loomisjohnson
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| Speakers for a Rega system the regas are really good speakers and, as noted, work well with your system--the only thing they lack is a lot of dynamic slam, which is not a criticism. you might try investing $500 or less on a sub (something like a hsu or a smaller martin loga... | |
| What is "low ball" no, you're not overreacting. | |
| Integrated Amp That Does it All?... harman kardon hk990 | |
| Benefits of Buying Used Equipment of Age i wholly agree with tonkay insofar as mcintosh value--mcintosh pieces are expensive but hold their value as well as anything on the market and aren't subject to the steep depreciation that affects almost everything else out there. (c.f. my 6-7 yea... | |
| HELP UPGRADING.... FINDING THE RIGHT SOUND if you're not already doing so, you'll want to connect your computer/iphone by usb to your outlaw--my recollection is that the inboard usb dac on the outlaw is pretty good and i'd go with that before trying an external dac. i'd second jazzerdave/k... | |
| ADS L1090 or HPM 100's ricplaya, when you speak of complimenting the ads 570, are you talking about running another pair of speakers in order to augment the bass? if so, i'd simply get a sub, which will hightlight rather than murk up the high frequencies. if for some re... | |
| Analog turner with strong reception best i've ever owned was the technics (panasonics) st-9030--you can find 'em for less than $300 on ebay. really exceptional piece. | |
| Choices for speaker 2' from back wall speakers of the class you're considering will not be well served by your old yamaha avr--they'll either be underpowered (revel) and/or show off the avr's limitations. you'd best best served by splitting your budget between speakers and a better, m... | |
| Sneaky Pete Is Gone - R.I.P. rusty young (poco) talked about guys like buddy emmons, lloyd green and pete drake as being "professionals"--i.e. guys with incredible technique--while he, sneaky pete, red rhodes, jerry garcia, etc. were "non-professionals" who weren't in the sam... | |
| New Speakers for $2000 respectfully, your 75w/ch amp may not be enough juice for magnepan or revel. in your budget i'd look at the ohms, von schweikert vr2 (huge soundstage and low end) or energy veritas; vanns is also selling mirage omd28 for $1400--they're extremely r... | |
| Where stands the music of Chet Baker with you? if you have a taste for the macabre, his posthumous autobiography is not to be believed--he was one twisted dude. also check out the documentary, "let's get lost', which is really powerful and sad. as for his playing and singing, i like much of it... | |
| guitar solos where less is more on dwight twilley's "i'm on fire" there's an incredible three-second guitar break (shortest on record?). on the same lp, sincerely, check out the solo on the title track, which always brings tears to my eyes. | |
| Bose 901 series VI & Yamaha A-S2000 almarg is unquestionably the smartest person on these forums. possibly in the world. therefore, you should follow his counsel. | |
| Your perfectly produced/performed studio rock song "expecting to fly", the buffalo springfield song. its producer, jack neitzche, is best known for beating up neil young's ex-girlfriend, the actress carrie snodgrass. | |
| Need advice on upgrading amplifier for Paradigm S1 fwiw, i heard the paradigm s1s mated with a naim nait integrated (50w) and it sounded great--all the resolution, dynamics, etc. you seek |