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Holographic Soundstage ?
A Carver C-1 preamp with BillD mod or a C-9 will make any system's soundstage wide and deep with sonic holography.  
Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned?
ESS AMT Tower 1's for $120.Advent OLA's for $60Snell Type A-ll for $400 Thiel CS.5 for $175Listening to any pair in the above list brings a smile to my face. But the b.b.b. of them all is my pair of DQ-10's for $350. The seller couldn't find the p... 
Thiel Owners
TomThiel, tried to pm you but had difficulties. Will try again some other time.jazzman7 - if those CS.5's were mine, they'll be singing not silenced in storage, lol! I love to keep my speakers busy on rotation.And last but not least, a big elbow b... 
Thiel Owners
I've had the CS.5's for about two weeks now and they just continue to fascinate me. I can't help shaking my head and smile whenever I hear these lilliputians on steroid do their thing. The sound comes out so smooth and balanced that I could listen... 
Thiel Owners
Just for kicks and because I don't absolutely have any space left in my man cave but have wanted to own a little piece of Jim Thiel's legacy. Ispent less than 2 Fraklins for a pair of CS.5. which are in very good condition for their age. It's hard... 
Dahlquist DQ-10 : Latest driver substitutes??
Old threads never die! Which Infinity woofers did you replace the Advents with?I need to replace those 12" Titan woofers that a prior owner put in there. Thanks. 
Usless but interesting ....how many of you old timers started with original Large Advents?
Not my first set as mine was a pair of JBL L-166es but I was very lucky tofind last year a pair of Large Advents in very good condition at an excellent price. I haven't really listened to them as I've been giving more attention to the newly acquir... 
GREAT MUSIC - SO POORLY RECORDED...
Most Simon and Garfunkel records. 
Snell Type A II Speakers
Hello Marty,It's an older thread but did you ever have your A-II's re-foamed? What brand is the woofer?How's the sound? I just had my offer for a pair accepted by seller and I have no idea whatsoever of what I'm getting into.Nick 
How about a list of speakers that are time and phase coherent? Thiels and what else?
A few of my vintage speakers are time and phase coherent:1. Spica TC-502. Vandersteen Signature3. Dahlquist DQ-10