vair68robert
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| Outer ring - who uses and what are your findings From what I've read on this post is that most users of clamps likethe effect . I have an original Merrill Heirloom TT that had many firstsin the TT design , the ring clamp being one of them .I have done the with and without the ring clamp and I fo... | |
| Thiel Owners Mr. ThielThank You for the great detail and for giving up so much of your time ."A factor that contributes to "great bass" is that of articulation which, in a first-order design, includes the low end of the mid-range driver. Jim's 3.7 XO treatment... | |
| Thiel Owners The Absolute Sound basically asked the question when having reviewedboth the 3.7 and the 2.7 , is 2hz worth almost twice the price ?So Tom's point about the difference is academic butThe auditory value of extended bass might not be heard ,but the ... | |
| Thiel Owners Question , why are the 2.4 spec'd at 33 hz manuf ( 36hz stereophile )and the 2.7s are 35hz manuf, when they both have the same woofer and approximately the same size cabinet ?Crossovers ? why would the newer speakers have less ?I'm not complaining... | |
| Wow moments while listening to vinyl records Traffic Mr. Fantasy the entire album. | |
| Thiel Owners I have a 2003 Subaru that has a Macintosh Audio system in it,I believe that it was one year only offering ,sounds great but I wonder if they ran into problems or maybe it was just a promotional deal for both of them .Subaru was not near as big ... | |
| Thiel Owners I would like to say to all Thiel owners on this threadthese are the most intelligent conversations I've seen on Audiogon .For all of you that subscribe to The Absolute Soundthe magazine that gave me the dream to own a pair Thiel speakers.In the Ma... | |
| Thiel Owners offnon57I have a CJ made McCormack DNA-250 powering Thiel CS2.7'sand I couldn't be happier , unless I had DNA-750 mono blocks .While I'm not as amplifier experienced as many of the Thiel speaker owners I will say the the 400 watts per channel at 4... | |
| Thiel Owners Congratulations ProfEver since I read your first post about your impressions of both the 2.7s and 3.7s I was impressed by your detailed insight,I felt like I was reading The Absolute Sound magazine.Which after reading I knew I wanted a Thiel desig... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Just finished listening to Townes Van Zandt Live at The Old Quarter, Houston, TexasVinylIf you have heard itPoet a tribute to Townes Van Zandtone of the best CDs I own | |
| Grading phono cartridges Part 2. Thank You Very interesting and somewhat helpful,I'd like to recommend adding the list price so value oriented people like myself can realistically judgeyour rating of performance verse cost. | |
| Scoring on Used Thiels here http://www.fredsoundofmusic.com/specials/pre-owned-components.htmlU15040THIELCS2.2FLOOR STANDING SPEAKER PAIR 999.0095U15186THIELCS3.6FLOOR STANDING SPEAKER PAIR-AS IS 899.95If you live in the Northwest Fred's in Portland has these . | |
| Synergy problem For a cartridge upgrade that goes with a Rega tonearm I recommend either a Grado Gold or more $ Rega Exact2 .I've had the Grado and loved it , the Rega is easily mounted and aligned.If you like your speakers I suggest 2 simple thingsadding insulat... | |
| Thiel Owners Has the talk of the demise of Thiel killed the discussions ?I have noticed a lot of speakers sale on HiFiShark !Is this the beginning of the end ? Happy Holidays to All and to All a Good NightRob | |
| power conditioner Start with buying 1 PS Audio Noise Harvester ( $75 form Music Direct or 2 for $100 ) , if the light blinks anytime other than when your heating/air conditioning is running then consider a power conditioner,if it doesn't blink then you have fairly... |