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| Has anyone considered rebuying a speaker you once owned?? Another speaker I sort of let get away that I'd love to re-buy:Waveform Mach Solo.These were the smaller version of the mighty Mach 17s - famous for their egg-module head containing the midrange and tweeter - that John Otvos sold for only a short ... | |
| Is Spiking Necesarry? Re Herbie's gliders.I now have them under my big Thiel 3.7 speakers.My speaker have sat without spikes on a shag carpet over a solid wood floor, and the bass response (and general sound) has been so even and seemingly perfect I've never bothered w... | |
| Thiel Owners I actually find the 2.7 sounds a bit more like the earlier models vs the 3.7.The 2.7 has that slightly tighter, denser, focused concissive quality I'd always heard from Thiel - the 3.7s being a bit more of a departure - smoother more lush. This ... | |
| VAC vs Conrad Johnson Amps? lissnr,I certainly agree about the attributes of the CJ Premier 12s."Balance" is the key description, and the one that Michael Fremer used as well. When I tried various contender amps (at the time) there always seemed to be a sort sculpting (deli... | |
| VAC vs Conrad Johnson Amps? pdreher,Wow, that's the first time I've ever heard someone refer to a CJ tube amp as sounding like solid state (especially an older CJ amp).Thanks for the insight into the sonics of the VAC amps.Some day... | |
| Thiel Owners robinarbour,Do you mean how much have I tilted them? I haven’t tilted either the 3.7 or the 2.7. Simply set them down without spikes (I’ve tried spikes before and they didn’t make anything better about the sound). So they have whatever tilt is bui... | |
| Thiel Owners Ok, so here for anyone interested is my initial first impressions report on the Thiel 2.7s:As I've mentioned, I have the Thiel 3.7s and have considered downsizing somewhat, for space/ergonomic reasons, though not for sound - because they sound min... | |
| Thiel Owners I've done some listening to my gorgeous-looking 2.7s. Wow! What a speaker!! | |
| VAC vs Conrad Johnson Amps? Just want to say:Thanks for all the input, fellas.It turns out I'll have enough on my plate (financially) in sorting out my new speakers so I'll have to put off any amp upgrade for now. (I was tempted by the VAC 300.1 for sale on audiogon).I'll s... | |
| Quad ESL 57 with subwoofer I had the Quad ESL 63s and the Gradient dipole sub made for them.To this day the best panel/dynamic speaker blend I've ever heard. Not perfect, but far closer than I've heard since. | |
| Thiel Owners I was moving my 3.7s to make room for the 2.7s I’m getting tomorrow.For the heck of it I set up my old Thiel 02s. For those who don’t know that model, it was before the time/phase coherence - just a regular box speaker, but engineered for a flatte... | |
| VAC vs Conrad Johnson Amps? fjn04Why would you go to a Vac Renaissance, after having owned the Phi 300.1?tubegroover,Thanks for the heads up! | |
| VAC vs Conrad Johnson Amps? Thank you Irsky!Anyone have any idea of the sonic differences between the Phi 300.1and the Phi 200?On one hand my rack space is low and I like the idea of downsizing from 2 monoblock amps to a single amp - though of course I don't want to lose qua... | |
| What are some of the downsides of owning a Magneplanar .7 or 1.7i ? I haven't owned Maggies but I remember immediately being impressed by certain aspects of the sound (they generally sounded great).I'd owned Quad 63 electrostatics and while I was first in love with the transparency and boxless sound - they sounded... | |
| Speaker recommendation for married couple "My speaker were purchased on sound alone."I certainly get that many audiophiles have only that criteria...and the look of many audiophile rooms suggests it ;-)For me, aesthetics plays a role and adds to any experience - whether it's a beautiful o... |