ranchhand1
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| Can you live with your current speaker until you die? Thiel CS2 | |
| Integrated tube amp to drive Thiel CS2's Many thanks to all for comments, suggestions and recommendations. | |
| Integrated tube amp to drive Thiel CS2's Thanks! I will check it out... | |
| Jolida Reliability Hey boband212, how do I contact your company regarding potential purchase of Jolida preamp? | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks jafant for finding and posting contact information for Rob Gillum'sThiel speaker service company. My mint condition 1986 Thiel CS2's continue to please to no end. Come the day they need attention I know who to call...:) | |
| Are Rotel amps and preamps any good? I have a Rotel 971 pre, matched with Hafler 9180 and Thiel CS2's. No complaints. I am sure there are superior pre's out there but likely cost more than the $400 I paid many years ago.I do a lot of research "drilling down" to find what I believe to... | |
| Why does all new pop music sound the same? I would not generalize to "all" pop music but the industry has a lot to so with what is circulated. What sells is their mantra to various consumer groups backed by marketing data, trends and the like. | |
| 20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017 Hafler guy here again!...:) My 9180 is 23 years young and continues to delight. I am not an audiophile in terms of knowledge or equipment purchasing power. An audiophile in terms of enjoying music since I was very young.I presume there are many am... | |
| Thiel Owners Hey jafant,Other components are low budget conscious and mostly older as well. 15 yr old Rotel pre-amp, Philips cd 80 and my "venerable" Hafler 9180 circa 1994. Still have the D'Agostino satellite/sub set. They sound good considering I purchased t... | |
| Thiel Owners My second post on this topic because I enjoy my Thiel's so much.....How I came to purchase my Thiel CS2's in 1986. I essentially have zero knowledge of audio engineering or design. I have always purchased what I figured might be "good sounding" c... | |
| Vacuum tube suppliers Very helpful discussion. I am new to tubes considering a tube pre. | |
| Oregon Audiophiles... Hello all,Out here in Central Oregon, Crooked River Ranch to be exact. Been a music lover since a young age and audio equipment aficionado since 1976. Enjoy many genres of music.Currently have Thiel CS2's, Hafler 9180, Rotel pre, older Philips CD8... | |
| Vintage Onkyo gear vs Adcom Good suggestion jogiboy. I might go up a level to the Stratos. | |
| Shipping large speakers Double boxed, wrapped, strapped on a pallet shipped freight. Fair warning, some freight carriers get kinda rough with shipped goods. To the driver it is just another load to carry and deliver. My direct experience. All the more reason to take a lo... | |
| More Bad News AT Thiel Well said jon_5912. This news seems to make my 1986 Thiel CS 2's more special. I would believe the chief engineer over the CEO. Closure headlines should not be far off. The new Thiel management has made decisions I think are typical of the cold, ... |