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| Comparison of Thiel CS2.4 vs. Vandersteen 3A Sig. Well, I've lived with the Vandersteens and I have to agree with the messages so far. I strongly preferred them to the Thiel 2.4, with the following caveats: the Thiels are the best finished and best looking speakers I have ever auditioned, if that... | |
| Where are the full-function preamps? Juicy Music Blueberry! | |
| Tube integrated w/ phono I've been looking for the same thing, and all I've seen are the Audio Note units above, and the McIntosh 2275. The problem with the Mac is that their tube phono circuts aren't generally well regarded. This is, however, a brand new circut, and I ha... | |
| Juicy Music pCat users--Tell me about your amps No one? Anyone? | |
| Nina Simone Remastered Jeff Buckley's version of Lilac Wine (which was inspired by Nina's) Is actually what got me to finally go out and get some Nina Simone. Beautiful song. I'll hit my local vinyl pusher this afternoon. | |
| Nina Simone Remastered If you could buy one disc to get someone into Nina Simone, what would it be? | |
| Best Speakers for Carey sixpacs People seem to like them with both Vandersteens and Meadowlarks. Meadowlarks, in particular, can be had on the cheap now. | |
| Desmond Dekker dies That's a wicked, rippin' shame. Definitely an original. What's better than "The Israelites" or "Fu Manchu?" | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? I'd say either Steve Cropper, Bob Mould or Marc Ribot if I'm judging in terms of how much influence they have on me. | |
| Tri Vista looking for some new speakers Not to turn this into yet another time-alignment thread, let me say that the folks at Thiel and Musical Fidelity seem to really like the others' work. The Tri-Vista is said to be a power beast and would likely drive any of the thiels quite well. T... | |
| Opinions on the Mac MA 2275? I keep hearing on forums that the 2275 is a combination of the 2200 and 275, but the compay says in the brochure that the preamp is an entirely new design.For example the voltage sensitivity of the 2275's phono stage is nearly twice that of the 2200. | |
| Need Advice on a DAC for my Music Server? No, you're correct. Even lossy compression is digitally output as PCM data. The server uncompresses the files before they are output. | |
| Are first order crossovers best? I think that's one of those things that boil down to a matter of taste. Most people in audio are trying to build a system that serves their music, and gets out of the way. Some people are disturbed by phase errors or certain types of distortion, a... | |
| Amps for Vandersteen 3A Signature SS or Tube? It's shocking that no one has mentioned Quicksilvers yet. They are a synergistic match with Vandersteens. I've used a pair of the old quicksilver kt88s on this speaker before, and I don't doubt that their current equivalent (the mid-mono) would be... | |
| Meadowlark and Jolida compatible? I auditioned the Kestrel 2s with the Jolida 202A. An excellent combination! I think the two way meadowlarks like the el-34 tube. You might have to steer away from using tubes that are overly warm or rolled off to avoid having the highs be too rese... |