a george martin understudy named ron richards and sounded great. early byrds would be my other pick--esp. their s/t debut and turn turn turn. if nothing else, david corsby was a vg harmony singer. | |
| Looking for an all in one streamer/amp for a den system Wiim | |
| Thoughts on using the DAC in my oppo 205 with a CD Transport. it would be interesting to try. i'm not that familiar with the 205, but the 105 and esp. the 95 have good internal dacs + imo transports definitely and audibly affect the sound--whether a separate audiolab transport sounds better to you is an open... | |
| Harman To Acquire B&W, Denon, Polk And Marantz From Masimo In $350 Million Deal i sorta agree with @realgoodsound --polk, definitive, etc. may still be producing nice products, but query whether there's a real demand for so many brands. it's analogous to when gm used to sell identical sedans under buick/pontiac/olds/chevy (an... | |
| Harman To Acquire B&W, Denon, Polk And Marantz From Masimo In $350 Million Deal some very intriguing opinions by @yesiam_a_pirate @kofibaffour and others...it does seem apparent that traditional two-channel audio is aging out and that home theater is being supplanted by sonos/wireless and soundbars (all of which have improved... | |
| Harman To Acquire B&W, Denon, Polk And Marantz From Masimo In $350 Million Deal massino also owns definitive , classe, heos and boston acoustics. i haven't seen sales figures, but i'd think only b&w (which does some car audio) and denon would have a lot of momentum--their other brands don't seem to have the same presence ... | |
| ??? What Is Your Favorite Speaker Finish ??? i'm a real exotic wood (not veneer) guy as well. any color but black. never liked those high-gloss, bright-colored painted finishes, whether on speakers or guitars. | |
| Upgrade to sound quality of Dynaudio Heritage speakers you have very nice gear, but i do note that your dynaudios are quite inefficient at 85db and your amp is rated at only 25w/ch, though pass puts out more real-world power. i'd be looking a more powerful, >100w amp--others will weigh in on the be... | |
| Bose Chucks Mac it was reported that BB paid $87m for the 13 magnolia stores, which at the time seemed like a huge overpay even if they hadn't immediately mangled the brand. i do give BB credit for coming back from the brink, but it seems like other than cell ph... | |
| Spotify HiFi worth signing up for? Ever-shameless Spotify has recently announced yet again that its hi-fi tier is coming (although of course they don't announce any specific date)--you'd think they'd have it figured after four years of teasing the launch. In the meantime, the other... |