loomisjohnson
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| Whats on your turntable tonight? quicksilver messenger service, "shady grove"--poorly recorded, but strangely beautiful, with slow stately slightly trippy songs and gobs of nicky hopkins' piano. nirvana, "in utero"--always a tough one for me--half the songs are iconic, while the... | |
| Young audiophile metal head looking to level up speaker choice i'd look seriously at the goldenear w/powered subs (which have polk lineage)--they extend low, have a small footprint + you can get good deals on the triton models. | |
| Receiver for 702 S2 and HTM71 S2 @mysterygadget, i've no doubt the more recent anthem 1140 is favored, but you're talking a lot more money + it's likely overkill for what you need--it has 11 channels? i haven't heard the arcam 550, although i do know the earlier-generation 500, w... | |
| Receiver for 702 S2 and HTM71 S2 avrs depreciate faster than old sushi, so i'd buy used or refurbished. you can find a anthem 520/720/740 for pretty cheap--it'll have fewer bells and whistles than the mass market stuff but are better built and will probably sound better. arcam a... | |
| Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine @mrdmbman, not surprised you like the adcom (are you using the active or passive mode?)--it's a helluva good piece. curious to hear your comparison to the va. | |
| Floor to Bookshelf https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2642092 @mightee, the monitor audio i've heard are transparent and very extended at the high end--i wouldn't call them bright (in the sense of having an energized, hard-edged treble), but neither are they as warm/... | |
| Floor to Bookshelf considering that you'd probably need stands (and maybe a separate subwoofer), query how much floor space you're actually savings w/bookshelves vs. a smaller (fuller range) floorstander. as with @perkadin i'd also buy used--scrolling through the l... | |
| Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine i've never heard the VA, so can't opine on it. however, i have owned the adcom 750 and it was excellent--it's a nelson pass design which is on a completely different level than adcom's cheaper gtp (preamp w/tuner) models. it had a passive mode w... | |
| Mattresses, not stereos is where the money is i obsessively researched this very topic before buying my new mattress (dreamcloud premier--fantastic). i was informed by those in the biz that the typical profit margin (after delivery costs and overhead but before salesman's commission) for bric... | |
| Wiim pro questions. yes--connect your router to the ethernet port on the wiim and the wiim to your dac via the optical or coaxial digital out on the wiim. i don't know any cheaper devices with these features. | |
| Will audio gear be ok in unheated house Fwiw, I've left my porch system (Integra receiver and disc changer) outside in a cabinet through ten Chicago winters and it still works fine. Now, I wouldn't be so cavalier with high-end gear, and I don't recommend it for others, but there you go. | |
| Preamp Gain issues with high efficiency speakers i've also found that in-line attenuators (in my case, rothwells) had a subtle but noticeable affect on the sound, esp. at the high end. that said, i'd also be inclined to try a different passive pre. luminous audio, for example, will match your pr... | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described +1 @riccitone. if in fact it went down the way the op states, which i've no reason to doubt, it's remarkable how cheaply some people will sell their dignity. the speakers would have to be worth at least two grand before i'd be tempted to cheat..... | |
| Integrated for Martin Login Motion 60’s? You sell them, right? | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @bslon, agree on wicked gravity-- not to be a downer but i did think the production on the record was kinda flat/compressed, which is really surprising since (i just learned) it was engineered by bob clearmountain, who usually makes things sound h... |