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| what do i power my thiel 3.6 with Making a profit on a friends generous dealing is something to think about...The 3.6's are a demanding load. You might get away with cheap amplification, and you might not.If you have no plans to upgrade your amplification, I suggest you forget abo... | |
| Anything as " fast" as SPECTRAL gear? Mapman, to the best of my knowledge the Spectral amps are not Class D. | |
| Monolith III's or CLS IIZ's Pros and Cons Might be a tough room, perhaps especially to integrate a sub with. | |
| vintage versus modern speakers I'm not sure that modern drivers with their hyped exotic materials are all that much better than the old plain paper, etc. drivers that preceded them, especially when one considers their performance to cost ratios. IMHO, many of the used late 80'... | |
| Audiophile Fakery I seem to recall that some time ago an amplifier company realized that consumers put some value in the weight of amplifiers, so sand was put in the chassis to increase perceived value. | |
| vintage versus modern speakers IMHO, the 70's not so much. But, the 80's & 90's, well that's another story. | |
| Vandersteen 3 w/ARC d240 MKII Very different speakers! | |
| Bi amping a pair of B&K ST-140's I'm in agreement with all of the above. The older, original lower powered 70 Watt ST 140's were a bit better into lower impedances than the later 105 Watt ST 140s. Having had both the ST 140 and M200's in my system, I can verify that they are inde... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? Overall, as far as this thread goes; I'm in agreement with Mapman. If I needed RIAA eqing, perhaps I might feel differently. | |
| What is the best type of preamp for a class D amp? I haven't seem all that many, but it has appeared to me that many seem to have a rather low numerical impedance; which might make a difficult match for many tube pres. | |
| Is revealing always good? Is the more expensive CD player more neutral and revealing or highlighting and exaggerating flaws? And... is it doing with (some of) the recordings and/or with the balance of your system as a whole? While it might not matter as it stands now, it m... | |
| What a great hobby, we meet very nice people Heck of a nice guy. | |
| Moderately priced 5 channel amplifier Which B&W' and Martin Logan's are you using? | |
| Spectral Audio & Thiel speakers Not a fan. I used to frequent a dealer that carried both lines, and frequently paired them. Super fast, but bright and bleached to my ears. YMMV. Caveat, I haven't heard Spectral with the 3.7's yet. | |
| Purchasing IME, should something go wrong, international law can be a bitch. I only do deals within the U.S.A.. |