loomisjohnson
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| Von Schweikert VR-4 zoon, you're answering your own question--if your room needs treatment i'd start there (though i certainly understand the upgrade bug). you might like the vs more than your psbs, which are perfectly good speakers, but i suspect you'd get a more si... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-4 you'll want to check blue book, but i see 'em going for $900-1000. | |
| How old are your speakers my 80s polk model 10 ($100 on craigslist) are one of the very few pieces i'd be unlikely to part with. likewise my ads 810s. | |
| Songs that Inspire or Move you twas as beautiful day in the neighborhood so i went out for a run. cued up meat puppets ii. heard "lost" and started bawling like a little girl. "i've got a wound i swear will never mend". waaaaa | |
| AV Receiver recommends the power ratings on most mass market avrs are notoriously overstated, often deceptively so--an avr touted at 100w/ch may actually achieve that with only two channels running and/or with very high distortion. e.g. i had a yamaha 5.1 avr which clai... | |
| Review: The Denon DVD-2930ci helluva review. i've cycled through several denon 2800 (magnificent audio/video, but incredibly unreliable), 2910 (not as good as the 2800, though just as unreliable), 5910 (outstanding audio) and like you, the 2930 (sounds/looks great when it wor... | |
| Songs that Inspire or Move you marty, i just listened to "man of the world", which I've heard before but never really focused on. it really is quite a subtle powerhouse--very insular and personal. "closing my eyes" off then play on is in the same vein.another guilty pleasure is... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report matt keating, killjoy--literate, tuneful singer/songwriter from sf somewhat in the vein of freedy johnston and paul westerberg, tho he also channels leonard cohen at times. a bit more vocal oomph and studio polish and folks would be calling this a... | |
| Good, basic receiver for $500 or so? per avgoround et. al., at this pricepoint for a newish receiver i like hk, which has a more robust amp section than its peers--the 3490 (which has apparently been replaced by the 3770) is quite a good piece with a lot of features (usb dac, etc.) p... | |
| Best speakers to buy for around $1,500 no wrong or right answer of course, but if it was me i'd opt for a really good monitor like the kef ls, totem model 1, dynaudio, etc., rather than one of the good-but-not-great floorstanders you'll find at that range. you won't feel the need to up... | |
| Should i have my Harmon Kardon repaired or replace i own the same rcvr and sorta agree with all of the above--if you're just using it as a phono preamp you're probably better off with a modern nad/parasound, etc. however, to me it's real value is as an amp/tuner--like raymonda says it's a very goo... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? i generally agree with marty (which is usually good policy). i think chuck berry is probably the second (or third or fourth) greatest lyricist ever, and his influence on other guitarists is unquestionable. personally, however, i never really dug h... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? eddie floyd, big bird--mindbogglingly great r&b tune from the curiously underrecognized singer/songwriter (he wrote "knock on wood" and many others)elvis perkins, ash wednesday--tony's son; very talented; unusually structured folk-rock with da... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? "i'm on fire" is classic, but the real killer on that record is the guitar solo on "sincerely", which was played by roger linn, who designed all those pedals and electronics. | |
| The Band: S/T and/or Music from the Big Pink format aside, and purely on their musical terms i've always preferred big pink to the s/t, though they're both great. for one thing, the dylan songs (esp. tears of rage) are among his very best + richard manuel's stuff is subtly brilliant. the sec... |