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| Vandersteen Upgrade Path Just for clarification. My suggestion for two subs has little to do with adding more boom to the room. Excepting of course recordings with a discrete .1 channel, summing the bass frequency of stereo recordings to one mono sub, IMHO, doesn't work a... | |
| Vandersteen Upgrade Path I'll bow to Sdcampbell on this as he much more experience with Vandersteens than I have. How ever, my instincts tell me that a second sub might be very effective. Perhaps you might want to ask Richard Vandersteen himself. Mr. Vandersteen has a wel... | |
| Cheap amp $300 to use with Vandersteen 2ces Taylormade2, IMHO the DNA 0.5 will probably be more dynamic, liquid, tighter in the bass, and more extended at the top. The CA 100 will probably be warmer, less forward, and drier. IMHO the Vandersteen's and the McCormack are one of the best audio... | |
| Blackout There are some new screens from Sony, DNP(?) and others that are able to block out ambient light while still reflecting the viewing cone properly. | |
| Cheap amp $300 to use with Vandersteen 2ces FWIW, many years ago Richard Vandersteen told me that some of the Rotel amps were amongst his first choice for a minimum investment amp for his speakers. He also suggested that more money spent would be well worth it. My humble suggestion is to sa... | |
| Why receivers aren't worth the "competetive price" It's not the packaging, amongst other things it's the butter fat that makes it premium. | |
| How much is too much... Caveat, these are just "Old Wives Tails" of audio, they are not concrete rules, "Just Rule(s) of Thumb": (1) double the power of the loudspeakers manufacturerer's minimum suggested power recommendation, (2) for high impedance speakers use tubes, f... | |
| More on the Sony fiasco "but I'm totaly rethinking anything that has to do with Sony." Me too. | |
| Nuforce A_t, that's the best idea proposed so far. Truth be told, I don't really care for it. First off, I just find uppercase offensive, sort of like shouting. Many, myself included use caps for emphisis. Others use may use upper case without realizing i... | |
| Amp for Thiel CS2's As a long time Thiel CS 2 owner let me say while your old Pioneer will work, you won't ever get what these speakers are capable of from it. The CS 2's with their 6 Ohm minimal 5 Ohm nominal impedance may be the easiest of all Thiels to drive. Howe... | |
| power for Thiel 3.5's Alpha 03, no need to appologize. I appreciate your input. As for your friends using 50 watt VTL's. Well, Jim Thiel told me personally that he suggested doubling the typical power recommendations when using tubes with these speakers. That would mea... | |
| power for Thiel 3.5's Stevecham, I'm sure the Krell would be outstanding, but, unfortunately it's well beyond my budget | |
| power for Thiel 3.5's Alpha 03, thanks for your thoughts, but, I think you might have the wrong idea about my quest. While the Thiel 3.5's soft dome tweeter might be a little crude compared to the newest tweeters available, and while the sonic signature might be a litt... | |
| Nuforce Ar_t, thanks for your candid contribution. Perhaps we will all need to add a bit more salt to the forum recipe here on Audiogon. While I am completely in favor of manufacturers contributing here, Audiogon's refusal to flag those that obvioulsy MAY... | |
| Passive biamplification questions If one is using two class AB or A/AB amps the more efficient drivers which are usually the higher frequency drivers which our ears are more sensitive to may have more class A amplification available to them which may sound better. IMHO more often ... |