loomisjohnson
Responses from loomisjohnson
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report the beatles, rubber soul--good songwriting; quite underrated 60s popthe byrds, preflyte--rudimentary production values aside, indisputable proof of gene clark's singular geniuskinski, alpine static--hypnotic, intense instro rawk in roughly the sam... | |
| PSB Platinum M2 buying advice really excellent speakers--extremely neutral and transparent. for a few hundred bucks i'd jump on 'em in a flash--they were 2 grand new (w/o the stands). | |
| recommendations for SS integrated with DAC for < $1200? peachtree's a good pick; a good mate of mine is also very happy with his nad d7050 | |
| Tidal skips to next track, or restarts when paused iPhone i had similar problems with tidal on my phone (rarely if ever on my pc)--as posited above, i'd venture that it does have to do with streaming such high bit rates on a mobile platform. it ended up being a deal-killer for me--i switched back to spo... | |
| Pioneer DV-09 plays DVD's not CD's help i'd surmise that jed is correct and that you're trying to play cdrs, which aren't compatible with the dv09. try playing a redbook cd and report back. | |
| What's up with the ridiculous offers?!? i acknowledge , by any accepted standard, acting that this is american and a buyer should be free to make stupid lowball offers, which the seller is free to ignore. however, some of us still cling to the illusion that audiogon, as opposed to othe... | |
| Older 90's highly rated bookshelf vs. newer technology driver technology in particular has continued to evolve--manufacturers are using ever lighter, stiffer materials and (i would assume) more advanced computer technology in the design process. whether or not this evolution results in better-sounding... | |
| Tidal vs. Spotify i just succumbed and subscribed to tidal in order to compare it to spotify. results are mixed. tidal's sound quality is unarguably better (it's not a vhs-to-dvd improvement, but significant nonetheless) and i actually prefer its interface, which ... | |
| Home theater 5.1 in stereo mode all the avrs i've seen have stereo mode, which utilizes just the front channels and sub as well as an oxymoronic "all-channel stereo" mode which utilizes all 5/7 channels and sub. most also have a "direct" mode, which typically utilizes just the f... | |
| Are Naim speakers worth the money i had the arrivas for a long while and they're unusually system dependent--paired with the right gear (esp. naim amps) they can sound rich, with exceptional bass quality; otherwise they can sound somewhat anemic. they're also quite placement-sensi... | |
| Home Theater separates won't fit in new house the new generation of class d amps are quite compact (nuforce nuprime etc.)--i'd look seriously at those | |
| If you could bring back one great artist that has elliott smith | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report dm3, west of anywhere--world class powerpop by one dom mariani, an aussie whose prior bands like the stems and someloves are also revered by fans of this generally unpopular genrebevis frond, example 22--the 587th album from my favorite eccentric ... | |
| Matching speakers to vintage amps ads (570, 710, etc.) would be a good match | |
| Bass driven floorstanders? look at monitor audio rx or tekton lore |