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| Best affordable amp for Thiel CS3.6 Tom,to answer your question, I have a feeling it is more of a "McCormack vs. Classe" thing, vs. the benefit of a monoblock. I can't remember if the McCormacks of that era were able to double down, and they were at a lower price point than the Clas... | |
| Best affordable amp for Thiel CS3.6 I upgraded from a McCormack DNA1 (175 watts) to a pair of Classe CAM200 monoblocks (200 watts). The difference was huge- better bass, better resolution of details in the high end, sweeter. It seems like the ability to 'double down' (400 watts into... | |
| CES 2004 Best of Show I too was taken by the Blue Circle/Martin Logan Ascent setup. The Innersound room was fantastic, but the sweet spot for the speakers was incredibly small (1 person wide only). The Alon/ Antique Sound Labs Hurricane/ CJ 17 demo was also great. Fina... | |
| Best Cheap acoustic wall treatments? Does anyone have a source for the Owens-Corning 703 material? I haven't seen this at Home Depot. Is it a styrofoam-type sheet, or compressed fiberglass? | |
| Thiel 3.6's - Stereophile measurements Hi Jerry (Pops),you have a great memory! You're right, I think that cabling can be used to adjust a system wrt brightness. I had moved up from the 750 to the Oracle V4's, where I began hearing more bass weight and pitch, and more depth, so I would... | |
| Thiel 3.6's - Stereophile measurements Tombowlus,thanks very much for your reply- your distinctions are very clear, and I have a much better idea what to listen for when I get to audition the 2.4's. | |
| Thiel 3.6's - Stereophile measurements Tombowlus,I was trying to understand better what you meant by the 2.4's having greater focus- do you mean better soundstaging and imaging than the 3.6? I own the 3.6's, but I wouldn't have called them laid back (full, yes). My system also tends t... | |
| Do you have a dedicated listening room? Prpixel,I was wondering what you meant by "Carpeted floor that "floats" (room is located above the garage)" . . .I have a similar room that I am converting to a sound room. How did you do the floating? I am thinking of taking some resilient foam r... | |
| Tube Preamp with PS Audio P300 I have a BAT VK30, which works fine with my PS300. I am also running an Arcam FMJ23 Cd player off of the PS300. | |
| Sound Anchor Stands...worth the money? In my case I was very impressed with the Sound Anchors. I have a pair made for the Thiel 3.6 speakers. I started with some Sistrum SP004's. They (compared to the factory spikes) seemed to provide a lot more low-level detail, subtle decay of instr... | |
| Do tube dampers really work? I was curious about what sound people were hearing as they were moving their Hal-O tube dampers up and down. There seems to be a classic tradeoff of: thinner bass, more detail, vs. tubbier bass, warmer midrange, less detail. Is that what you've he... | |
| Amp heat sinks are ringing To Pmkalby:I received a reply from Armin at Classe, who says"We have done some testing with regards to this concern, and I can tell you that the ringing is Not transposed into the sound from the speakers. It is also very difficult to make the heat... | |
| Amp heat sinks are ringing Hi everyone,thanks for your many responses- there are a lot of interesting ideas out there!To answer a few questions:-the amps are on homemade stands (2 3/4" sheets of particle board, screws running through them to provide spiking to the the floor... | |
| Thiel 2.3 / Musical Fidelity A3cr Power Amp ? I had the A3CR and Thiel 3.6's. I had upgraded from a McCormack DNA-1 amp- it was definitely a step up in terms of high end extension, delicacy, detail, etc. On the other hand, it was listed as 150w by Audio Advisor but was really closer to 120W i... | |
| Stands or feet for Thiel 3.6 Thanks to everyone for their great responses.Audiotweak, on the SP-004 stands, do you mount those on the inside of the plinth? The plinth is roughtly 11 wide x 15 deep. The SP-004 seems to be smaller, and the discs you mentioned must take up some ... |