loomisjohnson
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| What's the objection to Floor Standing Speakers? there's definitely a mars/venus thing when it comes to large-form audio gear. i've found that a genuine gauge of your woman's love is her reaction when she first sees the gigantic pair of magenpans in the living room. | |
| Help a new guy get started your question comes up alot--i've recommended starting with something like a peachtree decco/nova or music hall mambo, which are integrateds with inboard dacs and will give you a lot of flexibility going forward. | |
| What are your fav “Off Hollywood” films check out the "girl with the dragon tattoo" trilogy--swedish thrillers w/ a sorta dark, punk-rock "chinatown" sensibility. a nice surprise for people like myself who thought all swedish films were made by ingmar bergman | |
| time for a change....any suggestions? you've got a very big room, so you'll want something that throws a giant soundstage. i'd probably avoid the planars, electrostats, etc. i just auditioned the wilson watt puppy, which really are great-- someone's listing a pair here for less than $... | |
| KEF 102 center speaker there's definitely a sonic difference between the 104.2s and the later uniq stuff. based on the conventional wisdom that you want your center to match your fronts as closely as possible, i'd opt for the 102. | |
| Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why? i don't believe anyone's mentioned my fave, andy fraser (free). not the most technically proficient player, but among the most unique--he plays bass like a lead guitarist; more melodic than rhythmic, kinda trebly, fast without being flashy. check ... | |
| AV Receiver good enough for high end audio? now we're having fun.... | |
| AV Receiver good enough for high end audio? i agree with much of the foregoing--as hifihvn's data evidences, most mass-market avrs have wussy amp sections with woefully overhyped power ratings which won't effectively drive audiophile-grade speakers. (in fairness, i do think hk and nad are c... | |
| JM Labs-Focal: Chorus 726S or 806V or Electra 906? for the same money, i'd also go with the electras---fantastic high end, extremely well built, easy to place and unfussy about front end. can't compare 'emto the daline, which i haven't heard. the issue for me with the chorus line is driver integra... | |
| New reissue of Exile on Main Street I've had Disc 2 of the reissue in constant rotation of late, and, like everyone else I may have unfairly dismissed it earlier as merely pleasant filler. It's actually pretty great in its own right--loose, swaggering, free of a lot of the studio sh... | |
| What's First, Interconnects or Speaker? Almarg:Per your reference, longer lengths are specified for spdif (coax) cables. Does the same hold forth for optical (toslink) cables? | |
| koss portapro vs grado iphones i've owned both, as well as the very similar sennheiser px-100. they're all quite good and very comfortable (though some may prefer a plastic headband to metal one on the koss), but i end up prefering the portapro--better build, a tad more life/dy... | |
| The Emotiva XDA-1 agree with buconero that it looks like alot of product for small $$$; though i think peachtree decco/nova, which includes a power amp, still have the edge--they're more all-inclusive portable devices which everyone (except hard-core old guys like ... | |
| CDPs That Have Volume Control +Variable Output mikey, you might get more improvement by adding an external dac and using the adcom (which is a solid unit) as a transport than by trading for another $500 unit--something like the mf v-dac or cambridge dacmagic. | |
| Rotel RA 972 or RA 985BX i've heard the ra972; haven't heard the 985bx, but i did own the rb980 and rc980 separates, which i believe are the same series. in general i don't think the rotel will be a quantuum leap over your nad; i think you'll find the nad more "alive and ... |