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| 2-channel + 3-channel amps, versus 5-channel amp Here are some possible amp options that I have been considering (listed in no particular order). Any comments or recommendations would be appreciated:Theta Dreadnaught II (3x225w, 2x100) - single amp solution with 2-channel/surround option.Theta E... | |
| Best overall Speakers for $2,500.00 or less, New? The only speakers that I can think of that would satisfy your requirements (without the need of a subwoofer) will require you to troll the used market, but are well within your price range. Thiel CS3.6. I recently picked up a pair that look brand ... | |
| What does Holographic mean to you? I still own a Carver C-11 preamp (with Sonic Holography, of course), although admittedly it's relegated to the basement system. I found that the Sonic Holography effect could, indeed, dramatically enhance the width and depth of the soundstage, but... | |
| 2-channel + 3-channel amps, versus 5-channel amp Any thoughts on the Theta Dreadnaught II approach of allowing multiple channels (up to 10), but keeping the option of powering just two channels, with all the current going to those two? It seems like an ingenious solution, and quite possibly a gr... | |
| Best affordable amp for Thiel CS3.6 I have been digging a little deeper into information regarding my current amp candidates, and I discovered that the Theta Dreadnaught II (which can be a 2-10 channel amp) has an option which allows you to place it into 2-channel operation (regardl... | |
| Thiel 1.6 vs 2.3 vs 3.6 I went through a very similar decision-making process. After auditioning 1.6's, 2.4's, and 3.6's, I preferred the CS3.6's (yes, even over the CS2.4's!), although the CS1.6's with the SW1 sub was pretty darn nice sounding, too. What I like about th... | |
| Martin Logan Depth vs Rel vs Ruark I am considering the Depth as well as several of the REL subs, but my personal front runner is Velodyne's new Digital Drive subs, probably the DD-12. These have received excellent reviews, and they seem to be an intelligent approach, based upon wh... | |
| power conditioning - source vs amps Well, my power conditioner wasn't top notch, it's an Adcom ACE-515, but I felt that it was not allowing the full current to go through. My concerns were surge suppression, and noise filtering, but without bottle-necking my current. I feel that the... | |
| Best affordable amp for Thiel CS3.6 "FYI, digital amps are very efficient and generate little or no heat. I'm thinking of the Rowland (no heat sinks even) and probably the Acoustic Arts, Spectron, and Bel Canto amps."How will these drive the difficult, low impedance, CS3.6's? I have... | |
| power conditioning - source vs amps After installing dedicated AC lines, I ditched the power conditioners, but threw a PS Audio Ultimate Outlet on each line (with the 20A high current version for the amps), and a third one for the TV and VCR (on an existing, non-dedicated line), and... | |
| Adcom 555,B&k St 140, Mccormack .5 dna I have two GFA-555II's, and they are very powerful, and will handle a 4 ohm load with no difficulty. They are pretty strong on bass reproduction, too, but my guess is that sonically, the very excellent McCormack DNA-.5 will be noticeably superior.... | |
| Best affordable amp for Thiel CS3.6 One additional concern that I do have is that these amps will be going into an entertainment center, and even though I have customized it with some fairly nice (and pretty darn quiet) fans from Atlantic (with temperature activated variable speed c... | |
| Cyro'd Outlets - Need strong hold on Elrods I recently installed a number of PorterPorts, but I also had an opportunity to compare then to some P&S duplexes. I'd have to say that each seemed to have excellent grip, and were about on par as far as that goes (based upon my very non-scient... | |
| surrounds for thiel front speakers I tried to find a less expensive center channel speaker to match my CS3.6's, but ultimately the SCS3 sounded so much better than the competition, it was a clear choice (the MCS1 wouldn't fit, size-wise, for my application). I am currently using AR... | |
| Amp/Speaker Combination Good idea for a thread! Unfortunately, I don't have a concrete opinion on this topic, but I am on a related quest. Any thoughts on what is the best match amp-wise for Thiel speakers (specifically, CS3.6?)? Please note, I do have a related thread o... |