arvincastro
Responses from arvincastro
| Commonly mentioned speaker brands? While there are plenty of examples of manufacturers who rely on marketing and fluff more than solid engineering and performance to sell their products, I wouldn’t be too quick to absolutely dismiss them, especially the "usual suspects" with the "b... | |
| Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective @ronboco Thanks for the kind comment! Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to audition any Rockport speakers. I did something unusual for me in terms of the way I usually shop for my hifi gear in that I decided to buy my latest speakers new from a dea... | |
| Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective I’d like to share my viewpoint on this as I recently made a speaker switch, moving from vintage Thiel 3.5 CS speakers to a new set of KEF Blade Two’s. My impetus for moving on from the Thiels didn’t have anything to do with feeling that their perf... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 7…Would it work for me? Hello, all! Thanks for the feedback and recommendations. I ended up going in an entirely different direction: bought a new pair of Kef Blade 2’s. My local Kef dealer made me an offer I couldn’t pass up (due to the release of the Blade Meta model... | |
| KEF Blade 2 @yyzsantabarbara FWIW, my Kef dealer was sharing his thoughts on the Blade Metas. He thinks that on the Blade, the improvement will be very slight, due to the Blade’s already having incredible frequency response, especially in its bass region. ... | |
| Thiel Owners Hello, all! I know it’s been a while since I last posted/contributed, but I have certainly kept up by lurking in the shadows. It is with some regret that I will no longer be a Thiel owner as of tomorrow. Earlier this afternoon, after a couple o... | |
| KEF Blade 2 Thanks…can’t wait for them to be delivered tomorrow! Once they’re set-up, they will be driven by: - (2) Audio Research D240 MKII s/s amps running in bridged-mode; good for 480 watts per channel - Audio Research LS7 tube line-stage - Audio ... | |
| KEF Blade 2 Hello, all! Just wanted to chime in on the pending release of the Blade/Blade 2 Meta editions. I visited my local Kef dealer today looking to audition some speakers in the $5k-$10k range (they carry full lines of Klipsch, Whaferdale and Elac as ... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 7…Would it work for me? Thanks for the replies everyone. I definitely do not want a system that becomes too analytical or bright. My system is pretty well-balanced now for my tastes; blending solid-state amplification with tubes in the pre-section has certainly helped,... | |
| Ortofon Century Turntable…Any thoughts or experiences? Thanks for the input, everyone! Definitely going to think this thru further…Cheers!Arvin | |
| Thiel Owners Hello all!Just wanted to say that there is a good looking pair of 3.5’s for sale over at US Audio Mart. Speakers, the Electronic Bass module, spikes & original copy of 3.5 instruction/data brochure...very complete offering. Speakers are in Ch... | |
| Thiel Owners Hello all!Want to chime in on the amp topic, using my personal experience: while they don’t get enough love when compared to their tube-based brothers, I have to say that the solid-state models from Audio Research make ideal amps for our Thiels, n... | |
| Thiel Owners Hello all!Haven't posted in a while, but happy to see the "usual suspects" as well as some new posters contributing to this great thread...I hope everyone is safe and well.Tonight, looking to listen to something on the more mellow side, I decided ... | |
| Thiel Owners Hello all!Regarding the recent discussion on cables, I had always been interested in the Alpha-Core Goertz cables & the principals behind their design. Having read that these match well with Thiels has only peaked my interest even further. Ho... | |
| Upgrades for Thiel CS 3.6? @gpaulmg1unsound is correct...there are literally hundreds of posts in the Thiel Owners thread regarding all the work being done on mods & upgrades for legacy Thiels. Preliminary projects are offering replacement crossovers that feature top-le... |