loomisjohnson
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| 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... | |
| The New Cream re-issues i just checked and fresh cream was produced by robt. stigwood (never my fave), while on the much better followup, disraeli gears, stigwood is listed as "arranger" and felix pappalardi is listed as producer | |
| Parasound's new Halo integrated i'm interested in this piece, too--it looks like a helluva lot of power (stable at 2ohm) and features for the price--inboard dacs, bass mgmt., etc. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report dead can dance, aion--for the goth in all of usfreedy johnston, live at mcabes guitar shopthe who sell outsocial distortion, hard times--highly underrated longrunning l.a. senior punks | |
| Is 50 wpc SS NAD enough to power Spendor SP1? +1 phasecorrect. i briefly owned the sp 1/2s and 2/3s and never found 'em particularly hard to drive (they're 8ohm nominal); nad if nothing else can drive challenging loads easily despite their very conservative power ratings. i personally don't b... | |
| Best drink while listening to your rig? just saw this online:http://www.businessinsider.com/best-beers-and-breweries-in-america-2015-6pretty credible results as far as i'm concerned--bells, founders, lagunitas all place very well. pliny the elder is still the top-rated and i still haven... | |
| Songs that Inspire or Move you "this perfect world" by freedy johhnston has got to be the saddest damn thing ever written. it's the sonic equivalent of a raymond craver story--a dying father returns to his estranged daughter seeking forgiveness for his unstated misdeeds (which,... | |
| Better 2-channel music sounds like you're happy--enjoy | |
| Best Female Vocalists Ballads anne briggs | |
| Emotiva Goes Brick and Mortar i see emotiva's prices are still significantly cheaper than comparable gear from the other "affordable hifi" players (parasound/rotel), though they seem to be moving their product line more towards higher-priced (presumably higher margin) "referen... | |
| Emotiva Goes Brick and Mortar emotiva seems to be changing a couple of things--adding retailers and moving their manufacturing back to the states. though they claim otherwise, you have to believe this will have the effect of raising prices (or at least keeping prices higher th... |