loomisjohnson
Responses from loomisjohnson
| ADVICE PLEASE if i was just starting out and didn't already own a warehouse full of gear i would forego cd/vinyl/dvd and just stream from tidal or spotify--you can do this as cheaply as adding a google chromecast audio device for $25 (or get a bluesound node fo... | |
| Used 5ch Amp (Classe, Krell, Rotel) +1 auxinput--i don't understand the overt hostility to the poster. fwiw, i owned an arcam avr450 and thought its preamp section sounded very good. for a 5ch amp, since you didn't like parasound i'd look at ati, which is very clean sounding and exc... | |
| DENON, ONYKO, MARANTZ i agree that anthem is better than the mass market brands, but it may be more avr than you need for your speakers--i'd go to accessories4less and pick out a yamaha or marantz--they have great prices (40/50% off) and you can get a lot of machine fo... | |
| adding second set of speakers i fully agree with millercarbon here--adding more speakers, especially of a different brand, will give you more decibels, but will very likely sound worse--you're probably better off with one well-placed set | |
| The Science of Cables tedious | |
| Adcom GFP-710 to Schiit Freya - upgrade? fwiw, i used a gfp710 for years before "upgrading" to rotel and subsequently to arcam--i always regretted selling the adcom, which had much less coloration and was detailed without being fatiguing. haven't heard the schiit. | |
| Vintage Fisher Int Amp Model CA 2120 or Kenwood KA 8100....Opinions agree with mr d | |
| CD/SACD Player that is at least as good as OPPO BDP 103D as per uberwaltz, i also have a pioneer dv79avi (for which i paid around $100 used), which sounds better to me for cds than my oppo 103--i haven't compared it directly to the oppo 95, but it's a very serviceable player if you want to save some $$$... | |
| Nominees For Worst Recording Of All Time springsteen's commercial breakthroughs were produced by jon landau, who was a rock critic by training--why springsteen wanted that hollow, unnatural sound is a mystery to me, esp. since his first two records sounded good in a conventional way. | |
| Nominees For Worst Recording Of All Time i always though born to run sounded horrible. husker du's zen arcade is another vg recrod that was bdly recorded. | |
| Build a system for $1000 the google chromecast can be used for internet radio and should sound good through the optical in on your avr (alternatively, they could use their computer as a source)--this'll free up most of your budget for speakers. | |
| CD/SACD Player that is at least as good as OPPO BDP 103D i have a 103, too, and while it's very good for streaming and video i've never been impressed with it as a cd player--my buddy's 95 is much better, as are my arcam 73 and sony es players. for a grand i think there's much better choices. | |
| ProJect Pre BOX S2 as preamp looks like a lot of gear for $399--haven't heard, but previously used a project head box and was impressed with the build and sonics, esp. at the price--very uncolored and clean-sounding | |
| Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time? it's a great record, but for me a bit monochromatic in mood and tempo to be considered the GOAT. my main issue is for all the ambitious arrangements it's always sounded compressed and a bit off to me--it just doesn't have the dynamic oomph of say... | |
| ADS L 520 i still run a pair of l520s in my basement and love 'em--very resolving tweeter and great bass for such a small speaker. also very efficient and easy to drive--as stated above they're a different animal than the heresy, but i'd grab 'em for $50 |