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Thiel Owners
@jafant No, I don't want or need any more speakers, I need to clean out my stereo room, too many big speakers.  I also have a pair of Acoustat Spectra 33 electrostatic speakers.  Big speakers are a pain to sell and take up a lot of storage space. 
Thiel Owners
Las Vegas, NV 
Thiel Owners
Thiel CS6 w/SS1;  I dusted them off for the first time in many years.  They sound amazing and they are not properly located yet.  I connected them to see if everything functions, so I could sell them after the 1st of the year.  I don't follow sale... 
How Long Did It Take You To Build Your Dream Setup?
35 years. 
Turntable? Arm or cartridge?
Cartridge, Arm, Plinth.   To me the Phono Stage is all important. 
What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it?
My VTL 450MKII Amps.  They are the best amp's I ever owned.  Before the 450's, I used VTL 300 Deluxe MB's for many years.  Owning the 300's gave me an opportunity to get to know the folks a VTL very well due to repairs and upgrades.  The 450 have ... 
Ar ethe current LP's available for $25 or so as goos as the old ones.
Oh yes the quality is much better.  Back in 1982 when I purchased an Lp I had them open it and put it on there TT.  Warping was a huge problem when Lp's got super thin. The cost?  Cost of living, inflation and lower production levels keep the cost... 
Why is there no love for Prima Luna?
No, I avoid Chinese product's when possible. It's really not about quality, you get what you pay for.  I don't care for the government and their business practices.  
Ever Hear a Tube CD player?
I have a California Audio Labs Alpha DAC that I used with computers.  It uses two 12AX7.  It's has a warm presentation.  I bought it to take the edge on of those early CD's.  I hooked it up not long ago and was surprised how well it performed, giv... 
Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state?
I had used and loved NOS tubes. After a couple costly quick failures, I've never purchased NOS again. These day I only use Upscale and for the most part Gold Lion reissues and from time to time Mullard reissues. I have a gallon zip lock baggie ful... 
McIntosh c2700 users please chime in?
When I was looking at the C2600 I found a discontinued C2500 being sold as a "Demo unit" and highly discounted on this site.  The unit arrived NEW with warranty. I was not interested in the internal DAC.  
Setting up a Mac mini as a music server, and other digital music questions
I use a Mac Mini as a server with a DAC and have for years.  I started with a Windows based machine and a wazoo sound card back when streaming was in it's infancy.  My first DAC was a Audio Alchemy Digital Decoding Engine V1.1 and I've changed/upg... 
Amplifier warm up
I use tubes amps.  I warm them up no less than 15 minutes before use.  I also let the amps cool down for the same amount of time before powering down.  I started doing the warm up cool down many years ago and it increased my tube life nicely. 
Question For Those That Watch Movies/TV Through Your Two Channel System
I've never really care for 5.1 and disconnected the rears years ago.  I still have a center channel and try 3 channel every now and then go right back to stereo.  
Are there alternatives to an NHT X1?
This may be your lucky day!  I have a A1 & X1 I have not used for years.  Message me here.  If we can come to an agreement I'll post them for sale here.