loomisjohnson
Responses from loomisjohnson
| 'Complete' modern system for $1000 i believe a number of powered speakers such as swan and edifier have remote volume controls--haven't heard the edifier but was impressed with the swan | |
| 'Complete' modern system for $1000 if you don't need a remote, i'd look at a preamp/dac like the maverick tubemagic d1 preamp/dac or cambridge dacmagic plus (both have preouts for a sub); emotiva also makes a dac/preamp with a remote + powered speakers--audioengine and swans c... | |
| Naim "based" preamps - yay or nay? gravyrobber, if you do get one of those pres let us know how it sounds...curious | |
| Blue Node 2 ... ??? excelent stremer--i find the inboard dac to be very good sounding | |
| Naim "based" preamps - yay or nay? i know nothing of these specific preamps, and would certainly solicit more opinions, but i've taken a flyer on a number of these cheap chinese clones (dacs, passive pre, headphone amp) and have been surprised at how close they get to their exponen... | |
| Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)? per djones51, i'll go with ccr, byrds and velvet underground, mainly because they influenced most of the other great bands listed (tom petty, rem, television, etc.). that said, my favorites were the more alt-leaning 80s guitar bands like husker du... | |
| Spotify or Pandora there's no question that under optimal listening conditions, through good equipment, tidal sounds better than spotify. however, in the less than optimal conditions i do the majority of my listening (gym/car/noisy office), the difference isn't as ... | |
| Is there any USB DAC with this set of input / output connectors? taqke a look at the cambridge dacmagic plus | |
| Bands with great second albums agree with you on "adventure"--the songs are definitely there, esp. "glory" and "ain't that nothing", but the sound is a bit too polished and new wav-y. i haven't heard too tough to die in years--i remember it being something of a throwback to the... | |
| Bands with great second albums bdp, my issue with leave home isn't the musicianship but the songs, which are just a little less inspired than the debut and sound just slightly contrived. by the time of their classics, rocket to russia and road to ruin, they were essentially a p... | |
| Bands with great second albums waltersalas, vg list, altho i though "leave home" was decidedly weaker than the debut. | |
| Bands with great second albums elvis costello, this years modelgraham parker, heat treatmentmeat puppets iielliott smith s/twire, chairs missingjoy division, closerposies, frosting on the beaterloudon wainwright, album ii | |
| Integrated Amp For Snell Type J's i like matching 80s speakers with amps of the same vintage, so i like roberjerman's suggestion; otherwise a kyocera receiver or a harman integrated like the pm660 | |
| Nice dark pop album - Widowspeak on Audiotree Live good band, with an excellent singer | |
| cd player that forgives bad cd recordings arcam cd73 or cd72 |