brskie
Responses from brskie
| 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 | |
| Thiel Owners TomthielHi Tom, happy to meet you on the forum. Do you have any solutions worked out for upgrading the CS 2.3? I have read in the past that something was done to improve the Xovers, but that was years ago and I don't remember what it was. Any info... | |
| Thiel Owners Hi everyone.I am looking to bring my 2.3s up to date with any updated crossovers, driver surrounds etc. Where is this Coherent Source? Is it a shop that one can drop their speakers off to be upgraded? I would love to bring these speakers that I ha... | |
| Thiel CS 2.3 radiator replacement Hi everyone.I am looking to bring my 2.3s up to date with any updated crossovers, driver surrounds etc. Where is this Coherent Source? Is it a shop that one can drop their speakers off to be upgraded? I would love to bring these speakers that I ha... |