jon_5912
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| Thiel Owners I know John Ellison over on audio asylum uses the parasound A21 with his 3.7s. It's a really powerful amp for $2,500.https://db.audioasylum.com/mhtml/m.html?forum=speakers&n=361836&highlight=thiel+3+7&r=&a... | |
| Velodyne Minivee Repair or replace I have a Velodyne DD18 that I got as a demo from a closing Tweeter in 2006. I've never had a problem with it. When I hear of people having trouble with Velodynes it seems like it's almost always one of the smaller ones. It takes a massive amoun... | |
| Velodyne Minivee Repair or replace Over the years I've gotten the distinct impression that one of the main downsides of very small subs is reliability. There's a lot of pressure in a tiny box and it requires a lot of power to push that small woofer hard enough to reproduce low fre... | |
| Thiel Owners All this talk of amplifier power got me curious so I checked the measurements of some of the stereophile reviews. The 3.7s have a minimum of 2.4 ohms which is pretty low but they are also pretty sensitive so overall the are a difficult load but n... | |
| Thoughts about the entry level room in RMAF - 2018 Dealers don't want to say it's the best $5,000 system with a fat profit margin but that's obviously a factor. I can't personally imagine spending as much on cables and vibration control as I do on the integrated. Not to mention another $200 for ... | |
| Small dedicated listening rooms I definitely agree about nearfield. If it were me I'd consider ATC SCM25, Focal SM9 and other pro monitors intended for mid/nearfield configurations. | |
| Neutral or Detailed. You can't have both I've thought about this and I mostly agree. Most musical instruments are fairly loud and most recordings are made with microphones fairly close. It makes sense that a speaker that is neutral would have the full detail of the instrument when play... | |
| Thiel Owners I've found my 3.7s to be power hungry but not so power hungry that I thought I needed a huge, super-expensive amplifier. I have a pair of Cambridge 840s that I think drive the 3.7 great. You can get a pair of the current model 851w for 3-4k. Th... | |
| Thiel Owners I'm using a pair of Cambridge 840s. They're a lot smaller than the CA-300. Their combined power is probably comparable to a single CA-300. I have my doubts about whether a pair of CA-300s would be significantly better than one. That's 1,700 wa... | |
| Thiel Owners I had a similar experience with the bass in my 3.7s sounding a bit weak. I got out my measurement mic and real time analyzer to measure it and it measured fine on sine waves. Still, it bothered me enough that when the store I bought the amp at w... | |
| The most fun you can have in audio is DIYing your own speakers I've been thinking about trying to build some speakers for a long time but haven't done it. I'm going to start simple, probably a little 2 way from Madisound. One thing I'd like to do is build a box that is stiffer than the 3/4" MDF. I was thin... | |
| My daughter pushed my tweeter in-HELP! Take the cardboard piece from inside a used up toilet paper or paper towel roll, put it up against the tweeter and gently suck it out yourself. | |
| Thiel Owners The listening height thread reminded me that I think anyone who finds Thiels to be bright sounding should try fiddling with the height of their seat a bit. I find this can make a noticeable difference in the balance and it's free. | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? A resonant box adds distortion that is not coming from the real recording. People like all sorts of colorations but don't imagine it's more realistic. | |
| Thiel Owners I hate to always be contrary but from what I've read the PS audio BHK amps are voiced similarly to most Classe amps. Both tend to be slightly on the laid back side. It seems to me that the Classe amps should be balanced by some crystal clear sol... |