loomisjohnson
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| building on a budget--looking for amp advice at your price range, choosing between nad/rotel/cambridge is sorta like choosing between camry/accord/altima--they're all very functional. personally, i've had trouble with nads, so i might look at cambridge 650/640 or the above-reccomnded rotel; ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? 1. loudon wainwright iii, album ii--alternatively sad and hysterically funny; best one guy with a guitar folkie album by someone not named dylan. as far as i know, never released on cd. "motel blues" (later covered by big star) is on this record.2... | |
| Multiple Receivers - One set of speakers http://www.ambery.com/6stspseamsws.html | |
| Newbie question: Amplifiers, Volume, Clipping? Almarg, while admittedly I flunked high school physics and can't always grasp your technical discourse, I always enjoy you're posts--they're unfailingly polite, patient, positive and informative. Thank you for being you. | |
| New Von Schweikert VR 33? generally speaking, i'm with onhwy61--uniformed/idiotic posts are usually best ignored. however, i think a quality manufacturer like vs deserves better than a dismissive putdown. all the vs stuff i've owned or heard is beautifully built and finish... | |
| Monster Cable i won't touch the "all cables are the same" debate, tho i will defend ivory soap. ivory actually is different than most other branded soaps in that it doesn't contain any moisturizers, perfumes or other additives (thus the "99.4% pure" part); it's... | |
| Monster Cable I discovered the following on the audioholics site:http://www.audioholics.com/news/industry-news/blue-jeans-strikes-backAn extremely thought-provoking letter, actually, which calls out Monster's alleged shakedown practices and raises some very sig... | |
| 840C as a DAC. What do I need for a couple of bucks you can get a mini to rca cable and plug the ipod directly into any input (other than phono) on your cambridge. you'll be using the internal dac in the ipod, but it'll sound as good as listening to the ipod directly and she s... | |
| Any Meat Puppets Fans Out There? incredible, albeit troubled band. to my ears, meat puppets ii and up on the sun were their classics; after that they aspired to sound like their idols, zz top, and to actually sing in tune. seen 'em live a bunch of times--they could be fantastic o... | |
| Sophomore Slump? The best 2nd albums of all time lots of good picks above, but the ones that really register as showing the most evolutionary growth from the debut are nirvana/nevermind, meat puppets II and van morrison/astral weeks. | |
| RIP-Bill Pitcock lV fantastic band--i've worn out numerous copies of their records. the guitar solos on "im on fire" and "sincerely" are incredible. | |
| What is your source for discovering new music? i think pandora is the best tool for finding artists in the precise styles you like; i've grown lukewarm on xm/sirius, which like any broad commercial enterprise requires wading through alot of chaff to get to the good stuff. public libraries, at ... | |
| Perfect Debute Albums ramonesbyrds--mr. tambourine manthe clashrem--murmur/chronic townelliott smith--roman candlevelvet underground and nicotelevision--marquee moonbig star #1are you experienced | |
| $500 Digital Source to Complete $2K Bedroom System mf v-dac is a really good choice. for a narrow cdp transport, you might look at cambridge sonata (you should find one around $200). musical fidelity also makes a narrow cdp (x-ray), but it'll be pricier. | |
| Review: Yamaha CR-840 Vintage AM/FM Receiver Amplifier coincidentally, i also just scored a virtually mint yam cr-820--$20 off of craigslist from a guy who was moving back to korea the next day. such a deal. sonically, i agree with tobias--i prefer the late 70s hk receivers (730/930), which sound warm... |