tombowlus
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| help narrowing down my list of speakers, $2500 Of your listed brands so far, my personal favorite would be Totems. However, in that price range, with a bit of negotiating, you should be able to get some really good offerings from either Thiel or ProAc, both of which do a good job on rock (and ... | |
| Best Sounding Universal Disc Player under $2000? A Denon (pick your model) modded by Dan Wright (with Universal Truth tube output stage) would also get my vote. | |
| Upgrade Thiel CS3.6 to CS6?? Keep in mind that Thiel's policy is that they will not introduce an "upgrade" until they are certain that it represents a definite and noticeable improvement over the current model. The fact that the 3.6 has been in the lineup for 11 or so years s... | |
| Upgrade Thiel CS3.6 to CS6?? To add some fuel to the fire, I found that I actually preferred the sound of 3.6's to 2.4's. Yes, I can hear how from a transparency perspective, the 2.4's may be an improvement, but like many things, it is dependant upon your other gear and the i... | |
| Is Exemplar the answer? Dan Wright has been mentioned briefly above, but I'd just like to reiterate that ModWright should definitely be considered as well as Exemplar when it comes to modding. I have a 5900 (which also plays HDCD) with Dan's Universal Truth Tube mods (an... | |
| Review: NHT ST4 full range towers I recently helped a friend put together a new system, and in the process, we listened to a number of speakers in the $800-1,600 per pair price range. The competiting brands that I recall were B&W's, Klipsch, Paradigm, PSB, Magnepan, Meadowlark... | |
| Great detail, refinement, mid-price office system? Your system sounds like it should be pretty good as is, but then again, I have not heard the Onix. I really love the sound of ProAc's with ARC gear. In my office system, though, I wanted to go for a more conservative look, and I ended up with a pa... | |
| Who makes a "true" Transmission Line speaker?... As a side note, some of you may find it interesting to know that there is one bass cabinet manufacturer that makes transmission line cabs (almost exclusively) - Euphonic Audio. I have a number of their bass cabs, and not only are they deep, tight,... | |
| Higher-End In-Ceiling Speakers Check out Thiel's Higher Plane or Power Point speakers. I've heard both, and they are surprisingly good. | |
| SS integrated for Proac 2.5 - Plinius or Unico? I think that it may be hard to match the synergy of ProAc speakers with ARC pre and power, but for my office system, I wanted a very conservative, classy look, and I ended up with all Arcam FMJ components (FMJ A22 integrated, FMJ CD23T player, and... | |
| which amp for 12,500 On the solid state side (which is what I auditioned recently), my favorites in or under that price range were the Theta Digital Enterprises and the Edge NL-10. You may be able to afford the Theta Citadels (which are almost universally raved over) ... | |
| Best Processor Choice... Obviously, critical listening between the three is the way to go. But, for my money, I would get the RSP-1068. I own an RSP-1066, and when I do upgrade, it will either be to a 1068 (as an intermediate step), or more likely to a "final stop" pre/pr... | |
| Monoblock Suggestion? I have a pair of Enterprises driving my Thiel CS3.6's, and I really like them with my Thiels. I definitely like the sound of Theta Digital's amps. I find them to have great width and depth to the soundstage, great instrument separation, and a very... | |
| Modwright I have nothing but the highest praises for Dan and his work. He modded my Denon 5900 for me, and I am thrilled with the results. In addition, he has spent a lot of time communicating with me, and is very patient as well as informative.Highest reco... | |
| Review: Ernie's (Subaruguru) PCK12 + G and PoBox Power cord As someone who pestered the heck out of Ernie with some custom boxes and multiple follow-ups (including dedicated lines and power cord kits), I can tell you that he is absolutely tops as far as customer service and help is concerned. I feel that h... |