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| Best Metal Vinyl Album Opeth opening for Mastodon was awesome, What a combination of amazing musicOpeth heritage is an unbelievable blend of prog metal goodness Any metal head that hasnt heard Mastodon Leviathan needs to order it asap and prepare themselves to be comple... | |
| Good DVD Concert? King Crimson "Eyes wide open" | |
| Music to Impress my Kid's Friends? Any My Morning Jacket release, Fleet Foxes Debut record, Volbeat,(hard rockin) Modest mouse,(Incredible) 311 Evolver, Torche Meanderthal, Arcade Fire, Clutch, Boards of Canada, Any Spoon or Wilco recordYou could always pop on Larks tounge in aspic... | |
| Thiel CS2.4 and suggestion on preamp I think it sounds great as it does absolutely nothing, I believe it gets out of the way of the music. Speaker cables on the other hand really affect the sound in my system. If i want highs all day with tawt tight bass the straightwire crescendos g... | |
| What stereo amp sounds better than digital monos? Krell may be of interest. I have the KAV-150a from 1999 and cannot seem to part with it even though it can sound harsh when pushed with low impedence speakers. my solution was to mate it with a small bookshelf design. Maybe something in the 250w a... | |
| Need info on amp rec. for these Thiel cs2.4's congrats on a happy amp pairing it looks like you got a good one. Happy you are giving the CS2.4 a chance, I picked mine up in 2005 and have never desired anything but. What music are you listening to? | |
| Thiel CS2.4 and suggestion on preamp try and listen to a BAT preamp. I think it sounds perfect and I came from using the VTL | |
| Just starting out... 2-channel home theater keep it simple would be a place to begin coming from an apt dweller myself. Umm depending on how quickly you'd like to reap the real benefits of some of the amazingly constructed gear out there you may want to pay close attention to the listening ... | |
| CD Player Recommendation I was in a similar situation as yours when looking for a good cd player. The Rotel RCD-1072 is a marvelous player that does HDCD and Redbook of course very well for the price. To me it has a more forward tone to it compared to the Ayre CX-7e which... | |
| Thiel scs 4 Thanks Doggie thats what is currently going VTL TL2.5 preamp. Am considering tube amplifier cause of their smaller footprint but was wondering if it would be satisfactory performance wise with pure class A tube integrated like Cary has with the CA... | |
| Thiel CS2.4 and suggestion on preamp congrats on such a nice system. I've lived with the cs2.4 speakers for 7 yrs now and have used the VTL pre you currently have.(now in a second system w/SCS 4 speakers) keep that gem or maybe consider a balanced design tube pre. I chose the BAT VK-... | |
| Thiel 3.5 upgrade to 3.6 or 2.4 worthwhile? I'm with the try out a new amplifier camp, Perhaps a different speaker cable first as that may suffice until you can save if need be? Just from my experience i can tell you the AMP makes a huge difference in what your listening experience will be.... | |
| Surround sound processor vs receiver Sounds like a nice setup but of course it could always improve sound quality wise. Have you looked at the Cary cinema or Krell unit? | |
| Do Thiel Audio CS3.7 Rock? The CS2.4 is an insane bargain with the proper amp and room. Sounds like you have great electronics. They will, can, and do ROCK. | |
| heavy metal Single, I started with "Gods of the earth" record. Take a listen to the intro or the How heavy this axe track. Their newest release "Warp Riders" will have you moving start to finish |