loomisjohnson
Responses from loomisjohnson
| Vivid Audio ??? stereophile just reviewed 'em--wes phillips called em the best speakers he's ever heard. quite an endorsement--they're now atop my must-hear list. | |
| Get Him to the Greek i agree with richard stacy--the film was a big let down. unlike 40yr, virgin, knocked up, sarah marshall, etc., which are slyly intelligent, this one's perversely lowbrow, with more fistfights and vomit than anyone needs to see. russell brand is v... | |
| Best Rock Album in 2010 my new nominee is the besnard lakes, "the roaring night". they work the same beach boy complex melody/beautiful harmony thing as seemingly every other acclaimed indy band (animal collective, grizzly bear, fleet foxes, etc.), but they meld really n... | |
| Linn LK-1 remote codes? harmony claims to be programmable to anything remote-controllable. fantastic customer service. | |
| upgrade from Paradigm Studio 20s? i agree with phasecorrect--assuming you want a real upgrade, not a lateral move, i'd look at something with more wow. since you've got a sub, like many of the above posters, i'd opt for monitors--proac response, totem model 1 sig, lsa, revel m22 (... | |
| Do all good interconnects sound the same? since sanders makes and sells inexpensive interconnects, one might conclude that his white paper is self-serving, but from my own admittedly skewed experience, i think his conclusions are correct--i really believe that in truly blind testing very ... | |
| SACD - Pioneer Elite any good? Cambridge Audio? rongon:you're correct--the sony would only output redbook, not SACD to the dac. i believe there are a few players that will output DSD over HDMI as well as a number that will output DSD over iLink, firewire or other uncommon interfaces, but you're... | |
| SACD - Pioneer Elite any good? Cambridge Audio? another option would be to keep your backup sony as a transport and add a good dac like the cambridge dacmagic or mf v-dac (both within your budget)--this will markedly improve the sound. if you need dvd functionality, i'd also opt for oppo. | |
| Good used receiver for bedroom. Denon? Marantz? as i've previously opined, there's little cost-effective difference between the similarly-positioned onkyo/marantz/pio/denon and other mass market avrs; if forced to choose within your budget, i'd opt for yamaha, which to my ears sounds less "proc... | |
| Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick? koss porta-pro headphones. $40 or so. comfortable, great sounding, come with a lifetime replacement guarantee. these blow away any earbud-type phones i've heard and compete quite nicely with the lower end grado/sennheiser cans. | |
| any early 80's alt/soft punk fans out there? how about: the incredible comsat angels--waiting for a miracle/fictionthe sound--jepoardysoft boys--underwater moonlightfor against--great, hugely underrecognized joy division influenced band from nebraska!i'm also surprised no one's mentioned wir... | |
| Opinions please on a starter audiophile system? there's no right or wrong on this subject, of course, but if i had $4k i'd start with the speakers and then match amp/source. given your room size/budget, perhaps a nice floorstander like psb imagine/totem hawk/revel f12? | |
| Best Rock Album in 2010 lots of good picks above. i'd add:the nationalnels cline--initiate (awesome free form guitarist currently slumming w/wilco)i've spent some time with the xx and broken bells and haven't quite fallen in love. broken bells in particular is a great so... | |
| Are Revel F12 speakers too much for a small room? i agree with ejlif--the revels are notoriously power hungry. you'll likely need a more powerful amp, but i would absolutely check it out at the dealer's first--power ratings are frequently deceiving. | |
| New reissue of Exile on Main Street i finally succumbed and bought the new exile reissue. to my ears, it does sound better than the original cd and vinyl releases--more detailed and less murky, without the overly-digital brightness of most such exercises--drums and piano, in particu... |