dlcockrum
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| Tekton Double Impacts +1 on Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Craig. Five is good; ten is, uh, two hands full and then some...Dave | |
| Power Cables sisyphus51,I was using a metaphor. According to Wikipedia: "A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another for rhetorical effect. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas."Dave | |
| Power Cables “Good Grief! Just use the power cords supplied by the manufacturer of your audio gear. That is all you need!”Yes and always repurchase the crap OEM tires that your car’s manufacturer put on it at the factory. After all, they meet minimum DOT requi... | |
| Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it o_holder,Others cannot discern how you feel or why, only what you say and write. I took umbrage at the remark I quoted and still do. Regardless, I am glad to hear that you resolved your issue.Dave | |
| Interconnects and non-believers Above post by Elizabeth re: The Cable Company is inaccurate. They charge 5% of the list price of the product as a fee (plus UPS Ground shipping) to borrow cables which is non-refundable in cash but is applied as a credit against the purchase price... | |
| Beware the audio guru IMO, after reading some of the posts here, the thread should have been titled "Beware the Blowhards".Dave | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... Thank you trelja for the nice response. I cannot argue that there is not some risk involved in purchasing from a young company located in China. Anything can happen and groundless speculation is really pointless. I would have never dreamed that Th... | |
| How do Walsh Ohm Speakers compare to Thiels? Hi dsper,I have CS5i’s in my 14.5’ X 24’ X 9’ dedicated room and they completely disappear. Your room should be great with the 5i’s. Use the Cardas room node calculator for distance of the speakers from the front wall (front baffle ~80" out from t... | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... trelja,While I share your frustration regarding the lack of promotion and active presence in the US marketplace from Denafrips themselves, your post reads as if you have an axe to grind beyond what you wrote here. Sour grapes as it were.Today, qui... | |
| Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7 Hi pops,Agree that silver/copper is not a good match for Thiels.A good friend let me try his Verastarr pure silver power cords and ICs in my system. I used the Statement PC on my DAC, the Signature II HC (dual foil) PCs on my preamp and amp, and t... | |
| Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7 The SR Precision Reference speaker cables I had used silver conductors and I never thought them to sound bright, only very open, delicate & extended on top. Same for Purist. My latest discovery is Verastarr power cords and interconnects which ... | |
| Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7 Hi thieliste,I chose Tweek Geek Dark Energy speaker cables to pair with my 5i’s. Three runs of Duelund 16 gauge wire per leg (+ and -) terminated with Wireworld Rhodium spades and Sonic Tonic inserted in the connectors.https://www.tweekgeek.com/da... | |
| bose 801 speakers Does Bose make an 801 model? I had 901 Series 3 in college and for several years after and really enjoyed them. I moved to another brand and then another until landing with Thiels, but will always remember the 901s fondly.Dave | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD "So yes the Terminator is a very very good dac and it is priced very reasonably, state of the art not quite, great sound for the money probably.""The Terminator does seem like an excellent piece on paper and I am sure there are people who will dig... | |
| VPI TNT Mk 3 – Looking for a tonearm and cartridge The Emiment Technology ET-Two air-bearing tonearm was made to pair with your TNT. Bruce Thigpen of Eminent Technology and Harry Weisfeld of VPI designed the two to be used together.Re: the tonearm wiring harness, I built, with the help of Gene at ... |