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| What is the most FUN pair of speakers you've ever had and why? Many, many years ago I was recovering from knee surgery over the summer.At the time I owned a portable Toshiba "boombox" portable, an am/fm, cassette player recorder thing. I don't recall the exact model, but I had an old pair of Advent two... | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? Honestly, I have no idea as to whether or not there is a tangible, sonic benefit from raising them off the floor, but all of the techinical and scientific evidence I have consumed says that it is a good idea. So I do. It just makes sense to m... | |
| Which is the most important part of a stereo system? Honestly, it is YOU. Everything else is secondary.All of appreciating hi fidelity is entirely subjective regardless of equipment. For example, I have auditioned Focal loudspeakers on many different occasions and...I just don't like 'em.The las... | |
| Done selling on eBay, they are demanding my social security number to sell It appears that all of the interweb transaction companies are being hounded by the I.R.S to comply with their new demands - this site included.I closed my membership on this site because PP and Audiogon require defining one's self as a merchant, ... | |
| Thiel Owners bluetone...Your post did not mention if your pair of 3.5's came complete with the bass equalizer - IMHO the most important component of the model. I have had six pairs of Thiels - starting with the 2,2, 2.3, three pairs of 3.5 (don't ask), 3.6... | |
| system for condo Totem makes excellent products. I started out with the now discontinued Rainmaker monitor, afterward moving up to the Hawk models.I am currently returning to a monitor/subwoofer arrangement and have just had the good fortune to land a pair of us... | |
| How old to qualify for vintage? Doesn't hifi already employ a very liberal usage of meaningless superlatives? Just as "reserve" has no agreed upon, or legal definition in the wine biz, "reference" appears on many audio products that just ain't, right? I actually stumbled upo... | |
| Thiel Owners Hey kids, just want to let you know that the payment options/rules for selling equipment here have changed with a suspiciously invasive set of requirements requiring a seller to declare him or herself a dealer or a merchant in order to complete a... | |
| NEW PAYPAL AUDIOGON PAYMENT RULES My transactions are far below $20k and/or 200 total. I like this site, but I’m gone. Best of the holidays, folks! | |
| NEW PAYPAL AUDIOGON PAYMENT RULES Almarg...Exactly. Again, I am not a merchant. I am not a dealer. Doing what you described, what Audiogon’s reply to my email described, is not a runaround. It is essentially a mechanism to make a private individual a business. I have over 100 buyi... | |
| What just happened to accepting Paypal?? looks like they are trying to drive us away The “workaround” is BS. I am neither a merchant or Audiogon dealer. I’m a private seller and don’t need not want to register as anything other than that. My guess is the I. R. S. and or state agencies are trying to collect. This may cost Audiogon ... | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel Glad to read below that your recent re-visit to my favorite Thiel model - the CS3.5 - has been included in your upgrade paths. For me this model is the no compromise model within those I have enjoyed thus far. I always employed the bass ... | |
| Thiel Owners R. I. P. Ginger Baker. | |
| Thiel Owners I think that the ongoing debate regarding cables is rendered moot when one considers what a difference an amp, or a preamp, or any piece of equipment contributes to a system's overall synergy. Thiel took me on quite an interesting journey to fi... | |
| Thiel Owners Heck, there’s a pair of CS 6 up for grabs right here on Audiogon for $1200, but either they are in pretty funky condition or the seller’s camera can’t do them justice.In the not too distant past I probably woulda jumped ugly on ‘em based on the se... |