loomisjohnson
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| Need Help buying headphones and head amps in chicago/evanston/hinsdale audio consultants would be a good place to audition heapdphones and amps--they have alot of grado and sennheiser at different price ranges | |
| Classic Rock Quiz 13 for me. tuff quiz. | |
| 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for a newish receiver i like hk, which has a more robust amp section than its peers--the 3490 (which has apparently been replaced by the 3770) is quite a good piece with a lot of features (usb dac, etc.)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... |