tombowlus
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| Amplifiers with Thiel Speakers Theta Digital amps sound great with Thiels, and Thiel has used them at several shows. | |
| Small speakers - Totem Arro / Reference 3a Dulcet I didn't hear the Reference 3A Dulcets (though the same dealer that had the Totems also had them), but I helped a friend put together a system, and he ended up with the Arros. I am very impressed with them in this price range. Their soundstange an... | |
| Reviews for Theta Deadnaught II 5X225 AMP Congrats! I'm glad you are pleased with your Dreadnaught II. Craig Shumer is, indeed, a fine person to work with. I picked up my Enterprises (and a good bit of Cardas cable) through Craig, and he has proven to be a very valuable resource. He reall... | |
| Best New or Used Speakers In the used arena, I'd recommend Thiel CS3.6's. Great speakers for the money. New, at the bottom end of that price range, the NHT ST-4's are outstanding. Without knowing the price, I would have pegged them for going at more than double the asking ... | |
| Upgrade Thiel CS3.6 to CS6?? That was a steal on those CS6's! Wow!As for cables, I use Cardas Neutral Reference, which I like very well with my 3.6's. I drive them with Theta Enterprises, with Reich connectors, so I have the Reich paddles on the amp end of the Cardas cables. | |
| Definitive sub with Thiel speakers? I was really looking to get an SW1. I liked it very much in the showroom. However, when I explained my room, and showed photos of it to my dealer, he recommended the DD-12. At first, I was somewhat put off by this, because I am a big fan of Thiel,... | |
| Definitive sub with Thiel speakers? My room has an open archway into our kitchen on the back wall, two large sliding glass doors on one side wall, high ceilings, and two more hallways leading off of it. With the Thiel sub and controller, I could adjust for optimal crossover point, b... | |
| Thiel Powerpoints for front speakers? Do you have room for, say three SCS3's for L/C/R? The SCS3 is often overlooked for L/R use, but I find it to be an inscredibly impressive speaker for its size/price. Three of them across the front with Powerpoints for surrounds would make for one ... | |
| Subwoofer for two channel system I'm beginning to sound like a broken record, I know, but you really do owe it to yourself to check out the Digital Drive series from Velodyne. Amazing subs!Tom. | |
| Definitive sub with Thiel speakers? I was all set to buy a Thiel sub, but I had some very unusual room acoustics to deal with. My dealer (and Shari at Thiel!) recommended the Velodyne Digital Drive series, and I now have a DD-12 in my system working with my CS3.6's (which, IMHO, wou... | |
| which subwoofer? I think you should be able to get a Velodyne DPS-10 in that price range. A DD-10 would be even better, of course. | |
| Help - Need Audiophile advice on small systems Well, can you fit a "full sized" receiver, or do your electronics have to be "mini", too? If you can fit "regular sized" electronics with smaller speakers, I think that you can fairly easily put together a quality, small system. If you must have D... | |
| Best speaker for $1500???, Have Cary SLI-80 If you are going for new speakers, the best that I have heard under $1,500 are the Totem Arros and the NHT ST-4's, and both of these are more like $1,000. The ST-4's are an amazing speaker for the money, and the Arros are also noteworthy for their... | |
| Reviews for Theta Deadnaught II 5X225 AMP I haven't heard the Dreadnaught II, but I own a pair of Enterprises and an Intrepid (5x100), which should be fairly similar, tonally, to the Dread. I am very happy with both of them, and the soundstage, imaging, and detail from Theta Digital amps ... | |
| How do I wire my Mesa Boogie Bass Cabinet? Those older Mesa Boogie bass cabs are great. I own a Mesa Boogie "Diesel" 4x10, and to my ears, it's one of the best "traditional" 4x10's out there. In general, I have found that older Boogie cabs and speakers are better than newer ones (though th... |