jon_5912
Responses from jon_5912
| Thiel Owners I'm not the only one to appreciate the Cambridge 840w as monoblocks. Doug Schroeder reviewed them that way when they came out and thought they were exceptional, describing them as "the best sounding SS amps I have used regardless of cost." I'm n... | |
| Thiel Owners I have better sources, I like the video I think it adds to the experience. My trusty Cambridge 840s are still doing great as monoblocks. Benchmark DAC 2 is good enough for me. Bryston BP26 preamp is also good enough for me. I just want to be a... | |
| Thiel Owners I mostly try not to act like a weirdo on here but I got my 3.7s hooked up and I'm listening to the brandenburg concertos on youtube. Nothing is better than this. Bach: Brandenburg concertos, BWV 1046 - 1051 (300 anniversary) | Václav Luks &... | |
| JBL's Marketing Blunder.. I'm curious, for those who work or have worked in stereo/HT stores, what percentage of box speakers along the lines of those in the commercial are sold to women? My guess is almost none. This commercial is probably a futile attempt to sell to a ... | |
| so bass traps in corners do nothing, it seems we have been fooled. or are being fooled. About 20 years ago I bought the Behringer measurement mic and the thing that let you compare the signal to what the mic heard. I made 27 Risch style bass traps and had it all in the basement of my first house. Traps definitely do make a measurab... | |
| Thiel Owners I'm listening to my Viewpoints through my Dragonfly red and Creek 5350 SE and it's so great. Not good, great. Hardly anyone gets this, appreciate it. | |
| For city apartment dweller audiophiles. Have you ever had neighbors banging on your walls? Mitch Hedberg - neighbor knocks on my wall joke (youtube.com) | |
| Speakers On Wheels? I just did this today when putting a floor down. I had made some rolling stands when I was living in a cramped space with little kids. A couple of 2 foot square pieces of plywood and some little wheels from Home Depot and my speakers are mobile.... | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? immatthewj I'm incapable of believing the high dollar amount is necessary. I assume they could get 90% of the high dollar benefit for 10% of the cost. | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? @immatthewj To me that bumps up against the problem of why does different have to cost so much. I understand people like to switch tubes and compare. When it turns into you need to try this simple mechanical device that just happens to cost $4,0... | |
| Am I right for this forum? Having spent less than $3k on you main system sounds more like bragging about being a good bargain hunter. I tend to do that too. What's the retail price? | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? If power cords really made a big difference wouldn't component manufacturers be putting better stock cords on? Are there any component manufacturers that put anything other than standard plastic covered cords in the box? | |
| Preamp - what's the purpose? In my experience a pre is a clear improvement. I assume there are situations where it isn't but the first time I put one in my system I was close to shocked. I believe I was running a pair of Classe CA-200s bridged mono in addition to a pair of ... | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) Around 2010 I bought a pair of Thiel 2 2s that were around 20 years old and cost $1,000. I paired them with a B&K ST202 I had bought used for $300. I don't remember what the disk spinner was. Probably fed a digital signal from a relatively ... | |
| directional speakers This has off axis response graphed. "Despite the significant size, the 30 degree lateral output is almost as good as the on-axis trace, as is the 45 degree response. Only by 60 degrees laterally off-axis does this enclosure begin to become dire... |