vair68robert

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Phono stage comparisons
If you enjoy tube gear Tavish Designs Adagio is all tube with 44 db gain for MM cartridges and it cost less than Manley .     
Phono stage comparisons
Are you using a MM or MC cartridge ?  
Thiel Owners
I usually use symphony orchestra music Beethoven's symphonies or Dvorak's "New World " 9th symphony by the Chicago Symphony with Fritz Reiner conducting. I will also use David Crosby's first album to listen to the chiming guitar sounds and how the... 
Thiel Owners
I agree with you about the grills off and I too wish the woofers were black , I'm not sure if an aluminum baffle frame would be an improvement but since the woofer and the baffle are the same as the 2.4 ( of which many more were built ) maybe som... 
Orchestrated Rock...Uriah Heep and others
ELP , Yes , Jethro Tull and Queen as orchestrated rock . Rock with orchestra The Moody Blues  "S/T" with the LSO , ELP  "Works " with the Orchestra de'l Opera de Paris  ,  Ian Anderson  "A Classic Case" with the LSO .    
Truly Stunning Vinyl Album
@ phillyspecial  since you brought up Santana you might want to try to find the first 3 and only released by ARS Joerg Kessler - CBS 30595 Germany 2001 . These sound better than MFSL and  CBS Half Speed Master Sound .  
Truly Stunning Vinyl Album
+ 1  relayer101 I'll add the 3 releases of Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66  ,  "Stravinsky" CSO  Solti , Nina Simone  "Emergency Ward! "  , Jefferson Airplane " Volunteers" , I have a few more so I'll just say any release by Speakers Corner .      
Building crossovers
I looked at an image of the crossover board , just one resistor and 3 caps , so replace the resistor with  mills or path audio since there is only 1, I used Clarity Purity caps when I upgraded my Thiel 2.7 crossovers . Size , Size and Size , your... 
Audiogon seller's question
ozzy62 I apologize for going off topic and then answering an invalid response . Congratulations on getting new speakers .     
Audiogon seller's question
As far as I know American corporations are making record profits and paying CEO's exorbitant amounts .     
Audiogon seller's question
yes ozzy it should not be polarizing , in 1960 corporations paid 21% of Federal revenues , today it's only 6.5% .  
New speakers for a new start?
If you narrow your search down to include Thiel speakers , I suggest calling Rob at Coherent Source Service or Tom Thiel on the Thiel Owners forum here on Audiogon . Rob can answer any questions about speakers or models and the availability of par... 
Thiel Owners
I don't know if latex caulking was used on the 2.2 but if you find a leak you will have to remove it and then reseal it . Also I would suggest placing the speaker on it's back with the speakers facing up , this will allow you to see if there is a... 
Thiel Owners
I'll throw this out there as a possibility , you might have a cabinet leak .   
Kenny Burrell's album Midnight Blue
Check your owners manual for both your " new " preamp and your amp , one of them seems to be inverting the output . I discovered that I had inverted my output when connecting the RCA cables blindly having to reach behind the amp .  I didn't noti...