dlcockrum
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| Beware the audio guru IMO, after reading some of the posts here, the thread should have been titled "Beware the Blowhards".Dave | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... Thank you trelja for the nice response. I cannot argue that there is not some risk involved in purchasing from a young company located in China. Anything can happen and groundless speculation is really pointless. I would have never dreamed that Th... | |
| How do Walsh Ohm Speakers compare to Thiels? Hi dsper,I have CS5i’s in my 14.5’ X 24’ X 9’ dedicated room and they completely disappear. Your room should be great with the 5i’s. Use the Cardas room node calculator for distance of the speakers from the front wall (front baffle ~80" out from t... | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... trelja,While I share your frustration regarding the lack of promotion and active presence in the US marketplace from Denafrips themselves, your post reads as if you have an axe to grind beyond what you wrote here. Sour grapes as it were.Today, qui... | |
| Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7 Hi pops,Agree that silver/copper is not a good match for Thiels.A good friend let me try his Verastarr pure silver power cords and ICs in my system. I used the Statement PC on my DAC, the Signature II HC (dual foil) PCs on my preamp and amp, and t... | |
| Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7 The SR Precision Reference speaker cables I had used silver conductors and I never thought them to sound bright, only very open, delicate & extended on top. Same for Purist. My latest discovery is Verastarr power cords and interconnects which ... | |
| Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7 Hi thieliste,I chose Tweek Geek Dark Energy speaker cables to pair with my 5i’s. Three runs of Duelund 16 gauge wire per leg (+ and -) terminated with Wireworld Rhodium spades and Sonic Tonic inserted in the connectors.https://www.tweekgeek.com/da... | |
| bose 801 speakers Does Bose make an 801 model? I had 901 Series 3 in college and for several years after and really enjoyed them. I moved to another brand and then another until landing with Thiels, but will always remember the 901s fondly.Dave | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD "So yes the Terminator is a very very good dac and it is priced very reasonably, state of the art not quite, great sound for the money probably.""The Terminator does seem like an excellent piece on paper and I am sure there are people who will dig... | |
| VPI TNT Mk 3 – Looking for a tonearm and cartridge The Emiment Technology ET-Two air-bearing tonearm was made to pair with your TNT. Bruce Thigpen of Eminent Technology and Harry Weisfeld of VPI designed the two to be used together.Re: the tonearm wiring harness, I built, with the help of Gene at ... | |
| Cable Snake Oil Antidote “...nobody has felt a need to fill their niche.” They would if they could.Dave | |
| Cable Snake Oil Antidote "Even Theil (sic) went out of business." Classic disiformation in the context of this discussion. Thiel went out of business because after Jim Thiel died his partner cashed in by selling to a group of clueless financial investors who summarily dis... | |
| Aurender and Tidal hanging up Hi All, Aurender technical support contacted me and said they are ready to investigate the issues (much like Keith - Conductor App freezes and Tidal dropouts) I have been have experiencing, seemingly made worse since installing the latest software... | |
| RE: Suggestions for Tidal Streaming problems caused by Internet Connection Problems Keith,I have had continuous problems with Conductor App freezes when streaming Tidal since installing the latest software on my N100H. I turned in a ticket and Eric responded with an offer to “downgrade it to the previous version”. I was hoping th... | |
| Please Read and express your feelings and opinions.... All of the attributes mentioned are very important, but can you suspend disbelieve without accurate soundstage?fleschler, if you desire more height, place HFTs high up on the wall behind your speakers.Dave |