artmaltman
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| Analogue or Digital sound level meter? I have used both and find the digital one much easier to use. Also, the test results are fascinating. | |
| Tired of My Thiel's!!! UPGRADE TIME??? Make sure your 2.3's are broken in thoroughly and try Cardas cable. I ended up migrating to Proac and Spendor speakers, which are more naturally musical, but sometimes miss that honestly and authority of the Thiels. | |
| Any Thiel 3.6 Owners in SF Bay Area? Cardas rules with Thiels! | |
| Thiel 2.3--bright or harsh ? They need a lot of break-in; they do warm up a little. They sound lean unless they get a lot of power. They sound lean if you mate them with lean sounding solid state (I suspect that Krell amp). I found Cardas cabling to be incredible match to mak... | |
| Class Action Suit against UPS? I have had mostly good experience with UPS, but had enough problems that I most definitely worry every time I use UPS. Fed Ex has been flawless for me so far. Which leads to my question: Have any of you tried FED EX'S NEW GROUND SERVICE? It's comp... | |
| Thiel 2.3's Power Hungry?? Yes, even though the 2.3 is more efficient than other Thiels, well, at lower power levels my experience was that the sound was lean. I got good results with CJ Premier 12's at 140 watts per side, but I suspect that doubling the power would have re... | |
| Cables for Proac Response 2.5 I find that Audio Tekne is a magical combination for my Proac 2.5, but it is expensive. HT Pro-9 is quite good, perhaps a tad mechanical compared to the fluid Audio Tekne. | |
| VANDERSTEENS vs. THIELS Vandy and Thiel are severely different. Thiels are extremely linear and accurate and require lots of very clean power and a very clean source to sound good, or even listenable. Given your current electronics, I would not commit to Thiels without f... |