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Build me a killer Rock/Metal Rig for 1K

my old rig is history..devoured by a audio eating species called AudiogoN'ers All I could save were a pair of Thiel 3.5's that have many good years left on them.They are 89 dB and 4 ohm of hunger.Help me..for less than $1000 show me an amp to tame the Thiel beasts,a pre(tubed/remote) to sweeten the Thiel beast.A CDP or SACDP to sing to the Thiel beast.My cage is 14'X20'X8' I listen to classic rock/metalmodern rock/metal lots of classic pop and some heavy metal rap.I dont need window shattering SPL's just decent volume with great bass and transparency. Oh yeah,I also need recommendations for cables to keep the Thiel beast from wandering away and some wires to tie the electronics together.A grand aint much to work on so, vintage gear?
david99
unsound
7,344 posts
 
David, best of luck on your new system. Please give us an update after you have everything settled in. Perhaps you can give a review on the Audcom. You may have discovered the next great bargain. Give me a call, so we can get those cables out to you. BTW, you can keep them. Should you upgrade just send on to the next person in similar circumstances.
subaruguru
1,376 posts
 
How about ANYTHING beefy with a great treble control?!
bbtuna
96 posts
 
I am glad to see you go with the Electro. I don't know about the AW75 but I owned the AW60, as mentioned above, and have heard the AW120 and Nemos and they all have a similar sound so I suspect the AW75 will also. Now, the 75 is the amp you can bridge for 220w right? If so, you can save for a second one, bridge them and use them as mono blocks running 220 a side. That ought to rock.

Don't know the pre amp so I can't say. However, if you don't like it after a bit, you could try and different approach and sell it and the amp and buy an Electro integrated. Just a thought.

Cheap wire. How cheap? Nordost makes a inexpensive speaker wire that runs about $120 a 8 ft pair, if I remember right; it is called Flatline Gold Mk II. Both my kids use it.

Do you need interconnects too? I assume yes. If so, you will need two pair right? [source to pre and pre to amp] or is there something else in the chain? Again, with Nordost you can go with either Solar Wind (about $110 1M pair retail) or Blue Heaven (about $200 1M pair). Used? Blue Heaven is around $100 (currently one pair for this on AGON) and Solar wind, if you can find them, should run under $100.

There are others, but if this fits your budget, I think they will mate well with your system. Need to know how much you want to spend. If you can't find what you want, email me because I have an inside track to several lines (Nordost, XLO, Tara Labs, Analysis Plus, Van Den Hul, Harmonic Technology, Magnan, and...I don't remember them all but this is enough, right?)

Good listening, let me know what happens.

charles
bbtuna
96 posts
 
Hey, here is a great deal on AGON for XLO, 10 ft just like you want. I have owned these and bought them as a present for my nephew and I think they are a steal for $110. Go to: XLO VDO ER-12 10ft speaker cable

If you got a $100 bucks you can't beat it.

ced
unsound
7,344 posts
 
Bbtuna, brings up some great ideas. If the Electrocompaniet can be bridged you might get all you were looking for and then some. IMHO the Nordost might work very well with Electrocompaniet, especially as interconnects in your particular system. There are some really good buys (as low as $15) on Straightwire and Wire World cables right now on Audiogon. Your speakers are internaly wired with Straightwire and the Wire World products are from the same designer as Straightwire. What's your budget for a source?
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