mstram
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| Upgrade Thiel CS3.6 to CS6?? Well, I thought I'd update you all on where things stand. I decided to let another bidder steal the CS6. He got a fantastic deal ($3050) on these 6 month old gorgeous BEM speakers that cost $10,000 new. The lady of the house thought the 6s were to... | |
| Audiogon Newsletter Just got mine! It is good to see that there are some new things happening here. | |
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| Analog Upgrade Suggestions Welcome I have spoken with several dealers with vast experience setting up analog rigs, and all have successfully used the Shelter 901 with an SME 309. | |
| Best speaker cables for Thiel CS2.4 speakers I just ordered a pair of 2.4s today. The salesman suggested Cardas Neutral Refernce. I was wondering what you finally went with Fatman.Does anyone else out there have any other suggestions? I will be driving these with a Levinson 27.5. | |
| Analog Upgrade Suggestions Welcome Doug,I checked the manual for the SME 309. The effective mass is 9.5 gm not 11 gm. The arm is at the high end of "low-mass" or the low end of "medium-mass" Does that change things? | |
| Analog Upgrade Suggestions Welcome These are high quality matched-pair resistors supplied by Classe Audio with Wonder Solder.Setting VTA is a hassle. I prefer to set it up so that things sound good for records of average thickness and forget about tweeking it. I would go nuts adjus... | |
| Analog Upgrade Suggestions Welcome Thanks Doug!Here are the requested specs for the preamp:INPUT IMPEDENCEMagnetic Phono= 47 kohmsMoving Coil Phono= Adjustable into 47 kohmsGAINMagnetic Phono= 35dBMoving Coil Phono= 20-40 dB (Adjustable)*Note: The MC gain is in addition to the stan... | |
| Analog Upgrade Suggestions Welcome I note that the Grado Reference is a moving magnet cartidge. My Alchemist IIb is of the moving coil type. Has the technology evolved over the last 15 years to the point where moving magnets now have the resolution and finesse of a fine moving coil... | |
| Analog Upgrade Suggestions Welcome I note that the Grado Reference is a moving magnet cartidge. My Alchemist IIb is of the moving coil type. Has the technology evolved over the last 15 years to the point where moving magnets now have the resolution and finnesse of a fine moving coi... | |
| Analog Upgrade Suggestions Welcome I was just offered a Grado Reference brand new for $900 from a dealer I've dealt with in the past. How does it compare to the Shelter 501? | |
| Upgrade Thiel CS3.6 to CS6?? I just spent a few hours auditioning the CS2.4 and CS6 powered by the Musical Fidelity kW500 integrated amp with Valhalla cables. I did not do a head to head comparison of the 6 vs 3.6. Unfortunately, the dealer's setup did not allow for proper pl... | |
| Anyone try thr new Sirius satellite radio system? XM is not just like iTunes. The music channels are just like a regular station only the music is better. The channels are set by category/genre. There are NO COMMERCIALS. There is a DJ who comes on every hour or so to tell you what he/she just pla... | |
| Anyone try thr new Sirius satellite radio system? Holy s*%t!! That's some serious dinero. Why not try something priced a little more down to earth instead of the stratosphere. If the sound could truly be "CD quality" it might be worth the money, but I'd rather test the water with a unit say in th... | |
| Anyone try thr new Sirius satellite radio system? XM regularly has some excellent live in-studio appearances by famous well known and some not as well known artists. They have also started broadcasting some syndicated shows that were previously only available in limited markets, for example, Mixe... |