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| Thiel Owners Is it my imagination...or are there no speaker cables or amplification in that set up?What is Jafant powering the speaker with? | |
| Thiel Owners Jafant,I’m sure you’ve mentioned it in the thread somewhere, but what amplification are you using for your Thiel 2.4s? Did you go solid state or tube?I read through a lengthy thread on another forum about Thiels an amplification and it’s always in... | |
| Has anyone found Audio Nirvana? I distrust any audiophile saying he has reached "nirvana" or "the end" or his "last system" etc...unless he has had that system for at least 10 years.I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard audiophiles - friends, acquaintances, on-line e... | |
| The one that got away 2 come to mind:1. Early 2000's I had become obsessed with the MBL 101D speakers.I'd heard them in various places and they were my ultimate speaker, but way more than I could ever afford. Then, through an audio pal, I got word of someone selling a... | |
| Thiel Owners Audiogon is evil. I should never browse the listings. Saw an expensive VAC amp I'm lusting over. Must...resist..... | |
| John Atkinson's thoughts on the New Vandersteen System Nine from LA Show -- "A more hyped treble only does one thing to someone with no hearing loss - make them run out of a room."That's the type of..sorry to say...blinkered... approach to the subject that I was talking about. That's simply wrong, as plenty of speak... | |
| John Atkinson's thoughts on the New Vandersteen System Nine from LA Show BTW,The discussion as to "what sounds natural" vs "artificial, over-hyped" is one that interests me. You always see audiophiles - and reviewers - talking about some approach to speaker making being more honorable, and for those who really appreci... | |
| John Atkinson's thoughts on the New Vandersteen System Nine from LA Show erik,Your "stereophile curve" is an intriguing hypothesis...but I just don't see nearly enough data supporting it. And I very often see JA lauding a speaker when it measures very flat, so there's much counter evidence IMO. | |
| Thiel Owners oblgny,Your post reminds me that a leanness has always been the characteristics of Thiel speakers I listened to (and it's a very common description of Thiel). Virtually every Thiel I ever heard always sounded amazingly accurate, but also like it ... | |
| Thiel Owners BTW,Auditioned the Raidho C 1.2 monitors today. They would normally be prohibitively expensive but a dealer has a great demo pair deal so I gave them a listen.Very nice high end frequencies in terms of smoothness combined with subtle detail - ope... | |
| Thiel Owners robinbarour,Thanks....though your comments on the 2.7 bass sounded promising...right up until you mentioned you use a sub with them. It's no wonder you find the bass satisfying ;-) | |
| John Atkinson's thoughts on the New Vandersteen System Nine from LA Show erik,What exactly is the "stereophile curve?"ctsooner described a rising treble in many speakers and you seem to attribute this to JA, yet I regularly read JA criticizing speakers for non-linearity in the high frequencies, particularly peaks or a ... | |
| John Atkinson's thoughts on the New Vandersteen System Nine from LA Show erik,I can understand your view.And I tend to find JA's reviews less descriptive, leaving me less of a sense of what a speaker sounds like. He will tend to talk in terms of frequency response etc, whereas Michael Fremer will paint a subjective p... | |
| Thiel Owners I was just thinking yesterday "Now I see why some people get into DIY."That way you can attempt to build speakers that do the things you are looking for. If you have the talent, time and persistence (which I don’t...I have zero interest in DIY).As... | |
| Thiel Owners BTW... I mentioned earlier in the thread my interest in Kudos speakers as well. There is almost no talk on Audiogon about that brand, it seems because they are a small British company that doesn't get much word outside Britain. But a couple ... |