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Tonearms: Ripoff?
madavidONo they are not .  Now lets use equipment prices as examples ,an amp can cost $2,000 or $200,000  a 100x increase .speakers can be the same 100x increase but a $1,000 tonearm or the top of the line Graham Engineering for $15,000 is only a ... 
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Buggy for me today ever since it was brought up this morning ,different each time .It opens and when I try to go to last page " sorry ", then refresh ,next time it won't open at all - then refresh , next time no problem !next time it opens but no ... 
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I just refreshed the page and  wa la  it appears .Rob 
Can you live with your current speaker until you die?
shkong78You have had a lot of experience over the years ,so which speaker manufacture tickled your fancy at the time ?Have you ever purchased the same manufacture years later I am a CS2.7 Thiel speaker owner and am a follower of theThiel speaker f... 
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oblgnyIn my attempt to advise or help another music lover Thiel ownerwho is thinking about using a passive pre-amp I have offended you , I truly apologize , that was defiantly not my intention .Please forgive me.Mr. ThielThank you for the addition... 
Power conditioner or outlet?
easola01Yes surprisingly we heard an improvement in sound quality when adding PS audio noise harvesters to a system with a Furman power conditioner, 2 minimum ,I really liked when when we got up to # 5 ( I thinking of a few more )I do not have a p... 
Power conditioner or outlet?
easola01Like every tread that asked for others experience you'll receiveevery side of a rubik's cube full of opinions .So here is my side and my opinion , until recently most power conditioners could not handle the high current of power amps soplu... 
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dsper I'd like to thank you for your response about your experience with tubes .You got me thinking about trying older tubes , so after finding and reading about different EF86s I decided to try a pair of 1972 NOS Tesla EF806s , the  performance v... 
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Thank You Tom ThielDis-satisfaction with any component can be the result ofincompatible synergy , your knowledge and insight of the Theil speakershas at least given owners or future owners some information on what to look for in a power amp .dsper... 
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Good Morning DsprAs I see it from reading all the posts you are the 3rd McCormack amp owner writing on the Thiel owner post ,welcome from a DNA-250 owner .Since you are trying to decide which preamp you are going to stay with can I ask what tubes ... 
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AudioJan "Basically, what would you recommend that is similar to the Thiel, but has more dynamics and a bit less sterile."First I would read the 76 pages of this post ,since it is was started by a post about the CS2.4SE ,you might find what others... 
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Silvanik I've been meaning to write and welcome a fellow McCormack amp owner and a passive pre-amp user .You had me daydreaming about the DNA-2 , great specs ,there was a Deluxe edition for sale on E-bay starting at $2,000 ,buy then I saw the weig... 
Outer ring - who uses and what are your findings
Uberwaltz, I apologize , I had tried the ring a few years ago ,Vinyl Nirvana was using them on their upgraded AR turntables ,I looked at the web site after I posted and was surprised to see all the Thorens tables. Shortage of AR's ? But I suggest ... 
Outer ring - who uses and what are your findings
From what I've read on this post is that most users of clamps likethe effect . I have an original Merrill Heirloom TT that had many firstsin the TT design , the ring clamp being one of them .I have done the with and without the ring clamp and I fo... 
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Mr. ThielThank You for the great detail and for giving up so much of your time ."A factor that contributes to "great bass" is that of articulation which, in a first-order design, includes the low end of the mid-range driver. Jim's 3.7 XO treatment...