harrylavo
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| Reel to reel deck directly to power amp ? Most line-level impedances are 600-1000 ohms. Tube amps input impedances are 50kohms to 100kohms. Should work well. Some solid state amps as low as 10kohms inputs .... not as much gain and frequency response issues if the nominal impedance rise... | |
| Considering used towers under $1000.. A used pair of Thiel 2 2's will cost you less than $1000. I'd be surprised if they didn't satisfy you. | |
| One speaker observation from the New York Hifi show. Newbee and AudioKenisis between them have it right, in my opinion. I've been married twice and a bachelor twice as a result, so I've had many, many chances to experiment with different rooms and setups.If you have a dedicated listening room, unde... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... I haven't read every post in this thread, but I'd like to add my own perspective to the issue. First, their is no "best" cartridge. Only one that keeps you satisfied with the music you listen to, and as long as you can keep the "time to upgrade"... | |
| Thiel Owners tomthiel - Larry Staples rings a bell. If he is on this thread then let me say "Hello, Larry" as well. As to it being a forming experience it was. I bought the 3.5's as much on that Kentucky experience as the dealer's showroom, since he had pul... | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks, Tom, for the explanation. I think we hear the same things, but you know why whereas I just hear. In any case, the 3.5's give me music .... I've mellowed in my old age.BTW, I was part of a small group of audiophiles who formed a listening... | |
| Horns: Why don't they image well? Well, you can always just put an old JBL C-31 in one corner, and forget imaging. The music will still be there in the room with you! :-) | |
| Horns: Why don't they image well? Well, you can always just install an old JBL C-31 in one corner and forget imaging. The sound will still be there in the room with you! :-) | |
| Thiel Owners I'd like to add a few comments re: the discussions just a bit earlier in this thread.Tom Thiel was asked what he found so fascinating as to make the 3.5's a special speaker to him. Beyond his personal involvement, he mentioned the seamless deep b... | |
| Cartridge recommendations Frankly, I'd go with the idea of (at least eventually) a better TT, and buy a used ADC XLM or ZLM body and equip it with a Shibata stylis from JILCO in Jampan. Total cost; no more that $250, and one of the bestt mm cartridges ever made, upgraded ... | |
| Thiel Owners I own a pair of 2 2's as well as four 3.5's. I am wondering, from those who have had 2.2's, 2.3's, and 2.4's what the sonic differences were as you go up the line. But even more importantly, what the problem is with the 2.3's that keeps their us... | |
| How would you introduce tubes into this SS system? Buy a used Modulus 3A preamp, add some new tubes, and you'll think you've died and gone to heaven. Great preamp with an even greater phone stage. Preamp and tubes will set you back less than $2000. Output impedance will not be a problem with th... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Not last night, but in the last week I’ve been drawn to the singing-songwriting of Harry Chapin :Sniper and Other LovesongsPortrait GalleryLiving Room SuiteChapin was a superb storyteller, and If you ever buy or listen to only ONE Chapin release i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados frogman - wow, that list of Paul Chambers work is impressive, and as you've said, a lot of them are classics. It made me think back and to the fact that I often used Paul Chambers as sort of a "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval." If there was a... | |
| ADC 26 BEST PRITCHARD CARTRIDGE EVER? or BEST CARTRIDGE EVER? I owned the 25 3-stylus set back in the mid-60's, and it was and is a great cartridge. BUT it absolutely requires a very low mass arm. Pritchard sold a light wooden gimbaled arm for it, which I used with a Thorens turntable until I mucked up the... |