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| Thiel Owners "vegasears Good to see you here. What gear do you have in your system?"VTL 450MKII, Mcintosh C2500 & B&W801S3 are the main components. | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks Steve, very insightful. I gave up on my CS6's years ago. I've gone thru a few really good amps over the years and felt something was always lacking. I still have the 6's w/ss1 but only use them maybe a week every year or so. Class D may b... | |
| Shipping speakers Fun fact about UPS: If you ship from a UPS Distribution Center they have there own insurance but if you use a franchise outlet or a UPS Store they have other insurers which causes most to the claim problems. This information is slightly dated but... | |
| Bed BATH AND BEYOND Every time I go in that place I have an allergy attack. I've not been in one this century! With more and more businesses selling analog related gear and software maybe the price of new will come down. Yeah keep dreaming LOL. | |
| WHAT TURNTABLE? FYI: In Forums and such words in all caps is YELLING! | |
| 8 track CRUSHES CD,Vinyl and everything else!!! I know it's legal in some states but dude, you got to put the pipe down. | |
| Who Here Makes Their Own Power Cables? I got the ends from Parts Express and the cable from Lowes. I used Carol Cable Extension Cord which UL approved. During assembly I tried various size conductors: 10,12,14 and 16 awg. I ended up with 12 awg for my amps 14 & 16 for everything... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? Mine were Acoustat Spectra 33 electrostatic speaker. It was the Room. 18' wide and 25' deep which allowed good placement. 5' off the front wall, blank front wall with gear on the floor. 3' off the side walls. My listen chair was 4' off the r... | |
| What area or country do you live in ? it's in the screen name Vegas Ears | |
| Brand New Warped albums! Back in the late 70's early 80's when buying LP's, I had them open them up and put them on a TT and verify it was good. The most disappointing warped LP was Clapton & Winwood "Live From Madison Square Garden" 3 LP Box Set. I bought it while... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? Today, I dusted off my old Technics SL-10. I gave it to my Son years ago and he's storing it here. It currently has a Pickering TL-2S cartridge run thru a Jolida JD-9. I am stunned just how good it sounds. Now I am debating weather to get him ... | |
| Cartridge new or used ? I won't do previously owned and used cartridges. I do have friends who swear by it though and they have always had good luck. Back in the day I bought and sold maybe 5 TT's and each either came or left with a cartridge. When receiving a used TT... | |
| So you want to build a good sounding audio system hu? elizabeth nailed it down for me "Speakers. IMO above all else the speakers determine the kind of sound. Used to be the comment 'Spend 50% of your budget on speakers' back in the OLD DAYS (pre 1980)" and it's always been that way, at least for m... | |
| Turntables Cartridge/Arm scale for proper VTF and shims to lower/rise tone arm pivot for proper cartridge alignment. also note the GR has a removal head shell easy mounting and changes. DD or BD Which is better? Both function good, one has a large rub... | |
| Turntables I agree with dhJohnson, get the technics. On top of being a great TT, it is a wonderful way to learn how to set up and adjust a TT without the use and expense of a bunch of special tools. On the other hand if by some chance you hate vinyl, the ... |