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Grading phono cartridges Part 2.
Thank You Very interesting and somewhat helpful,I'd like to recommend adding the list price so value oriented people like myself can realistically judgeyour rating of performance verse cost. 
Scoring on Used Thiels here
http://www.fredsoundofmusic.com/specials/pre-owned-components.htmlU15040THIELCS2.2FLOOR STANDING SPEAKER PAIR 999.0095U15186THIELCS3.6FLOOR STANDING SPEAKER PAIR-AS IS 899.95If you live in the Northwest Fred's in Portland has these . 
Synergy problem
For a cartridge upgrade that goes with a Rega tonearm I recommend either a Grado Gold or more $ Rega Exact2 .I've had the Grado and loved it , the Rega is easily mounted and aligned.If you like your speakers I suggest 2 simple thingsadding insulat... 
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Has the talk of the demise of Thiel killed the discussions ?I have noticed a lot of speakers sale on HiFiShark !Is this the beginning of the end ?  Happy Holidays to All and to All a Good NightRob 
power conditioner
Start with buying 1 PS Audio Noise Harvester ( $75 form Music Direct or 2 for $100 )  , if the light blinks anytime other than when your heating/air conditioning is running then consider a power conditioner,if it doesn't blink then you have fairly... 
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65While I've been into vinyl for 40 years , cassettes before that ,I've only been " at it " seriously for the last 10 .Learned a lot from a friend nkonor but never really applied it untilrecently , the kids are grown ( still costing me with educat... 
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Unsound and fellow Thiel ownersSince you've read all the posts your probably dizzy from all the different subjects owners have brought up and don't remember all the recommendations and opinions , but since you asked about Cowboy Junkies      White... 
Audio cables ,and power cords the most forgotton- part of an Audio system.
To Audioman58 and all others ,You had the opportunity to experience different interconnects , speaker and power cords , something that few are able to afford the experience .While I started out with Monster cables close to 40 years ago ,it took 30... 
Need recommendations for inexpensive power cord
Make your own ,Buy Furutech plugs, IRC connectors and bulk power cable,You'll get one of the best for the cost of a lesser pre-made one. 
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Fred's Sound of Music in Portland Oregonhas a pair of CS3.6s for sale $899.95  as is ,and a pair of CS2.2s for $999.95.(503) 234-5341 
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zkgaYes do contact Rob at Thiel , you have 2 options ,look at images on Goggle , one is the spike used on the 3.7 and 2.4sethe other is the standard spike, if you are going thru carpetI recommend the ones used on the 3.7s .I purchased these and us... 
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ProfI glad to hear you Hugged your Thiels after cheating in themby listening to the Paradigms.Have you been able dial in the 2.7's  yet ?StevechamYes I live in Eugene, moved here from Chicago 12 years ago where I frequented Reckless Records on N. ... 
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profFinding the sweet spot seems elusive even for an experienced listener like you.I have experienced that listening to one genre of music things can sound spot on,then when listening to another like classical they aren't as focused.Being kind of ... 
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margmikeWhen Rob ( from Thiel ) e-mailed me about questions regardingupgrading my 2.7s similar to the upgrade of the 2.4 to a 2.4SEhe informed me that it was more than upgraded capacitors,they re-engineered the values .WarrenI've decided that Rush... 
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WarrenI looked at the pictures of your room ,It looks like something out of a magazine , beautiful.The Autograph wall is really something , COOL very COOL .What is your favorite Rush album ? Do you favor the Mercury pressings over the Anthem ? Is ...