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| Could I be a Retail Wretch? Sorry, I’m another vote for it being "low class" to use a hi-fi shop to demo stuff you plan to buy elsewhere cheaper.For one thing, I have to admit flat out that cheapskates annoy me.(I don’t mean someone who can’t afford something; I mean someone... | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? I presume the OP is referring to what is typically called soundstaging/imaging. (I’ll just use "imaging" for short here).My take:It is quite important as part of the experience in listening to my stereo.Otherwise, I wouldn’t bother having "stereo"... | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? "It is a parlor trick, although I agree it can be pleasant on small combos (jazz, folk, chamber). You simply don't hear it with live music, even sitting close to a jazz combo. "You may not hear soundstaging/imaging in live music (which I find s... | |
| Thiel Owners A pair of Thiel 3.7s just hit the market:https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649484143-thiel-cs-37s-satin-black-wtheir-original-spikes-an...FWIW, I've bought several items before from that seller. Good guy! | |
| Thiel Owners beetlemania,Until I win the lottery, I'm going to put my money where >99% of the musical content is. That makes sense in one way of course. But it does miss some of the major reasons why people integrate subwoofers. A sub tends to change (and... | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks Tom.My issue is that I simply couldn't use any of the Thiel subwoofers (despite that I sometimes see them for sale on audiogon!). My 2 channel listening shares space with my home theater set up, so the room is packed with speakers already,... | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthielI bought some JL Audio subwoofers quite a while ago - and their CR-1 crossover (and an Anti-node DSP unit to use on the subs if I want).I haven’t gotten around to really integrating them yet. Which again will be pushed off for quite a whi... | |
| I like my system flat, no tone controls, no eq..........what is your preference, and why. mrdecibelThough I don’t use eq, I still certainly desire a system that is more-flat-than-not.My listening room has a wide room opening and for a long time my 2 channel listening room had the listening sofa near a back wall, and speakers placed wel... | |
| I like my system flat, no tone controls, no eq..........what is your preference, and why. mrdecibel,The thread does indeed have a confusing title. I kept looking at your posts wondering how you had determined your system was "flat" in the first place, and I saw no mention of measurements.But then it appears you have used the term "fla... | |
| Whats the FATTEST sounding Tube amp to warm up Lean speakers? Ah...just noticed dumbeat already made his choice."never mind...." ;) | |
| Whats the FATTEST sounding Tube amp to warm up Lean speakers? The very first amps that came to mind were:Dynaco ST70Conrad Johnson MV55 (I owned that for quite a while - very warm, rich tube sound).And, believe it or not...an Eico HF81!They are astonishingly magical little 14W amps that *sound* much bigger a... | |
| Thiel Owners It's amazing the amount of b.s. you encounter from high end salesmen (well...they *are* salesmen). Guys who work decades in a high end store can just ossify in their own ignorance and it's a shame how many people they may miseducate. Fortunately... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD analogluvr,Yes it sure was a good table! Had to go quite a bit further in build quality/engineering (and new cartridge) to do better. | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. @ramtubesFor those who will likely disagree: If burn in exists in these devices why did we not know about it until recently. I find no references to burn in in the 50s 60s 70s.. when did it start? And if burn in occurs in cabling, why don’t we see... | |
| Thiel Owners That was an absolutely fascinating read, Tom. Thank you!I'd followed Thiel for years, and especially when I was on the hunt for 3.7s in 2015 and afterward, I was fascinated with the story of Thiel's history...and it's demise at the hands of new o... |