loomisjohnson
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| New Tom Petty inspired in part by this thread, i've devoted more time listening to mojo and my initial enthusiasm has somewhat temepered. there's a distinct, 70s fleetwood mac vibe to these proceedings, which is not necessarily a bad thing. however, the record ... | |
| What are your fav “Off Hollywood” films my favorite this week is "district 9", a sorta sci-fi film for guys like me who don't like (or understand) sci-fi. made by a first-time south african director (albeit under the aegis of peter jackson), it's a really imaginative, sad, socially-cons... | |
| What are the best small not bookshelf speakers? the passive audioengine p4s are a good choice at around $300--i wasn't blown away when i first heard 'em, but i've subsequently revised my first impression--they're quite dynamic, detailed and full-range for such a little box. they can mount right... | |
| Sun Kil Moon "Admiral Fell Promises" richard, likewise thanks for the heads-up--i just ordered the cd. kozolek's a great, hugely underrecognized singer/songwriter/guitarist--worthy of mention in the same breath as nick drake, elliott smith and neil young. i'd also tout red house pain... | |
| Need 5 disc Changer....Onkyo or integra??? i'm a big fan of the integra changers (which are actually 6-disc)--very quiet, smooth mechanism, bulletproof and good sounding. i still frequently use a cdc 3.1, which is often available for next-to-nothin on ebay, but i believe only has an optica... | |
| New Tom Petty you're welcome, srwooten. for the record, i meant "succinct" (which i inexcusably misspelled, btw) in the complimentary, "compact precise" sense, as opposed to the "being girded" sense, mainly because i'm not sure what "girded" means.... | |
| New Tom Petty very succint comments, shardorne. tom petty may not make my list of the ultimate greats, but I can't think of another artist who has put out as consistently high quality a product for as long a period. I believe the key to his longevity is his inn... | |
| Energy RC-70???? sooner, i'm confident you'll be pleased. energy doesn't get a ton of play on these pages, perhaps because they market heavily to the ht crowd, but their stuff is consistently solid--their parent, which I believe also owns Klipsch, is a big corpora... | |
| Energy RC-70???? i'm using the energys in my tv room and i'm very content--they're not life-altering, but are a very solid speaker which i'm unlikely to replace. the paradigm studio series sound very similar to the energys to me--neutral, detailed, well-rounded--a... | |
| Nakamichi OMS7 vs Rotel RCD1072 ? the adcom and nak are 80s era pieces--digital technology has advanced quite a bit since then. i believe that more current players like the rotel will have better frequency response, more detail, etc. i've owned the adcom--as a standalone unit it w... | |
| Who has found happiness giving up cd player? I accept that, for a lot of reasons, computer-based sources are more convenient and usually better sounding, but I just can't make the transistion--it's just feels more visceral and real to hold a tangible disc. Plus I've spent too much of my life... | |
| 90s Britpop..... like the smiths, how much you like suede is directly proportional to how you respond to the flamboyance/charisma of the lead singer. i saw 'em in london in the early 90s and came away with mixed feelings--great guitarist and very good songs, altho... | |
| Wilco on Austin City Limits i come out in the middle on the whole wilco debate. they're ambitious (perhaps overly so), tweedy's a good writer and nels cline is an incredible guitarist, but they seem to rock less with each new record--unlike uncle tupelo, they seem more fixat... | |
| Best earbuds/earphones richard--have you considered lightweight, over-the-ear phones like igrado, sennheiser px100 or koss portapro? i personally find them more comfortable and better sounding than earbuds (like you, i can never get earbuds correctly situated). | |
| Travel headphones need to be... second the porta pro--extremely comfortable, fantastic value. the sporta pro, which have a sealed plastic design, just don't sound as good. i also owned the sennheiser px-100 (until consumed by a pitbull)--they were also lightweight and good, thou... |