beetlemania
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| Best Pc for audio? I previously had a fanless Zotac with Windows 7 and JRMC. I still use it for concert videos. Currently use a NUC i3 with Roon OS. Roon is superb. | |
| Bi-wiring? You either use one run of speaker cables from the amp and then add jumpers such ashttp://www.cardas.com/jumpers.phpOr two identical runs of cables from the amphttps://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7432#&gid=1&pid=2some people even bi-amp, o... | |
| Pono and the Ayre Codex I have a Pono and have heard a Codex. I suspect the asr review is a case of confirmation bias. | |
| The under appreciated impedance curve What do you look for in the impedance curve? The minimum value and the frequency at that value. Also, whether the curve is flattish over multiple octaves and, if so, the average impedance over that range.That said, the map is not the territory. Th... | |
| Thiel Owners The CS3.7 XO pic I’ve seen shows good coils but sandcast resistors and CYC MKT caps. The drivers are probably the best ever from Jim Thiel (ie, some of the best ever from any manufacturer) but the passive parts quality is wanting, IMO. If I had 3.... | |
| Got a BAT VK-225se ... Holy Moly! IME, upgrading to a great amp makes close to as much difference as upgrading to a great speaker. | |
| AYRE VX-5 TWENTY- WHICH TUBE PREAMP MATCHS Oh, you already have a K-1. That probably sounds pretty good! What do you find lacking? | |
| AYRE VX-5 TWENTY- WHICH TUBE PREAMP MATCHS Ayre KX-5 is a no-brainer but in tubes I would consider ARC or Aesthetix. Hard to make a bad choice here! | |
| Thiel Owners Audiomart CS2.4s are @andy2 pair! Did not see that coming. I thought he was serious about modding the XOs? | |
| Thiel Owners coincident driver takes the compromise out of nearfield listening. When I have the house to myself for the evening, I pull the coffee table out and sit on a wooden low back chair in front of my couch. I am unable to hear deleterious effects from ... | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks for the link, holco. I quite like the subjective reviews at hifi-advice. They do an exceptional job of comparing the DUT not only to competing products but also describe how the sound changes with different speakers, even cables. Here is th... | |
| Thiel Owners I think it not improper to point out that JA seems to hear what his measurements tell him. At 50" there is a midrange suck-out and some spikes. Notice that he wonders in print if that is what he is hearing. Supposedly, Stereophile’s reviewers do... | |
| Thiel Owners Andy, FWIW Brian Damkroger did *not* hear the midrange reticence during his audition:https://www.stereophile.com/content/thiel-cs6-loudspeaker-brian-damkroger-october-2003My experience with the CS2.4SE included a “glassy” quality in the midrange t... | |
| Thiel Owners @andy2 It’s above my pay grade to speculate whether you’re onto something regarding the XO design and JA’s subjective opinion, but I am confident higher parts quality will improve transparency for the CS6. It also seems relevant that Tom has told... | |
| Thiel Owners Phew! Thanks, Tom.Curious to read your impressions of ERSE v Jantzen wax foils. Not that I think or feel I’m missing anything. |