stne418
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| Upgrading System...Help/opinions on Parasound and others? Parasound A21 (not he latest version) and a BAT VK-30 linestage driving Thiel CS 3.6s quite well in a large room. I replaced a Bryston 4B-St with the Parasound. I am impressed. Also, for now, I have the Parasound Z-phono. | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? Some of us are blessed with wives that are comfortable in their skin. Why is she going to fight me? She's doing okay in the toy department. In the long run she will spend much more on purses, clothes, accessories, hair care, perfume. shoes, fancy ... | |
| Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase No way. Wife plays the system too, so it is partly hers. She actually purchased Thiel CS 2s back in 1985 all by herself!!!! And agreed tubes worked well with them and thereby approved the incoming c-j stuff. She was with me on my last four or five... | |
| Seeking advice on tube amps "Which can put to rest my temporary need for an upgrade!"Without a plan this NEED (it 's not a need, it is a WANT) can cost you a lot of money. But it IS your money. Do what you want and what you feel is rigght. My idea when I upgrade is to first ... | |
| If you lost your stereo system would you still ??? Yes. Probably only 33% of my listening is via the high end stuff. But when I do I listen to the big bucks system I seem to listen more and multi-task not at all. As long as I have control over the content I can listen on less revealing systems lik... | |
| Thiel/Crutchfield Crutchfield MIGHT be a good option for those without a local Thiel retailer, but already familiar with the company's products. Seems Thiel has been losing dealers for one reason or another. There have been three in the Louisvlle area over a 24 yea... | |
| Solid state amp for Von Schweikert vr4jr's You still might find Classe and Bryston amps around or less than 1k. | |
| Which model Bryston with Vandersteen? If it is a question of "when" you get the bigger Vandy's as opposed to "if" you get.... then pick the 4B-SST. If the price between the 3B-SST and 4B-SST is significant to you then consider a late edition 4B-ST instead. If you are uncertain about s... | |
| Solid state amp for Von Schweikert vr4jr's A used Bryston 4B-ST fits your budget. Maybe a Classe CA-300. I like both. Both have plenty current delivery to control the bass. Thr two amps seem to have different characters. I have not heard them with the Von S 4jr.s however. A 150 to 300 watt... | |
| How much is too much... Too little power is more of a problem than too much power. | |
| Any comments on Sony/BMG's new hidden virus on the I think Sony owns Santana's new disc. At any rate I declined to accept the EULA and allow Sony to establish a free presence on my PC. Just seems extremely uncool...I considered returning the CD to the retailer and I will write to the socially cons... | |
| Affordable Power for Thiel CS 2.0s During the 17 years or so I owned the 2s I was quite happy driving them with a Precision Fidelty M-8, a conrad johnson Mv-75a1 and a Bryston 3B-ST. The last two amps I still own.The Bryston was a very good match. The c-j was excellent imho. I also... | |
| Wife Acceptance Factor You get what you earn. You get what you accept. If audio is important earn the money so the family does not suffer and then do not buy into WAF. It is important to you and if you are a good and loyal spouse/parent/partner/lover/friend she will see... | |
| Speakers for 80s rock? Vandersteens and tube amps! | |
| Help Please Your tendancies suggest that the midrange and high end are priorities in your system. If you want better bass then you probably need more watts and a full range speaker. Trying to piece meal full range performance with a 12 watter and subs is taki... |