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arcticdeth

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Odyssey owners chime in
It shall be reborn!! I bought a much older pair of stratos, about 3-4 years back, at that time they were already 13-14 years,old, short black off board caps , 4 short onboard caps, red board, with the right speakers, they were amazing, detail, det... 
bose 1801 amplifier
Pass 
Magico vs the world
Love my Energy RC-70’s  dislike treble heavy speakers.these Energy’s are my grail! I love. Them! 
Break in time that extends to months or maybe even years!!
McCormack amps take about 48 hrs to laser beam their magic into my ears, my speakers took about 250-300 hrs to loosen up and get tight, and amazing. There is a difference. Before a serious,listen, I will power up, leave on for 30-40 hrs before a g... 
Help: ISO Beginner full setup for excellent sound on $2000 max budget
Maybe call,Klaus at Odyssey audio.  Call phone # on,website.between 9-11 pm. Talk and see what may be done, he is a good man.  Tell him I sent you. 
Suggestions for good cheap Equalizer
Get a professional EQ,save money and have a long lasting EQ!ranedbxetc.  Happy hunting.i use an aging ONKYO EQ 540.still works great,all lights work, pink noise button,6/12 -/+ button.many features.   
Whats playing on your system today?
Harem Scarem-mood swingsrigor mortis - slaves to the gravemadball- look my way 
Getting it on with Prog
Krokus 1976. S/T LP!a odd album.but good. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Motörhead- March or diein cue: Motörhead- kiss of death 
seeking recommendations for a preamp
my my biggest surprise was a used Onkyo P-308 preamp. Absolutely amazing. Warm, features, and a very relaxed sound.    Can be had for 3-400$sent mine in for a upgrade/recap about 8 months ago, completely defined the sound, warmer, more relaxed, ju... 
Whats playing on your system today?
I’m glad I have my 99$ HP hoo’ed to my yammy  receiver, via rca’s and a splitter, playing into my computer via audiolab 3.0 (I think)technics sl1200 mk2 with ortofon arkiv stylus or the nightclub 2, depending on the audio of the LP. If the mass n ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Gary Moore- live from London 2LP CD VERSION is shortened by a lot. Gary would NEVER have let this happen.mascot label made a 1 cd with many songs,shortened for the 1 cd release. So by making a 2 cd with the full recording, and spending an addition... 
Integrated advice for B&W 705's
Cut 4 small 2” tshirt squares.tape them to the back of the grill, or over the tweeter. Let us know the results.I did this with some bright speakers, and it warmed up wicked! Small tweaks do work. Or if too bright go for a third, single layer of ts... 
Thiel is officially closed!!
Oh man, that stinks!  Great speakers.  Auditioned many many pairs over the years, always great.never in my price range. Still a great company, whom will be missed. 
How far away from your speakers are you?
About 9 feet dead center of speakers.Toed in a wee bit facing me on the couch.microfibre couch absorbs any thing else getting past my ears. Sounds great to me.