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| New Hobby Ultrasonic Record Cleaning Just pulled the plug on this unit for $200 what do I have to lose...$200 I guess...haFor solution it looks like TritonX100 and Tergitol(R) 15-S-7 (likely main component of tergiklean) are similar nonionic surfactants and priced similarly at~$50. A... | |
| For auld lang syne, ..high-end companies you really liked that are gone.... Also still run a California audio labs disc spinner so second that too | |
| For auld lang syne, ..high-end companies you really liked that are gone.... A second on advent, shure and nakamichi but without a doubt Jim Thiel’s speakers | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? Happy New Year all,As many have pointed out the source material and transfer/pressing etc is also critical to answer this once equipment is optimized and of similar quality. Funny but last night by chance I was listening to Return To Forever “Wher... | |
| Thiel Owners Will do yyz...thanks...first listening comparisons...still so much more to do..given my modest backing of Classe DR15/DR4 pre and analog only on Rega P8/ Alpheta 3/ Rega Aria the 2.4’s detail is insane incredible and definitely better at lower vol... | |
| Thiel Owners Amazing how much value one can get from the used market albeit with a bit of risk....makes complete sense since you had the dac...T2 on initial look seems exceptional for my needs but not necessarily at a value price given the rapid changes in the... | |
| Thiel Owners Tom,That would be a fantastic start to Christmas week thanks for the heads up!Cascadephil, thanks, are you pleased with the overall sound from the U1 through the 3.7’s? I am considering the U1 with a separate DAC as well for cost reasons but the o... | |
| Thiel Owners On a side note anyone spent anytime with the Lumin T2 with their Thiel’s? Starting to look at my digital/streaming front end which is quite dated. | |
| Thiel Owners Happy Saturday all,Wow am I psyched...just picked up a pair of totally mint barely broke in CS2.4’s....Can’t wait to starting my comparisons with my CS2’s and the mag 3.7’s.....what a perfect plan for a Christmas week diversion...woohoo....course ... | |
| Dedicated Music Room Recessed Lighting (High Hats)? I can’t address the concerns around electrical interference from lighting but I can tell you I just installed some phillips hue bulbs in all my music room lights, cans, sconces and one lamp and they are amazing....like 2 million colors all dim-abl... | |
| Name the most recent album that has shaped your musical world Nothing quite like an amalgam of eastern European tunes combined with orchestral phrasing and metal.....not everyones cup of tea but pretty dang interesting and well executed. | |
| Name the most recent album that has shaped your musical world Avalon has always been an amazing album, especially in the oversized pressing....haCue some Diablo Swing Orchestra....any of it but Pandora’s Pinata is sweet....all on Tidal too. | |
| Thiel Owners Tom,Sounds great, I have no intention of letting my CS2’s go, These are actually a second pair since my original pair bought new in the late 80’s lost sound to the tweeter/mid. I believe there is a gent Rob in Lexington, that you likely know, repa... | |
| Thiel Owners Ps...I haven’t tried FuzzMeasure but will definitely explore...thx. | |
| Thiel Owners thanks for the historical info. Great stuff to hear..no pun intended haI don’t have much too trouble with my CS2’s in my 13x22 room, they are along the long wall about 8’ apart and my listening position about at the equilateral triangle point. Roo... |