tombowlus
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| Best Grateful Dead recording? Studio-wise, it's American Beauty, hands down. | |
| Will spend $ 2500 for used speakers for upgrade. Thiel CS3.6. | |
| Thiel owners, do you use a center channel for HT? I have been very happy with the Rotel, although I must preface that by saying that it is my first venture into the world of (multi-channel) HT. When I came across a deal on the Thiels (and two of the Adcoms), I decided to make the HT plunge. My in... | |
| Thiel owners, do you use a center channel for HT? I own a pair of CS3.6's, and I picked up an SCS3 to use as a center. I am very, very happy with this match-up. I am sure that the MCS1 would sound nice, too, but it is simply too large to use for my system. The SCS3, however, has greatly exceeded ... | |
| Which surr/proc to go w/ Krell & Thiels? I have a pair of CS3.6's, with an SCS3 center and some older AR surrounds. While my amplification is not up to your level (I have two Adcom GFA-555II's in bridged mono pumping 850w into each of the 3.6's, and an Adcom GFA-2535 feeding the center (... | |
| Thiel Cs 3.6. Outdated? That is not a terrible price for used CS3.6's, if they are in good shape. I own a pair myself, and I do not feel that they are outdated at all. These are very flat speakers (29Hz-20kHz +/- 1.5 dB), and are rated down to 27 Hz. So yes, their low en... | |
| What are the best receptacles and plugs? I recently went through the same process. Based upon the other threads on this site, I opted for Albert Porter's cryo'd Hubbells (aka Porter Ports). These went into my wall outlets (on two separate dedicated lines, from a breakout box/circuits BEF... | |
| Best SACD for under $1200 Thanks! That mod'ed 2900 looks like it may be hard to beat.Tom. | |
| Power Cord Quandry I would recommend that you check out the products (both DIY and preassembled) offered by fellow 'Goner Ernie Munier ("subaruguru"). He has recently helped me with running two dedicated lines (one of Belden 83803 obtained from Ernie), building cust... | |
| Best SACD for under $1200 After reading about all of the suggestions for mods to various players, I am wondering if I should consider modding my existing players (Denon DCM-460 for CD, and a JVC XV-NA70BK DVD) or modding the planned upgrades (heavily considering a universa... | |
| Thiel CS5i's VS other Thiel Lines I have heard the CS5i's, and I own CS3.6's. If you have the room for them, and you have a good line on them, I would say snag the CS5i's and be happy! However, those are some huge speakers. In addition to not having a room large enough for them to... | |
| Thiel 3.6's - Stereophile measurements Jazzdude:Yes, I do mean "fuzzy" in the sense that you are thinking of, and I suppose that you could also use the word "opaque." However, keep in mind that I say this only "by comparison to the 2.4's" - which are so phenomenally "UN-fuzzy" and "UN-... | |
| Stringing up cables for surrounds FYI, I finally got to run the wire on Friday, and thanks to your suggestions, I was able to figure out a way to do it with minimal visual impact. I was able to run up through a little stub of wall that was left over from the former wall between th... | |
| Thiel 3.6's - Stereophile measurements Gnobber:I wouldn't say that the imaging or the soundstage was necessarily better with the 2.4's. More like you were listening through a thin sheet of fabric with the 3.6's by comparison. So, I guess that would also mean that to my ears the 2.4's w... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? To get back to what Gileon said, I must agree that the Thiel CS1.5's are very enjoyable on piano. I have heard the CS1.6's, and while the focus has certainly been bumped up a notch, I wouldn't necessarily call them more musical. Of course, I did n... |