loomisjohnson
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| Opinions please on a starter audiophile system? there's no right or wrong on this subject, of course, but if i had $4k i'd start with the speakers and then match amp/source. given your room size/budget, perhaps a nice floorstander like psb imagine/totem hawk/revel f12? | |
| Best Rock Album in 2010 lots of good picks above. i'd add:the nationalnels cline--initiate (awesome free form guitarist currently slumming w/wilco)i've spent some time with the xx and broken bells and haven't quite fallen in love. broken bells in particular is a great so... | |
| Are Revel F12 speakers too much for a small room? i agree with ejlif--the revels are notoriously power hungry. you'll likely need a more powerful amp, but i would absolutely check it out at the dealer's first--power ratings are frequently deceiving. | |
| New reissue of Exile on Main Street i finally succumbed and bought the new exile reissue. to my ears, it does sound better than the original cd and vinyl releases--more detailed and less murky, without the overly-digital brightness of most such exercises--drums and piano, in particu... | |
| Anyone Use A CD Recorder For Main Play Back? i used a philips cdr 765 as a main cdp (both with and without a dac) for quite awhile and really liked it--read everything i threw at it + i could play two discs in succession. well built, nice sounding unit. | |
| New reissue of Exile on Main Street FWIW, allmusic lumps "alt-country", "americana" and "neo-traditional folk" within the same subgenre, "alternative country", and generally defines these styles as country stripped to its basics and subverted; the unifying factor being that they're ... | |
| Von Schweikert VR4 vs later models? the original vr4s sound bigger and more enveloping than the jrs, with more low end extension and a broader soundstage (although the jrs are scarcely deficient on either count). i haven't heard the (considerably pricier) vr5hse enough to comment. a... | |
| How much "more" for how much more $ ? i concur with all of the above--an extra 9k will definitely buy you sonic improvement; you'll also get enhanced aesthetics and build quality. however, as drdennis states, these improvements definitely do not increase in proportion to your investme... | |
| New reissue of Exile on Main Street genre lines are always blurry, but loving cup, sweet virginia and torn and frayed are as country as it gets. gram parsons was hanging around the studio during the recording (and reportedly 86ed for misconduct), and his influence was obvious | |
| New reissue of Exile on Main Street actually, according to the same rolling stone article, keith stated that exile was the first grunge record. according to wikipedia "grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song dynamics, and apathetic o... | |
| New reissue of Exile on Main Street just read the cover story of rolling stone, which was about the making of exile---very good read. the article spends a good bit of focus on the actual recording and mixing processes, both of which were unusual to say the least and which likely acc... | |
| Words From the Wise i'm not sure about the "wise" part, but herewith are my words:1. form should follow function--equipment should serve your real priorities. thus, if you're going to use your system mainly to listen to NPR, it probably doesn't make sense to invest i... | |
| What's your best audio "find" i can't top bromgard, but i've made a few decent garage sale/craigslist scores, most notably:carver the receiver 2000 w/remote: $15pioneer elite dv-59av: $3080s hk integrated, tuner, turntable and cdp: $20adcom gfp545ii and matching tuner: $20 i'm... | |
| What's your best audio "find" i can't top bromgard, but i've made a few decent garage sale/craigslist scores, most notably:carver the receiver 2000 w/remote: $15pioneer elite dv-59av: $3080s hk integrated, tuner, turntable and cdp: $10adcom gfp535ii and matching tuner: $20 i'm... | |
| Ian Curtis passing: 30 years ago today curtis was great, though undoubtedly the most somber guy in britain. for me, however, the crux of jd was that disjointed drum sound. there's a great scene in "24 hour party people" where the mad-genius producer, martin hannett, records the drummer... |