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| Dynaudio - Made in China vs Denmark Sorry to be redundant but I'm going to emphasize a point made earlier. The bottom line here is how you feel about the speakers. If you are always going to be wondering if your speakers would sound better if they were made in Denmark then there is ... | |
| Point of diminishing returns for a Network Streamers? Have you compared playing a CD vs. streaming the same version of the recording? Does the CD sound better than the stream? I am running Qobuz through a PC hooked up to my PS Audio PerfectWave Mk II DAC (PWD). I also have the matching PW transport.... | |
| Is There A Big Difference Between Subwoofers From Different Manufacturers My take on this question is that the answer depends on what you are expecting the sub to do. In my case I am running a pair of Thiel CS6 speakers full range and using a late 90's 15" Velodyne (servo design) sub to fill in the bottom octave. It is ... | |
| Large speaker recommendation Considering the amplifiers you own you are not restricted om your speaker choice. I'm going to throw out an alternative that I think would be worth considering. I own a pair of Thiel CS6 speakers driven by a Krell KSA 300S. I've been to two audio... | |
| Speaker Questions I have not heard that particular model but I have owned 3 pairs of Polk speakers and I've been very happy with all of them - particularly for the price. Polk is part of Harmon Group and the reason that's noteworthy is because they have extensive ... | |
| The Law of Accelerating Returns Back to the original topic..... When I read the article I had quite a laugh. We have to remember that TAS serves an industry based on the simple assumption that spending more money gets you better sound. Anyone, even multimillionaires, want to th... | |
| Concentric drivers I have a pair of Thiel CS6 speakers which have first order crossovers plus a concentric mid/tweeter. This crossover design makes each driver cover a much broader frequency range. Theoretically this would worsen any doppler effect. Other Thiel mode... | |
| Mogami 2921 vs Canare 4s11 vs ??? For the small additional cost I would sure recommend that you go with a company like Blue Jeans Cable who can professionally weld the terminations to the cable. They sell Canare 4S11 as one of their options. The connections between the cable and t... | |
| Current Questions I'm going to shoot for a non-technical explanation which is what I think you are looking for. We'll take two examples. #1 is a speaker that has a nice flat impedance of 8 ohms across its entire frequency band. Devore speakers, for example, are de... | |
| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? Good comments above - I'll add a few points. Like pretty much all manufactured products, the quality range has compressed as the industry has matured. There are hundreds (thousands?) of speaker models available now and for the most part they are ... | |
| Power Conditioning on the Cheap If you want something basic that is nice looking and will act as a surge protector there are used Monster Power Conditioners (i.e. 5100 Signature) that are available on eBay. I run three of these (one in a different system) plus a vintage Tice Pow... | |
| GIK Vicoustic and others If you are handy and want to DIY some acoustic panels here is an excellent video: IMO if you have a limited budget for listening room sound treatment you will be better off spending your funds on in-room treatments (absorbers, diffusers, b... | |
| Honesty is the best policy...I think. I have a PerfectWave Transport and I've been dealing with this problem for a few years. I'm going to tell a fairly detailed story to be fair to PSA but I am really disappointed. At the end I will give you a specific recommendation on how I would p... | |
| Thiel Cs 2.3 with neodium Tweeter of CS 2.4 There is a Thiel Owners thread on this forum. I would suggest searching for that thread and then posting your question there. A few members have rebuilt their crossovers and someone may have experience that will be useful. If I were in your situa... | |
| China built tube amps I don't have a tube amp but I can give you a dealer recommendation. Gig Harbor Audio (Gig Harbor, Washington near Tacoma) carries Line Magnetic and Eric is a great guy to deal with. I've heard a couple of the LM tube amps at his showroom and they ... |