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| Vandersteen Model 2D? non pistonic is out of phase behavior...they are same thing I don't find the sound of a driver at break up mode the same as a speaker with a high-order filter, if that's what you're meaning. One is distortion and the other is a very subtle sonic... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT or Wilson Sabrina I would probably take the *regular* Quatro over a Wilson *Sasha*. So, Quatro CT over a Sabrina is a no-brainer, in my book. | |
| Thiel Owners The Thiels i am thinking, have more cabinet resonances and nothing will change that. Changing speakers is such a pain (selling and shipping the old ones for example) that i probably will be keeping these for many years. the crossover upgrad... | |
| Vandersteen Model 2D? elevating pistonic behavior to the same importance as time/phase correct behavior. Some designers think that pistonic behavior is *more* important, but might as well achieve both if you can! require a technology different from the current carbon... | |
| Vandersteen Model 2D? As far as upgrades, might a carbon tweeter be a good idea? I think it's likely important that Vandersteen keep these below the the 3K price point, so perhaps that is out of the question. Current retail is $2700. Pretty much zero chance of addi... | |
| Thiel Owners @ronkent Thanks for the report. I'm not surprised. I don't consider Thiels the best available but I do consider them the best at their price points. They "punch well above their weight class". IMO, models like the CS3.7 and 7.2 just miss the ultim... | |
| Best of the best Integrated amps in 2018 Ayre AX-5 Twenty | |
| Thiel Owners Update on Mills MRA-12 resistors: I replaced the other channel a couple of weeks ago. I hear more bass impact, a more spacious soundstage, and, especially, an ease of presentation. The MRAs even seem to have partially mitigated a somewhat “glassy”... | |
| What used speakers raraely come up for sale I've long kept an eye out for Avalon Ascent Mk IIs. I think I've only seen these on A'gon a couple of times over the past 10+ years. At this point, probably need to consider the cost of recapping on top of purchase price. | |
| Would like to hear from Ayre owners especially those who dared to venture. At that price point, you can get a different sound but I’m skeptical you can get better than Ayre. | |
| Thiel Owners Ayre and ARC would be on my short list. Also, Pass, Aesthetix, and Classe. Heed the power ratings per Tom Thiel. You very much want an amp with a decent 4 Ohm rating and 2 Ohm is not overkill. Maybe take a look at Wes Phillips’ review in Stereoph... | |
| Thiel Owners Prof, . . . you can keep your 3.7s and join the upgrade brigade for even more musical satisfaction. @prof Tom Thiel is learning much about the late model Thiel crossovers as well as how to improve parts quality for all the models he is now wor... | |
| Thiel Owners If Rob Gillum has the kit to fabricate drivers, it wouldn’t be a huge stretch to make new, improved versions of the cs2.4 with Tom’s XO design. Jim Thiel’s last drivers (x.7) were the best but I think those had to be outsourced. But the Lexington ... | |
| Thiel Owners @prof My pleasure. I *am* doing this mostly for selfish reasons (I want to have killer speakers at a price I can afford). But am glad to help Tom Thiel and Rob Gillum develop an upgrade that will benefit many more.I'm pretty excited about it and t... | |
| Thiel Owners Past the 100 hour mark on my Mills MRA-12 resistors and it was time to evaluate the sonic difference. I had to do this in mono, comparing the upgraded speaker to the OEM version. Not ideal but the only other choice was to upgrade both speakers and... |