vair68robert

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Thiel Owners
The Absolute Sound basically asked the question when having reviewedboth the 3.7 and the 2.7 , is 2hz worth almost twice the price ?So Tom's point about the difference is academic butThe auditory value of extended bass might not be heard ,but the ... 
Thiel Owners
Question , why are the 2.4 spec'd at 33 hz manuf ( 36hz stereophile )and the 2.7s are 35hz manuf, when they both have the same woofer and approximately the same size cabinet ?Crossovers ? why would the newer speakers have less ?I'm not complaining... 
Wow moments while listening to vinyl records
Traffic  Mr. Fantasy   the entire album. 
Thiel Owners
I have a 2003 Subaru that has a  Macintosh  Audio system in it,I believe that it was  one year only offering ,sounds great but I wonder if they ran into problems or maybe it was just a promotional deal for both of them .Subaru was not near as big ... 
Thiel Owners
I would like to say to all Thiel owners on this threadthese are the most intelligent conversations I've seen on Audiogon .For all of you that subscribe to The Absolute Soundthe magazine that gave me the dream to own a pair Thiel speakers.In the Ma... 
Thiel Owners
offnon57I have a CJ made McCormack DNA-250 powering Thiel CS2.7'sand I couldn't be happier , unless I had DNA-750 mono blocks .While I'm not as amplifier experienced as many of the Thiel speaker owners I will say the the 400 watts per channel at 4... 
Thiel Owners
Congratulations ProfEver since I read your first post about your impressions of both the 2.7s and 3.7s I was impressed by your detailed insight,I felt like I was reading The Absolute Sound magazine.Which after reading I knew I wanted a Thiel desig... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Just finished listening to Townes Van Zandt Live at The Old Quarter, Houston, TexasVinylIf you have heard itPoet  a tribute to Townes Van Zandtone of the best CDs I own 
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... 
Thiel Owners
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... 
Thiel Owners
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... 
Thiel Owners
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...