loomisjohnson
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| Need Help with Acoustat Model 4 speakers Guys:I just bought a pair of Model 1 +1 with the Hafler Medallion 141C transformers. Like the OP, I could only get faint volume out of 'em, even with a very good 150w amp. (I did plug them in). I opened the transformers up, and the fuses all appea... | |
| HT Receiver advice or look at newer integrated? since your boy wants to add video, and you already have a good 5.0 speaker setup, i'd look at getting an avr intially, with the view to adding separate amps later and using the avr as a pre/pro. he's also gonna want a sub. as for a used avr in you... | |
| Best Receiver with DAC under $2,000...? i'd look at a used arcam or b&k avr--you can find 'em for $400 or less. not compact, but not unduly massive; very good tuner sections and inboard dacs. | |
| New Music Recommendations 2012 through the graces of my new true love, MOG, i went on a manic new release binge. my comments thus far:bob mould, silver age. the ever-intense one is back to rocking really hard--this sounds like his classic 90s stuff with sugar. never known for a... | |
| Why don't you like Mageplanar speakers? for me, the maggies are kinda like a a porsche--great performance, but not necessarily practical or a good choice for your everyday commuter. personally, it think the 3.6/3.7/20.1 sound fantastic, even transcendent. however, many people can't deal... | |
| Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks type music, any others? lyle lovett. robert earl keen. sorta work the same neighborhood. | |
| Selling dispute. Please comment. agree 100% with grannyring. that this idiocy would so escalate demonstrates how sick, entitled and litigious our society has become. so maybe jaxwired screwed up and maybe the OCD buyer sincerely longs for the original manual. step on--there's fam... | |
| Sony playstation 1 i was sceptical about all the ps1 hype, but there actually is something to it--the damn thing does sound weirdly good, almost vinyl-like and free from digital glare. i didn't like using that silly controller, but that's just me. i agree that it do... | |
| Aimee Mann 'Charmer' a fantastic songwriter ("i'm with stupid" is on my all-time best), though she's gotten progressively artier and less interesting of late. also more crotchety--doesn't seem like she'd be a lot of fun on a camping trip. i also look forward to hearin... | |
| Car speakers? look at the focal 165 component fronts and matching rears, which are in your budget (there's a couple of models so make sure they fit the car)--sonix electronics seems to have the best prices. | |
| Compare Paradigm speakers to.... the totl paradigm signature and psb synchrony are equally great speakers. at the lower levels, i also prefer psb's offerings, which tend to be more neutral--the imagine line is almost as good as the synchrony and the image line also very good. amo... | |
| Top 5 Song Writers Of The 80's elvis costello graham parker paul westerberg tommy keene john hiatt richard thompson bob mould and grant hart difford/tilbrook | |
| Monitors or floor speakers for small room? your s1s are really excellent, big sounding little speakers which have all the characteristics you cite (definition, clarity, etc.); they're also very flexible about placement. i'd keep 'em and add a sub--paradigm makes good ones in the same signa... | |
| The color of audio and ambassadorship interesting thread. I read about an eight-year study at Stanford University, where new students do critical listening to music from a variety of sources which includes formats that range from compressed MP3s to much higher quality cds and vinyl. A... | |
| Rethinking my system: Your ideas are appreciated i vote with the upgrade-the-amp folks. your dynaudios (which i really like) are very inefficient at 84db, while your avr is rated at only 75w/ch. like manitunc says, you need more torque--even if you were to upgrade speakers you might find your ro... |