In the years I have read this forum (on and off) I have came across many of Audiokinesis posts. I did not dig too deep into his background but I do remember that I paid attention to his comments and suggestions. They seemed well thought out.
I spent the last few hours at work researching Duke's speaker line and I came to the conclusion that he has a lot of online and print fans. I occasionally read a Bryston online "circle" and the Audiokinesis "circle" was on the same web page. I never looked into it before. I will check out his speakers this year.
I am going to listen to the Thiel 3.7 and MSC1 when I move back to the Bay Area in March. There is a shop in Palo Alto that carries both models. It is funny that I had a review of the Thiel 3.7 in the recent issue of Stereophile at home and I never read it until last night due to the suggestion in this thread. I am not sure if it will work with my electronics but I will listen to it.
The ATC speaker is not an option for me at this time. It is too expensive and a little ugly. If I had my own "man cave" in a basement I could get by the ugly factor but in California there not too many basements. I used to think that the Revel Salons1 were ugly too. I wish I had heard about these speakers 5 years ago when I could put anything in my living room. That is not in the cards for the future.
I had seen the Eggleston Savoy's in the For Sale section but they are too big and my timeframe to purchase is 12-18 months.
There is some tremendous information in this thread. It sure has raised my awareness. I do not think I would have understood these comments 5 years ago but after living with a pretty good system I have a better frame of reference to see how these comments line up.
BTW - I have a family member in Canada who is next door neighbours to a recording studio where Rush made one of their 90's albums. I think it was Presto. Next time I am in Canada I will see if I could go and check it out. I am also not a Rush fanatic but I grew up with their music in Toronto and after seeing them live for the last 30 years I just know how they sound.
I spent the last few hours at work researching Duke's speaker line and I came to the conclusion that he has a lot of online and print fans. I occasionally read a Bryston online "circle" and the Audiokinesis "circle" was on the same web page. I never looked into it before. I will check out his speakers this year.
I am going to listen to the Thiel 3.7 and MSC1 when I move back to the Bay Area in March. There is a shop in Palo Alto that carries both models. It is funny that I had a review of the Thiel 3.7 in the recent issue of Stereophile at home and I never read it until last night due to the suggestion in this thread. I am not sure if it will work with my electronics but I will listen to it.
The ATC speaker is not an option for me at this time. It is too expensive and a little ugly. If I had my own "man cave" in a basement I could get by the ugly factor but in California there not too many basements. I used to think that the Revel Salons1 were ugly too. I wish I had heard about these speakers 5 years ago when I could put anything in my living room. That is not in the cards for the future.
I had seen the Eggleston Savoy's in the For Sale section but they are too big and my timeframe to purchase is 12-18 months.
There is some tremendous information in this thread. It sure has raised my awareness. I do not think I would have understood these comments 5 years ago but after living with a pretty good system I have a better frame of reference to see how these comments line up.
BTW - I have a family member in Canada who is next door neighbours to a recording studio where Rush made one of their 90's albums. I think it was Presto. Next time I am in Canada I will see if I could go and check it out. I am also not a Rush fanatic but I grew up with their music in Toronto and after seeing them live for the last 30 years I just know how they sound.