loomisjohnson
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| What more possibly could they offer consumers? i think the focus is going to be less on developing new products than on developing new ways to sell--the traditonal model of walking into a bricks-and-mortar store to discover and purchase things will continue to decline and avenues like groupon,... | |
| Reciver/Integrated same sound? obviously, merely being made by the same maufacturer won't cause the integrated and receiver to sound identical (any more than a lexus will perform like a scion). assuming the integrated and amp have identical power supplies, transformers and othe... | |
| Changer if you want to save some dough, the denon dcm380 has a (remote accessible) variable out and actually sounds very good. not exactly a paragon of build quality, but you can find 'em real cheap on ebay. the older sony c70es (in addition to the models... | |
| Magnepan or Carver??? drumhead makes a really good point--you need a ton of power for either the maggies or the carver. another consideration is that many people (myself included) feel the maggies need a sub or two (they don't go as deep as the carvers). yet another co... | |
| Which band's vinyl catalog is consistently great? Pinebender!!! A criminally underrecognized Chicago band. Sort of a lumbering drum sound, but I dig it. Major props to Kevvwill for invoking them. | |
| Considering Sonus Faber Liuto, Revel F52, JM labs manitunc, you've got an enviable shortlist. my $.002:1. the revels are outstanding (i have the lesser f32s)--transparent, huge soundstage, wholly non-fatiguiging--but need a ton of high-quality power, so make sure your amp is sufficient2. the psb ... | |
| What is the function/pupose of music plyr/streamer 246, according to logitech the squeezebox touch does play apple lossless as well as flac (you are correct that they are different codecs). i've been using my touch for a week or so now and i've become a fan--it's quite addictive once you get past ... | |
| What is the function/pupose of music plyr/streamer i just posted with many of the same questions regarding my recently-acquired squeezebox touch and learned the following:1. my squeezebox does play flac (apple lossless files), which a number of other media players won't; if the device doen't state... | |
| Smooth/Musical Bookshelves upto $1500 - $2000 totem model one, psb synchrony or dynaudio focus might fit your bill | |
| how much power esp. with your reasonably efficient speakers, it's the quality, not the quantity of power they're fed. the weak point of most avrs (incl. denon) is the amp section--one of the most significant night-and-day improvements i've made was bypassing the... | |
| Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good? i recently bought a yaqin for the same reason as the op states--to try tubes for cheap. as others have posted, build quality ain't great; however, it sounded surprisingly good--it made me want to buy better-built, snazzier tube gear. now, i enjoy ... | |
| Has LED caught up to Plasma? avguygeorge makes a good point--the demo material at the store are juiced-up bluray played in a brightly lit room, which may not be representative of how the tv will perform at home on broadcast (often non-hd) material. the stuff i watch (pawn sta... | |
| Has LED caught up to Plasma? i actually spent (too much of) the weekend looking at tvs with a friend and conclude thusly:1. the overall quality and technological sophistication of flat panels, esp. at the near-giveaway prices, is really incredible2. to my eyes, the top leds (... | |
| Musical, Warm and Smooth bookshelfs under 500 as per tgrisham, the von schweikert vr1 would be perfect for you--jazz sounds live on 'em. i'm not sure how easy you could score a pair for $500--they don't seem to pop up that frequently. rega rs1 do everything well and are very musical. for a da... | |
| Rega RS1 speakers compatible with Yamaha receiver? the regas are very good speakers; the fact that they'd sound better with a more refined amp than your receiver isn't a high end shouldn't discourage you from buying 'em--it always pays to buy quality and I suspect you'll want to keep the regas lon... |