tombowlus
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| Thiel replacements I have had a somewhat similar experience to Akaddict's. When I decided to upgrade my amps (I had two Adcom GFA-555II's in bridged mono), I took my 3.6's into my dealer and tried them with a number of amps. With a Krell source and Spectral pre (and... | |
| Aerial 7B vs. Thiel 2.4 Sutts: Interesting observation about pairing up Theta amps with Aerial speakers. I have found that Theta amps also combine quite well with Thiel speakers. In my case, a pair of Enterprises driving my 3.6's and an Intrepid driving my SCS3 and (soon... | |
| Best multi-channel pre-amp for music under $1000? You should be able to pick up a used Rotel RSP-1066 for that money. The Rotel is pretty darn good for the money, IMHO.Tom. | |
| Carmina Burana - I need a good CD Rel:I finally took your advice and picked up the Telarc Runnicles CD/SACD, and the CD layer is very impressive! I am still waiting on my Denon 5900 to be transformed by Dan Wright (he should receive it tomorrow), so I haven't even had a chance to ... | |
| Problem with Cardas. They won't help, can you? I have the XLR caps, and as I recall, they only fit into the Jack one way, which lines up the pin with the correct hole. And FWIW, I have always had a positive exeperience dealing with Cardas customer support. But then again, I always do so via te... | |
| Best system to be done for $4500-5000. If you like the sound of Arcam (I do, too), check out their integrateds. Several models, including the FMJ A22 that I bought for my office system, come in a 2-channel flavor, but allow you to add a multi-channel module (DAVE)at a later point in ti... | |
| hi-end universal players? I had considered several high end players, including the DV-50, Unidisk, Compli and RT-10, but the route that I am giving a go is to have Dan Wright modify a Denon 5900 for me. The stock 5900 is a respectable machine (especially after the latest f... | |
| SF Line 3-- Parasound JC-1-- Thiel 7.2 Cables ? I agree that higher end MIT speaker cables sound great with Thiels, but I have found the opposite to be true of their less expensive speaker cables with my 3.6's. Anything from the AVt1 on up should be okay, though. However, I am using Cardas Neut... | |
| what best subwoofer for Magnepan 3.6R Although much of their line is not on a par with REL, the top of the line Velodyne Digital Drive Series subs are quite impressive. In addition to top notch performance, they offer a tremendous level of control over the integration and equalization... | |
| mbox from digidesign...help? Going through a catalog last night, I came up with a couple of additional options that you might want to look into:Aardvark USB3Edirol UA1X (this seems like the best option, to me)Edirol UA1DUA3FXEdirol UA5The UA1X sells for under $80, and is a 16... | |
| great little speakers The best (and one of the smallest) "little speakers" that I have auditioned (and which I purchased for my office system) are the ProAc Tablette Reference 8 Signatures. I think that they do a great job of satisfying your goal of "cohorent, smooth, ... | |
| What's Better - Denon 2900 or Sony NS999es? Why? After talking to Dan at ModWright, about the performance of the 2900 versus the NS999ES, after similar mods performed to each, I was sold on the 2900. Then, after looking into the additional offerings of the 5900 over the 2900 (HDCD, DVI, iLINK, b... | |
| Underwood Mod to Denon 5900 FWIW, I have committed to the 5900 (instead of 2900 or Sony), and I have one on its way to ModWright for the Signature Truth Tube, MCH, Bybee, and perhaps some other mods. I'll be sure to share my results when it arrives, but as I am having it sen... | |
| Sonic quality of the Denon DV 5900. In addition to Exemplar, Underwood and ModWright also offer upgrades to the 5900 (and other players, of course), which I find very attractive. I have a 5900 on its way to Dan at ModWright for the Signature Truth Tube mod, MCH mod, analog slipstrea... | |
| Pioneer Elite DV59AVI or Denon DVD 5900? I have a Denon 5900 on order, and it is going straight to Dan Wright (ModWright) for some upgrades, including his Signature Truth Tube mod. From what Dan has told me, both the 2900 and the 5900 are stellar players once they are modded, with the 29... |