jdevine

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Why I Like Thiel
Another vote for Thiel, their products do the job but their people go the extra mile. Anybody can take your money the difference is the treatment after the sale and in every case they have met or exceeded my expectations. If I ever replace any of ... 
"Instant Live" - anyone heard of this compay?
They are actually a spin off of Clear Channel entertainment out of Cambridge Ma, I had the good fortune of meeting Steve Simon who was one of the founders of this devision he is a real neat guy the night we met was at an Allman Brothers concert a ... 
How to fix scratch on hi gloss Velodyne sub ??
Look in the Yellow pages for a piano refinisher and see if they can help, I agree with jjmali everytime I try myself the repair becomes the focal point ,good luck John 
Thiel 7.2 or Revel Studios
The mc 602 made a big improvement I was using a Mc 500 with the 6's and for a short while with the 7.2's but the 602 was a big improvement nice tight bass and plenty of it my room is smaller than yours so I needed some help with sound treatments f... 
Thiel 7.2 or Revel Studios
I can speak highly of the Thiel 7.2's they are a wonderful speaker very tight and accurate with a big soundstage when properly setup. They need quite a bit of current to get them moving but I am sure that the Krell can do that I am using a McIntos... 
EAD TM 8000 vs Meridian 568.1
I can not speak for the Meridian but I am a very satisfied EAD user I have been with them for about 7 years first with the Ovation then the Theatermaster traded that for the Pro 8000 and now the pro 8800 each unit offered a clear improvement in th... 
EAD Bass Management
I too am a BIG EAD/Alpha digital fan, I have been up the food chain from Encore to Signature to Pro 8000 and now Pro 8800 and the answeres are correct the pass thru is indeed that, how ever a little bird told me there are some new software version... 
Speakers For McIntosh?
I have been very happy with Thiels and my Mc's I used Thiel cs-6's and now the 7.2's with a mc-500 and now a mc-602 FWIW I am using Nordost Valhalla's to connect them 
Product Line Predictability
I have had good luck moving up the food chain with most manufacturers Examples I went from a Mcintosh mc-300 to a mc-500 and now a mc-602 each time I had not auditioned the replacement as for speakers I went from Thiel cs-6's to Thiel 7.2's again ... 
surrounds for thiel front speakers
I had a similar situation I had a pair of Thiel CS-6's for my mains and an SCS-2 for a center I upgraded to a MCS-1 for the center and bought another scs-2 and used those for the rears I then upgraded those to scs-3's for the rears. I recently upg... 
Help me find it again
Don't be so hard on yourself or more important your system I think we all hit a stonewall at some point in our quest for the Holy Grail , give your system a rest I went so far as boxing it up and listening to a Tivoli radio for a while we becoming... 
Best material for isolation purposes
I have been very happy with the Symposium Ultra platform, I use them under my EAD Pre/Pro and my Levinson 37 transport they come with coupling blocks or for over the top performance try Nordost titanium pulsar point or the symposium rollerblocks i... 
Which cables for EAD 8800Pro- PassX350- B&W802
I just ordered an ead pro 8800 I am using a pro 8000 which replaced a Theatermaster Signature which replaced a theatermaster ovation I run all Mcintosh amps and Thiel speakers and have been very happy with the Nordost cables I am currently running... 
Leslie & Corky - Need I saw any more????
I too was at Gaelic park what a show, then since it was a residential neighborhood the boy's in blue shut the power off because it was too loud and too late the near riot was not fun! I also saw them twice at the Filmore East boy those were the da... 
CES 2004 Best of Show
The worst sound was that of a guy falling in the pool at Alexis Park, I really got a big kick out of McIntosh's multi-kilowatt home theater, Thiel's surround sound featuring their new sw-2 subwoofer, and Jeff Roland design group two channel system