tom_munro
Responses from tom_munro
| Best amp for ThielCS6. A Classe Omicron would make a great match. I used to drive my Thiel CS7.2s with one. Before choosing the Omicron I auditioned the Classe CAM 350s, ML336, FPB300, and MC602. Overall I found the Omicron fuller bodied and more powerful than the CAM 3... | |
| To preamp or not to preamp?...that is the question I recently bought a Resolution Audio Opus 21 cd player that has a built in analog volume control. I was prepared to keep my SF Line 3 but found the Opus 21 run direct much more transparent, pure, focused, and dynamic. The SF Line 3 had a little bi... | |
| Tube Rolling in a SF Line 3 Amperex green label 7308s in the rear outside pair elevates the Line 3's performance considerably. This particular tube fleshes out the rather lean character of the stock tubes and eliminates some glare/brightness in the upper mids/lower treble. D... | |
| Amp advice for Thiel cs7 You don't mention budget, or sonic goals that you would like to achieve. In order of preference (ims) I auditioned the following amps with my CS7.2s. Classe Omega Omicron (my current amp), Classe CAM 350s, McIntosh MC602, Mark Levinson 336, Krell ... | |
| Audible Ilusions Preamp One of the more musical systems that I have put together consisted of an AI 3A and L1, a McCormack DNA-1 dlx, CAL Icon Mk II, and ACI Sapphire III / Sub 1. The A3 had non-stepped volume controls, and as I recall 10 - 11 o'clock was the upper limit... | |
| Any one else have this complaint? Normally I have to enlist the aid of my 16 year old son to tip back my Thiel CS7.2s so I have enough room to work. By myself I have to tip them over on their side. They're so heavy (~170lbs) that the indentations from the spikes are very clearly i... | |
| Outlet shoot out Bob, I may be in denial on this one and wishing for something that won't happen. We'll see. I mentioned the ACME's superior coherent blend of lows/mids/highs since this is important to me as well, and the one area I find the FIM falls short. You'r... | |
| Outlet shoot out Mike, I use the same dedicated room for my main HT and 2 channel listening. I have a front projector, and remove the screen and center channel out of the way when listening to two channel. The single ended inputs on my Classe Omicron are connected... | |
| Outlet shoot out I have both ACMEs (4) and FIM 880s (4). I'm using the FIMs to run my two channel setup, and the ACMEs for my HT. The racks are co-located so it has been easy to compare the sound of the two outlets. The FIMs in my experience took nearly 5 weeks to... | |
| SF Line-3, Trans 3, Dac 3 - house tube sound Mike, I have a standard Line 3 that came with current production 6H23s, not sure what make. I replaced the two rear outside tubes with Amperex 7308s. With the stock tubes in those positions the Line 3 sounds lean, and has an annoying glare in the ... | |
| MIT or Transparent I've recently switched from Transparent Ultra to MIT Oracle V3 speaker cables. The Oracle V3 provides a blacker, quieter background, is smoother, more linear, and much more extended at the extremes. Resolution and imaging are also superior. How th... | |
| McIntosh Loses Midrange... Help I have the non-cryo 20 amp version. The ACME IMS has a very quick and transparent sounding mid-bass, and presents a wealth of upfront detail. Not etched sounding, but you get the sense you're hearing everything in a very transparent space. I was q... | |
| McIntosh Loses Midrange... Help Budrew, I almost replied to your other thread on the 'fancy outlet'. I looked at the BC site and saw that they're selling ACME outlets. I've run in 8 of these in my system, and there are periods during break in where the ACMEs sound very dull and ... | |
| Help I got a big time Hum in my system There are quite a few threads that deal with this issue and take you through a step by step diagnosis to help isolate the cause. You may want to do a search on 'hum'.I would first disconnect the tv cable and see if there is any change. If the hum ... | |
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