davewav1
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| Pass Labs X 150 or Plinius sa 100 mk III The pass labs x series sounds like reference tubes enjoy dave | |
| Approaching Nirvana? Where is My Achilles Heel? Besides the cables upgrades mentioned above. Audio Asylum has a tweakers/diy & plannar asylum. Your speaker placement & acoustic materials are probably to blame as well as speaker stands for Magnapan's. you can diy or have someone else mak... | |
| The most detailed speaker cable?? I like the synergy between my hybrid HT Pro-Silway II and the Pro-9 speaker cables. I get all the detail and 3d staging & musicality i need My current system.Sony SCD-1, Theta Gen VA, Pass Labs x-2 , X-350, Thiel 2.3s Harm Tech Pro Silway II,... | |
| Martin logan vs. B&W My recommendations are simple. Buy a pair of grado sr-60 or sr-80 headphones; listen to any of your music the headphones this is exactly what you will hear if you choose to audition martin logan speakers. lots of detail but no sound stage; you wil... | |
| How do you deal with vibration? diy arios plans are free on audioasylum.com tweakers/diy enjoydave | |
| Thiel CS 1.5 vs Linn Katan great system though the linn mini monitors are musical. but somewhat 2 dimential. the thiel 2.2's are musical and 3d. the thiels just disappear as if the music presented to you is just right in front of you. i have never heard any other loadspeake... | |
| Thiel CS6 to Von Schweikert VR4 JR - Am i Crazy? You have to have acoustic materials absorption panels with thiels to close to side walls and too far from the rear walls and short ceilings. My theta digital gear made the widest and deepest soundstage Ive ever heard from any of the thiel loudspe... | |
| Thiel CS 1.5 vs Linn Katan i have to say that i have never heard a decent thiel until the 2 2 model and higherdave. | |
| Speaker upgrade help needed: 4500$ used Thiel loudspeakers are the most with equipment like yours. They completely disappear with some of the best digital. They have the widest and deepest soundstage that I have ever heard. You want to stick to models from the 2.3 and up. The 6 and (5i ... | |
| Pearl Jam - Rearview mirror on vinyl thier 3 cd set in concert in boston(i believe) is probably one of the better live pj recordings.dave | |
| Best Budget system? $500-$750 tops denon dcd-1800 (older 2nd gen processor) with headphone volume control.grado sr-80 headphonesenjoy | |
| Separate Transport & DAC: Why not? I use a separate dac and transport because it sounds better. My soundstage shrinks in depth and width and my speakers reappear with my standard redbook play on my Sony scd-1. I use a theta genVa for my redbook. I auditioned the pass labs d1, while... | |
| Levinson No. 23 with Thiel 3.6? The only amp that managed not to drive the thiel speaks was a air tight 8 watts per chanel into 8 ohms. they damaged the surrounds of thiel 2 2 customer. I have also auditioned pass labs x-150 w/thiel 7.2's in a dealer showroom. the room is 20' x ... | |
| Pass Labs X0.2 vs. X1 Save your money and keep your x-1 or downgrade to x2.5 or x-2. The pass labs x series has the same sonic signature throughout the line. I use x-2 and x-350 w/my thiel 2.3s the x-2, x-1, and x-0, x2.2 x-2.5 98% of same sonic signature. The largest... | |
| Apple or PC? Until apple lowers there prices on desktops and laptops. the pc is the best buy and most compatible with all aftermarket products and 90% of the marketshare. microsoft xp and windows xp are by far the most used. if you buy a laptop make sure you g... |