tomic601
Responses from tomic601
| Preamps Ayre KX-Ra superb SS preamp from a now departed genius... and a fanatical implementation of volume control | |
| Thiel Owners @Tomthiel - thanks for the trip down memory lane ! The 02 had a rightness about them- paired at the shop with Audionics of Oregon BT-2 and CC2 and a decent Turntable and Grado they would shine !older brother still has his pair today !!!! | |
| Trained ears. The n80 spin test as it shall now be known !!!!freaking love it...going to try it soberfirst.... | |
| Good Center Channel for KEF 205/2's? KEF make some fine products, try KEF Direct | |
| The Carver Amp Challenge and the 21st Century and it's Failure And.... the humble LiL CC2 circa 1978 inspired by dr Ottala can drive the nasty 3 ohm stage...... | |
| The Carver Amp Challenge and the 21st Century and it's Failure Seriously the speaker null part of the test is essential IF you really want to move the ball, just don’t pick a lame easy load... back EMF, phase angle, reactive and reflective impedance.... none of that shows up in the “ Julian Hirsch “ testing..... | |
| The Carver Amp Challenge and the 21st Century and it's Failure The issue behind us hard nosed business types is that designing a reliable product, the real engineering work.. which is viewed as boring to many IS key to long term survival....Bob and his now rather extensive lineage of products and companies in... | |
| Another "Help me choose my speakers" thread Fantastic choice !!! A storied company still around , innovating and supporting customers!suggest spending another $25 bucks ( less used ) on Jim Smith’s excellent book - Get Better Soundenjoy the music !!!!!! | |
| question about Thiel CS 2 Agree on placement, couple of DIY absorber panels or buy 2 from GIK Acoustics at first reflection points ( find these w mirror and a helper )join the Thiel thread as Jafant mentioned - wealth of experts there !!!!is the preamp the famous BT-2 ?tha... | |
| Thiel Owners Still futzing....built a set of non bi-wire speaker cables w Canare wire, silver aQ spades and silver solder today... I . was running zippy do dah test bench speaker wire extensions as all I ever seem to have is biwire stuff... anyway sounding ev... | |
| What are the top 3 dream speakers you wanna buy next regardless of price? As Neil Young said:” Live Music is Better bumper stickers should be issued”Neil has so far declined all offers to come over at my whim and play tunes... so I make due with “ The Grand Illusion “...step right up, get your ticket to the show....i am... | |
| Trained ears. But yes, hopefully the listening is immersive and deeply and emotionally joyful....there is a music section of the board here, what’s on your turntable tonight is my favorite...thread but there are others for CD, streaming, even live music. not so... | |
| Trained ears. Anybody posting on this board is off the deep end....but it if I am hunting or fishing, I prefer Landjagers, make them myself.... | |
| Trained ears. Well, because you mentioned him Jacques Loussier - Plays Bach on Telac is well recorded and can serve as a suitable reference...but references where you missed the original event ( or events w multi-track ) can be dangerous....the points others ha... | |
| Degritter brand ultrasonic record cleaner @dgarretson mind just a quick rundown on essential bits of the DIY filter....I think RACOR makes a nice 1 micron replaceable element model....I can write that off against the boat account as safety equipment! |