loomisjohnson

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Mini Bluetooth speaker for outdoors... recommendation-seeker...
oontz angle 3 costs around $30 and sounds surprisingly good; also waterproof and durable  
Which receiver to keep, Yamaha CR2020 or HK 630
the hk is a really good sounding piece which feels a lot more powerful than its rating, but i'd also probably keep the yammie, which is bigger, pricier and more sought-after.  
Goodbye Everyone
say what you will about the steve hoffman or asr forums, which can be insufferably rigid and intolerant, but folks there do actually stay on point and interact with each other, as opposed to the agon standard of bloviating and talking past each ot... 
Denon DCD-3520 CD Player
fantastic piece--i sold mine here on agon a few years ago and have missed it ever since. i do know that belts are easy to find on ebay and quite easy to replace, but as you've experienced the thing is overbuilt to hell and i'd be surprised if you ... 
Inexpensive Streaming
+1 wiim mini. Disruptive product  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
strum and thrum: the american jangle underground 1983-1987--fantastic compilation of (mostly) unknown guitar pop, although a few of these bands (windbreakers, primotons) may be remembered by obsessives. check out absolute grey, the reverbs and sal... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@jeffstrick @bkeske just listened to lankum, which i’d never hear before--really dark, but hypnotizing stuff. @bslon the hitmen were pretty great--their first record especially. my hats off to your knowledge of obscure 80s guitar bands noone else... 
Given an Onkyo Integra M 504 today. Worth keeping?
i had one back in the day and it was a helluva piece--massive power and  great at low volume; also cool meters and wood sides. warm and not as transparent as modern amps--perhaps a little rolled off in the highs, but it sounded good with vinyl. lo... 
The problem with PLC
So the purported clown idiot has generated 39 (now 40) responses to his nonsense. Which, I must admit, means he wins again.  
A coupla good stories about Merle Haggard.
i just cued up that big brother record ("be a brother"), which was rated two stars on allmusic.com, and i was surprised how good it is--nick gravanites is no janis but he is a first-rate songwriter who's behind a lot of classic stuff from quicksil... 
A coupla good stories about Merle Haggard.
@valinar surprisingly, that was a post Janis big brothers song...but I share the sentiment  
Integrated Amp Shopping Decisions
accessories4less has the mf 5si on sale for $1350--sounds like a very good deal. they have a return policy if you don't like it.  
Living room integrated with HDMI ARC
i've heard the naim uniti and the cambridge evo and they're both vg and full-featured--the cambridge has more power but you don't need a lot of power with your klipsch. i personally avoid nad because of reliability.  
Some more modern jazz piano trios
@czarivey  great call on the necks. don’t think anyone mentioned the bad plus or vijay iyer.  
Your suggestions: Headphone + DAC/Amp combo?
i've compared the chord mojo to the smsl su-9/sh-9 combo and i like the smsl better--much better UI + digital tuning options + more dynamics and slam, while the mojo sounded a little more transparent/truer to source. both are hard to beat without ...