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| Does Time alignment and Phase coherency make for a better loudspeaker? ^It might be imprudent to overgeneralize conclusions from this research. A loudspeaker that is phase coherent might not be time coherent, though a loudspeaker that is time coherent will be phase coherent. That there was some evidence reported (tho... | |
| Thiel Owners @thieliste, Jim Thiel used Goertz Alpha-Core when developing the CS 3.7's Thiel Audio used to also reccomend; Straightwire (Maestros) OCOS Kimber As there is some design overlap, also consider: Wireworld | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel, Do you have 3.5 replacement drivers? That would be excellent news! One of the pairs just previously posted for sale, had after market mid-ranges FYI: PM sent | |
| Thiel Owners ^Besides locale, finding ones with genuine OEM drivers is paramount. | |
| THRESHOLD S300 @onlyanalog,this has been my first choice for Threshold maintenance: About | vintageamprepair (wordpress.com) | |
| A move has me thinking of a CD changer....? Streaming services have differing quality. The better services are certainly better than radio when comes to “…dynamic range and frequency bandwidth.”, comparable to CD quality. Streamers can offer a digital broadcast of radio stations from aroun... | |
| Horn speakers are really bright? I've long suggested this be a "sticky" here on Audiogon: Sounds Like? An Audio Glossary | Stereophile.com "bright, brilliant The most often misused used terms in audio, these describe the degree to which reproduced sound has a hard, crisp edge ... | |
| Fortè model 5 You might have better luck here: Threshold Audio (threshold-audio.com) Amp/Preamp Asylum (audioasylum.com) diyAudio | |
| Best DAC+Volume Control under $1000 (used) Ideally, you would use a hi-bit (such as a 32 bit) DAC with built in digital volume control, with an output voltage that is similar to the input voltage of your power amps sensitivity for full output. The digital volume controls on these newer hig... | |
| Isolation Feet Recommendation for Equipment Rack Locking wheels are convenient. | |
| In wall speakers recommendations. Thiel Power Planes: THIEL Audio | PowerPlane 1.2 | |
| What do you think is the best power-amp between B&W speakers and Chord DAVE Classe'? | |
| Are Bowers and Wilkins speakers overpriced? @grislybutter, I wasn’t thinking about comparisons to US labor costs, but rather those countries that are specifically sought out for cheap labor costs and perhaps sometimes even considered slave labor. The wide variety offered might be due to a s... | |
| Are Bowers and Wilkins speakers overpriced? I suspect part of the reason why B&W’s seem expensive is because of their British manufacture. Labor costs are not as cheap as in other lands. And then there’s the extra cost of transatlantic shipping, and the additional cost of middle men to ... | |
| What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey? WNEW-NYCWBGO-NYCWKCR-NYCWFMU-NYC |