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| Talk but not walk? michaelgreenaudio,I at least gave the respect of taking your OP seriously enough, trying to understand what you meant, and writing a detailed reply. I tried to distill what you were saying, and give my thoughts in reply, and if I got it wrong, you... | |
| Talk but not walk? @michaelgreenaudio,I have to echo what someone else wrote: your OP left me wondering what you are actually talking about, and most subsequent posts weren’t too enlightening (aside from going into some detail about the nature of recordings...).If I... | |
| Thiel Owners As I've said: I've been quite happy with Conrad Johnson 140W/side tubes. Lots of Thiel owners have preferred tube amplification with Thiels (and that has virtually always meant lower power). | |
| Why Aren't More Speaker Designers Building Augmented Widebanders? I get the theoretical appeal of a speaker using a wideband driver - theoretical coherency and all that.But in practice, I don't really find speakers divide up that way in terms of coherence. I find plenty of 2, 3, 4-way speakers to be quite cohe... | |
| Have You Ever Owned QUADS? I know what you mean, goeff. I always pictured Faye as being a more "high sensitivity horns w. single ended triode amps" type of gal.Wonders never cease. | |
| Have You Ever Owned QUADS? I occasionally visited a local tube amp designer who had double-stacked ESL-57s - I think he also employed a ribbon tweeter.Talk about a wall o' transparent sound! It was always a treat listening to that system. Low WAF though....(Though as I re... | |
| Have You Ever Owned QUADS? These are great Quad stories! I'm getting very envious of those who own, or who have owned, the 57s.A few years ago I was actually offered a pair of beautiful quality 57s FOR FREE! (A fellow audiophile, aging, realizing he wasn't listening enoug... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Well I did a bit of testing today, investigating how the Devore 96s would fit in my room.I have an adjustable height side table, and it turns out my old Thiel 02 speakers, when turned sideways, are the exact width of the Devore 96s.So I put them s... | |
| German Physiks - Listening Impressions Wanted I've never really gone in for the common idea that omnis are by nature "not accurate" particularly in terms of soundstaging and imaging. As if on a direct radiator you "hear the REAL image contained in the recording" but on the omni you don't.I'v... | |
| Thiel Owners tomthiel,My problem with my 3.7s isn't sonic; it's aesthetic and ergonomic. Aesthetic in that they are visually just a bit overwhelming in the room (though I love their design). And ergonomic in that they must be placed in a way that impedes tra... | |
| Thiel Owners Tom,I used the Belden 5000 series Cable, 10-guage, from Blue Jeans cables:https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/index.htmThough I've been a high-end audio nut much of my life, I'm not big on spending money for high end boutique cables, whic... | |
| Thiel Owners "I highly recommend very short runs of speaker cable. "FWIW: I've been using 25 foot long Belden speaker cable (10awg). Nothing fancy or special, but the 3.7s still sound better than just about anything I've heard anywhere near their price. (Inc... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers kesheri,Sorry, forgot to respond:I haven't heard Avalons for many years now, but back when they were hot I never really loved their sound. They certainly disappeared and soundstaged well, excellent imaging, and competed with the Audio Physic spea... | |
| Thiel Owners thieliste,I doubt many 3.7 owners have driven the 3.7s with a succession of different amps. But FWIW, I've found the 3.7s pretty easy to drive.My 140W/side Conrad Johnson tube amps drive them great (great tone, grip, control) and even a 14W integ... | |
| Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!) @duckworp,Thanks for the info! Wish I could hear them. |