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Thiel Owners
How much more for the better dac chip, 20 bucks at their cost a hundred  bucks at retail? Time for the next model at a higher price that they could already be selling today. Tom 
Cable Goop Review George is going to freak!!
..I treated the ribbon pin connectors of both my dac and transport and many fastened connections in my power amps and external power supply. Many of these are similar or the same as those on a speaker's binding posts.Simple answer is that it makes... 
Cable Goop Review George is going to freak!!
..I treated the ribbon pin connectors of both my dac and transport and many fastened connections in my power amps and external power supply. Many of these are similar or the same as those on a speaker's binding posts.Simple answer is that it makes... 
Cable Goop Review George is going to freak!!
Yes I treat every spot that has a metallic sheen that I can safely reach with the 1260 Elixir. Tom 
Cable Goop Review George is going to freak!!
I did 1 fuse in the dac and 2 magnets in the amps fuse locations. Easy to get to and treat and easy to remove and clean off  if I didn't like the sound improvement. Treated all my system and I am now treating the internals of my speakers in the mi... 
Townshend Springs under Speakers
Miller,What is in my above post that would make you think it has anything to do with your rack or your room? Tom 
Townshend Springs under Speakers
There is always the Beauty and the Beast that exists in any audio room such from the member who builds his own rack and grossly overdamps with 400lbs of sand mixed with mineral oil..plus lead shot.. Nothing can launch or be expressed as music when... 
Townshend Springs under Speakers
Three easy payments..The link you posted shows 2 pictures the one we know is the Miller dungeon. The room on the left is very attractive but will suffer from sonic issues caused by the double set of 90 degree angles on the ceiling. Those angles ca... 
Thiel Owners
Tom Thiel,In my work in designing endpins for cello and endbuttons for violins I met a geophysicist who showed me and explained to me how my devices actually work. I knew they sounded better but was uncertain as to why. She has a patent as how to ... 
Thiel Owners
I received almost enough f10 wool felt to line 1 of my speakers. Really nice product thru Zorro. Took a couple of hours to cut amd fashion the wool around driver openings and the internal port tube. Used spray adhesive to secure all the pieces. To... 
Townshend Springs under Speakers
I agree with both Roxy and Charles there should be a direct comparison. Tom 
Townshend Springs under Speakers
They say the same about the Sistrum products..I have been trying for years to have a qualified reviewer do a shootout between racks and or  platforms..The only one that came even close was Norm Luttbeg of Stereotimes..He ran the gambit with many i... 
Townshend Springs under Speakers
If you look at the Townshend videos on You Tube there is one in a convention hall..and after they suddenly Cutaway from Jumping Jack Flash they show the speakers side by side..One speaker on the podium and one on points...there is 0 noise on eithe... 
Townshend Springs under Speakers
tomic601..Springs and floppy things allow the cabinet to retain information and resonance far to long. The cabinet is a passive radiator that transmits sound into the air along with the intended signal. The cabinet motion also becomes a part of th... 
Townshend Springs under Speakers
said this many times before.If you have a time aligned speaker and the cabinet is allowed to move then the cabinet motion will be at 1 or more frequencies greater than the motion of the tweeter. As that happens the speaker will never be in true an...