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AXPONA 2017 Protocol
I'm trying to get there :-)I note that even Jonathan Valin mentioned the JA Profiles playing the Analogue tape was the best sound of the Axpona show.I'd take a look at the Profiles, but I'm so set on great aesthetics and the cabinetry of the Persp... 
Can the WAF Kill an Audio System?
I’ve been in the audio hobby for many decades and frankly I MUCH prefer a clean looking room. I see so many "only an audiophile could love" rooms with wires, tweaks, gear everywhere, which to me looks like the audiophile equivalent of a dorm room.... 
AXPONA 2017 Protocol
I'm also on a possible trajectory towards a purchase of the JA Perspectives.  Having heard them several times now...they are special speakers IMO.  One often reads descriptors like "quiet" and "low noise floor" of the Joseph speakers and that's ex... 
thiel 3.7 owners
I've been looking for a slightly smaller speaker to replace my Thiel 3.7s (due only to ergonomic issues of a small room).I have auditioned quite a list of speakers and I can't find better.  The 3.7s are just ridiculously good.  I was going to say ... 
Thiel Owners
Ok jafant, understood. 
Thiel Owners
I get that this is a Thiel thread, but since amplification and cables are being made part of the discussion...If you ever wonder why our hobby isn’t taken seriously by the majority of sensible people on earth, watching an audiophile recommend that... 
Thiel Owners
It was sad when Kathy left Thiel. She was the best.Wow.  I've never blown a driver in any speaker.  You must enjoy loud listening levels!!!! 
Thiel Owners
nkonor,Cool.  Again, I'm sorry if I'm asking you to repeat info that exists somewhere in these 30 pages of posts....but did you try the last models - CS 2.7 and/or CS 3.7?If so, what did you find more compelling about the older model's sound?I'm c... 
Thiel Owners
nkonor,Thanks.  I realize I should have asked:  Which Thiel speakers did you own? 
Thiel Owners
nkonor,Sorry I haven't followed your posts in this thread, but do I understand correctly from your last post:  You've moved from Thiels to the Avalon speakers?  Is that right?If so, how do they compare?Thanks. 
Thiel Owners
I don’t suppose anyone here has heard the heretical new Thiel speakers?Maybe at one of the audio shows? If so, any impressions?I admit that the technical goals of Jim Thiel’s time/phase coherence are compelling to me. And one of the chief characte... 
Thiel Owners
- "The best part, one does not have to spend big money, to make it happen. In fact, always buy used or demo and save a bit of coin. Every audiophile can afford quality cabling -you would be foolish otherwise." -Completely agree!As an example o... 
Thiel Owners
robinbarbour,You got it!   
Thiel Owners
Hi oblgny,I am sympathetic to the desire to squeeze any more performance out of our systems as possible.  I certainly succumb to that desire myself.I have come to my conclusions about cables through having paid close attention to the technical arg... 
Thiel Owners
"Cabling is certainly the most important component in any system"Disagree strongly:  Cabling is the least important component in any audio system.  But...that's another thread, isn't it :-)