loomisjohnson
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| NAD vs. Cambridge Audio i've owned the 50w nad c355 and the 80w model (i believe the c372) and prefer the cambridge. while the nads have undeniable virtues--great energy and oomph--to my ears they have certain unnatural grain at the top end and lack the transparency and ... | |
| smallest footprint cd player cambridge audio has a line of small-form components called sonata--the sonata cd player should work well for you--very nice stuff | |
| Buy LED, LCD or Plasma esp. if your room is dark and/or you'll be viewing at an angle, generally speaking plasma still does look better. panasonic or samsung--look at dealmac or bradsdeals to find the best online deals on a daily basis | |
| budget digital interconnect supposedly, although a regular old rca cable will carry a digital signal, it has a different impedance and/or looser tolerances than a specially-designed digital coax cable and thus will experience more signal degradation. on the other hand, digit... | |
| Suggest Speakers for Peachtree Nova i vote with br3098--for a 50w amp in a smallish room the von schweikerts or regas are a good choice, with the von schweikert being essentially full-range, while at $300 or so used the regas are especially good value. if you wanted to step up, the ... | |
| Ascend Sierra 1 Reference vs. Era D5 i've made a mental note to audition the eras again to ascertain whether i'm delusional, which is certainly possible. when i heard them previously, they were paired in a dealer showroom with a really good integrated (i believe a classe) and music s... | |
| Decent moderate priced speaker for large room of all of the thoughtful suggestions above, i'd go with the psb stratus golds, which i regularly see used for <$800 or so. they're great and timeless-- might be the best blend of big party-hardy and finesse at that price. alternatively, if you ... | |
| Upgrade question for newbie the maggies definitiely need a sub, so i'd start there, esp. since you're pleased with the sound of your amp. | |
| need DAC and Transport or good CD player cambridge 840 also very very good + has digital input to use as a dac with another devise | |
| Ascend Sierra 1 Reference vs. Era D5 looks like loomis disliking the eras unleashed a little squall ...actually, while i do enjoy flapping my jaw now and again, i've got no personal stake in dissing your tastes, or hyping my own--hell, i'm not crazy about some of the gear i've bought... | |
| Leon Russell i've always admired his talent, but never was a huge fan--for some reason he reminded me of schroeder, from charliebrown. however, "song for you", hummingbird" and "superstar" are three of the prettiest songs in the english language, so you gotta ... | |
| Ascend Sierra 1 Reference vs. Era D5 ya know, rebbi, like cars, vacuum cleaners or anything else, it's difficult to find a speaker from a reputable manufacturer that doesn't have scads of good reviews somewhere, if for no other reason than people naturally tend to validate their purc... | |
| Ascend Sierra 1 Reference vs. Era D5 i haven't heard the sierras, altho i have heard the 340s, which are, i guess one step down their food chain, and my recollection is that they were ok-but-unmemorable. i did audition the eras against psb imagine/synchrony, kef xq and paradigm signa... | |
| Inexpensive integrated to drive Klipsch since you asked, i'm a huge arcam fan--i currently have an alpha 9 and also have some experience with the diva a65/a85. tons of oomph (60w drives big, relatively inefficient revels effortlessly), and very refined and detailed on the top end--sonic... | |
| New spreakers sound great But i went through a similar not-enough-bass crisis when i switched from a parasound amp to the rotel rb980 to power my naim arrivas (which actaully extend quite low). the after much experimentation and a lengthy forum thread, i ended up adding a sub,... |