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| Suggestions to place Thiel 3.6 speakers on hardwood floor pops2: I like mine placed directly on my hardwood floors with nothing. Not a fan of spikes on hard surfaces. Do you find loss of bass response when you don't use spikes? I use 3.6s without spikes on carpet. I find improved bass response once I p... | |
| When to Poweroff amps and preamps Exposure to continuous heat will reduce the life cycle of electronic components. There is little to no argument most folks turn off their tube gear after each listening session. This same argument applies to SS devices as well. Resistors and capac... | |
| the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings the proton d1200 amp can produce 540w/1000w/1500w 20ms '450w/650w/800w 100ms '380w/500w/520w 200ms ... | |
| the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings pwerahera:If you google PROTON D1200, you will see that it can deliver several hundred watts per channel. there is a tube demo showing how much power it is capable of. From the Owners manual at:https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/proton/d-12... | |
| the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings Magnepan MG12/QR speakers are rated at 86dB with 4 ohm impedance. These are ribbon speakers and very complex loads for the amplifier. Your preferred amp Proton D1200 amp is rated 100W at 8 Ohms. You need a SS amp with plenty of power, I would say ... | |
| Cable comparison charts? I suggest you guys contact Mr. Nelson Pass and give him an update on all the progress made in speaker cables and interconnects over the past 40 years. That old fart know nothing about Hi Fi audio and this hobby of ours (LOL). | |
| Cable comparison charts? Please refer to the charts and conclusion by none other than Nelson Pass of Pass Labs in the link below:https://www.passlabs.com/technical_article/speaker-cables-science-or-snake-oil/The impedance of the speaker wires are very small compared to th... | |
| Game Changing Tweak I thought I will take a moment to provide some explanation and let you decide if you are hearing an improvement or not. The electrical power usage at your house is given by: P = 1/2 x Vp x Ip x Cos (theta) = Vrms x Irms x Cos (theta) Wattswhere Vp... | |
| Amp recommendation to drive Thiel 3.6 speakers Like you, I have owned a pair of Thiel 3.6 since 1995. I traded a pair of Thiel 2 2 to get 3.6s from Soundings, Denver, Colorado . I have used several amps to drive these including PS Audio 200CX, Audio Research 100.2, and Krell KST 100. Only af... | |
| Speaker placement and dB differences I previously owned Thiel 2 2 speakers. These speakers are time and phase coherent and thus needs proper placement and seating to get the best out of them. I now own Thiel 3.6 and you can refer to one of my previous posts for details here:https://f... | |
| Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance? Few points to consider before spending $30k for amplifiers. Your speaker 3dB frequency cutoffs are 27 Hz - 40 kHz. Specifications says low frequency point is 24 Hz at -6 dB. Since you are not going to use any sub-woofers, your listening room dimen... | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life Here is my two cents based on my experience. First of all identify kind of music you love. Jazz & Classical, or Rock & Pop or Rap & Country, etc. I assume you have your favorite music on CDs.Select the 4 or 5 CDs. You may want to focus... | |
| Do speakers take time to warm up? I use pink noise track (#15) on Stereophile Test CD when I turn on the stereo after it has been shutdown for sometime. I shutdown the system whenever I am traveling. I unplug everything even if my wife is at home. So when I turn the system back on... | |
| How far away from your speakers are you? My room is 16' x 22' feet with roof on shorter side 8' high and taller side 12' high. Then the kitchen also opens up to the listening area adding an additional 20' in length. It was a challenge setting up my Thiel 3.6 speakers with Mark Levinson 2... | |
| 10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts “When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind; it may be the beginning of knowledge, but ... |