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Time to change. But to what?
"If he ask your opinions regarding which of the speakers he would like to choose between, why does everyone have to pipe in about something else?"Because he says what he is looking for soundwise and there will be many opinions on how to best achie... 
Thiel death do we part . . .
Good gear brings out the best in everything, even lesser recordings. No doubt about that!These days, I find most every recording to sound different and something good to like in 98% of the CDs or records I listen to, and I'm loving almost every mi... 
Can a tiny silver bowl affect music reproduction
"I suspect, however, that your bowls are just excited at way too low a frequency. LOL!"Well, you just never know now do you?Maybe how it works for Yogis is the key. An audio engineer who has never practiced Yoga may have no clue!"Is that bowls or ... 
Can a tiny silver bowl affect music reproduction
I may bbuy a pair of $30 tibetian bowls, set them square center on top of my OHMs, and see/listen what happens.OHMs are uniquely designed to enable placing objects on them and having a better than average chance of hearing something different.If n... 
Can a tiny silver bowl affect music reproduction
The inventor is clueless?Hey, at least I presented some reference material to base a theory on.Clueless inventors are a strange bunch. 
Can a tiny silver bowl affect music reproduction
Ring Dem BElls 
Can a tiny silver bowl affect music reproduction
I am a big believer in the principles of yoga (and martial arts) and practice several times a week.I might have to buy a tibetian bowl. Worst case, for $30 bucks, it makes for an interesting conversation piece. 
Can a tiny silver bowl affect music reproduction
" Maybe??"I'd be willing to bet that the new piece of furniture results in different room acoustics than prior, and would not surprise me at all if audible to a careful listener. 
Can a tiny silver bowl affect music reproduction
Nice ones on Amazon for about $30 for the rookies to try if of interest. 
Can a tiny silver bowl affect music reproduction
Rumor has it those things are really bells, and, well probably also ring like a bell, which most audiophiles normally frown upon. 
Can a tiny silver bowl affect music reproduction
Every thing in a room affects acoustics. The only question is to what extent and if significant, and also value in that most anything marketed to audiophiles is likely to carry a premium price for whatever it may or may not do. 
New Thiel Speakers - Post Jim Thiel Era
ITs true that THiel faces a lot of competition these days whereas they ruled a certain niche in the audio market in years past, so that has to be a challenge for them. 
Is a tube phono better than ss?
YEs, getting quiet tubes needed for phono is a real consideration for tube phono.My ARC sp16 has 3 tubes in phono stage. I learned from ARC when replacing that only one of the three must meet higher tolerance for low noise use in it. I appreciated... 
Your audiogram and your preferred sound
Differences in individual hearing no doubt helps account for the wide variety of gear out there that is generally judged to sound good and be of high quality despite the fact that chances are two individuals are not assured to like the same thing ... 
Tubes 101
TUbe #s/model merely identify a set of standard parameters that enable different ones to be used interchangeably. These alone do not assure a certain "sound", only that certain models are more likely to work best in a particular design, case by ca...