loomisjohnson
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| 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 | |
| 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... |