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| Usless but interesting ....how many of you old timers started with original Large Advents? Whatjd, you nailed it. I bought a pair of second generation Large Advents (the model with the bull nose corners) after college. I ran them with a Marantz 2325 receiver, then went with an Adcom GFA 555. I owned them for about 30 years where they sp... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? Here are a few CD players that I've owned that were all very good. My system consists of Krell amplification and Thiel CS6 speakers.Marantz SA8005 - This player does both CDs and SACDs. I bought it used for around $800. It's been well reviewed and... | |
| confused and don't know what to do Lots of good advise above but I want to add more thoughts about the room.Walk around your room and do a single hand clap at various places. Then go into other rooms, especially bedrooms, and do the same thing. In your main room you will likely hea... | |
| Acoustic Foam Panels - Blu Tack ??? Thanks big_greg for the tip on the XFasten tape. I'm going to give it a try. | |
| Looking for recommendations for a 'warm' sounding DAC @gadios - Never mind, I found it. Did you ever address the issue of using optical connections for the DAC test? | |
| Looking for recommendations for a 'warm' sounding DAC @duckworp - Have you considered a tube buffer? I have a Black Ice/Jolida Foz SS-X which I use in my desktop system and it's a great little unit. It acts as a tube buffer, bass enhancer, and sound stage expander. The bass and soundstage effects are... | |
| Looking for recommendations for a 'warm' sounding DAC @gadios Very interesting DAC test. No testing methodology is perfect but that is a very credible comparison - especially considering that the votes were closer on the finalists.Is there a list available of how all the DACs ranked? I would be curi... | |
| Thiel Owners Re: CS6 Data PointI wrote Rob a short note and asked him what he could tell me about my CS6’s - SN 1537 & 1538. Here’s what he said.The CS6 was in production from 1992 through 2009. My pair was built around 2005.There are a few versions of dri... | |
| What is "break in" and what difference does it make? In amps? Preamps? Speakers? More? This horse has been flogged to death many times but I'm still going to put in my $.02.The only relevant point is that you shouldn't make a judgement on sound quality when you first hook up a new piece of gear whether it's a piece of electronics or... | |
| Thiel Owners Re: CS6 Woofer Rebuild & ReplacementI thought I would document my experience of removing and replacing my CS6 woofer in case there might be any useful tips for other Thiel owners.When I figured out that I had blown my woofer I called Rob and b... | |
| Thiel Owners Hello again. My last post was in August when I talked about my newly acquired CS6's and the fact that one of them had a woofer with a dented dust cap. Tom and a couple other members gave some advise about using a vacuum cleaner or tape (Ron G. rec... | |
| MC I've missed you (a long journey back in time) " I don't seem to be very adept at trading up."Got a good chuckle from that one. Join the club. I sold a Marantz 2325 receiver in perfect condition with the original cabinet for $100. Now they are worth $1500, albeit refurbished. I have several m... | |
| WD-40 for electronics I use two products I picked up at Home Depot that have worked well. Both products are formulated for electrical use.CRC QD Contact CleanerCRC 2-26 Multi-Purpose Precision LubricantIf you look up "CRC Contact Cleaner" on Amazon you will find a hu... | |
| Has anyone seen this...? Thanks for posting the Guttenberg video. I have enjoyed Steve's reviews but looking at his room is very disappointing. I have an innate distrust of anyone I'm dealing with who has a chaotic work space. Throughout my life I've had a number of exper... | |
| Audioquest buys GoldenEar It looks like there may be some actual synergy in this acquisition. AQ will gain a high value, well known brand of speakers and GE will gain access to a larger, more well developed distribution network plus additional capital for expansion. The fa... |