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arvincastro

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Hello all!I truly appreciate all your feedback and knowledge.  The reason I asked this question is that I am in fact a little on the space-constrained side of things...while I wouldn't say I'm close enough to my Thiel CS 3.5'S to be in a near-fiel... 
Thiel Owners
Hello all! I have finally been able to make it home and put in a dedicated listening session, experimenting with tilting my speakers as @tomthiel had suggested and also varying ear height with regards to my listening position.First off, this exper... 
Near Field Listneing
@millercarbon Ha...well played, sir!Arvin 
Near Field Listneing
@teajay Ah, got it...I didn’t think about eliminating the room as the primary benefit. Completely makes sense, thanks!Arvin  
Does anybody have experience with the Denon VL12 Zu Audio is selling?
@phillysoundfunGlad to have helped however I could...Good luck and let us know how you make out!Arvin 
Thiel Owners
@oblgny Thanks for sharing. I, too, remember my high school music theory teacher, Mr. Yankee. Very well educated, slightly quirky guy who seemed like he just wanted an excuse to hang out with the guys (went to an all boys private school), shoot th... 
Does anybody have experience with the Denon VL12 Zu Audio is selling?
I have been using the non-Zu modified Denon VL12 Prime as my main table since it was introduced to the US market back in 2017 (see my unboxing post here: https://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?f=98&t=97400) IMHO, the VL12 Pr... 
Thiel Owners
Ladies and gentleman, Mr. Tom Thiel once again dropping the knowledge...Thanks for sharing, Tom! 
Speaker cable recommendations in my budget
If the OP is still searching, I second the recommendation of looking for a set from MIT’s AVt or Terminator lines. Definite bargains can be had there that will fall in your price range and will give you performance way above what you pay. If you’r... 
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@jafant & @jazzman7You guys definitely bring back some memories! Back in high school, when car stereo was HUGE, I remember the local installer/enthusiast community absolutely loved Cerwin Vegas. They were more then once described as the “home ... 
Thiel Owners
Question for the group:What would you consider...whether it be a brand, model or speaker type...that would be most opposite of what Thiels are? IOW, the antithesis of Thiel.Not trying to be inflammatory or anything like that, just something I have... 
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Hello jafant,Around the same time I had the Vault 2 installed (had to have my dealer run CAT5 cabling to my listening area), I inserted MIT Terminator 2 cables from my LS7 line stage to the Thiel Bass Equalizer and then to the amp.  Former cables ... 
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Thanks for the kind comments, jafant and Tom...truly appreciated!Tom: Wow...your wealth of information in all things Thiel is truly a blessing! I have limitations with seating position due to my ground floor family room...basically, I’ve split it ... 
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Hello all!This past weekend, I finally got a chance to hook up the second ARC D240 MKII amp to my system. In bridged-mono mode, the amps effectively double their power to 480 watts/each at 8 ohms...very powerful indeed! This was immediately notice... 
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@nkonor & @rascs:How does Spectral's high-bandwidth, ultra fast designs manifest themselves in the final sound that one hears from the system?  Again, I have not as yet had the pleasure of listening to a Spectral system, but my intrigue grows ...