loomisjohnson
Responses from loomisjohnson
| upgrade from Paradigm S1's to S2's V2 series??? the s1s are outstanding speakers--i'm not sure what you hope to gain by upgrading to the s2s, which are essentially the same drivers/design.--granted the s2s may extend deeper, but you have an excellent sub, so that shouldn't be a consideration. o... | |
| Best 5.1 ONLY receiver every made? shinytoys:to each his own, i guess. actually, my denons are fine for movies and tv. for music, though, they lack oomph and transparency. my late, lamented b&k avr-202 was eons better, albeit lacking all the (mostly unnecesaary) bells and whist... | |
| Best 5.1 ONLY receiver every made? i currently have a couple of high-end denon avrs (4803 and 3300). i hate 'em both--wimpy and "digital" sounding. in general, b&k and arcam were the best of the 5.1 breed--several notches above the mass market asian branded gear. | |
| Budget minded bookshelves i noticed someone (not me) on agon selling some mordaunt short ms30i for 150 or so. a no brainer at that price--very fine speaker from hugely underrecognized company. | |
| To mod or not to mod, dac is the question Personally, I've never quite understood the virtues of modding a budget piece of gear. sorta like those guys who take a honda civic and put 100k of aftermarket crap on it--at core it's still a honda civic and they could have bought a ferrari for t... | |
| Budget Amp with Optical DAC another to consider if you're looking for more power would be a b&k avr-202 (an older 5.1 receiver), which i'm seeing used for 300-400. lots of power, fantstic build quality, great for music. best learning remote i've ever used. i foolishly so... | |
| Current Inexpensive CD Vs High Priced 90's i agree with the get-an-inexpensive dac responses--use it with your pioneer dv-578a. i had a pioneer elite clone of the pioneer dv-578a and thought it was a very good transport--quick-reading, smooth and reliable. | |
| Budget minded bookshelves it seems you'd want something fuller range, so i'd look at these within your budget:acoustic energy evo (very dynamic, big bottom end)canton gle (really nice--you can get 'em for around 300 at accessories4less) | |
| I would like some feedback on a int. amp the vincent hybrid, which has 100w and 150w versions, is just great and within your budget. (reportedly, shengya makes an identical, less expensive version, which i have not auditioned). | |
| Looking for a good 5.1 AVR at your budget, there's not a heck of a lot of distinction between avrs--the comparably situated marantz, yam, onkyo, pioneer elite will all do the trick in essentially the same manner. personally, i'm partial to yamaha and integra, which to my ea... | |
| Need satellite radio recommnedation go on ebay. there's a bunch of xrt12 units you can buy there for 100-150 or so. | |
| Budget Amp with Optical DAC i know music hall makes a 2 channel receiver w/ digital ins and an inboard burr brown dac, but might be outside your budget. within your budget, if you don't want to go with an avr, you're probably gonna be stuck with a solid state amp (e.g. nad o... | |
| Best Paradigm or other Sub to go with my setup? 1. YOU CERTAINLY USE THE ADPS FOR SIDE/REAR SURROUNDS. DEPENDING ON YOUR ROOM, YOU MAY BE JUST AS HAPPY WITH 5.1 AS 7.1.2. I USE A PARADIGM PDR-10 (150W) SUB, WHICH I LIKE JUST FINE; AGAIN DEPENDING ON YOUR ROOM SIZE YOU MAY WANT TO GO TO A HIGHER... | |
| Recommended components on Stereophile Magazine. No disrespect to the venerable folk at Stereophile, but I find it difficult to believe that as a commercial enterprise their reviews are not influenced, subconsciously or otherwise, by demands of the advertisers--rational human beings simply would... | |
| Mini cd system for $500? onkyo makes a mini system (I THINK CS525) for around 200 bucks which actually sounds very good and might serve your needs, such as they are. |