loomisjohnson
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| Anyone hear Robert Plant's new release, Carry Fire? tbone's (self titled) record, "t-bone burnett," recorded live in the studio, is one of the best-sounding records i've heard. as for daniel lanois, i generally agree with bdp--he tends to cover everything with a brooding murk that often ill-suits a... | |
| Anyone hear Robert Plant's new release, Carry Fire? supposedly he produced it himself, but it reminds me of a daniel lanois record--sorta veiled, gauzy and "atmospheric". i thought it sounded good, though the songs aren't as distinctive as his "raising sand" and his voice has clearly lost the uppe... | |
| Tune of the Day the byrds, "if you're gone"--an obscure gene clark song buried on the second side of "turn turn turn." it's a very haunting melody with mcguinn's droning, jangly, almost eastern-sounding guitar and deceptively simple, poetic lyrics. clark had a ... | |
| Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK? the original poster must be very pleased to have gotten so many responses to his grasp for attention | |
| Chromecast and external DAC thanks, kalali. sorta what i expected--that little chromecast w/optical is still a helluva cheap thrill | |
| Chromecast and external DAC kalalai, i'd actually be curious to hear how the chrome compares to the node in the same syetme--if you want to take one for the team, let us know... | |
| Bookshelf speakers that sound good on a SHELF or SIDEBOARD rega rs1 is impervious to placement; likewise the pricier paradigm sign s1 | |
| Anyone running a Sumiko S-10 subwoofer for music? Impressions? How about Hsu ULS-15? his room was fairly large--i'd guesstimate 15 x 18 with fairly high ceilings. he has only one sub and his is a music only system (not movies) | |
| Anyone running a Sumiko S-10 subwoofer for music? Impressions? How about Hsu ULS-15? my good friend recently got the s-10 to use with his magnepan 3.7s and i was genuinely impressed--the sumiko was very fast and integrated pretty seamlessly; seemed like good value. i haven't heard the hsu. | |
| Why are there no botique car audio recievers? bondmanp, i share your pain--the bose system jacks up my otherwise excellent maxima. i've also looked into the aftermarket mods you refer to--they're very costly, tho i'm certainly tempted. the fender system in my wife's current vw, otoh, is reall... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? reubent, i'd offer the following:1. song for song, i'd say this year's model is the strongest, esp. the deluxe version, which has great obscurities like big tears and tiny steps. on a certain level, i think the playing's great, esp. the thomases ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? bdp's comments on Kof A are well-observed--other EC records have a stronger set of songs top-to-bottom but do tend to sound over-polished, while this one has a natural swing. "Brilliant Mistake" and "Indoor Fireworks" are among his very best ever. | |
| Please , Thank you.Help in choosing a CD or a CD/Universal player decidely a minority view, but i don't really like my oppo 103 for cds, although its certainly an impressive dvd player and streamer; for cds i preferred the pioneer elite 79avi it replaced. unless you need bluray, i would actually look at somethi... | |
| Chromecast and external DAC just got a chromecast and am using it (through its mini optical) with a mf vdac--as willemj states its digital output is very clean and noticeably better than the not-bad analogue output. if you already have an optical cable, a mini adapter costs ... | |
| How do SVS subwoofers compare to REL? wolf, i might well fall into the lazy reviewer camp (and we might be getting into a semantic debate), but i find "speed" a useful description for a sub--to me a fast sub connotes absence of bloat and decay; likewise the ability to react to the si... |