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| Thiel Owners jafant...No, I almost bit on a used INT150 from Upscale which I balked on for a reason that escapes me now. I heard the Neo through a pair of Wilson Somethingorothers - $16,000 - prior to my purchase months before at Audio Den, the shop within wal... | |
| Thiel Owners nkonor...Did you get the Avalons on the used market or new? I've seen a few for sale here once in a while - they're beautiful constructs indeed. While I'm still content with my Neo 340i integrated, I will second my appreciation for Pass Labs - ... | |
| Thiel Owners robinbarbour...I just checked those 3.7's on eBay per your suggestion and would have to admit that the cosmetic imperfections wouldn't truly irk me any if I were in the market. I would bid lower because of them however. There's a pair of 3.5's o... | |
| Thiel Owners prof...Excellent commentary on perhaps the most contested aspect of assembling a high fidelity system. At the end of the day the single-most important component in any setup is one's head. I used to go to the local stereo stores and buy spools of... | |
| Thiel Owners prof...Cabling may be the least important component in a system for those who don't own Thiels, but since I can speak of a previous disposition concurring with your's, I can tell relate that cables DO make a palpable, tangible difference in a syst... | |
| Thiel Owners jafant...Sheesh, dude - I was just submitting a post to an unrelated thread (Maggies) when I closed it to submit an update here! Eeeeerie...First and foremost I have to offer that we all should REALLY, and I mean really, read the manufacturers ma... | |
| MMGs To characterize the difference between the .7 and 1.7 I would have to first mention the increased size of the drivers themselves - you get a much larger radiating surface with the 1.7's, ergo, a "fuller" sound. To my ears the increased mid/low ran... | |
| MMGs I'm fortunate enough to have a Maggie retailer within walking distance of my house. I was able to compare the .7's and the 1.7's one afternoon and I preferred the .7's over the 1.7's. While the 1.7's definitely provided more low end response, my e... | |
| MMGs I had the MMG's not too long ago and shortly after purchased the bass panel which I did not like at all. At all. Waaaaaaay too many wires running all over the place. I suggest a REL subwoofer. My room is 14 x 24 and the small 8" REL was sufficien... | |
| Brightest but shortest artistic bursts in the sky Chris Whitley... | |
| Tracks worth for a 1 Million system My favorite recordings sound as good on a sh***y car radio as they do anywhere else. It ain't the clubs, laddie... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Wow...Lee Michaels. I think I might still have "Barrel" on vinyl somewhere. I know I've burned it into the Sony Hap but haven't listened in a while. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Staying on point...I listen more often digitally than I do analogue simply because digital, server/player/streaming, offers an ease of use that vinyl does not. While the tangible appreciation of vinyl playback still owns a place in my heart, eith... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report ghosthouse...Actually my review, or at least my attempt at a review, was for 11/17/70 not Madman Across The Water. Fortunately I have long since lost that first attempt at becoming a writer, let alone a critic. I remember vaguely re-reading it du... | |
| List of artists that have never lost quality throughout entire career A very big ditto for John Hiatt and John Prine here...Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams bear mentioning as well. I haven't seen Prine on stage but I have all the others - together and apart they always shine. Paul Simon - can't refute the body of wor... |