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| Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment Upgraded from a pair of 21yr. old Thiel CS2.3 to Vandersteen Quatro CT yesterday. With less than 24hrs. on them, I am grinning from ear to ear with how much more musical they sound. The active bass really does demonstrate how fundamental those lo... | |
| What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey? WRPI; Troy NY 1970sWNEW; NYC 1980s - 1990sWFUV; Bronx NY 1980s - 2020WBGO; Newark NJ 1980s - 2020Scott Muni, Dave Herman and Dennis Elsas were some of my favorite DJsPete Fornatale's "Mixed Bag" and Vin Scelsa's "Idiot's Delight" Saturday evenin... | |
| Recommendations and thoughts for end game speakers and amps Rick at Audio Alternative in Ft. Collins carries Vandersteen speakers. I live in Ft. Collins and have delt with him. He is very knowledgeable and has been in high end audio for decades. PM me if you would like more details.Good luck!Bruce | |
| What is your favorite album cover? Dark Side of the Moon because I used it every year as a prop when I taught lessons on dispersion of light. | |
| Heat from amps? I too have the X250.8 powering a pair to Thiel CS2.3 which are about 87dB efficiency.I agree with @jw944tst. It doesn't get HOT but does get warm to the touch. In summer my room (12ft X 19ft X 8ft) does get warm at night when listening for a few h... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Putting "Like Minds" on the TT now: Burton Corea Metheny Haynes HollandThis was Burton's "dream band" with his former duet partner Corea. It doesn't get any better than this.RIP Chick | |
| Balanced vs. Unbalanced Inputs WOWThank you Ralph for the detail here. Now I Understand the mechanics, and I believe, the theory too. This is the clearest explanation I have found in a week of searching. Be well, stay safe and Better New Year everyone !Bruce | |
| Balanced vs. Unbalanced Inputs @atmasphere Hello again. In your response:"...A 5-pin DIN connector like on the Linn is a balanced connection. Pin 3 of the connectors becomes the shield of both channels and ties to pin 1 of the XLRs at the other end of the tonearm cable..."Howev... | |
| Balanced vs. Unbalanced Inputs @cleeds So I just have to figure out my tonearm wiring to get the balanced signal into the ARC RCAs.Thank you again for so freely giving your help.Bruce | |
| Balanced vs. Unbalanced Inputs @cleeds So this is the crux of my delima. Since the AR Phono 3SE is a fully differential phono stage, and, since it ONLY has RCA inputs and a ground post then: On each of the RCA inputs, do the center pins and the shields carry the hot (+) an... | |
| Balanced vs. Unbalanced Inputs @lowrider57 Thanks so much. Therefore, according to your response and my research, each of these phono stages must somehow convert an unbalanced incoming signal into a balanced outgoing signal internally. This is what was so confusing to me. I tho... | |
| Late Night Jazz Grant Green: Idle MomentsKenny Burrell: Midnight BlueGene Ammons: Boss TenorJim Hall: ConciertoMiles Davis: In a Silent WayStanley Turrentine With The 3 Sounds: Blue HourMilt Jackson: SunflowerAll reissued on vinyl from original maste... | |
| Experiences Selling Stuff On Audiogon? Just be honest with your descriptions and post a lot of pictures from every angle. Closeups of ANY imperfections and price it fairly. Do this and you should be fine. | |
| Thiel Owners Tomthiel and the Thiel Owners ThreadI bought my CS 2.3s in 2000 while owning a Linn source and electronics. LP12 > Karin pre > LK280 > CS 2.3 using Linn standard interconnects and K20 speaker wire.In 2017 I upgraded my system after my Kar... | |
| Photos of my system Very nice clean setup. Your listening area looks intimate and inviting, and I'm sure those Quicksilvers reinforce that intimacy with their pure tone.Enjoy!Bruce |