andy2
Responses from andy2
| Will a subwoofer add depth and clarity to my system, or just bass? The letter is "C" for correct. | |
| Thiel Owners He preferred Vandersteen saying that the Vans were more musical on more recordings more often than Thiels. But he also zeroed in on what Thiel was doing, how we were approaching our work. On the flip side, Vandersteen's were always been critici... | |
| Thiel Owners Came across this review that had a short comparison between the CS1.7 and the F208. https://hometheaterreview.com/revel-performa3-f208-floorstanding-speaker-reviewed/?page=2 Thanks to its phase-coherent design, the $3,999/pair Thiel CS1.7 deli... | |
| Thiel Owners I took a look at Crutchfield website and the Revel F208's are retailed at $5K for a pair. The CS2.4 was about $4.5K but taken into account for inflation, it would cost quite a bit more than $5K in today money so in that sense, the CS2.4 is a bit ... | |
| Thiel Owners The more I listen to the CS2.4, the more beautiful they sound. I wish I could go back in time and hopefully I could make a difference. I've designed my own speakers but they are no equal to Thiel. | |
| Audiogon member suggestions for a speaker that sounds good at low volume!!! Although one has to define what it means "to sound good at low volume", but in term of speaker design, if you want you make your speakers sound "good" at low volume, you want a slight lift at the mid range and upper mid range frequencies, but then... | |
| Thiel Owners how do Thiels sound compared to Vandersteens? I personally have listened to a pair of Vandersteens driven by some very high end tubes amps at an audio show and I have to say they sound magical. It's something that I could never forget. I curr... | |
| Thiel Owners Thiel used Jantzen and ERSE wire coils as equivalents.I have ERSE foils on hand and some Jantzen Wax on order.I will compare them directly, but not yet. I definitely look forward to your impression of the two coils. | |
| Thiel Owners Andy - I second your motion. As car guys say, the least expensive option is the one you have. So if you have 2.4s, then upgrading resistors and caps is a huge bang for the buck. It's just so happen that my current car is a 2004 model so I woul... | |
| Thiel Owners Sometimes you take it for granted what you have. After hearing a few garden varieties speakers even at pretty high price, you realize how good the CS2.4. The only thing I wish for is a bit more bass and I suspect some would agree. I guess the s... | |
| Thiel Owners For me the Magico A3 were very impressive on a number of audiophile score-card characteristics, but they ultimately failed to really engage me. I was wondering if this has to do with Thiel usage of first order design. I mean if you're already ... | |
| Small drivers vs big drivers The question is a bit broad and could cover a large response with respect to the advantage and disadvantage of large vs. small driver. First I don't think the OP was interested in line array. It's a different class of speakers all together. I th... | |
| Thiel Owners Hi Tom,Thanks for the info. I was actually very surprised to find that large a value for the cap at 400uF+. Is it because the intrinsic impedance of the driver is somewhat low? Or is more has to do with the time-phase aligned nature of the xove... | |
| Thiels and Tubes I currently have the CS2.4. I also have a pair of Cary Six Pacs monoblocks, and I tried them with the CS2.4 but they couldn't have the current to drive the Thiel. There was just no dynamic. I would think you need a rather high power tube amps t... | |
| My impression of Pass Lab XP-10 (with respect to Conrad Johnson 17LS) After having spent quite a bit of time between these two preamps, I was surprised that the 17LS is quite a bit brighter vs. the XP10 and the difference is not subtle. There is a bit of midrange forwardness on the 17LS as well. The 17LS has the ... |