jon_5912
Responses from jon_5912
| Are these damned brands or not good speakers? I definitely think there are companies pricing their products so that very few will ever hear them and almost nobody will ever really get to know them. There are reasons why prices need to be so high but they aren't performance related. If every... | |
| Thoughts wanted for new speaker design My opinion is that there should be more speakers that maximize output above the subwoofer range. I think a sealed box that starts to roll off gradually around 80 hz is the ideal for a lot of situations. Even for bigger 3-ways I think it makes se... | |
| Thiel Owners Anybody looking for used Thiels should check reverb.com. I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned here but they've got pairs of 3.5s and 3.6s right now. They've also got lots of Bryston gear and other speakers and electronics. | |
| Thiel Owners I wonder how many of us don't have much stuff of value outside of our stereos. I'm definitely in that boat. If I sold off all my non-stereo stuff other than the house it'd probably be worth less than 5k. I'm just not interested in any other con... | |
| Thiel Owners I'm definitely of the opinion that old Thiels are great and I'm not sure how much better the new ones are when it comes to just enjoying music. I love the overall character of Thiels and as has been said, that hasn't changed too much over time. | |
| Metal cabinet speakers The entire box doesn't need to be made out of concrete. You could make the baffle from aluminum or some other material that is practical. My point is that making the entire box of a ludicrously expensive speaker out of a single material is ridic... | |
| Metal cabinet speakers How about concrete? You can get the stuff they make concrete countertops out of at a store near me for around $15/bag. Past a point it seems it would make more sense to have portable forms and pour the box onsite. Or have the box made out of in... | |
| Metal cabinet speakers I'd guess it doesn't provide enough performance improvement to justify the cost. There are probably other areas where the money spent on metal cabinets can provide more performance. The companies that moved away from it are capable of doing a lo... | |
| Metal cabinet speakers I think a lot of companies have dabbled in metal cabinets but most don't stick with it. Infinity did it with the intermezzo line and the Prelude MTS. Thiel had a number of models - powerpoint 1.2, viewpoint. ATC had a metal line for a while. B... | |
| Thiel Owners I bought most of my stuff at audio consultants. Libertyville and Hinsdale closed but Evanston and Chicago are still there. I mostly buy used and they've got a nice selection of used stuff. I've been watching their website for so many years if i... | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks for the input imhififan and tomthiel. I'm thinking I can probably get good results from any of the bookshelf, in-wall, on-wall, tv or other possible models that were produced in the early to mid 2000s. The viewpoints come up pretty regula... | |
| Persona 9h vs S3 mk 2 Magico is named magico. It's absurdly expensive so almost nobody has ever spent any quality time with it. How can anyone find this brand anything but ridiculous? You don't feel like maybe it's just appealing to your vanity? Maybe you're being ... | |
| Thiel Owners Anybody have any experience with the PowerPlane 1.2? I want to set up some rear channels and I'm probably never going to have the space for rear floorstanders. I know the powerpoints got more press but I'm wondering if the in-walls are sonically... | |
| Thiel Owners The auction is over. As far as I know this is the only auction of its type in the last 20 years. The TT1 prototypes went for $3,800. That surprises me. The raw drivers went for really cheap. The big Krell went for $2,700. I thought about bid... | |
| Thiel is offically going...going...gone. Auction Time saw this, I guess you need to be really careful about the speakers other than the blue tooth ones.https://www.strata-gee.com/angling-at-auction-for-a-deal-on-thiel-heed-this-warning/ |