vair68robert

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WarrenI have used the Cardas golden rule using the near field formula,When I got to 8 foot wide(  as suggested in the Thiel owners manual )I had the simular problem with the center stage , toe-in solved my problem , it took listening to classical ... 
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Avanti1960What tonearm do you have ?I'm sure you've researched Vinyl Engine for tonearm compliance .I bought a turntable with a Grado from the 80's a TZ ,I have moved up to a Gold then to a Reference Sonata and now have a Reference Master 1 , Fant... 
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Saffron_ Boots Warren,your one of the lucky few that own a 2.4SE model  and it sounds like judging from your measurements you must have a large room.Have you tried moving them out a little further apart ?Only the Indigo Girls song is familiar to m... 
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Wow oblgnyYou have one of the toughest roughest rooms to set upthat can be imagined .At 12 feet distance I can see ( imagine hearing ) why you don't have any toe-in.My current room is the first I've ever had that is a rectanglemeasuring 13'2" wide... 
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ProfI found Everything But the Girl ( on allmusic.com ) ,  Amplified Heart ?Since you like EBTG then I think you would enjoyTuck and Patti , I have their greats hits CD, their Guitar work and vocals are FANTASTIC, husband and wife team.I have a CD... 
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oblgnyHow far is your listen position ?The back of my speakers are 21 inches from the front wall,with the center of the base being 31.5 inches from the side walls,toe-iin focuses my center stage , it might also be the side wall reflections that ha... 
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TopicWhat Song, Album or Genre do you use to set up your speakers ?I had moved my speakers back just one inch and had to re-angle them.I tried to have them with as little angle as possible to get the widest soundstage possible, after several toe-i... 
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Thank You RobinbarbourI knew I should test that to see if the pop moves to the other speaker,but moving the 56 lbs off the shelf was a last choice, I thought I'd ask others first.You want to hear Bass ! Try Sandy Denny's 3:10 to Yuma    or David C... 
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Good Evening AllProf , it seems like your listening to your 3.7s now ,are you still going back and forth with the 2.7s ?Question to all 2.7 and 3.7 owners Do you hear a pop when turning your amp off ?This pop sounds like either the tweeter popping... 
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First I would like to thank jafant for going out of his way to offer his assistance. .For all the 2.4SE owners , I learned that the crossovers used are more than just larger and higher quality capacitors,Thiel re-tuned the entire crossover circuit... 
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jafantWhen I talked to Rob ( last year ) at Thiel he had informed me that the veneer on the SE cost $1,000 a sheet !Thank you for sending the e-mail because I have a feeling the Thiel will not want to get involved.Prof Great finishes , I guess tha... 
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Thank You JafantSince Prof brought up finish , what finish are your 2.4SE's ?Prof ,  I had seen them on E-bay just before fathers day 2016,finish was not my main concern , finding New Original Thiel speakers at less than 40% of their list price wa... 
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JafantWhile await hearing from Rob at Thiel service I started thinking and researching , HiFi Shock has some great hi def pictures of the crossovers, you can see the difference in the 2.4se and the 2.7.I also looked at the 3.7s , I thought that wi... 
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To AllI'd like try to clarify my point , as Prof said the price of original Thiel speakers is climbing so if you have decided that Thiel's arethe speakers you want BUY them , don't hesitate , be prepared totravel , shipping speakers is difficult a... 
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ProfWhen i decided that I wanted Thiel speakers I was looking at a pairof 3.6s up in Portland but by the time I ready to rent a van and go and buy them the were gone , so I started to look for used 3.7s but the prices were still to high for me ( $...