oblgny
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| Thiel Owners On the subject of cable/equipment “burn in”...I’ve been in the wine business for my entire adult life. Some folks consider me an “expert”, most others far more advanced in this profession than I respect my experience and opinion. It continues to ... | |
| Thiel Owners I continue to find this thread a most enjoyable addiction simply because the technical and emotional aspects being bandied back forth appeal to either camp in ways that neither can fully reason. To have gained the in-depth background that Tom has... | |
| Thiel Owners vairobert68...Indeed. Like you stated I assumed a passive preamp would involve the very least possible of any coloration getting in between my power source and my Thiels. My power sources, imho of course, were nothing to sneeze at. If I recall co... | |
| When people upgrade from Thiel I’m a confirmed “Maggie” lover when it comes to moving off the Thiel plain - not much of a stretch really when one considers what both manufacturers do so well. Maggies grate on me after a time due to their physicality, not their sonics. If I had... | |
| Integrated tube amp to drive Thiel CS2's I ditto the recommend on Rogue. Had one with a pair of CS 3.5’s and everything was jake. | |
| Bluesound Powernode 2 I just bought a used v.1 powernode for dirt offa eBay and found it to be a decent enough temporary addition to my two-channel setup - rather, a replacement for my former two-channel setup since I sold all of it off to satisfy various unexpected bi... | |
| Thiel Owners brayeagle....Ha! Good points. I went to an integrated amp because I came to the conclusion all that coming and going WAS about the gear rather than the music. Not 100%, but on more than just a few occasions I found myself suspecting SOMETHING in... | |
| Thiel Owners catalysis...Thanks!No doubt my next round of appropriating equipment will have a MUCH shorter list of possible brands - Pass and Thiel topping it depending upon locality, finances, etc. Though it pained me to let my stuff go I did so knowing it w... | |
| Thiel Owners I once used a Placette passive preamp with my 3.5’s and found that the bottom end pretty much dropped out. Figuring I’d remove as much as I could between the speakers and the amp I assumed I’d squeeze just a tad more “everything” I got from the s... | |
| Cover songs that are better than the originals. A very big “DITTO” regarding David Lindley’s version of Mercury Blues - just an unabashed freakin’ love letter to rock n’ roll that needs and deserves to be played LOUDLY. The rest of the album is damn good, too. On the “repeat when necessary” l... | |
| Cover songs that are better than the originals. Really? No mention of Joe Cocker turning “A Little Help From My Friends” over under sideways down and then inside out at Woodstock? Sheesh! Hard to believe it’s the same song and it continues to give me goosebumps every time I listen to it. Abs... | |
| Thiel Owners The 3.5 is a remarkably good speaker. I’ve had 3 pairs paired to amps that were capable of 300 watts into a 4,ohm load. I never came remotely close to that. The bas eq is indeed a must for making them sound as Thiel intended. Though I’ve never ... | |
| Thiel Owners The answer is B. A. T. I had a 300 Watt model (4ohm load) - very close to the sonics of a Pass Labs only just a smidgen less “bright.” When I played my 3.6’s louder than usual - which made them show extraordinarily well - the B. A. T. was up to... | |
| Thiel Owners Meadowlark speakers were also concerned with time alignment/coherence along with exceptional build quality and, depending on your tastes, aesthetics as well. From what I’ve been able to cull off the interweb thingy, Mr McGinty was a “ poor busine... | |
| Sellers adding for PayPal use is plainly BS I’ve sold a fair amount of stuff here always mentioning that I don’t levy any additional “fee” to the buyer other than, when I’ve shipped items, shipping. I don’t buy gas from stations that charge more for credit/debit than cash, and I won’t do bu... |