brayeagle
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| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? Boston Acoustics A40 speakersVarious Heathkits I assembledSOTA turntable with SME arm (used)Blue Jean cables | |
| Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money http://www.bluejeanscable.comInteresting company.They've done all my cables, and I think I'm at least at 90%. | |
| Thiel Owners jafantGood as expected for a Certified Old Fud. Spinning a recently-acquired Helmut Walcha's Collection of Bach Organ Music. The 2.7s and SS2.2 never sounded better. | |
| Thiel Owners Have to agree with tomthiel.(f you can place the amplifier somewhere between or very near the speakers, do so. Run short 12 or 10 gauge equivalent cables to the speakers. Run either balanced or unbalanced lines from the preamp to the amplifier. (B... | |
| Thiel Owners profRe: Those really heavy amplifiers. Cajole a neighbor's youngster into doing the heavy lifting. (worked for me)Saves a trip to the Orthopod. | |
| Am I hearing things? Agree with mickeybI had a licensed electrician install a 20 amp circuit for a 4bSST2 (thinking I might later run a pair of 7 monos.) It has the 20 amp circuit breaker. The remainder of the system runs via a 15 amp circuit. No problemMy home is 10... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? As an old-time ham station guy and electrical engineer, I started building my own audio systems following WWII, I'll state, based on many years of personal experience, that power cords do matter; BUT only in those instances where the cord's gauge ... | |
| Finally took the Bryston 4B Cubed plunge jafantWe met on the Thiel Owners Thread.I went to Bryston on the recommendation of Jim Thiel when I got the 3.5s. I’ve had a couple of variants of the 4B, ending up with the SST2 at present. Then, after a couple of exchanges with Jim Tanner, I got... | |
| Thiel Owners I pulled it off, as there was too much extraneous stuff in it for a real answer to your query. Yes, I learned about and really came to appreciate classical music via the old Red Seals, 77, 45, LP. reel-to-reel and CD recordings. Additionally, I be... | |
| Thiel Owners OOPS Misspelled Pete's name. Should be Aczel | |
| Thiel Owners I still have Issue #1 of The Audio Critic (and all the rest) Peter Azcel was an interesting writer. Being trained as a electrical engineer, I followed his articles with interest. btw: I'm 95+ (really!) | |
| Thiel Owners rankest,I do remember Julian, and read many of his articles in Stereo Review and elsewhere. (BTW: We were both about the same age) | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Brahms Symphonies 1-4 : Bruno Walter | |
| Thiel Owners From the Thiel 2.7 Owner’s Information:"The CS2.7s, like most speakers, require a period of playing before they perform optimally. The time required depends on how loudly the speakers are played; more time is required if played softly, less if pla... | |
| Looking for a high end integrated to suit Dynaudio contour 5.4's In my study/office, I'm running a B100SST, the precursor to the B135, with an ancient pair of AR-3A speakers, CD player and FM tuner. Very satisfied. |