loomisjohnson

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Do you leave the Jeff Rowland Amp on all the time
best thread ever..... 
Using TV as Audio Hub?
if you're not doing a lot of critical listening in your guestroom, i'd go to accessories4less, vann's or comparable and get an avr--you can find a serviceable onkyo, marantz, etc. for less than $300--then connect all your audio and video sources t... 
Top 5 Rock n Roll Vocalists
a couple i'll toss in:steve marriott (small faces, humble pie)--the great white soul shouterjim james (my morning jacket)--i've got very mixed feelings about their recent records, but the guy has an incredible, hypnotic voicerobin zander (cheap tr... 
In what price range do I need to go for a Dac ?
as a probably-worthless aside, my $59-on-ebay muse audio mini hifi dac (which i've crowed about on these forums) uses the exact same dac and opamps as the op's $1500 simaudio. i know there's more to a dac's sound than just the chip, but i'd actual... 
Admiral Television?
the other listed bass player on war babies, john siegler, became the bass player in utopia and also played bass in (no. 1 suspect) rick derringer's epononymously-titled band, deringer. now watch, we're all on the wrong track. 
Admiral Television?
i still cling to rick derringer--found this link between him and h&o:http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/rick-derringer/concerts/palladium-september-13-1981.htmlalso, the bass player from his band derringer played with h&o.if we put this much ef... 
Admiral Television?
keep us posted.... 
Admiral Television?
i was intrigued enough by this whodunit to pull out the record and listen to it for clues. my best guess:1. it's not tom verlaine, since (as per hudu) he the record predated his notoriety and, above all, nothing on the record sounds like him.2. li... 
PSB Syncrony one vs. klipsch Rp-5
the synchrony is an outstanding speaker which would be a very substantial upgrade over the (1/4 the price) klipsch. there's alot of vg speakers between the two--mirage omd28 ($2600 new at vanns), used revel f30/32, dynaudio contour, salk songtower... 
Help with Acoustat Model 1 + 1
rrog, plato, thanks for the feedback. per your suggestions i had a buddy come by last night with a 450 w/ch carver pro amp, which although hardly an audiophile-grade piece, made a huge difference--it's clear i was underpowering them even with 150 ... 
FleetwoodMac's "Then Play On" ; Best remaster??
i can't speak to recording quality (my recollection is that it was an average 60's production), but "then play on" is arguably the best ever brit blues album; a standard that cream, savoy brown, etc. could only dream about. "o well" and "rattlesna... 
building the best system I can?
i agree with the integrated amp route--a couple that i'm enamored of are the hk990 (which i've seen packaged with the matching cdp for <2k) and the vincent 236 (which you can find used with a matching cdp for <2k). the hk has the advantage o... 
What do audiophiles listen in their cars?
as an audio freak, the quality of the stock system used to be my primary determinant in buying a car; thus i cycled through lexus (levinson), acura (els) and genesis (lexicon); all, esp. the acura, were great for cd playback, but lackluster for xm... 
Hoodoo Gurus suggestion
per phasecorrect, nz is home of some of the best music ever--the flying nun label in particular has (in addition to the above mentioned) great bands like the verlaines, talldwarfs/chris knox and garageland; also check out david kilgour (ex-clean).... 
Why do my rolling stones albums sound bad?
in his autobiography, keef states that at least early on the stones were going for the chicago chess records sound--big, dense, thick--as opposed, i suppose, to the more nuanced recordings of their peers. that said, i don't think the stones were e...