tombowlus
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| Vandy 2 or 3 Sig. Vs. Thiel CS2.2 or CS3.6 or ?? It is a matter of personal preference, but my choice would be (and in fact, is) the Thiel CS3.6. However, 3.6's are rather hard to drive. They are 4 ohm nominal, but spend a lot of time in the 2 ohm region. I don't know a lot about your amp, but y... | |
| Anyone heard the Thiel Subs True, but then I would have also had to buy a unit to give me all the control over the crossover, phase, and polarity. I would need quality interconnects, more outlets, and space for both units. Then, I would still have to buy a great sounding sub... | |
| Anyone heard the Thiel Subs The SW1 is an absolutely incredible sub. I wanted to put one into my system, but unfortunately, I have major room anomalies to deal with, and the Thiel didn't offer the level of control necessary to really tame my room (ended up with Velodyne DD-12). | |
| Considering a 'new' 200w amp. MF, krell or? A two channel Theta Digital Dreadnaught II is well worth considering. Be sure to check out Pass Labs as well. Many folks like McCormack's DNA-225, though I strongly prefered the sound of Theta Digital's amps. Still, the DNA-225 is a highly regarde... | |
| Best used speaker for $2,000 for rock music If you have the amps to push them properly, Thiel CS3.6's can rock out pretty hard (and still sound killer on jazz and classical!). | |
| Marantz DV-8400 or Denon DVD-5900 or ? I went through a similar dilemma, and ended up ordering a 5900 and having it sent directly to Dan Wright (ModWright) for substantial mods. His webpage lists the mods that he has available. After much discussion with Dan and others who have bought ... | |
| Receiver Rotel? and Speakers Maggies? for HT? A friend of mine is considering a similar setup, although I am steering him towards picking up a used pre/pro (perhaps a Rotel RSP-1066) and multichannel amp (again, perhaps Rotel) instead of going the receiver route. He is also thinking of gettin... | |
| Which surr/proc to go w/ Krell & Thiels? FWIW, I have since upgraded my amplification significantly to Theta Enterprise monoblocks on the CS3.6's, and Theta Intrepid powering the rest. I have also added a Velodyne DD-12 (great upgrade!). I still have the RSP-1066, but my next upgrade (af... | |
| best non guitar rock solo I second the Ian Anderson vote. The "rock flute" solo (that does give me a grin every time I say it!) on Locomotive Breath is quite excellent.And yes, you really need to throw Geddy Lee in there. Cliff Burton's "Anesthesia - Pulling Teeth" also co... | |
| Multichannel amp s for an all B&W system? I am not familiar with the EAD amps, though I would agree that the Krell may be your weak link, currently. My thoughts would be to check out a Theta Digital Dreadnaught II. You can configure it how you like - say, 225W x 3, 100w x 2 or 4 - and I r... | |
| Best Small Speakers Good point about not wall-mounting rear-ported ProAc's. It just isn't going to work well. How about the Magnepan wall-mount models available only through their website? A friend of mine is considering these. | |
| Sunfire: Holographic Imaging Opinions My first preamp was a Carver C-11 (it still does duty in my basement system). During the time that it was my primary preamp, I had the occassion to move a number of times. What I found was that even with all the other gear remaining constant, in s... | |
| Best Small Speakers If you are talking Thiel, then you might want to throw the SCS3's into the mix as well. Many of them are sold as center channels (I own one), but as a pair, they are also very impressive. When I decided to put together a small system for my office... | |
| Theta Enterprise or Ayre V1x with Vandy 5A I have not tried the Ayre, but I do own a pair of Enterprises (which drive my Thiel CS3.6's). I had set off on an amp quest which I thought would end in the purchase of a high end Krell or Edge amplifier, when I had an opportunity to audition the ... | |
| Best transport for redbook and HDCD? Imin2u:Flimsy, really? Mine seems rock solid. It is a darn fine player and has HDCD. True, if you are going to use it as a transport, then you don't care about the Ring-DAC (which sounds good to my ears), but the chassis is very well made, quite s... |