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| New Theil 2.4's any opinions Drubin,I can't honestly say they were nowhere near as good. They actually threw up a soundstage that rivalled my Maggie's. It's more that they were nowhere near as big as the 3.6's. And, in my own mind, they occupied a rung lower than the 3.6's. I... | |
| New Theil 2.4's any opinions I recently had a chance to audition them at the end of tour of the Thiel factory. Of course they were set up to sound their best. I did come away VERY impressed. When I realized they cost almost as much as a pair 3.6's I bought a few years ago, I ... | |
| Which artists do you just not get? If I may. This post was all about having a little FUN in a "the emperor has no clothes" sort of way. A friendly, healthy way to blow off a little steam on a late spring/summer Friday & Saturday night. It was never meant as any sort of philosop... | |
| How many CD/LPs do you need? Matchstikman, you remind me of my brother. He doesn't like clutter in his life so he keeps his cd collection to 150. Anytime he buys a new, he sells an old one.As for myself, I have about 900 cd's and 1700 lp's. I haven't been buying a lot of new ... | |
| Opinion's on Showcase vs. TGIII vs MC-8 I've lived with the Showcase for almost a year now. Prior to that, I had a Lexicon DC-1 for many years. While both were very good on movie soundtracks, the Krell was head and shoulders above on music, particularly concert dvd's. | |
| The Scariest Story Ever Told? I had just installed a black diamond racing shelf underneath my turntable. Turned on my tubed preamp, and power amp to settle in for a long night of spinning vinyl. All of a sudden, I heard what sounded like a shotgun blast coming from the vicinit... | |
| Seperating 2 channel and HT in the same system. Why not get a preamp with a HT passthrough like the Audio Research LS 25, or any number of others. You hook the pre-pro through the pass-through input and the cd through it's own input. From there, it's a simple matter to switch to the cd input fo... | |
| Review: Krell Showcase (new) Surround Pre While I have never auditioned the particular receiver you refer to, I have owned B&K components. B&K does make a very good product. But, IMHO, they simply are not in the same league with Krell. Which is what one would expect, given the pri... | |
| Component Video Splitter I just wanted to be able to route between the projector and the Sony XBR HDTV. I don't know that I really need a simultaneous feed. One length of cable is around 6 feet, the other around 25 feet. Using Better Cables medium grade component cables. | |
| When did it all start? Padgitt's Hi Fi. (I think that's how they spelled it.) Waco, TX. Mid 70's. I was a poor, starving law student at Baylor University. All I could do was drool and dream over the blue glow of McIntosh tube gear amid the sounds of the Eagles and Linda... | |
| Best bang-for-buck purchase you have made? I too started off with a pair of small Maggies. I've been hooked on Maggies ever since. When I upgraded to the 1.6's, I actually ended up making a couple hundred bucks selling the little speakers. How often does THAT happen? | |
| What's more important; sound or brand name? Nrchy, a very interesting thread. While most of us would probably agree that sound is the most important part of the buying decision, there are other factors to consider. Price to value ratio, reliability, build quality, WAF, warranty, aesthetics,... | |
| What's more important; sound or brand name? It's easy enough to say "The sound, of course.". But what if its a choice between a no name speaker versus a Thiel, a B&W, or a Magnepan. Or a no name pre amp versus an Audio Research, Krell, Mark Levinson, etc. I wonder how many of us can ans... | |
| Former Spica owners ... what did you trade up to ? Thiel CS 2.2's.However, I recently put together a bedroom system and guess what I used for speakers. You got it! Spica TC 50's. There just aren't any speakers that image like the Spica's. | |
| Need Input and Advise on Pre/Pro Please? Have you considered the Krell Showcase. It does have 7.1 and retail is $4,000. You can find it for $3,000 or less if you look hard enough. I owned the Lexicon DC-1 before buying the Krell. I agree with you about the Lexicon. I have been very pleas... |